, 1879-04-10

= Spsci11 HttuscA 10 Tbs tribune.
srn1yoFlELD, ILL.,, April 0.-Lst the pcopleol
Illinois rejoice. The prospects aro that this
Legislature, which t,as been controllcd c,si
sinco Its INCEPTION by the worst sct of ]aw'mas'
ng pirates alld general incompetents, will 'ua
few weeks come to d close. As mentioned In
previous dispatch, the carly morning train
brought down Fred Winston and Gus llcHtns.
ton. After breakfast they held q consultation
with senators Dearborn md Merritt md !sr
otl,er prominent Democrats Of both House,
and the result OF their deliberations was thatths
time had arrived wheu 1t bccame nccessa1Io
order halt anl suppress nll further attempl
at Legislative piracy and tax-eating. They talkei
over the situation with as many Of tho faithful
as could 10 reached before tie eonvcntngd
both Houses, alll arrangements wcEo rnaslc "
holding conference ths evening at the Leland
About noon
THE REPUBLICAN, LEADERS
Of the House wtro Informed VI t1H movements
Of the political enemy. und there Wis iluT1.
Ing and scurrying. As Boon Us the House fsl
taken tho noon rccess, about twenty Of the a'os!
prominent Republicans hurslcdly held caucui
In one OF the commtttco.rooms md discussed
tic situation. They say that Il
was grave one, and that the ouly thug Tot
them to 10 was to anticipate tho DomocFalk
thunder. After looking ovur the bills now pend.
Ing, they camc to tic conclusion tllat
no NEARER DATE CouLD NE FIXED THAN MAy1o
for perpetual adjournment. There were the
Revenue. Appropriation, Militia, md q fen
other bills to bo passed, und 1t would take until
That time to get them through both Houses.
Nei1, Of Frccport, was appointed to Introduce
tic adjournment resolution, and bforrtsont ol
Jacksonville, was deputtzcd to movo its reference
to tho Committee on Rules. This WIS doua
50 TINT any resolution looking to an adjourn
sncnt TINT might bo introduced by the Demo
crats should be referred to tho samc CoMmttc'
| The leading Democrats held MI Informal cur
ference this evening ID Sunator Dea1borat
room, aid, aftor talking nyur tic situation, da.
| terlnI1cd to ncccpt the dnto mentioned, should
they not bo able to secure an earlier ndloutn'
.ncnt, which thcy will cndcayor todo. Thcpsd"
ptu would say "Amenl" wero the eolona 10
rolcgaso Themselves TO obseurity.
| TOMORROW
there is not tho slightest reason for thcir leg
islative existence Is body. Theprcscnt Levts.
lature Is without doubt the --latest, most ra2a'
rIous, uull must worthless TINT eyer infested thu
State. Thu pigcon.aoles In the Clerks rooms
uro filed with blatka,allNg bills, nnd, II the rl'
mors ha cortuct, the most shameful proposition
for tho passage OF bills have bccn of altnost
duly OCCURRENCE. bills for tho regulation os
gas companies. railroads, lnsu1auce companies
a.nl all sorts OF noneycd corporations have besa
Introduced without stint for phlebotolnical puF'
poses. Every Stats institution has had ~
lobbyists on tho floor playing the Tolo o
0lver Ttott, and thu corruptIonists heyc |icla
their big nnh greasy palms wide open for anf
thing TINT might bo dropned. sono Of thepl
buekcd by brokers whu claim to DO
&oL1D WITH TIE NEWSPAPERS,
have l,ud tho audncisy to dictate terms and
have even gone oil on lunkoting tours for IN
purpose Of getting pointers to be used fn tlc!i
nclarious undertakings. 1t Is proper to rcmaFi
that, tn minority Of cases, they have rcsur.1et
cmpty-handcl. Tie e,ll is approaching, a1'u u
tho taxpayers know their tluty tl,oy viii SEQ y
1t that these tax.enters md legislative blas1
macss never comu back iu tho capacity Of ies's
lators.
RAILROAD TIuKzTs,
The Committee to whom was referred Tho q
tttton for thu repeal Of tho SeaIpcrs' bill heIa
q meeting this AFTERNOON, hut, III Tho absence
some of tho members, 10 action was taLeu
Thonspson's Railroad CommIttoo met, Alsd Fe
solved to report adversely on tllu bill rcauts!''
tho Identification ot livestock shlppers at th
place Of shipment, AMI favarab1y on The blu u
lowing sellers Of rolling stock to railroads 9s
hayc tho title TO tho property vested In tIeu
until paid for. This 10
. 4 cLsAt CASH os srsoIAL LEalsLATtoN
in the interest Of tho un!tel htates Ro!lsoa
Stock Company and ono or two car manu'aetos
lug companies, Tho advocates Vt the bill si'
that 1t IL In the interest ol railroads nov IN t~
t1ands ot Receivers, but nuY fool knows tl1a1 u
creditor can attach anything purchased by otos I
III the Court. Tho bill is simply to gsrn ro'''ls
stock manufacturers who sell On credit q gsea's
advantage than others, who mny hayo to Va
. Tor their pay.
!. TUE HoUsn PRINTING COMMITTEE
/ bold brief srss!op, and appointed q suoeoa
1Mistoe Of thrce to consolidate three bills Nv
beluro them on tho State printing question.
TIE Aousn APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE
met this eyeuing, 1cducel the appropriation ~
l the Chesser fraud to s45o, 900, strurs out III
for The erection Of a south Wing, and postooOs
further action. They allowed s1.dN Tor saps1