The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-01-21
TIRE STATE 1.IausLAruRE.
The ,nIss,. Central Ran RsAa
The soldiers Monumest at 10uHd
City.
A Prlating Leak.
Special Dispatch to the ST. Louis Globe. J
sALr or NsILaoAp LANDe.

Special Dispatch to the ST. Louis 6iohe.l
SALE or RAilsoAp LANDs.
SPRINsrrILp. ILL.,, January 1y-Tc.
day the Attorney-(asnsral. in compliance
with law passed by the Legislature last
whter, prossntsd . petitioa 70 the SUI
preme CousA asking for sandamus 10
compel the Illinois Central Railroad Com
paay 70 comply with the requirements Of
their chsrtsr, and offer at public sale oil
the laads granted 10 the company which
remained unsold 10 years aftsr the compile
tion Of the road. The time specified has
long since expired, but the company has
failed 70 comply with ths requirements Of
the charter. Therefore the Legislature
passed On act last wlntss requiring the
Attorney General 70 Institute proceedings
against The company. ..f..f..I
| DA A soLpIEW's MONUMENT. H
The Governor has appointed jonathan
Williams. Of Nstropolis, Wm. A.. Lu.
nsy, Of Vienna, and WIN. H. Hanb.stcn,
| Of Mound City, commissioners 70 erect .
soldiers' monument Of the national GENE.
terry q Mound City, for which the I.sgis-
iasass last winter appropriated s2b,0
CONDUCT or TRUSTEES.
The sseAts spsciAl com1Aistss to inquire
lhto Ne coadact Of Sho tsuseess oil the
Deaf snd Dumb asyluia II Jsoksonvills,
| in making contracts in excess OF the ap-
| preparation, will continue their work on
Thuss1ay.
| sa~- BvILDiNa IMPROVEMENTS.
~ proposed appgDpriatioos for So
49, eruction e new bup4i1e 1f -
aaaltuti oos ma vsiah \ rekn6 n tho Houoo
1 oo-day. The bill % psov1de elG4 900 ~
! 6aDtructius and fusnishlng ths seush
V,nR Of the southern 1nssne asylum Was
tAklsd BY . very decisive vote. II ap.
pears that oil appropriations Of this kind
thAs are not absolutely necessary will re.
csive the Same treatment
Especial to The Republican!
| "a A PAINTING LEAK.
SPRIxorIHLD, January ls.-Mr. Jones
intr oducsd quite sensation In the House
this morning In the shaps Of rssolutiOE
which, after stating the existence Of re-
ports o. TO sxtravagance 10 public print
Ing, instructs the committee on printing 4
make Q thorough Investigation % 10 IN,
,ost Of printing the reports Of each dc
Ipsftmsns, and t. express IN opinion - to
the usefulness Of these reports.
Mr.. Obefly supported the resolution
and offered an amendment calling for 81
Investigation Of cost of binding and pa
per. He stated that he he'd made SOM
psivats Investigations. and 10 convincst
Shae greet leak exists In this depart
mont. The ten thousand copies Of rspor
Of state board Of agriculture cost 81 500
Of which q, 800 10 charged for binding ant
$1,000 for paper. The charge for press
work on the same no regards q being o.
cessivs. He further stated that the cos
Of the printing done for the railway ant
warehouse commission thus far 10 owe
5000, and the reports Of the state depart
nsnts In general ere printed At an excess
I've and almost eYtortionats cost.
The statement - TO the cost Of thu
printing Of that much-Abussd railroad
the board, q furnished by the board /,
the house few days ago. only showsd q
aggrsgats Of slightly above 5000, an
now 10 hear oven hint that the ptintin n,
item alone exceeds this amount WAS SUN
cisnt 70 dumbfound many.
M. Obsrly's amendmsnt was accepted
- was one offered by Mr.. Gray, author
izing the committee TO send for person
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