, 1877-02-10


E,:o,ei, rh.. onr Senator. he Instructed, .nnd
nroteat In the name Of TUG fntc of illnlH nRan.t
tsss wrong. perpsSstsa hy Eohlitrsl pn,ty In
fcsacd political pIcccpts.
Mr.. kearncy moved to lay tho resolution On
the table. Lost by ftrtgt party vote. the
Democrats all vofinE nyc m the notion to ta'
g. The resolution was then referred to the
Committee on Fc.lcral Relations.
CHICAGO tToCK-rAnna.
The House consurrctl in tic restitution for thc
cngo Stock-Yafds, a. to the nsanner in which
stock dying there Is disposed Of.
FEES AND tALAnlEs.
II: chan'tsrs renoFte iton tho ccm,n'ttec &
adopted. authorizing that Committee tn collect
the statistics aa 10 fees collected In excess Of
salaries paid. Tile object Of the inquiry Is to
@ Ts, saas 1sasf wa 0s sssea + ss"t: s3I
arc nntluiy, taxed simply bccaure they arc liti.
CUNTS, and M excess Of the actual costs Of such.
ELEcrioNs.
Mr.. Hopkins tntrDtnccd bill amending the
Election law, 80 "a to proyIt!e TINT there sl,nll
be precinct for every :a0 voters, md TINT tho
polls shall open at a. m. anil close at p. IN.
CHICAGO rARKs.
MF. fowctt introduced resolutions prepared
in Chicago for M Investigation vi tho Park pc-
}Mrtmcnt Of tho Cltyo Chicago. Tic preamble
rcc!trs that, BY the present law, the rark COM
tnissloncrs are not atnenab'c to the Taxpayers,
antl TINT complain.a arc maui of nnness*sary
and oppressive taxes by the Park Commission
cr*, ali Ut rcprclle1tsbe expenditures iy them.
The resolutions provide for the appointment Of
COMMITTEES IT three 'ncin'cra Of tho llouse anil
two Of the Senate to Inquire:
How much land Is included In The parks and
bonteyntda.
1iow much 1nosc is,t contemplated to puEchatc.
date oi each ~ purchase. ani tac price paid. ''
The amount of taxcs directly and Indirectly ratsct
for tic puscsa.e aud Improvement Of park lands.
The date VI the first psfchaft,.
rio objects md items f's which thc sums no
The amount Of bonds is.ucd by the Park Com
mfasloncrs 10 whom sola for what price. md tue
dspoalslo,, made Of tho rro;ectls ot bonds eol!i
lands. or other things Of vatnc werc directly ot tn-
directly paid ciitort owners. Or managers Of Chi
sSI tcSe to bSse Seem S re5aefed 5 As'e' " '''
What nohy. checks; sctt6satc;. b:nds. e;c:s
sss e q s ed'sty pstf p paa to
Whether any Of them now hold zaar!cd Offices or
ros!t!on atnlcr the Coin,iitsion: what has been
pail for Counsel fec. BY tho commissioners.
What lots III tho vicinity Of thu parks were owned
or rhonght BY any Of The i'nrk Commissioners.
| been awarded to the lowest bksles.
Besitlea, the COMMITTEES l. to Investigate what
| ever else relative to tho Park Commissioners
uay bc determined 1T nn1 proper, and Inay enl-
ploy COUNSEL to u!tt thcm IN making thc nvcsti-
gatlons.
| IN THE SENATE
the forenoon waa occupied with the rcat1tug OF
bills, md at nt,on that budy adjourned Until
Monday at 6 O'Clock =. nj.
| At IAcKs0SyfLLr.
Specfas Dispateh to 7aa Tribune
| JACKSONVILLE, Ill, Feb. V.-1'hu Legislative
Committees Ut the Senate ar.1 House on State
Charitable Institutions arc now in this city.
| There arc about forty members In nil, sonlc IT
them accompanied by their wives. To-day they
visited the ldfotic, tho Dcnf and Dumb, and
all their appliances mid nec.ls. This evening
they. were gtyen MI entertainment by tho
pupils Of tlis Blind Asylum, At which nll cx-
dressed their qualification und nstnnslIment.
| Tomorrow they will visit the Central Hospital
fur the Insane, anl uoxt week tic State inst!tu-
tEpns at Chicago, Elgn, Anna, and other places.