, 1873-10-24
MR, HEs1NG's PECUNIARY INTEREST IN

MR. HEs1NG's pECUNIARY INTEREST IN
THE ELECTION.
In 1863, tho Gcnoral Assembly passed. q Inv |
providing TINT the City Of Chicago "may, In its
discretion, provide for tho publication Of ordi-
nnnces, proceedings, otc., IN some newspaper
printed in tho Gornnn language"
In 1866, whom Mr.. Hosing first became influ-
ential III politics, tho law was changed so as to
provide that tho city ordinances, etc., "mny DO
published In the German newspaper having the
largest daily circulation III tho city" That lin
ltod tho Council to tho Slaats~ZcitHng.
In 1867, when h1r. losing was still moro In
fuentiat in politics, this law was again amended
10 as to take AWAY all discretion from tho Coun-
Gil, aud to increase tho amount Of mattor to lo
published in tho German language. Tho act
says: "Tlo proceedings, notices, and or
dinanceH of said city and the departments thereof
shall DO published in tho newspaper printed in
the German language having the largest daily
circulation" aud to tho aw was added this curious
provision: "providod that in no judicial or other
proceeding shall the publication In such German
newspaper be called III question, other as to
tho fact Of publication or to the corroctnoss
thereof" Tho law also provided TINT the samo
price should 10 paid for tic publication in Cor
man aB in EuglHh. Thus tho city was required
to pubish IN Mr.. Hoaing's paper. and yot ncithor
tic fact nor tho correctness Of publication was
| to 10 Of any consequence.
Tho Sfaats-Zeitun9 nyailod itself Of tho pro-
viso. 1t would publish assessment noticoa that
required to be published six times previous to a
| certain dato from one to three days before tho
dato aud tho balance after that date, 30 that in
| fact less than the six days. previous notice was
| given in tho German paper. Tlia occurred al
I most, II not evory, weok
Ia not al money paid undcr such q Law gra-
tuity from tho Taxpayers to tho 6taats-Z -Zeitung1
It will be remembered that in 1860 tho Common
| Council rebelled against this law, and undertook
to giyo this German printing to another German
newspaper, the Tolks-Zeiu"g. Mr.. Hcsing ap-
piled to tho Supreme Court for d 7nandau'us to
compel the Council to OF ard tho printing to lia
newspaper. Tho Supreme Court refused the
,"nntan.,.s, but Judge Of tho Circuit Court
ordoron +',o Council 10 award tho printing tu tho
Sfaats-zeithng.
The bills OF the Slaats-Zcifung for printing
during the two .ears ending Oct. l. 1873, nnder
Fiftoon thousand dollars year ia tho direct
peouniary interest that 1rr. Hesing has iu tho
result OF tho city ELECTION. Undor this law, this
'Staats-zeitung newspaper has received over
$4,000 OF tho Taxpayers money.
Is Mr. Hesing afraid tAat lis gratuity may bo
interforcd with if his ticket ia not elootcd7 Is it
not worry probable that II Mr. Hosing ceaBoa to bo
" influential " Ill politics, somo Alderman may
inquire whether or not, under tho now Oonsti-
tuition, the General Assembly can impoao debt
on municipal incorporation without it's con.
sent ? Probably the City Council might ak the
General Assembly to repeal this obnoxious law
We sub1oin table showing tho amounts paid
out Of the City Treasury for printing Council
proceedings, ordinances, and general uoticos ii
tho Staats-zeitunq, where they arc Of no legal
Importance whom pnblishod:
Bills against City Of Ohicago OIL General Account
IT, C., for publishing Council proceedings aud 0HIi
a,ets and General notIees(-'!ot tneudng eny adyor
Hoard Of Police Hoard Of HEALTH esc etctpting from
tie re e October, 1871 since which date the amounts
charged he4o several noards is included iu tho figures
bellows
frakeu from Comptroller'a nnnual roporta, excep
| during the Utar Of t|s dye, which In tsfmattt>:
count 10000
April !, 1860, to April !, 1867 General Ac-
count ~. 6,s2a.51
count oes9,s
April j, ls6a, to April !, 1860, dunosal Az
Anrii /, isd3 10 Apr i, isio. 0soFsi Xo ''''''
count. 1o,oo4.s:
unatci>, denoral Account. 1,eooot
April l87l to October, 1871 {esatotD ~. 50o00(
partmsnts. &c, ot
$so,a27.2,
1ncnia fro,n lai6 io 1B7i - 1 no q