Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-11
CODY WARNS Up

Springfield, May S.--Sherman L. Cody.
Representative from the Second Dis.
trict. claims that he Ii being antago.
nized by Speaker Meyer In his efforts
to secure u passage of bill reducing
and regulating telephone charges In thi.
state. Fairly In the session Mr.. Cody
introduced bill OH this subject which
was referred to the committee on cor.
pOratlons. The members of that com.
mittce are: Murdoch. chairman; Haw.
ley. Thlcinann. johnson Of Pulaski. 10.
wenthnl. Gibson. Cavanagh. Selby.
Kent. Sticknpy. Bussc. Mccarthy. Ellis.
worth. Chnllacombe. Shanahnn. Wal.
leck. Jones of Cook, Cody. Farrell.
Glade. Lyman. Jones of Green. Barnes.
NOvak. MalOncy and Curley. At the
first meeting of the committee held
after the Introduction of the bill II was
taken up and Mr.. Cody says u favoru.
bic report was ordered to be- made up.
on 1t. subsequently. however. this
action Of the committee was recOnsld.
cred and the bill has never been report.
cd to the House.
Last week Mr.. Cody went before the
committee on county and township or.
ganlzatlOn and persuaded II to adopt
his measure as q committee bill and
report II to the House. The chairman
Of the committee was absent ut the
time. but the members who were pres.
cnt agreed to make u favorable report
on Mr.. COdy's bill. The names Of the
committee ON county and township or.
ganization IRE as follows: Stubblefeld.
chairman: Reed. Shamrock. Perrottct.
Taylor. O'Harnctt. Pickrell. Kitsmiller.
Wilson. Ely. Condo. Perry. Mcconnell.
Cody. Green. Breeder. Burroughs.
Dean and Teel.
Another meeting Of the committee on
county and township organizations
was held this afternoon and the follow.
Ing II Mr.. COdys account of what oc.
Cured at that meeting: II was notified
by Chairman Stubbleiicld TINT there
would be meeting of the committee
this afternoon to take further action
on my telephone bill. I went there. ana
found Speaker Meyer present. Mr..
Reed. n member Of the committee.
moved that the action taken ut the last
meeting be- rcscinded. I objected to
this proceeding. but Speaker Meyer fu-
vorcd II. claiming that the committee
had no Jurisdiction Of the subject mat.
ter contained IN the bill. The commit.
tee declined to rcsclnd Its action. and
speaker Meyer then Informed Chair.
man Stubbletield that he would not be-
recognized to report the bill to the
House. have made a hard fight for
this telephone bill. and although l have
encountered great opposition I Inn de.
termlned to get II on the House cnl.
cndar II possible"
Speaker Meyer had this to say In ref
ercnce to the natter: IL asked the com.
mittee not to report such a bill to the
House. ~ the measure In clearly be-.
yOnd it, Jurisdiction. The committee
insisted upon reporting the bill. and
when the report II presented I shall
rule It out OF order. Bills must come
before the House through the proper
COMMITTEES or not ut all. The Organiza.
ton OF the House must be preserved.
and the only way this can he done II by
compelling each committee to consider
only such subjects rs may properly
come before II. have no interest one
way or the other In the telephone bill.
but while am Speaker Of the House
I shall require all legislation to come
through the regular channel"
Mr.. Cody says he has not yet given
up the fight for his bill. He does not
know just what action he will take II
Speaker Meyer rules II out Of order
when It IL reported from tho committee
on county anu township Organlza lions.
MIR. Cody II making splendid rec.
ord. A while ago IN inquiry was made
ms to where he was. 1t appears that
he has been hard at work Oh Il still
hunt for votes to relieve the victims Of
the telephone monopoly. A week or 10
ago Mr.. Cody introduced II bill pro-
hibitlng barber shops from keeping
open sunday. There was disposition
Oh the part of the members to give
sherman the laugh. but 1t seems. how
ever. the member from the Second Dis
trict has introduced meritOrlOus
measure. Nine hundred and ninety
nine OF every 1000 BARRIERS Of Illinois
want 1t passed. contending that they
are entitled to one days rest out OF
seven. Mr.. Cody has received petitions
favorlng the passage Of the bill signed
by thousands of people. The measure
received the unanimous endorsement
of the House Committee on judiciary
ana was advanced to second reading
Thursday.
The Republicans throughout TIT
State are beginning to be apprenticeship
lest the session run into June, ana ,
general demand il going mp that tn
Legislature finish Its labors before jun
|. The work can be easily accOlnplishe,
II the members will vote on the frs
rOll.call and refrain from Offering dila
tory motions. The Democrats are In
slsting that the House take recess o
eight or ten days from and after jun
2. on account Of the Democratic Stat
Convention. which will meet here jun
). The convention will run two days
Three days will be required to get TIN
House of Representatives ready for
and three days more to restore it so
will be again tit for occupancy by tn
members.