The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-15

rection, and therefore what might be a
formidable opposition to himself. Robinson
is being fought by the railroads, and for
this fact it is supposed that Cullom will
appoint him to please the element of the
body polite ever seeking to regulate that
system of corporations. The candidacy of
Hay is creating considerable buzz
If the observing citizen will but keep
one eye open he can easily detect the indi-
viduals who entertain some idea OF
Sinking and sweating through the com
ing canvass in the hope of being permitted
to warm the official seats. They have not
yet shown themselves, but the time is not
far distant when they will be seen on the
most prominent streets of the city during
the busiest hours of the day, nod
ing here and there and shaking hands
with persons whom it would do their hearts
good to kick to the New Jerusalem They
will be seen at the churches, near the dives
Of the city, at the Reform hall and in the
saloons. They will attend all social
gatherings, free lunches, balls, suppcrs and,
in short, anything where people may be
found. They will join the usual number of
secret societies and proclaim each the best,
laud each Of the fire companies and ex-
hibit the libcrality of a Peabody-only on
smaller scale. And why should they
not' Their conduct appears to be neces-
sary evil by which they are carried through
the mire Of the campaign.
Day before yesterday Hon. d. r. Line
gar offered resolution in the house, call
ing on the county and circuit clerks of
each county in the state and clerk of the
CRIMINAL court Of Cook county to furnish
the house as soon as practical the entire
cost of trial of all criminal cases
amounting to felony in this state, in
GLIDING dieting per diem, fees paid
for such trials, etc, for the year ending
December 81, 1880. The resolution was
adopted. Mr.. Llnegar also introduced
two very important bills, the first of which
is bill to tax railroads whose earnings do
not exceed $4,000 per annum per mile |
per cent. upon gross earnings, and where
the gross receipts exceed $4,000 per mile A |
per cent upon gross earnings; on telegraph |
3 per cent upon gross earn
ings; on express companies, per cent.
upon gross earnings; on insurance com
panics, 2 per cent. on gross earnings. The
second bill is relative to fees and salaries
of clerks of circuit courts in counties of the
first class. 1t provides that for filing a
bill or declaration s. advance costs be
deposited by plaintiff; on EMERY of appear
ance of defendant, So shall be paid; for
entering judgment, So, and that these fees
are all the clerk shall legally charge.
1t is fact so well known that all of.
iiciaIs and Legislative bodies studiously
ignore the rights of the colored men I'M
after the election, that it is
hardly worth while to refer to it here.
But the publication Of the following pro-
test which expresses the sentiments Of
'lXty-tour prominent colored republicans
ot Springfield, can do no harm. In 1t they
ind fault with the appointment of demo
ratio jantors by the republican general
assembly,; "To the senate and house of
he Thlty-sccond general assembly:
We, the undersigned citizens Of the state Of
limos, respectfully beg leave to enter our '
protest against the action taken by the
majority party Of your honorable bodies in '
ranting such privileges to the minority a
y which obnoxious democrats, receive DO t
tIons, at the expense Of more deserving i
t their fellows. We do not assume the d
ght to dictate as to any appointments, il
ut we protest against a policy not only b
to the republican party, but to h
lie country at large, and we hereby petition fl
lat you rescind, or so far modify the a
'tion already taken, as to conform TO the c.
ishes of large number Of your consttu- o
It's. We refer to the resolution grating o.
C right of the minority party in the lcgis- Ii
turc to select the janitors in the cloak IA
Om." fc