Chicago eagle., 1895-02-09
STILL STRIVING FOR time.
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sums: Superintendent of police, 81, 900;
captains. $3.50: licutcnants. $500; SER
gcunts. $50; pntrOlmen. S72O.
Members of the Chiefs of Police A.
sociatlon of this state will Use their ut.
most cndeavOr to secure the passage of
the bill. Those who arrived here In he
interest of the measure are Capt. viii.
lam DOllord. Lieut.. Morgan Collins. I'd
Murnane and Thomas Mulcahy, of Chi.
cagO; Chief of Police II. +. DINNER. Of
Aurora. and Chief of Police II. +. Bru-
baker. of Frecport. The legislative
committee appointed Mt the Aurora
convention last November to draft the
bill was composed of Chief Brennan, OF
Chicago; II. +. DINNER, of Aurora: II.
+. Brubakcr. of Freeport; Maj. Il. W.
McClaugry, of Pontiac, and NJ. II. Sex.
ton. of Rock Island.
II. +. DINNER In speaking of the
measure said:
"rhe principal object this measure
has In view Is freeing the police forces
of the cities of the State from politi.
cal influences. The placing of the selec-
ton of the commissioners in the hands
of the judicial department insures ,,e
selection of the best men available 10
these positions. The bill not only re-
fers to Chicago, but cities throughout
the State whose population Is more
than 10000, 80 that the state at large
will be as much Interested In the enact.
ment of this law as Chicago. The fed
ture Of the bill which has been strongly
commended Is that Il does not mOlest
the police force of any city ut the time
when the bill becomes a law"
The bill introduced In the House by
Representative Sherman T.. Cody. of
Cook. regulating the telephone charges
provides that the rate for telephones
In cities of 1OOO.OOO Inhabitants and
over shall not exceed $7S per annnm:
In cities of 5OO,OOO and less than 1,OOO.-
OOO not to exceed rate Of 500 per an.
mum: In cities Of 100000 ana less than
JOOUW not to exceed rate Of $4s per
unnum; ana all cities less than 100000
not to exceed $50 per annum. 1f the
charge or price fixed shall not be DEEM
cd rcmuncrative upon the capital In
vested the company may file sworn
statements to this effect. and an in
vcstigutiOn will be made ana the rate
established 40 as to pay the capital
invested 10 per cent. The state OFF,
GERS who are charged with executing
provisions of the law shall make n re.
port annually. and shall include state
ments and explanations us will thor.
Oughly disclose the operations Of the
telephone companies In this State. In
which they investigate and make sug.
gestiOns that will In their estimation
be of public interest. The penalty for
violation IL u fine not less than 800
nor more than $500 for each offense
The fine IL to he appOrtiOned equally
between the State and the county In
which the Offense IL committed. Tho
person aggricved may recover In civil
action for damages.
Members Of the Fox River Game and
Fish Association will be Interested In
the announcement Of joint meeting
of the senate and House Committed
on Fish and Game Laws to be held
Feb. 13. Mr.. MauritzOn has presented
u bill revising the entire game law, nnt
also u new bill relative to game war
dcns. Other bills affecting fish nnt
game are already on the calendar. ant
ail of them will come up for hearin,
ut that time. Members of the Illinois
Fish Commission will be present 4
look after the interests Of the fish In
lustry.
The Senate was occupied n large pOr
ton of to-day In listening to resolu
tions of sympathy on the death Of Ed
ward l.. Mcdonald, Of Jacksonville.
After a hot contest to-day the Sennt
Committee on Appropriations decide
to report favOrably Senator Littlcr'
} paving bill providing for an apprOprio
tiOn to pave the streets around tn
State house. There was Il long discus
sion on that part of the bill maxim
; the appropriation conditional ON til
: paving of the streets leading to til
States property.
A Legislature never met that IN
SO many cOnveniences and comfort
provided for it-aye, luXuries--as I'll
present one. Members are unanimot
, on one point. and that Ia that Secretar
) of State Hinrichsen Is the right man
the right place. He Is the first Seer
, tnry of State that realized that lllino
. was Il great State ana not on the veri
of bankruptcy. His selections OF fu
niture. carpets and stationery is
: good taste. and the chairs, tables an
! carpets for the rooms of the officers
: the Legislature ind committee room
u have been sadly needed for man
: years. Mr.. Hinrichsen ought to =
y about what he wants from this Legi
: latrre, and 1t IL safe to say he VIII ~
:. ask for too much. He may be GOvern'