, 1875-02-05

fr Tho details II tho work done by them or tho lins
Tint a,o,,t thc time nf fhc organization nt th,u
House. ". D. hrharasnn WIN las contract with tho
Statr-InnHe Commissioners, and kpo with the 1cn.
tcnftary Commissioners, departed 1or Nov York and
That in tho jin1sncnt of ynur Co,ntnen said Rich
nr'lson IN q very important witntsa mil Aha1 appear
fco tiicln nd testify unler oath With rcltrouce To
the subject matter e this Investigation; sui, ~ at
prrsrnt adsiHc.l, without aeh evidence tisrt 1~luR
taken. ynur Committee Justly report their
ofinnn in tho premises.
important w!sncstea. Of whom it designed
to examine under oath to.iuy; aud, by unanimous
action Of tho Contntee haru boon instructed to ask
ansllrity to employ short hand reporter IN lteu Of
thc clerk heretofore allowed, 10 report the testimony
I" hc :akcn; au further. to respectfully rctUoet au
extension Of thc time granted the Committee ia which
A. r. Mccoy. Chairman.
RICHARDSON.
On motion Of Starr Of PEORIA the report woa
eoncutred in wtllo1i. dissent. 1t il currently re-
ported here that lslcllardson weut away to avoid
tcatifyInB before the Committee, andthat he will
not return uutil after tie adjournment It in
also Rlntoa that he IL in debt to tho renientiary
OIL lts lnbof contract to the amount of $4,000,
Instead Of 600 rs originally reported.
TIE HES.ErrH CANAL HILL
pending boforo Congress was the subject OF AT
animated aebato thiA morning. The Seuatc res
olutiou tslstructing our senators md requesting
our Representatives in Congress to vote for that
measure, was brought up for concurrence Of the
House,
Mccoy offered the following substitute:
WHEREAS. Every political organization has declared
against The granting Of sH1siius ANIL against divert
ing the public treasure from Its legitimate c1nnncl.,
aud brlieTina that the people nre not prepared to In
I.sortd, Dy ths House Of Representatives tho son-
nss Nh TINT hH a rSy Of .a.ng Z Tug .n
uonry from tha public Treasury is hereby seriously
condemned.
Donent moved to tabla tho substitute. Car
riti-79 aycs; IL noes.
The previous question was ordered, and tho
resolution was carried by 75 ayes to Is noes.
NEW ELECTORAL SCHEME.
4 jntnt resolution was introduced by Mr.. Her
ron. inttructng or Senators and requesting our
Representatives iis Congress to propose the fol-
lowing amendment TO the Constitution Of tho
United State3. as substitute for Sec. l, Art. /:
The executive power shsll l,e vested IN 4 Cabinet,
tue chief of which shall ho styled the Executive md
sll' be choaea by tho uuuse 1t Representatives. from
tho ncmtera thereof, upon The uentuat1on OF tile
Sl,eakor Or snc1 other person nut pensher Of tho
IoAe lie t.l retre fe5m otacs .nd giya raeo to III.
successor ilpoa = vote Of nou.eouf!euro by both
HOUSES Of .as1rss. rre'!;l that, upon such vcto
Tie uonse Il Representatives.. aud tLsroupon
c,, ~ Congress may BY law provi.s; but the Excs
live ki, nnt diHa3lys It's o,ss 81 Representatives
upon deolsr.snn Of non-rona;,encc affirmed by tho
country IN the rsturu Of ffntsc. Btforc
luz f te es Of hlH ottlce. tito Esecntss shall takc
the f"'u%i:.;. o1p or allrniotnn ~ viii faithfully
laws of ho l'Iited stnsea" Wherever, In tile Con.-
tyton, tho word "Fresl1ent" nov stands the word
c.ss or arts l the.ce w Wiz tits s@rna
uiu ara tereby arnaea etld decarr,1 void.
Herron's resolution also inntructoa our Scna-
tnrs, etc, to propose tho following amendment
AZ substitute for SIC q Art. of tho Constit,l-
tiip Of the uuited States
sro. 2. The House Of Representatives shall bo com-
posed of uEabsrs chosen by ibe laapc Of the several
HtateH, IL Hetvn for Tho term If three years. unces the
tern b. cnf"d be!nre tho expiration ot teo years by
ll6snluttou If The HOUSE, 1rovilal in Art, Of
this Constitution. The coetors Of Representatives III
cucs, Stats shall have tho qalinestto required far
cltcfDrH Tor tile NEST numerous branches Ut tho Htae
Lcs1?lature.
The proposed amendment is un,1oratood to
hnye cuianatcd from tho Chicago Times Office,
policy Of thnt alect. Iho resolatlsn wus ordor-
cd printed, and, on motion 1f Speaker Eaines,
who Just hefpte had called Cummings to tho
Chair and taken the door 10 work for tito Hennc-
I'm Canal resolution 1t was ordered referred to
Tho Committee OF the Whole By Is ayes to 49
nbcs. Ihs reference excited home comment.
since tho rules do mot provide for Committoc
OF tho Whole, though, by parliamentary practice,
tho l(ouso may At any time resolve itself into
such Committee.
TIE UNION pEppf
Tho Committee on 1lailroatts reported back
HerriuYt0nh Union Depot bill, amended SO AZ
to authorize two or moro. Instead OF three or
more, to unite for tito purpose Of establishing
Union Depot, with tho Recommendation that 1t
should pass. TLls ss tue iii heretofore rctorroi
to in tha correspondence as granting 70 Unio1.
Depot Companies with consent OF tic corporate
authorities, tho right to co1tdeHn any rca eHtate
needed for depot grounds and approaches, aud
10 laY lracks upon, over, Or under streetn aud to
build depot ever, upon, or under atzaats.
REVENUE.
Kaso introduced resolution setting forth
that tho present NeyonUa law il very defective,
committee Of five from tLe House and throo
from tho Senate, to be styled tho Special Con,-
n,lstee on lseyonuo, which shall EeyiHe tho Roy
anua Law aud report their revision to both
nouaes., Tho resolution waa tablod without de-
hate Indicating tho diHpnHltlon Of tho llouse to
lot tho Gaueral Roveulo law sta1l Al 1t IL.
rOoR SIR. rLArEn.
Platter introduced d 0no-Litt1e-Indian reaoln-
ton, rocting that the interior Departments man.
agement of the Indiana has nado tnenIicauta
aud murdoEe1s OF them whi!o appropriatins tho
Indian appropriations to traders md officials,
and tnstrlrttHg Senators, etc., to t1fe their 1ntlu
once 10 have Indian ntIard placed 1lnaor tho
troll OF tho Mar Department. Platter attempted
10 rot OH speech on his resolution. This pro-
voknd tho nproar and laughter usual when llo
takes tho tlopr and lod to an adjournment be-
fore 10 could got of his speech or action be
taken on thu resolution.
MISCELLANEOUS.
BAD FOR THE CITIZENS ASSOCIATION.
Tho conferences To-day Gotwoen e1-Corporation
Counsel Tuley and II. l.. Derlckson and the
Cook County delegation and tho Committees Of
both Houses Oh municipalities developed sesious
obstacles to the passage Of the C!tixcns Aasocn-
ton bills: In the grst place. y III now manifest
that Kehoe. Ha!pin, aud lIonau cannot he
counted TN to support either till. The general
impression III wslt-lnformeA circles Il that
tloy may bo counted OH oven AZ determined
opponents OF the bills. lu the noxt place.
tho bills. having, beon drawn up. with
> view to avoid the clause Of tho
Constitution against special legislation, interest
the Rcpresontatiyes from tho smaller cities,
Aurora, Quincy Freorort, etc. None OF theso
appear au1ious for any amend meuts to tho (lcu-
era Incorporation Act, to anticipate that their
cities will conform to aud bs incorporated there-
nndur, but, viewing that 40 possiblo, they arc
dcstrouB to have tho amendments adapted to
the special wnnts Of their respective places.
Naturally, tloy want to fully CANVASS and heAr
fully explained each Of tho provisions Of tho
Citizens Association amendments in detail. Tic
conference this eyeuins indicated that, 10 meet
thelr views. wl1at are tho chief provisions
Of the bills, 10 far NJ Chicago is concerned,
lyit 1,xya fIE i'm