Telegram-herald., 1890-07-22
FURNITURE BUYERS
FURNITURE DEALERS
IN EXTRA SESSION.
The Hines Legislature 70 Meet On
" edneSday.
LEGISLATION FOR The WORLDS FAIR.
rhs Msstisg - E5s Devoted 20 the Enact
nsat of Measures >sessszty Ter the
saecess u the Great Cslam-
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FoE THE srgAKrRsHIr

CANDIDATES FOX 1HE sfIAkkhsHlF
sPEsNGFIELD, IL jay "a The Cen
eral Assem- bly, Of Illinois sill convene
IA special session IN this city Wednes-
day next 70 consider the various legs
latiye measures 10 be proposed for tho
benstt Of the Words Coluu bian Ex-
position That his session viii 20
fFaught With iAterest and that It's de-
liberations viii Do vitality important 20
the worlds fair d lS25 no one who has
observed the trend OF legislative opin-
ion doubts for = moment
The duration OF the special session IS
uncertain, bat the hope is expressed
that II Wlll not DO over a fortnight.
Only three or four measures are 10 be
considered, and on couple Of these
there Is such a unity OF opinion that
their consideration viii DO shcrt. The
special session is limited IN its scope
ane must be strictly confined 20 the OBJ
lects enumerated in the Governors
proclamation.
The worlds :air directors al Chicago
have been diligently engaged during
the last few weeks preparing the meas
ures 10 be submitted 10 the General
Assembly and discussing with members
the details of the proposed legislation.
The result OF these deliberations and
conferences has been the preparation
Of general enabling bill COW
ering the selection and occu-
patton of a public park or submerged
site. and joint resolution proIiding
for submission 10 the voters 6f the
State in November OF a constitutional
amendment enabling Chicago to exceed
her constitutional limit of Indebtedness
TO the extent Of issuing bonds to the
amount of So, OOO, 900 for the benefit of
the worlds fair.
The first act of the General Assembly
upon convening. and before proceeding
to business, will be the selection of a
Speaker by the House to FIJI the
vacancy occssioned by the recent
death Of Speaker James II. Miller,
there are four or five candidates
They are: Charles A. Partridge, OF
Lake, William G. Cochrane, of Moultrie,
Edwin A. Doolittle, of Greene, and
Daniel II. Paddock, of Kankakee. Orrin
p. Cooley, the venerable Representa-
| tive OF Knox County. has also been
prominently mentioned in connection
with The Speakership, but it is not
definitely known whether or not he viii
| enter the race.
| For the Democratic caucus nomina-
tioR for the Speakership there have
been mentioned Represen tatives Hurst,
! Stoskopf, Farmer and Crafts. Mr..
Crafts is OF Cook County. and was the
Democratic caucus nominee last session,
defeating Jones, of Sangamon, for this
honor by one vote. The party caucuses
have been called for Tuesday evening
Governor Fifer concluded his labors
on the executive message which will
/ he com municated TO the two houses
| Wednesday next. His Excellency will
take up in succession each branch
Of the proclamation of June %
! and dwell in detail on the leg
I islation necessary and evils to be
avoided. Matters have come to light
and questions arisen since the date of
the proclamation which were not an
/ ticipated al the time. and on these the
4 Governor viii dwell at length. Cover
nor Fifer will urge care in tho legisla-
tioh of the special session, to the end
that no mistakes may be made which
will invalidate the work of the General
/ Assem- bly,
CHICAGO. July 21.-The directors of
| the Columbian Exposition have amend
ed the lake front ordinance recently
passed by the city council, and viii to-
/ night present the measure to that body
for its approval. The important changes
made are the striking out of that pOr-
tion which relieves the city and park
boards OF any outlay for the coRstruc-
ton of land, and the insertion of pro-
vision requiring the city to pay the ex
/ pense Of filing along the lake shore.