New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-24
CHICAGO.
LEGISLATIVE WORK-HIGH LICENSE-MIN-
ISTERlAL CHANGES.
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CHICAGO Jui,e 23.-The Illinois Legislature has
nj last adjourned after one of the longest sessions
on record largely owing TO the Democratic tactics
of obstruction, which were Tesorted TO at every
stage of the High License bill. The principal
measures which have become laws are the follow
ing: The High License bill, fixing the fee for beer
and wine at $3.50 ana for sprituous liquors at
$500; the Compulsory Education bill, which pro-
vides that every child in the State between the
ages of eight and fourteen shall attend school not
less than twelve weeks III each year the Hard
Road bill which provides that the petition OF nifty
voters and landowners in any township an cleo
ton shall be held to decide the levylng OF tax Tor
constructing and maintaining hard roads bills to
preyeIt the appropriation of streets by elevated
railway companies without the consent OF the
Council and the petition of property repre-
sentng one-half the frontage III each mile proVid
ing for the appointment OF State weghnasters 10 In
sure the correct weighing of grain empowering po-
licemen to serve criminal warrants; requiring every
railroad corporation organized or dong Dusl-
ness In Illinois TO maintain pubic
office In the State where transfer OF stock shall be
made on the request of the owner presenting the
proper certificate and where books shall be kept
containing the names of stockholders and recording
transfers Any road failing TO comply with these
provisions within ninety days after the act takes
effect is subject to fine of from 81 900 to $1,000
within ak mouths TO line of from $1,000 to S4,OOo
aud for every years failure after the act takes
eject TO fine of not less than $4,000. The Appro-
priation bill gives between S6,OOOOOO ana
$1,000. 900 for the expenses of the State during
the next two years, OF which the State Charities
take 81, 3sl 1856.
Through the assistance Of George w. Childs the
.nrosnerons and lonR-establishcd Germantown,
Penn, telegraph has been purchased by Henry w.
Raymond son of the late II. }. Raymond. and Tor
the last four years literary editor and for half That
time also musical critic of The Chicago Tribune.
Mr. RAYMOND Will not take possession until October
l. and those who have so long controlled The
Ieleqraph will also continue their interest aud ae-
tive participation in it under the new management.
The liquor sellers die hard. just one week re-
mains before high license becomes law, and they
already bave placed themselves in antagonism to
IL ana have taken the preliminary steps which will
expose them ultimately TO its penalties as there can
be no anestion of it's constItutIoDaty and vigorous
enforcement. At the last meeting OF the Council
the ordinance which had been prepared by the
liquor sellers to defeat the operation OF the new
Law was rushed through by the help Of the Mayor,
who theTeupor immediately vetoed IT, ana theh rec
commended the passage of substitute so amending
granted. unless sooner revoked, shall expire the
first Monday of April next thereafter. For every
such license issued hereafter and prior to July l,
1883, there is to be paid the SUM OF S1O3 AS The
Supreme Court has decided that license issued 10
liquor seller is not contract binding upon the
city, the ordinance null and VOID, and yet about
5000 persons have made applications at the old
Fee They will find their mistake when the mar
per bill goes into effect.
There is stir again in theological matters aud
two Ianist erial designations of more than ordinary
importance are announced this week. The first 10
that Of The Rev. Arthur Ritchie. famiiary known as
Father Richie, rector of the Ascension Episcopal
Church, whose high-church tendencies and ritual
istic practices have occupied public attention for
some time past. He resigns upon two grounds. first,
that no right-ninded clergymen can permit his own
pastoral views of duty to force his parish into a
position Of diocesan isolation, detrimental alike to