Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-30

i"SSi"tiNc burcnU Cn1c0EO Eagle.
Springfield, March D-The number of
bnrefaced ''grafters" In the lower house
Of the Legislature has attracted the at.
tentiOn of some of the law-lOving and
law-ubidlng members. and II would not
be- surprising II an investigation was
ordered at an early day which will be
prolific In results.
The druggists have good reason TO bc
Indignant over the way they were sold
out on the telephone bill. They were
literally slaughtered by those they fool.
SHY trusted as friends.
Hon. q. l.. Dudley keeps up the rcpu-
intiOn of the Second district at Spring.
field. He Is u valuable member and
can always he found at his post. lie
also visits Chicago every week to con.
suit with his constituents.
The Legislature will adjourn May -.
Those Of the members who are trying tn
work corporations will then have to
work for n living. Just think Of 1t!
Only eight weeks more for some of
them to do the artistic "touching net"
In!
One Of the Cook County members
who has borrowed money from almost
every politician In Chicago. IL to be ten
dcrcd a reception by his creditors on
his return from Springfield.
While Representative Jones Il work.
Ing for the creation of % new depart
ment Of banks and building assocla.
lions. there II another move on foot to
destroy II department already In exist.
cnce. The Committee on Insurance this
afternoon recommended ny unanimous
vote the passage of the bill for abolish
'rg the Insurance department and turn.
Ing the work back to the Auditors Of
flee. as II was previous to the session
of the last General Assembly. A sub.
committee. consisting Of Representa-.
tivcs Kent. 1lawlcy and Morris. was
appointed to investigate the insurance
department. The principal charge
made against Superintendent Durfee
by members of the committee was that
he seemed not to want legislation un.
favorable to the Insurance companies.
The Aspinwall racc-trnck measure
does not have such smooth sailing as
the Humphrey bill had. 1t was ap.
parent the bill could not pass the Sen.
ate this morning. NO its friends had its
consideration postponed two weeks. In
the House Committee on State ana
County Fairs II motion to report favor
ably an identical bill. introduced by Mr..
Ellsworth. was lost. Notice was given
of u motion to reconsider ut the next
meeting. In the debate Miller Of Cook
declared that the House did not have to
piss either the Humphrey or Aspinwall
bills.
In the House tho bill to raise the sui.
ary of the clerk of the Cook County
Election Board from $1,000 to $1,000
was killed. 1t was stated that this was
tho bill for which Messrs. LOrimcr and
Jameson had come to lobby.
After an extended debate the bin Of
Senator Coon for taxing inheritances
was advanced to third reading In the
Senate by vote Of 20 to IL. The Sen.
ute also adopted n resolution offered by
senator Evans calling for final adjourn.
ment May 2. Friday morning both
houses will adjourn to Wednesday In
order to give the Chicago members Il
chance to vote on Tuesday.
Tho House Committee on judiciary
reported with recommendation that It
pass committee bill which provides
for reduction of rates on Pullman sleep
ers. by the provisions Of the bill, lower
bcrtlis for Il 4OO-mile ride or less shall
be $3.50, ana upper bcrths ~.