, 1875-01-20
THE CITY.
ON a TOUR.
THE eESATE COMMITTEE nN tHANtrADtE fNsTI76-
T1oNs.

ON a TOUR. ........
TIE sESATE COMMITTED: nS CHARITABLE fNsTI7U-
T1oNs.
Yesterday morning lilo state Senate Commit
tee IN Pnblic Charities arrived IN this city and
took quarters ut tho Sherman House. Tie COM
lntttce is az follows: George Gundlaoh, Chnir-
mpn; ". u, liNna9ey, I. G. 1{asnee, G. u.
Hodges, JuIa Thompson. Jesse Ware, G, ".
UPTON, John g. Leo, Robert Brown, W. il.
Krone, a. q. Palmer. J.. a. Wilcox, c. u,
Steele. John Early, and r. II. sanford. Tho Hon.
q. VI. Etter Superintendent Of 1'uhlic instruction,
and .. H. Fowler. clerk to tls Committee, we're
also In tllo company. Tho object Of tho visit TO
this city, 1t appears, wAs Ia Writ tho Illinois
Charitable Eye anil Ear 1nilrnary, corner ut
Fenra and Adams strcott, preparatory to Tis-
itng tho 1neane Asylum ut Efain To-day.
After breahfartisg. tho Committee scattered
over file city. tho few hoys,ig arort''a the SALOON
a:osc wlslo the n,snv kongilt tlls nereral railroad
offices in the city IN quest ni tho
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which wnnlsl 1lthtcn tho oTpento OF their traTcla
around the state. CT co4,rGe. th3y Wera ut
wori: IN the interest Of the .,tnto snl tho "dear
people," FOR no member Of Il charitable cnnnlit-
leo Wnu'd dare ii. those Granger ,liTH IL travel
nn 4 "frcn paHs aEl chArao tlso to tl17 sthtr.
Tlloao III sc:re1l Of warmth we're not draFfolht-
e1, but these In search ct "passep" found rca-
son % complain Of their laturs. Aue2ug tho
successful III Eetting rasH2s ,rnn tho clerk II tho
Cpu,mltteo, Dir. Fowler, tho management OF tho
lliinuis Central sieliinY tn li' flaintlSo appeals
to tfIr extent Of granting Gil annual.
Tho Co'nnittes hchl II meeting about noon In
tie c!ub-.uol1. IT The Nllern.ar to arrange
THE rtt,a1:A:HlE
for the future, Senator Gundlach Waa III the
chnir and tho ntteilGnre was full. An invita-
tion was received # ioni George Davenport, Of tho
Charitable Eyo nrl Ear IniirE,nry, to visit thst
institution, which 1ns accepted
S1r. Nowen, President OF tho Chicago d Pa
citlc Railroad, AIT. a. G. 1Ieslng wcro tl,en in
t1o,luerG 10 Tho Committee. lii. lsowcn's visit
1t appeared, was to tender tllo Committee car
to Egin mud return to-day, ~lillo AT
1lesiues wse to cultivate acquaintance. 10Th
sentlemcn Ncre well received. especially tlio
former, who waa !ene!crel n vote pf tha1lks.
In tho afteruoon t!lo Colnmltlco v!sitoI tho
EYE ASu EAn ,Ar1NMAEy,
in nnsuer to tho invitation, reaching ti1s hose'
nbol,t . o'clock. The party thon cmh"tssd III
and expcnre OF Senator HalneB, and returned ~
time for at early aupper.
Tho aevcral members appeared we'll pleased
with their visit to tho IltrHary. but Some oh
iected to tIae idea Of tho State making tho nS1-
rrorraton Of *5,G0D demanded to support the
inBfituton the present year. THE ground Of Oh
icction urged was that the institution was out
side OF State control. and heuco had no moro
claim to state charity than any prirate charitn-
blo Institution. No fanlt WIS found will, ita
management or general conduct, but, to tue COLI
t1arr. grcas rraioo was given itB managers.
Whether the appropriation demanded will 10
ton,t,i4tce, upon tho Forthcoming annual report
OF tie work OF tho institution.
LABT NIGHT
tho Committee occupied, by invitation, reserved
aoats at l1uoloy'a. Mud witnessed tho charitable
,sccnic drama. "A1aguolin.'
Tho Committee leaye tliH morning at 9:i0, by
tho Chicago Il Pacific l.airoad, for Elgin. and
will return to tile city this oyoainE iu time for
supper. THIS cveung ut s:45 start will
be mato fur Cnrl'oudalc. by tho Illinois Contral,
n1ld from thence to Anna. Tho Committee will
tllcu return to Springfield, preparatory to visit
inE tho uther State institutions.
Siuco writing the above the following membors
OF tho House Committed On Public Charities
reached tho city last night: Tho Hon. JoLt
I4andrigsn, Chairman v. #. pailiips, A. C.
Nc1son. ]. I. AicOnnis, ". q. liubbart, Jamcs
pany the Senate Committee to EIgin thiH morn.
Jug.