, 1874-02-04

T. H.
decline to n1,sworit.
M heporte:-Are -: = yoa, o., going to Springfield to or-
Alr. O1Iara--1 do not know whether am or
not.
1soportcr-What objections hnve YOU to tho
ntr. o11arn-Wol, under tho h1cdilian htl-
lniniBtrAtion 1t wag not a RuccoBH, md VIC think
1t is best to full buck OIL tho old way Of doing
things.
noportor-Wlto nro "Wo?"
htr. O'llara-Iho peoplo. ..-
Roportor-Aro sou opposed to tho whole bill
1i1A O1Js:1T1oEB.
Mr.. o'1Iara-1 am 10 Tint portion Of It giving
tho Mayor absoluto power to mako removals
without cause. There should bo ca,lso for tlo-
cnpitntiug m officer. Cortaiu removals are con-
teinp!ntou TINT nm opposed to,-otlloora wl,o
haye boon long identified with thoir dcpart-
1aonts,. md have hccome experts; ind think It
would bo neither advancing nor promoting tho
Eonornl intoronts to cut oil tho hoads Of those
inen simply to gratify Il 1nurbid appetite for
change.
Nopurtor-Do you not think tho oauBe giving
power to yeto items iu tho Appropriation bill Il
proper ono?
alr. O'1lnra-Yos, but that ia u question for tho
Council to consider.
lsoportor--Do you know OF any ono who In
tetls to go to Springfield aud lobby aganst tho
re-o,.actrnent Of tho bill2
Mr.. oliara-No. mn going to Springfield,
ln,t not for that purpose. Ny. ,exporie1'ee III
[ lavo no moro axes 10 grind.
THE CITY CLKRK.
1Ir. Eorrost Expressed hlnlBolf rs follows:
lloporter-Wlat do you think Of tho Mayors
bill?
MIR. ForrcRt-I havo nothing to say nlout it,
ono way or tho other.
Rcportor-Aro You III favor Of its extonaion2
Mr.. Forrest-l am. 1never read It. l don't
know whnt tho whole OF It's. anl III favor Of
it in somo form or ot1lor-a modified form. I
lou't know w}lethor tho present bill would suit
lieportor-Was not tho bill ono Of tho issnes
agai1ist which the Peoples pnrty fought III tho
Mr. Forrcst-I do not think it was. The fight
was OIL Zoo N1cdls conduct undor tho bill.
Noportor--Do YOU know Of any movement to
| secure tho ro-cnact1nont Of tho bill.
| hr. ForrcHt-l do not. Ihare boon approached
by several people WHO wanted mo 10 help it hnv-
| Ing 1t extended bnt I havo taken no stops
toward 1t, nur lias tho Mayor, to my certain
| knowledge.
MAYOR coLy1Ns VIEWS.
| As will DO soell, tho Mayor has but little moro
| to Hay thnn Mr. Forrest.
! Mayors bill
/ Tho Mnyor-I l,aro always folt delicate about
expressing my viows oil tho subject, for tic
reason that intond 10 establish 4 Bootl govern
mcnt by appointing honest md calabo mon to
tho Offices, md holding each department rospon-
sible fur It'll acts. fgal tint can shoulder tho
responsibility. If The pooplo deHiro tho ro-on-
| actmont Of the bill it should ho re-onnctod.
leporter-Was not its overthrow demanded
| by the rosult of tho Lust election
Tho hEayor-I think not. It was not IN issue
| Mt all, and was not questioned during tho cai-
| vaas
| wants lilo bill oxtou1oi !?
The Mnyor-l think he he does, a md, 90 iar az
! Chicago fnvor it's rc.onactment.
| MARK SHERIDAN.
| This gentleman WIS brlof aud emphatic.
Repo1 ter--Iayo you changed your views
| about tho Mayors bill7
Commissioner Shoridan-No novcr. mn op~
| posed to its rv.enact1ncnt, because it il NIL
| abominntou, and llGs created all tho trouble NC
| haye t1ad. / layo protested ngainst tho ono
nlan power I'LL along, aud will continue to do no.
| TEE SITUATION AT SPRINGFIELD.
| Tho following lottor from our Springfield cor
| respondent givos very clear idea Of tho opin-
ions OF tho Cook County mombors on this sub-
jec and shows that tho prospect for tho passage
Of any bill On tho subject is enthusiastically
small: .
srn1EaF1ELD Ful'. 2, 1874.
Whilo thoro may llavo boon commotion III
Chicago about rc-cnactiug tho Mayors Iill, I
lnye not heard it mentioned Hinco tho opening
of tho session. Not momber from Chicago
foIt enough interest to Introduce bill, and it
was loft for Senator Loo, Of Peoria, to present
tho ono which now sleeps in tho Senate Com
1nttce on AIunicipalitics. Tho truth OF it is that
| Chicago uon,bers do not dcaire to 500 it coil
! tinuo<1. and unless tho delegation changes lts
| twonty-eight minds worry suddenly, mud domandB
| it aB essential to good government III Chicago
| it will not o1ncrgo from tho Committee.
| THE nEHATons.
or tic Cook County SollatorB. Thompson and
flvnit tn,l -
to remain here aud pns it, oYon il they favored
| it rorY strongly, which they don't; Williamson
Representa- tho county towns, aud doos not caro-
much ono way or another; AlcGrattl, who bo-
lust Administrations, is positively opposed to ts
| re-oactmont, md, besides, he IL o candidate for
President Of tho Council when the bill expires
Waiio hna hardly mado up lis mind, but will
uud kohoe, Colyins Hny- -Woghor, bus gone bnci
OH him so far III TINT bill il concornct md will
fight it, tooth nnd nail, il ever it shows itB head
Reynolds ia rather fayorabiy disposed towards
| tic measure.
| IN THE HOUSE.
Draawoll, who has idoas OF government in1o-
| penleEt OF who III Mayor, would probably bl,I}-
port tic bill. Sherman would abolish tho nil
mcrous l}oards i'll tho city, give tho Mayor not only
tho powers copforred by tic bill, hut tho right
to appoint u Municipal Cabinet, each member Of
winch should bo III charge OF department, Of
Public Works. llealth, Police, and Firo, tho
Mayor being accountable for tho actB Of his Cab
met and TO hayo authority to remove tlaem ut
pleasure. Wicker would 60 as fur in tho samo
| direction were he here, which is something that
rarely happons, private affairs cngrosains Ills
attention.. Loinax, WHO got olected to pass Il
bottle b in tho i,,torost OF his tratlo is seldom
in hlB scat md would not lave appeared at all
this session. but that somebody Threatened to
| repeal ha pet 1neasuro. ue came, found it was
IN no dangor, yamoaed, aud iaaa not boen hero
since. If ho has All opinion on tho bill, or on
any other BubjecL, which il doubtful ho would
be against it. Halpin is ou.spokon in tonounc-
ing tho bill, md would not yoto to ro~onact it
for the peopo's party or 10, coo Colvins. Ho re-
gards IL az unlcrnocratc, III that it concentrates
power which, III s opinion, allould bo distrib-
ntcd Cul]crton il in the Council, and, as tho bill
cmniahcH tho authority OF that eminent
vot vots po%or nS; va" away from himao1t M '0'ta to
Culyin, mllc. as lle loves him. Ka,rA las not
been III lis scat tllia soHson, and will not bo,
und, wAatovor his opinion is, he keeps it in Chi
cago, where it can do no great harm nor good,
scaulan, Oleson, Condol1, Horting, Mclaughlin,