, 1876-01-13
nr1,a 1fon. j, r, Root on tho Rev.
cnuo Law.
u. roto, r,afects...How It Was Passed
-..The Protest.
rt,+ 7. Dnmanlcl Of tho Citizens Of
Chicago.
Hills Filed Yesterday to Enjoin tho o0lleo-
tion Of Tazcs.
noetlng of Citizens Of tho Tenth
Wnrd.
THE REVENUE LAW.

+,noo general unbAs!neaa about tho collecNoh
AZ taxes, and dispositon on tho part OF Tho
publIo 10 inquire Into tho present noao Of as-
aossiua aud collecting ta1cs. This inquiry IL
halter late thnn navcr. but tho people arc now
roop,ng tho reward OF their own Indifference.
WHOM tho owl Is upon them In tue form Of n tax
warrant and the Collector la knocking at tho
,,ta demanding money. tl,oro ia, ns d matter OF
roursc, good degree Of irritation and inycst;ga-
ton.
We'll, this IL all right, md when It ia rnhbcl in
nro,tv thoroushIy It may do Romc good. Tho
annrcr, however is TINT when this apnBn Is over
tho penplo wlll relapse intother uHuhI indifference
not 10 lie aroused until tho mischief Ia rope atet.
The radical trouble is with tho lhw tsolf. 1t ia
tno long and complicated for ordinary comprn-
hcusIon, aud 1omo Of our best lawyers acknows-
sdQe that after thsy havo studied It carefully it
RI past finding out. the old systona WAS pretty
sell settled. and very little litigsslon OF com
Eas 4 revision Of tho Iau 80 as to bTinR It Into
,uo complete act without Any ossential change
II tho principles aud machinery. bat unfor-
nAte'y he 1 sh' Ets1 a ana
,f changing tho pian. OF collection under
the Low Constitution resulted IN tho
idea that new system must bo devised,
and hence thero has boon inflicted on sho tooi'lo
supplemental Acts.
ihn fact ID, tho peopIc Of this city layo beon
very derelic. In duty. Tho capable mud intollt-
gent business mon hhvo not borne thelr shnro 1f
The burdens. Thoy a,o 10 much cngr0ssed in
their private affairs that tl.e7 invariably hhint
from serving tho public. and as invariably gEowl
WHOM matters do not 90 right. Thero is gcn-
oral foo!iug that this county SHOULD have an
Intelligent Representative III tho Qenotal AsBen-
biz, yot yeiIturc tlnt II o Committee should
would s:eai be b reaussd ss' to 'spen!i winter
tho DIAk
ivS business MIN saeotsd xo fsw ye.rs ago tero
vas yacan on tho t!ckct for Bcnasor. eolnittae
cedei that il should 10 glyen 10 at portion Of the
District in The city Th!rd, fourth. aud Eftl W.Is'h
Of she beat men Sere spplled To- aid urss to accep,
Committee, however,, wcro for,,ato in tho end. mi
geoa Senator wss tho res, resit. T. but hut lo VIZ r. ~,
sSa al aaeu onosapie posisn to city o f
million In tho General Assembly, aud tho.o who hwn
much property, anil havo tho ability nuvIty, md
Intelligence to enabls then, to look nfer their own u
to1esta should not nhrink from share Of puie 70:
eronulhiy 1t Ia bo hoped that in The nolcctou Of
ne1t Representatives VIII he tatca to soud In
tell9en housst men, and that tho aentent ought to
htE sh1ra III s behalf "a coward, aud unworthy The
beneats Of good government
NoT liss. ,kont y, a!so.y 81 th: prSen1 10y
tyserenth General Assembly beng the ira. under lie
lou consutat!on, eenyened n jsauary. 81. t a
va not uniegstood lsaa tlorc WAS great variety
of opinion "a to tla meaning Of its rrovisona,-aud
durnQ iho frnt Winter no nartopy existed Ncyo,1o
Eli hal boen nj pirod, as rome.nber, III tuo Audit
ers othse. and was introduee4 and referred to ths
vintar. i va hnally repor!od back, md was ala.
twcnty,one days, uear,y ovory member taAng hand
in. somelin!es tho State board Of Equallza-
ton wan }n aometlu1es out Of It,
Thsro seemed to Il disposi.on to PASS good law
~ Tue time tho dl,cn..on ended tbs hill via scarcely
recoRuIzAbio by itA friends, Q4 Its original friends
ioat6ed It with s amendments, aud the frIent.s l tlo
amendments ail not want It, II iou
-un7cr TO rise Agsju
~ soon - It become appafou that this bill wopld
tail, pressure conmrncea 10 p,lhh tho naInu hill
ind tho end Of lilo sot.oi, were surprised to
Ion 10 ii aTtearr Lut by son,o strange organization
Or continuation, when about forty uo,nbcrs were alb
by q y0to Of !: YEAS p7 nays Il eight Of Ills Cook
County .lelcgatton being alssnt.
RI. ,.nit;y vih uhtch thn iii u.,a rr,shc1 fhronp
lilo fa1luto Of oruostupity to disc,1ss H. md the in.
nrsctlcsl and uiifunt oytsions il cont ,poI induced