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r Ford for sI50. Motion to indef-
nitely postpone bill was lost.
A motion by Garrard to smeud bill
by striking out worlds G. R. Ford and
inserting words Mrs. J. z. Miller was
carried by a vote Of Of 10 to II. Bill
ordered engrossed.
Substitute for a b No IS Commit
tee on Agnculture)-An Act to pro-
vide for the incorporation Of mutual
fire Insurance companies Made a
special order for Wedres Ii; at 9
o'clock.
A U-Stoddard-An act provid-
ing for tho appointment OF inspect
OTIS OF apair;es. Indefinitely post
poned.
Assembly Joint Resolution No. l.
Observation-Disclosures to the aban-
donment Of Il portion OF the Walker
Lake Indian Reservation. Passed
% too.
Substitute for \ B No. 5.-Agricul-
ture Committee-An act for the pres
~ervation OF fish in the waters Of this
State. Ordered engrossed.
A resolution by Trcmbath that
when the House adjourn it do SO till
Monday at the regular hour ==s car
ried.
S B 14-Committee on Claims-
An act to pay the deficiencies in the
appropriations for the years 1856
Referred to Ways and Means Com.
mittee.
Substitute for S b No. 5-Commit-
tee on Judiciary-An act to provide
evenu for the support OF the Gov
erument OF the State OF Nevada.
Referred to Way and Means Com
mi;tee.
Adjourned until Monday.
Twsnty-First Day.
SENATE.
Met at ID a. III. President McCone
in the chair.
Roll call. All present.
Prayer by the Chaplain and reading
OF the journal.
b 81, Ernst. To provide revenue
for certain counties in the State, and
appOrtion the distribution thereof.
Judicial.
No. %. Summerfield Of Washoe.
To regulate and restrict the rate OF
mileage for public officers, witnesses
ana jurors. Fifteen cents or actual
cost per mile called for. Ways and
Means.
b %, SummerfieId. To regulate
the condemnation OF property for
public uses. Judicial.
a BIZ, Ferguson. Amendatory OF
act for maintenance and supervision
OF public schools. Educational.
A r No. l, McNaughten. Open.
ing Of a portion Of Walker River
Indian Reservation for mining pur-
poses. Federal Relations.
5 BC, Wilson. Regulate proceed
ings in criminal cases in the courts OF
this State. Passed unanimously.
SB 10, Kaiser. Authorizing the
destruction OF all wild or unbranded
horses. mares or colts over the age OF
six months, running at large on the
public range lands OF this State. Dis,
cugsed at considerable length by Kai,
ser, Richards, the Summerfelds Den,
ton and Skaggs, and finally passed
IL to 3.
\ Il ID, McNadghten. To fiI the
tax levy and distribute the came to the
proper funds. Recnmmitted to Ways
and Means.
At II p. n. recess was declared till
$50.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
S b 30, Denton. Amendatory OF acl
| fpr tln % C--
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hoods Pills take. easy to operate. =

Norcross, Chairman OF the Judic.
iary Committee. presented Il petit
non from the ai.ti-woman s%uffragists
OF Albany, New York. Laid OF the
table.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No.
-Comins-Proposal to change tho
State Constitution by striking out
word male Made Il special order
for next Monday evening at 7:30.
ACR No. 2.-McNaughten-P-o-
posal to change State Constitution by
providing for a uniform rate OF tax
alton. Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
S B No. l3.-Comips-An act to
repeal an act providing for the the APP
pointment OF a %ianitor Of the COM
mittee rooms. Passed 81 to 3.
Substitute for S b No. 5-Judiciary
Committee-An act providing for the
licensing Of peddlcrs. Made a spec.
ial order for today at . o'clock.
Adjourned AT ll:JO To = clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Assembly called to order by
Speaker pro tea, McNaught-E.
Quorum present.
SPECIAL ORDER.
A No. lS-Wilkcrson-An act tc
provide for the incorporation oil
mutual fire insurance companies-
Ordered e~ngrossed.
Substitute for ) Il No. 5-Judici.
AIRY Committee An act providing
for the licensing OF peddlers. Passed
pc TO 1.
Green gave notice that on b,
next Legislative day he wonld NOV,
to reconside the vote by which sub
stitute for S B No. 5 WAS passed.
Adjourned.
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SIntssnth bay.

.iet at IL a. III.
President McCone presided.
Roll call. All present.
Prayer by the Chaplain and read
ing Of the Journal.
S B %. Wilson. To amend act pro-
viding for acceptance and selection OF
lands from tho United States to the
State Of Nevada. and providing for
the reclamation and sale OF the same
Ways and Means.
sc No 5, Ernst, Resolved by the
Senate, the Assembly concurring that
when the Senate and Assembly
adjonrns on Saturday night OF Feb
ruary 9th such adjournment be
be an adjournment sine die
for said House Of the Eighteenth Ses-
sion Of the Legislature Of Nevada.
Ways and Means.
S Il, Committee on Claims. To
pay deficiencies in appropriations for
1896. Considered III Commit
tee OF the Whole. Skaggs in tho
chair and passed in reguiaE sessions
unanimously. Deficiencies are as fol-
lows.
California Institution for Deaf,
Dumb and Blind, s570.40: Morning
Appeal, els; Gazette Publishing Co.
sl2: Nevada State Journal. g; Vir
ginia Evening Chronicle, 1850; WIN.
Kinney. sl5; George T. Mills, sl,-
3l722; Will U. Mackey, si4s.30;
Reinhold Sadler, S2lG; Eugene How
ell, s 1900; Ada Torreyson sl4s; Bull
lion & Exchange Bank, sll5. 10;
Il. NJ. Beatty, 1896. 50. Total 1888
AZ.
S B II, Denton To provide for q
BailiG for the Supreme Court, State
Capitol Janitor to act as such. Lost,
IL to 3.
S Il 81. Reducing Tor increasingly
the regular compensation OF State Of
ticers. Refused engrossment.
Recess until 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A B q, Bradshaw. To provide for
time and manner OF election for
School Trustees. Education.
SB26. Denton. Amendatory OF
act providing e for support of
the Government OF the State. Exempt
from taxation churches, certain
orders or denomination, etc. Judici-
airy.
A B l, Hatch. Amendatory OF act
for the preservation OF wild game, Of
ter and beaver. Recommitted 10 Ag.
riculture.
Al IL, McNaughte1, To fix the
State tar levy and distribute the
same to ths proper fund Amendment
adopted.
BY DcDton-Resolved that when
the Senate adjourns it shall be until
Monday next at the usual hour.
Adopted.
S B No. 5. Denton OF
Section 1913 OF act to provide revenue
for State. Protects people Of State
bordering on Utah from hawkers
peddlers. auctioneers, drummers. etc,
from that State. Amended and pas
sed.
Mills, who introduced the bill TO
limit the price OF admission to the big
glove contest to 81 got in d resolution
this forenoon TINT a reward OF ten
cents be given for each proper motion
and Eve cents for each seconding OF
such motion made on tlis floor. Not
adopted.
At2:i5 Senate adjourned till Mon
day.
ASSEMBLY.
Assembly called to order at IL O
clock by Speaker Allen.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Journal Of yesterday read and APP
uroye1
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ASSEMBLY.
Assembly called to order at IL O
clock by Speaker Allen.
Quorum present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Journal Of yesterday read and ap-
proved.
A Is No. 3G-Allen-An Act iicens-
ing the sale OF cigarettes and cigar
cite paper and other matters relating
Thereto. Referred to Ways and Means
Committee.
No. 3T-Allon-An Act TO pro-
vide Tor the treatment and care oi
hsbitual drunkards. Referred TO
Committee on Public Morals.
a B No B-Bradshaw-An Act 10
amend An Act defining the rights
Of husband and wife. Referred 10
judiciary Committee.
a No 38-Oliyer-An Act for
the protection Of fish in Lake Ia
hoe. Referred Committee Oh Agri.
culture.
s No. l9-Milis-Au Act fixing
fees o. County Clerk Of Ornsby co;ra.
~ for making ont naturalization
papers. Referred 10 Judiciuy Com.
mittec.
A q No D-Foster--An Act 10
provide for tho protection Of the in
dikoht oic% Ia .hU Se,oSal ~sJ.utieS OF
this State. Bill considered engross.
cd and Loaf by a vote OF ~ to o.
McNaughten gave notice that on
some day DO would move 10 recon.
slider Tie vote by which A Is No 10
was LIST.
A - No. IL Ferguson-nn nc,
to provide for tho maintenance OF
Public Schools. Considered engross.
cd.
Recess.
AFTERNOON REBsioY.
Assembly called 10 order 10y Speak.
or Alien.
A Is No. il-l,oad third time and
passed 10y q vote OF q TO o..
srEC'AL ORDER.
Substitute for A Is No. 3-Giibert-
An Act providing for tho copying Of
the Journal Of tho Assembly by G.
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Twrnty-ThIrd Day.
SENATE.

Met at II Il. III. President McCons
in the chair.
Roll call. All present.
Prayer by the Chaplain and read
ing ui the Journal.
Com munlcation from students OF
State University earnestly asking
passage Of S b 81 providing for re-
construction Of mechanical building
recent! destroyed by fire. Filed.
Summerfield OF WashOc. Asking
Tor submitting oi the glove contest
law to the people at the next general
election with a view To it's repeal. Ju-
dietary.
SB 81 Denton. Settlement OF es
tatcs Of deceased persons. Judiciary.
S G. Il 6. Errs,, relative to Joint
Committee on public expenditures.
Adopted.
S Il 81, Lord. Amcndntory OF
act relating to supper. OF the poor.
Judiciary. .
4 B 4, Hatch. Preservation OF wild
game. beaver and otter. Passed unan.
imously.
4 B 7 lIardesty Relief OF II. G..
Cutting 22.SG0. Considered in Com.
mittce Of the Whole and passed IL
to 2.
Recess until 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate Substitute for A b 6, Allen
Of Eureka To regulate proceedings
in civil courts o! this State. Ordered
printed.
$ II ID. SummcrIicid. hmcudntory
Of act concurring legal cOnyoyaDces.
Ordered re-cngrossed.
Adjourned.
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Substitute for A B No. 5.-Com-
mittee Agriculture-An Act for the
preservation o. fsh in the waters o.
this State. Referred to q special
committee consisting Of Messrs. Oil
yer and Stoddard.
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S b 80, Denton. Amendatory OF act
for the rsapportionment OF Senators
and Arsemblymen in the several
counties Of thri State to be aa fol-
lowe.
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-15
tax according to the class Of inherit.

tax according to the class Of Inherit
ancc.
The task of appralsing and collecting
on estates for the last two years Is go
ing to he tremendous. Estates valued
ut $7OO.OOO.OOO have been administered
within that time. The appraiser will
have to examine every will. divide the
classes and ascertain what Is due from
direct heirs. collateral heirs and stran-
gers to the blood. The tax Is Of n COM
plicated nature. and 1t will require an
expert to ascertain the total and ind!-
vldual Indebtedness to the State.
Outside of Cook County many big es-
tates have come under the Inheritance
law since the latter was passed. Spring
field. Peoria. Bloomington. Rockford.
Rock Island and Elgin will furnish big
taxes to the state. 1t Is impossible to
get an estimate Of what Is due the
State. as neither the State Auditor nor
the State Treasurer has ever attempt.
ed to collect the tax. Everybody walt.
ed for the result Of the fight over the
cOnstitutionality Of the law.
County Attorney lies said wednes.
day that the County Treasurer would
probably petition Judge Carter to ap.
point an appraiser early next week. liz
said he would not act until he had re-.
ceived a certified copy Of the opinion
from the Supreme Court.
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MANSON CAV ACT Ar ONCE.

Civil Service Commissioner kratis lle-
tcrmined "Wednesday after a careful
study Of the law aud the rules Of the
former commission no changes were
necessary In those rules to permit the
Interpretation of the law which hns
been arrived at by himsclf ana his col
leagues. Consequently the old rules
will bc allowed to stand ~ Commits
sioners Clark, Hots and Waller framed
them. unless In the future some reason
for changing them shall arise.
AZ stated In The Eagle last week the
present commission interprets the law
to mean the Mayor can name the city
engineer. superintendent Of streets, s,i.
perintendcnt of sewers. superintendent
Of city telegraph. and superintendent
Of the map AMI special assessment de
p,irtments, but TINT all ether positions
In the city employment come under thu
classified service Il the civil servfcS
Inv, including those Of pO.ice captain,
which were exempted by the Thornton
decision.
Commissioner Kraus. however, hHs
discovered In lids examination Of thu
rules Of the old commission that. while
the positions liz and his colleagues
hold are under the classified service
the above named heads Of de
| partnlents, about which there ha'
been a dispute, nre not. The only
mention of them IL In I'M opinion
nj Incorporation Counsel Benle whlcl
| the old commission decided to follow
AMI which was accordingly pr!nte,
with tho rules, but az the present com
mission does not agree with II Il hui
been simply thrown aside and IL no
regarded a. binding.
This discovery that no eharnge In thu
old rules II necessary will permit
| Mayor Harrison to name ~ sO0n as III
wishes the heads u departments whicl
the commission thinks he IL empowered
to appoint and Obviute the ten days
notice which would be necessary unde
any change OF the rules.
Superintendent Of Police Ripley
naturally considerably put out owe
losing the right to name His captains
m this was necessary to some sweep
Ing changes he was anxious to max
In his department, changes which wi
now be impossible, and Corporation
Counsel Thornton IL probably not to
well pleased In having his OpinlO
broken down In part, although It In
been sustained on the main issue.
Mayor HarrisOn's contention, how
ever, has been the right to name tn
heads of departments. and In this he
now upheld on all sides, the attorney
for the Civic Federation agreeing wit
the view taken by COMMISSIONS
Kraus and Corporation Counsel Thor
ton, NO everything can soon be arrange
to meet his views, ana he can nam
his department heads ut once instea
of waiting until n test suit had lee
decided, as he had determined Oh IL
ing.
Supt. Ripley, however, does not knO
where he stands. With the captain
included In the civil service lists his Il
ready prepared general order No. wi
need considerable revision before bein
given out. and he IL anXiOusly awaitin
the return Of the Mayor. He had
I long consultation with Corporate
Counsel Thornton on the subject, b,
, nothing came of IL.
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affairs IL really startling. and when we
consider the material Of which this
newspaper trust Is made 1t Is certainly
matter for the citizens Of Chicago to
study deeply over. There are three
daily newspapers which have been con-
ccrned In this affair. Two of them now
are robbing the people through the
school fund by leases forced from the
school board In about the same man.
ncr that the Humphrey bills were
killed. except that they went about 1t
more quietly. These newspapers have
received leases for ninety-ninc years ut
price much below that at which they
could have secured them from other
parties. and without revaluatiOn.
And these are the people who are
raising a hue and cry about n street
railway company having franchise
for fifty years. Millions of dollars have
been sent to Chicago and invested by
people who had faith In the honor and
integrity of the Inhabitants Of this city.
There is no doubt that an end has come
To improvements. at least for some
have planned that every public officer
shall he subject to its approval. No one
can he elected to office who Is not ap-
proved by Il. II the trio can avoid II.
No corporation or large institution can
be managed except rs they see fit to
dictate. and In fact the whole business
of this city. II these people could have
their way. would liz run by them. The
Civic Federation Is u puppct In their
hands. and does the work which they
lay out for II. The business Of Chicago
mt the present time Is In very bad con-
dition. and needs all the fostering care
that can bc given II. Thousands Of
people arc out Of employment. and
have been for months. and nothing Is
being done to encourage improvements
or start up our Industries. Everything
which promises success has been ut
tackled by these vultures, and It seems
rs II the tramp In Chicago Ii really ut a
premium.
I'VE can make n list Of all the people
who have been prominent In the oppO.
/ sitiOn Of the street railway bills. and
/ defy sou to pick out a single one who
has done anything to build up this city
or improve II. It II n well.knOwn fact
to anyone who has studied the subject
that Chicago has the best street rail.
road system Of any plnce In the world;
that II carries passengers ut less rate
Of fare than anywhere. and that II the
Humphrey bills had passed It would
have paid more taxes than In any other
place In the world. There In no place
where 40 much energy has been put
into the improvements Of our street
railroads. or where the same amount Ol
property has been developed as In Chi
cagO. ana there Ii no place where thu
people who have accomplished these
results have been treated 40 badly
During the sixteen years that have
been u resident Of this city I have nj
ways Ind pride In It's progress. ant
have done rs much ns most people Il
improve II, and ! can say that during
the eleven years that have been con
nected with the street railway systems
there hns not been u single improve
ment which has not been vlciOusly Op
posed by the newspapers, and there ],
not one that to-day the people and prop
erty owners regret"
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They went on to recite the sound policy
pursued by the board In submitting to
court adjudication the demands Of con.
tractors for cxtms and special dam
ages. and added:
Yet we find that instead Of vigor.
Gus defense of the rights of the tax
payers. there Is an apparent DISPOSE
ton to bow I'm humility to the demand,
however exOrbitant. Of every railroad
corporation that crosses Our channel,
and pay whatever tribute they exact
rather than resort to the courts for a
determination Of the rights of the SAM.
tnry district. The minority deem this
n fragrant disregard Of the interests of
the taxpayers and desire to spread up.
on the record mt this time their convlc.
ton. and In the future. when the whole
history Of this district is written. this
meek submission to the exactiOn of
corporations will not he regarded with
the same friendly charity that now
pervades this community. but will he
probably characterized rs meek sub
mission to unla wful raids upon the dis
trlct treasury by these corporations
and become q lasting scandal to the
fair fame of the board Of trustees OF
the sanitary district Of Chicago"
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0AHAN'S CASE.

Gahan's case proves that the law
makes u distinction I'm Cook County
between rich and poor.
Gahnn took $500 for expenses" after
drawing his big salary In full as Rail.
road and Warehouse Commissioner.
Galian had no right to the $500.
He might ~ well have taken 5000
Yet he is mt large, aud unindicted.
"Windy" Jenkins. a poor devil who
worked under Gahan. followed the ex'
ample set him and took n few dollars
for Expenses" also.
Jenkins Ii In Jail.
He is poor.
He has no pull.
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who accused Mr.. Garrnrd Of attempt.
ing to brlbe a member Of the House.
was himself indicted In Du Page COun.
~ a few years ago for allowing minors
to gamble In his place OF business.
Mr.. l.. q. Goddard Ii enjoying him.
self here quite well. An Olllttim~r ~
marked to-day shat Mr.. GOdllhmi was
a cracker Jack when It came to the
point VI guarding such interests as the
meat question. railroad anGtterx and
legislation In the interest Of the Gle.
vntOr people. In fact" said LIN "Nr.
Goddard. like smooth Free r.. Morris,
II remarkably well posted In most all
NJ the legislation liable to come up In
either the House or Senate"
shippers OF stock are stunning CHI
cagO stock yards and sending East by
the way Of other roads on account Of
tho cxOrbitant rates Of the Union Stock
Yards and Transit Company. IT. Louis
II ulsO benefited ut the expense OF Chi
cago Ivy this unjust state Of affairs.
The House should regulate matters Of
prices imposed by the Chicago stuck
yards crowd.
Mr.. James J. Casey, the popular fur
niturc dealer. who resides In Lake
View. Chicago. II being much talked
Of here a. quite likely to be appointed
one Of the new Lincoln Park Commits
|, siOners. Mr.. Casey has hosts Of friends
In both Senate and House who hsve
requested Governor Tanner to appoint
him. and the Governor In said to feel
very friendly toward Mr.. Casey.
''SmOOth" Free II. Morris Ii said to
be wonderfully well posted on rrfI.
road. insurance and stock yards leGfs-
iation. A great many people think
smooth" Free ought tO help ttir far
mers Of his district out by urging the
| passage OF Mr.. Edelstein's bill to regu-
late ana reduce the prices Of the CHI
| cngO Union stock Yards, an,l Transit
Company.
There IRE 10 many good and Just bills
| that should be enacted into, lrws- now
1 buried In the various House commit
tees. that Hon. Frank J. BrignadellO,
a very honest and conscientious mem.
her. II contemplating Introducing an
omnibus resolution compelling the com.
mittees to report to the House those
measures that are In ttie interest Of
the people. notably among which are
the twO.cent mileage bill, the bill to
reduce telephone charges and the bill
reducing the prices exacted from the
farmers Of Illinois DE tho notorious CHI
cagO Union Stock Yitrtls aud Transit
Company. Mr.. BrignadellO, The Eagle
| Wishes Won sllcCesS.
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SMYTH AND JONES ARE NOM.

To the Drainage Boards decision
Wednesday to appropriate $4,000 to-
ward building steel bridge across the
Desplaines River Mt McCOOk station
for the use of the Calumet and Chicago
Terminal Railroad the minority Of a
committee consisting OF A. J. Jones and
Thomas A. Smyth filed vigorous pro-
test, They called the majOrity's rec
OmmendatiOn "simply an act Of submis-
sion to the blackmail of this corpora
ton, which demands 1t as condition
precedent to allowing the district to
buy its crossing for the main channel
at another point and at an additional
enormous expense entirely distinct
from the Desplaines River crossing
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A large Meeting Of the judicial cam
palgn cOmmittee Ut the silver aud anti.
machine purity wss held Mt the sher-
man House "Wednesday evening. A
permanent organization was effected
by electiug o. r. Woodbury. chairman
and W.. NJ. Jackson secretary. The
secretary reported that the candidates
had been placed In nomination by pc
tition stsued by $4,000 voters. A COM
mittee was appointed to name an exec
utive committee Of fifteen members.
A committee was also appointed to Sc
cure large hall for mass meeting or
ratification to he held next Saturday
evening. The campaign committee
consists Of sixty members, represent.
Ing various silver organizations.
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OAHAN WILL YET BE REACHED.

Gahnn's record from the time lie
swung a club as Town Of Lake po.
liceinan to the present II well known.
He has never overlooked n bet.
He manages to escape every time.
But Of this, rest assured:
Tom Gnllnn will In reached yet. and
don't you forget It!