, 1877-02-21
The Whole Subject Finally Post.
ponc1 until Tuesday Of
Noxt Week.
A euncombe Privilege to Buy
Worthless State Bonds Accord.
ed in the Senate.
Some Rant and Acrirnony
Attending the Discus
sion OF the Matter.
Legislative Proceedings at Other
State Capitals Yesterday.


THE rAnE REsoLr1loss IN TIE HOUSE.
spsrfal Dtsposca !o Tia Tribune.
SrniS0riELb, H., Feb. D.--rhc Dunlerr-
colelIour park Investigation resolutions. which
were the special or1er for today, was callctl up
this morning immediately upon tho opening Of
the House.
Following Is the full text:
WHEREAS, Extraordinary powers hayo been con.
fcrrcl upuu the Park commissioners by act of the
Leglstature Of tho State; and
conferred may. in times Of Erca. financial dcprcs-
sion like tho present. 30 made the means Vi np-
as'ss s Il i. 4:
WnEnEA-. Dy tic term. Of sach nc.s The Com
mtssoneEp are not alIcnabla to tho people whom
they tax for The nancy e purchase em! carfy on
parks. and grave complaints ARG 1naLo by citizens
easass =, e. e
Gd ~ tho Commissioners and Of the un'vsc, ln1u.
Ialsr an IL ~ a % .n S
bon.ls: therefore, be 1t
Et.o'rtd. by tho House Of ncprcscntat!vcs and
CONFUSED Of thrcs meinbsfs of tho liouto and Two
n,ensl,ors Of tue scnutc. bo appointed 10 Inquire
Of lan sss NV embraced WitIn tho tmiss u fls the
rarke ard Of the bonlcsarlh connected Herewith,
I'D anw ~, many mato no. aso %eoGtsmratsd TO b par
ao:o u caeh instance; .h!si, tho srons Il T ta1ss
and improvement OF lands since tho date III tbo
rst putchnte. the coet Of lorylng aud col'eetins
WIKI Ill AZ so wers ' s %
.:sa sns held sad sa aafS ior 9has aa
1nld, and what disposition has been made of ai
proceeds: whns sH'n Of h.onoy, i'nIs cert!aeatea.
of yalno b., bern paid, dIractly Of Indirectly.
weeky naoe, o. tr Sf tes
oi my @ a o. p,e.snasd Il
PM Sfe oney s so G S Te. ass
Peep paid to any Commissioners. either directly or
v e sS to- n, Taa ssssa Esa sa s Hs!ss sse . f.
tton Of trust ~ vistuo OF. taii con,nis.Ion. and
tsh U .Se :Se ,.a 5 wh h.s
sss .s ass ssss ssla $sis &C.,. ss ss
llttgatIua or witncsa fecn; farther. what iats Or
1am4 10 Il" .!fty o. parks md ooeys, 40
.nncrs os re ~ n9'S 9 @ ncen onea: ~ tna C1mA'
sons netting fos them, together With tho 1a'us Of
said tots and lands; what an'onnt has hcen ex-
~ 6niinss. Sot oa,c, botsnea, .i'1 a.dens
fM fheas13. aitdt an. .tasuary. o5nan,entt. and 10
ors Of. oilers for matctfaia inrnistesi and w"fk
son;,os.. dSnn T. "na npon .s. parks md Ecet tho
awarded to tho !owrtt bidders; what wifi 10 tho
probable cost Of tho acquisition Of atlch additional
~
and cou,p.ettng alt improvements. and the hunuui
cost Ut kcenlnr mp The same. and to tnqn!re tntn
.aeh ss mtho' mAatcrs IA u sald Committee may
Etso'rtd, That thu eaM Co,nn,,ttee 10 umpow.
tred 10 employ cntnstf. send for wtfncssca md
in3s Of tt!s !nssNtgation lhe san,c "a in opcn
court ana further DO Instructed to Fcnnft whether
what INSTANCE. and wt.al tncasnre, ifany. can be
e 10 tsaes a tafa"n , r. narG nrpose: md
tb{H or EniCAyu. IN ff,N tNufs t,tra
without unnecessary delay,
NOTION TO rosrroxE.
Mr. emitl. Of Cook, stated to tho Ilouao that
while tho sesolu:lotls wcrc general III thels
terms they Wcro meant to apply 10 but single
Park board,- South ParIs Dnafd OF Chicago.
llo ropresentcd tho dIstrlct in which those parks
we're located. l1e knew tho .nugnitutic OF the
questions Involved, aud wanted the matter de-
fcrrcd for one week, In order that both sldoa be-
fully hcand before tho House disposed Of tho
resolutions.
DISCUSSION.
slr, Rowett, who introduced tho resolutions,
said the Investigation ought to bc made. II It
was ali flight T would yludtcato tho Commls.
aioners, who wcrc now under many charges aIf
It was not Eight, II ought to be known. lie hal
Introduced thcac resolutions At the requcst Of
Taxpayers Of Chicago.
blr. Smith, OF coo!t-Wul tho gentleman from
alaeoupin pcfnit lna 10 ask who wroto these
resolutionst
Mr. Rowott-We|l, will say that tloy were
written by respectable taxpayer Of Chicago.
sIF. RoTctt added that la was Ia fayur Of in.
Teatigat'uG tho matter, because 1t involved m
lnsestlgatlon OF certain ncwspapors, and be be-
1'eSca in Investigating newspapers.
Mrs. EATON.
llu sent 10 ttle clerks desk aud bud read n
INT t&ME FRI, hxH
statcs that she Is the widow Of the Rev, EJwin
Eaton, who WAS tho owner Of thirty acres near
Hyde Park, bought from Paul Cnrucll aud C,
H. Phillips. Tcn acrcs Of thc thirty weso sold
by her husband 10 G. T. bowen for saoo mn
acre. COL Bowen sold to the park for about
$l,0oo per aero. Tho remaining twen.
" ACRES, she claims, were taken from
is hes tat; sttsr c,s hss husoand's death By
eav san and i
y. kinhark, and wero sold 10 tbs park 1t be.
twecu $500 and s4,0oo per scre. Tho pfo-
tee4s, she claims, were
and Bcckwith. Ayers, and Kalcs, tlcir attor.
ncys, only u nominal sum bclug paii Eimhark
ins thu use t1 hls na'ne. The title to Bowen'a |
ten asFcs, she ftates, was tho same 9s tho other
twenty acres, and SHE want. an iaylstigatIon Of
why she Lost her twenty sescs In the kImbark |
s, su.; "ai,s Bowen got pay for his ten aerea and
TIE "a171zEss' AssoctArIov.n
BIZ. Rowett also sent 10 tic CIcrk.a tlca1. anil
had read thu following; "1A
A. regular meeting VI The Citlxcns' Association
o. eonth 1Ga'cagG, held Monday. Feb. 10, l877
too resolution was unanlmou4ty Adupttd:
i!ssoteta That W. fayor tho sYstuta of public |
parks ot Coos County, spl that. ~ citiEens aud |
Psndlt9ss OF tho peoplas money for tho eos.st.c.
tinn. Improvement, and maintenance of sa|u |
portion o! Tho sa4s. appropriated fot palE purs
po.es could be obtA!aea, but regret that tLeso il
no mode known ~ law compelling rho Pusk Com
Tho maahet In which they e1pcnd tho largo SUNG
Of money from ttne To time cundded to thcir care
Rstosred, That Il Would b for tho welfare Of the
ta4kAye.x Mho4e land L within tho hQunlatx ii