, 1874-01-11
The Senate Votes Unanimously to
Gut OF the Dead-Head
System.
IA Specimen Fee and Salary Bill Pre-
pared by Cook County
Officials.
The Louisiana Funding Scheme
---The Texas Inbroglio.
]specnlations as to the Organization Of
the Iowa Legislature.

the Iowa Legislature.
special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune.
NO FREE PASSES.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. 10.-There was not the
usual heg1ra OF members yesterday, and this
morning both Houses had quorum. So much
for the abolition OF dead-headism.
TIE STATIONERY GRAD.
TIE resolutions passed by the House yester-
day, authorizing the drawing ot stationery by
the Clerk OF the House, the Doorkeeper Of the
House, and Chaitmen Of Committees, is Of q
piece with this extra session. There WAS no
good reason fer holding this extra session. except
the paramount necessity Of the members draw
ing s5 day. They are determined to make all
they can. Their days are numbered It is safe
to predict that not twenty Of these Represeata-
tiyes will ever Como back. Therefore, they feel
Rs il they did not care continental. and that
they might as we'll have their whack" out Of
the people while the chance Is theirs. That part
of the resolution directing th5 Secretary Of State
to give stationery to the Clerk Of the House
~as perfectly right, only that there
MRS no need of making any such
order, Be the Secretary Of State, as matter Of
rourse, supplied ali the stationery the Clerk need
ed. But Why give the Doorkeeper authority to
command the Secretary Of State and draw at his
own sweet will for anything he pleases, OF any
thing his friends, the members, desire? Who is
the Doorkeeper? The man who keeps the door,
and preserves silence III the lobbies and galleriaas
He is not q disbursinc officer 81
the State, Quartermaster or Comnissary.
Under tho resolution he has p!enary powers,
sn;. may call for gold pen, a 1ean of paper, or
e bootiack- Then tho Chairmen Of Committees
have tho eame authority to bleed the State,
although they and each member Of their Com
.Iniitee5 rot $50 each to pay for stationery. Aud
vote. No voice but that Of Cassedy was raised
against it, and his was the voice Of one
crying in tbs wilderness. Where was
was Farmer Savage, with lis economy?
Where waa Farmer Rountrce, all the way from
tie County-Attorney's office in Cook County?
Where was Farmer Oberley, tho great enemy Of
a1otat, from Macon, man who las stood up
through thick and thin for farmers rights?
Where vas Farmer Hart, Of Lasalle, who could
abusa monopoly but had not word to say
Farmer Dradwel, who leads what is left of
Che Republican party, and tremb1es for
She future Of the remnant? Where WIS he
then7 Where, Oh, where was Bradwcl1? Where
wae Farmer Gordon with his EympathY for tax
psyezs7 Where we're ali the men who voted to
uenounco the Congressional salary-grab, while
ct tue same time they were drawing pay in the
nature Of salary grab themselves, and had it in
their hearts to vote for the additional iniquity
es stationery-gra 7" Had these men the
power 10 fix their own salaries as Con-
freEsmen haye, what would become Of
the State Of nlinois7 The Senators
and Representatives IN Congress from
this state Who xoted for the sa1asJ-gIa6 should
nouncinE the salary-grab aud the stationery |
grahof this Legislature and advise it to adjourn.
1t would be only - tit for tat"
cooK coCN1T = FEES
The Fee and Salary bill Tor Cook County, IN
trcduced by Representative Kount1ee. changes |
the fees collected in the offices Of the County |
Clerk, the Sheriff, the Recorder, and tile County |
Treasurer increasing tae revenue OF those t
30 COLLECT ices On lots forfeited 70 the state, |
In whose INTEREST," 1t has been introduced will |
collect more money than Will be absolutely |
necessary to run thesr oiaces. the1o ls no |
telling hoW much they WILL be ablo to collect /
under this BILL Ihey know, but they don't tell
1he BILL "as drawn IN chicago, and was sanc-
TONED by these othclals before it came down
acre. Is there any necessity LOT enacting laW
INCREASING tne toFeuue o. tuese olces 10 tnae tne
incumbeats may swell their incomes By drawing
tn1eseas On ps4ances IN tnen uanos ouch
Enhances, zoo. are 1euptas1on 70 sE'eeu1ation:
!,e1ofo lns pul passes II snou1o pe euo"n tnat
the amounts u WI turn inio tno treasures OF
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running expenses
Tba onntr rnanIsnca nSvn1SI iii ,,ror;5es tb,t co
4ne co1nl5 1usufanco o1II p1o'tuGe tnat cona, IL
peMe5 WIN capital o. no. less thaa Sza'ooo
aaant Lay % ofeSnlzea 10 Insure properly In Tue
Sonu'y nv7 7r.o7zx~r coor co,,,.rr ,rr>,prne
g.. DEIlSGoESF cook coGSIi - nIMbEhs. NI.
Senator 4lcutssn ailaveo % + iro IN lineage tnls
t a as ~ no' ~ n1oI W;anson i;ue .nas mtssss @
Nate, 1aoapson, ana ,'t;d ~ Hnamson . saloe uo"n
sa ~ ss.enned - ean ustes - "a tnI % senate
"Slo ,osore isy seI Wy a Mu sno
CIis1tor fs,,n 'cor;'an a.,d IT,
Ta,,ntjI;, yansnt ~ ffa T Hn,,se ooA' '@'o
apoITT1os ] or 1uE % psnr poArns.
ssn.tar t1cI:rst,, H viii ;nt1n5nca - Kin ,avt
roaL aboi;snr t;,n Park Roa9r1s n Sortb ~ West nS
sr,d sontl, Cl,;caci,, m md nlacine the narfs md
,ark fnnds under control ot The Board Of Public
Works ' >''0~~N
y c7rr Fr-;ps
4 hill w;1, he introduced enabling cities to bor-
o7rfror, ,,7a f,,n; N sntly f1cfcencies in othors
fhe object is that cit;os NAV use money on hand
nstea IT borrowing j, at hiri rates OF interest
chicago is now paying 10 per cont for half