, 1881-02-28

TIE POOL BILL.

sENATOnrA1. 1SNuCENCE AND 1SntsCNET1oN.
Hpeetal ulsputth to Tbs Chicago Tribune.
ern1S0fiEtU, ILL.,. Fcb. c7-Tn this latitude,
where ncMrly everybody ls ac0unntol with tho
FaciH in tho onsc, tho cnvert nttlck In Chicago
on tho House Committee OF, Corporations over
tho De LtllE Pool bill bus contributed no cnd Of
amusement. Thore llas been a atory In orollla-
tton-by o,lo mau-thnt purse of $4,000 Inns been
raised to defeat tho bill. Tho cIrculutor OF TINT
story. aud tho only one sO far as discovered up
tu date, Is mona other than
THE ruTAT1vE AUTHOR
OF tho Antl-1'uol-seling BILL. Senator Do Lang
himself. As for cx"mem1era approaching sport
Ing men In Chicago, and intimatlny that It
wonld be well tn put up $1,900 for tho benefit Of
motnbcr Of tho Legislature, such 4 thing Ia
very possible. Ono or two cx-mcmbcrs nro
suspected Of doing that sort OF thing IN con-
nectfon With about evory measure ntTcot!nE
particular Interests thMt comes III, nnd OF pre-
,untlsng to control men who aro beyond the
FA1STESr SUSPICION OF CIt0DKEnyEss.
Tho sainc thing wis dU1le two yonrs nyo, nnG fs
no Doubt botng douo this ttno, not oniy by GER
tAln scaly ex-nlombGrs. but BY tho general run
q! stnnll lobbyists whose sterIos womlh lead ono
to hcliovo that thoy controlled about everybody
In tho Legislature aad wero nblp to sell them
hand 0yer hst, tilna anu nxatn. Tho fncts about
tho Pool bill Arc Simple enough. 1t WIS intro
a1uced ilto tho Senate by Senator Do Lang
though n protty-wet authenticated rumor
credits
THIS PARTICULAR nRArN-rno0ESr
to anothor man whoso sent Is not far oif from
tho nominal authors and wont through that
holy without any friction. When It gut Into the
House, It wns rofrrrcd to tue Committee oil
Corporations. Tho Committee carefully constd-
cred It, heard, as was pr0per. tho objections
urged aYainst 1t by s. K. Dow and Dick howott,
tho inter in tho Interest Of tho rural jockey
ono afternoon 10 take action on 1t. There wore
just ten out Of tho seventeen mesnhors present,
-o',c lnore thnn quorum. Tho country Ino.n-
pcrs, rs was cxpcotei sought to act III n co,.plo
of amefsuents.-one .exatnpting pooi-sc1limr
uthur allowing tho rural fair prcmiuM business.
The Colninlttuo wns so
sTisoSoLr IN FAVOR OF THE HILL
as y s.ood ano " y cnc from tho set.ato IN It's
priatlho hi!fty, tnat !ao ahchaniciits Wore roten
y offer IN amendment pst,h!n!sin9 tug buying
@ and selling Of oGt!onS y Ksni.l n .i tho Heard Of
CIR ana oronkrio who tslloso IL thS iii and Id
~lll Wark for rs passnKe y I'm amendment @ cnn
De gteh ~ & Wncn wiit allo" tno cn1nalry,in'is
peupe ~ oueE PEouslAnis, ossNppoIhtou Win
ts,on snr' th"T ho "miv Him. ~ ~ ,.,a r. "s s
punt s,tb.conmitteu to report bu0k nrIlrneld.
| incnt upon which MI could a9ree. Tho Sut,-
ttesappointnI onnslets of Wubor II Cook.
Weber hns ni along s;o,ltiy favored tho iii. and
was one Of ''' "'" ''''' 1"'0'~' '''' ''''' ''''o
ITS "AnAtEsT ADVOCATES
at thG meeting whlch wtts broken np, While Carr
any, Crnnkslt" nra H. tnyor Of fao ny 4 Il Gan be
to carry q! the cotlntry fairs without oong for
oySr M,'t o1t @ of packet ns. t. ,,,,, ,..,., o..
Gotn!nIltsc. ana tlat !ho intention & not = lot
It. o,..s Is purely tho ehlmerlca! noiioo @ @ of the
e. a gn as Ws1er hn s,t III and ME
fclty "ret anu only measure" " shouldn't set