Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-16
AT SPRINGFIELD.
The Telephone Molopolists Again
Knock Out the People When
They Ask for Justice.
General Proceedings Of The Lsgis.
latare a. Reported from The
Eagles Springfield Bursau.

Legislative Bureau The Chicago
Eagle. Springfield. H.. March 10
Nothing more Is needed to prove to
tiisintercsted observers that the Re
publican majority of the Legislature In
owned body and soul by corpora tons
than the action of the Committee on
Corporations Tuesday In killing the
Cody telephone bill. Last week the
committee. after careful cOilsitlctrltiO
hy u unanimous vote reported the bin
To the house with the recommendation
that II pass. This action surprised
most people. who. after close Observu.
ton. had reached the conclusion that
no attempt " check the trusts would
succeed. As for the lobbyists, they
were mad with rage. What trans.
PRED between them and the leaders of
the committee II II hard to prove. but
II Is evident that charges Of bad faith
were banded about and that the Re.
publican majority In the committee
were led to sec the error Of their way
IN supporting any measure calculated
to afford the public relief from the telc.
phone monol,oly's clutches. The re-.
suit of the Tuesdays meeting proves
that. II was all fixed up beforehand.
Mr.. Huwley moved that the vote be re-.
| considered whereby tho bill was fn-
vOrably reported. Chairman Murdoch
had kindly neglected to send In his re-.
port. and rs the motion went through
whUOping the trust was saved by u
scratch. Mr.. Cody made u determined
fight to save the bill and In n vigorous
speech declared that the bill was the
property of the house and beyond the
control aud recall of the committee.
but tho Republicans all had rings In
their noscs.un when llawlcy pulled the
string they followed mcckly. thus prnc.
| tically confcsslng that they were not
their own masters by completely re-
vcrsing their former action. This re-
murknblc change of heart In the talk
Of the legislature. Hut the telephone
companies feel better. and. after all.
that IL the main thing-frOm the Re.
publican standpoint.
Tie following bills were introduced:
Butler-.For uniform text books.
| Burkc-IrO regulate telephone
charges.
| EllswOrth--A race track bill.
| Ely--FOr the appointment of u State
weighmnstcr.
Green--EOr the election Of a State
Dairy and Pure Food Commissioners.
HallOck-TO amend the criminal net;
also to amend the practice net.
Kiein--rO regulate the charges OF
sleeping cars.
Alerrinnl---'rO tax the business Of tel.
egrnplly.
Miller Of COOk---TO amend the prac-
tlce net.
MOrrfs-'lO prevent corporations In
business not named In their charters.
Also. for the dissolution Of corpora.
lions In certain c1ises. Also concerning
the Jurisdiction Of courts In suits
brought by the Attorney General.
| MOunts-,rO amend the building AMI
loan act.
| Nee,llcs.-TO legallxe proceedings OF
the Clay County Circuit Court.
NOllng-lO Tx the compensation for
receivers Of corporations.
| Observation-Disclosures counties to
license hawkers and peddlers.
Steen-'rO amend the jury law. Also
to confer powers on courts OF r,cor,l IN
vacation.
| ThompsOn-ltevise the law IN rela.
tlon to change Of venue.
White OF Whitcsitle-'rO establish II
State colony for epileptlcs.
The Speaker announced the follow
Ing as the conimittee to Investigate the
subject Of contract convict labor In pe,l-
itentiarlcs: l.akins. HnllOck, Fletcll-
or. Olson, Hawlcy. Farrell. Breeder.
Shanal,an's bill limiting the term for
Mayors In cities of over GO.OOO to four
years and providing that they shall
bc ineligible. failed to receive enough
votes to carry the emergency clause.
Then 1t passed without the emergency
clnusr--1Ol to NJ
Selby's providing that acknowledge
ments OF chattel mortgages may liz tn
ken by any court of record was sent
to third reading.
Bill increasing the charges for stei-
ographers and typewriters was killed,
and the House adjourned.