, 1879-04-04

The law seems to have some objectionable
features, n,ul te bill met with considerable op-
position. 1t Ia ctninleA by the opponents of tho
road Iistrcts authorized by. the bill ind en-
,loYcd at q compensation ii sl.25 per day, In
the discretion ot tln co1nnisslonsrs. will be a
burduusoma tax to tho people. Had the law
proyled.fur the clnployment Of oycrsccrd, nnd
Objection, would not exist. See. 10 Of thts act
provides for the. purchase Of tools
aM! machines ,,S,. fo. working .o... roads; .;
machines nJ 10 s9oo which fact has aroused tho
suspicious minds Of sotn1 to allcge that some
Knox County mechanics want to sell S1a,lDo
worth Of machines In the several road districts,
Tie law seems to DO drawn 80 us not tn llmtt
Tie cost 10 500 for each district, hut says that,
when either one ol tllesu machines shall coat
oyer $40. the purchase shal' be eubinitted TO
ts yoteTs r.. Of The tic aoot t0Ts' fs nenc t ,ar y
tia;'''~ ill., sale Of large number e q
ratcnt roau machines. Ttlcfu arc about 1,2O0
townships In l!e State, cRrt nns OF which may
le, nl,li probably will be, divided into len road
districts, each ons Of which. Will l1ayc IN over
seer III addition to the officers under Tue pres
cnt law.
This afternoon Mr. Blsbee called mp House
Bill III, which was read NJ large nst advanced
lies tho West Side park Cosntntsslonefs to issuo
bonds to tbs amount OF $780, 600 for the pur.
pose Of paylng fioatlng Indebtedness al,ti to
meet coming rla!ms.
The House then proceeded to The order Of bi1a
on areond rcnlIng without any prospect VI get
ttI,l. to the end.
Thcre ias been M ae1iye canvass Of all those
| Interested IN the appointment Of tn0 Chicago
Justices of the pcac1 !cEo to-day. This iNosn-
| tic Cook County members Of tho sanate held q
conference with tic Goycr.lor on tli' subject OF
the confirmation ot ~ llst lo!wardel ; ny tie
senate tomorrow. It krt.l.s To- be The impress
Bnn that 6uliisan and P6lDak Viii he droppeh.
Doubtless tho balance Of tns lat Viii be ron.
tirn,td, arl the Governor will await tue trans.
Judges.
Mr.. Wtllis.ns' bill ~ FOR m act regulating
inr selling. .'tspensf,Is, anil conlpouudli4; ot
drugs aud lnetllstnes vas called ap by ,he aH, Y
| thar, aud puhscl 10 q third readllIs. lae bsl
was considerably aa,endco.
GAS.
Tomorrow Mr.. Mrttniay wilt ,'Fobablv intro
il,seu resolution l"r tlle >urposa oi tnq1lfr!.'t
tutu Iitllc I,svrcpancy in The oltlce VI tie see
rlnry Ut State. III hts repurt on tllr subject "
llr atis!.al,tlIty ot ufeetii's stato t'as-Wotks
Mr. 1!arluw states that the Eas fur tlr pnht twt
ycara Gust tn, State t'c sum uf ~ 00o - rou''s
i.uluEHrs. Sir. I,uttcrworll,, whn (,as the mat
ter IN baud. tuck tho la!1s to ca!l usfli tho ttl
! Connpanr ivtc. and fW's tint ts!e ex1ct au1l
ps!d tho Gas Company BY !hs tssa acesetar +;
trlistIyu nrt,,i,cra wunt IL tlnd cut j. wtcro u,
! $l0Ttb3 went to. That IL laic .llcrcncc oe
Y | tween the atAomnt Secretary Harlow claims :!
n have riid us tlr Ku;n llst Gus c0uls,aily vii
r swear tlcy have strcsvcd. 8omc ct!aruahly.itl
:. r!lticd mctnDrra scrin u think that t!a SecFt
! tarys xrul Iur tue r,isrnelt0n of thr State ia!
y Wutks. III which Ills Ch!ct Clerk, Mr. Nerce, ts
!; ,t,nripul owcr, u,ight Eayc caused him to uyc
estimate lhr sun. l'asu fur qua u" ~ ars4,!loi
:. iu tuyur VI thu ,Iru,oscd atiltl,c. It Gould III
u lc possible .lsut lu put 1t III hts oan puekst
v ,,a!u It out tor diseuubt1.
- TuR lfuN. Mp. 1lLMAN.
- Speaker OF tie Minnesota llouhs, juat Adjour
|. I'll, waA III The iiuuse t,-day lar short tlul
a ul!u urcuulca yha.r by thu Speakers Side.
Is EQUALIZATION.
IL The article in Wednesdays TRIBUNE shaWll
Is The cxtsnt to which llle greAt T,lllEoAds Of Il
y htulc uru ega4lg tic payment of .t!GtF Just pr
s. purtl0u OE livtr ta1ts las attracted a;elleral
nj tention among llIe nat,tbcrn u boil eeu1ts VI
se House. Several prominent members l!ays y
" rrrrtated thp tacta set forth tu lint article. VI
.. propose TO vigorously pash the bill intended
be ! Ie,uely tbs svils cxYo&eu by Ills Tribune.