, 1877-02-06
An Investigation Ordered Into the
State-House Furniture Pur-
chases.
Text Of a Bill 10 Cheaper Litigation and
Expedite Justice.
ILLINOIS.
fUA LKGfs1AfrHE-A REVENUE sC1rENE.
Epexfd& {ffp4feA to 1A6 Tribune,

ferries, vendors OF patcnt-rfgllts, and persons
owning or using franchises.'' After some de-
'A's '"s .esout'o'. s.., w. aoup.sn
HcKEf's co%hfsstoSEaf bit11
TO be introduced Tomorrow, provides for the
REORGANIZATION ot the Board Of County Com
election Of ten Commissioners for the City Of
Chicago-firc 10 be resident OF the Town of
West Chicago. three ot tho soutl, Town. and
twt, Of the North Town, aud nre Of tpwps out.
aide tho city. Thr bEll prohibits tho references
Of any matter before The Board to d rofntnittec
with "powcr to aet, !" where an expenditure Of
aver $500 is to bc made. Tho bill ptov[ties for
The election Of new Board ut the April cleo
tion.
DELINQUENT TAXES.
Matthews introduced a bi!! to-day 80 amend
Ing the Revenue laws that all taxes sllall be 'luc
quent on tho 1st of February at each yenr, and
after that time shall drow interest at tic rate OF
per cent ner month until pnd. i the ta1cs
from February. The G!il also provides that
fTuctious of months shall be counted ns whole
months aEstret the taxpayer. This will bar
monlzc our laws on tho subject Of &leltnuucnt
taxes with moat OF the other States OF the
Union, and will put the prompt and delinquent
TAXPAYER On an equitable footing, aud will bc
strong fnducemcnt to prompt payment.
the ariTE-nousE.
yesttgntion Of the purchase By the gtatc-Iiouso
Commissioners Of tho furniture. garpcting, etc.,
Tor The new Htntc-fiousc, especially ns to Whcth-
CT, rs required BY Law, proposals had been nd
ycFtisetl Tor And tho contract or contracts let TO
tic lowest bidder, Tie fact il generally ur-
dcrstoo1 to be TINT in these furniture purchases,
ns In pretty mucl, the entire expenditure Of this
&3,5O0 UUO for the construction Of thu ncw State
iiousr, t}ae commissioners whoi:y i,tsreEar3ea
tic law requiring them to let oil work for that
building to the lowest bidder.
Granger moved a reference to the COMMITTEES
on Public Buildings.
Itcrrinctou objected to reference OF the
resolution that would hare it buried. Tic fair
practice wns to intrust investigations to commit
Ice. headed BY tho movers oi the inquiry. An
the Investigation out OF the hands Of the mover.
ii that co.,sec were adopted there would be lit.
tie Investigation Of anything. After discussion.
by vote Of q to 81 tte resolution was referred
taptnmoi1ns Ia M to It's burial. Tnc T ySts cannot, cam t.
however, 30 takcr as an indication q tho tenn
Statc.Hou S % matters. There Is, however, obicc-
tEon to picccmca1 Investigations.
Sulneuuent1y Smith, Of 8af,ruruon, intro.
duced : resolution instruetlng the co.nm'ttce
purchase. The resolution wa adopted.
wa. III cnictr necunicd II y mnnticrt,,,, iisru.son
nf ct1non1v and feforrn. "a Involved ia the rcst.
fntJon fnr 31,c nnnnlntnrnt ~ jnusr fsnifnrs =
s ,sas s sSos s s sss ., rs rs q ss ' tos
tho resolution was cafrtea, OF course, to provide
| Tor The appolntueut Of the larger number OF
| IN TIE SENATE
! folut resolution was adopted Tor m inyestfCn.
tion of tho alleged extortlon ut tho Union Stock
anl.nala that lis on the ears or at the yards.
| The resolution provides for the appointment Of
! jutnt committee IT the two Houses to investi-
gate the matter, mud to report what lcEAlntiou,
ii apr, Is necessary Tor tle protection OF shlp-
pers aid stock kralscrs against the alleged abuse.
l The Seuute tu]trufrca In tho resolution In
ktructlng our Senators and requesting our Itcr~
resentativcs IN CouEFcks to advocate the passaKc
| Of bill providing t0r the free coinage Of tho
old standard stiyer4lOltaf and to make 1t legal
| tendrr for nj! atnupt,te, A resolution was also
| aiontcd fnstrrctinr our Senators to support the
Of tRr Wcxfran War,
Echot. introaucrd d bill uroy.dtpc that viEc-
beating shall be punished by publicly whipping
thc otlcndcr. t''''