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

| zens of the State.
Mrs. General John A. Logan was on
the floor of the House to-day. where
she was gladly welcomed by many
warm personal friends. There Is pend.
Ing before the Senate Committee on
Appropriations n bill authorizing the
payment of $4,000 each to 1sanc Il.
Hit and the administrators of the cs.
tates Of Gen. John A. Logan and w. W.
Wiltshire. Isaac II. Hit. Gen. Logan
ana Mr.. wiltshire appeared rs counsel
Tor the state Of Illinois In n case in.
volving the refunding to the state of
money collected under the direct Tux
OF 1851. The General Government to-
funded to Illinois about $500. 900. which,
came Into the TREASURY two or three
years ago. This was the money that
was donated by the state for the ex.
hibit made by Illinois at the Worlds
Fair. The bill will be acted on by tho
committee IN the course In a few DAYS.
ana were 1t not for the lateness of the
session would have a good chance of
success.
House bill 81S. or, as II Is termed
here. "The Alderman's True Friend. -
was placed In the Governors hands
today. 1t was passed by the Senate
wednesday Of last week. Its final on.
rOllment and engrOssment were dc.
iayed by the unavoidable absence of
one OF the clerks. Under the Consti.
tuition tho Governor has ten days, Sun.
days excepted. within which to approve
vc5o IL. He can. IL he 40 disposed, Der.
MI; 1t to become u law without taking
nrY action on 1t. A great many people
IRE wondering what lie will do with II.
and the Governor has received great
many callers DESTROYS Of ascertaining
reliable Information NJ to the action
which he will take. As nearly as can
be nscertained he has made no author.
ltative or private expression of opinion
concerning the bill.
Consideration of the Senate bin TO o..
tabllsll the Eastern Illinois State Nor.
NAL School was resumed as special
order. AZ amended 1t provides that
the Eastern Illinois State Normal
School shall be located "in that portion
Of the State lying north of the Balti.
more and Ohio Southwestern Railroad.
and south Of the Wabash railway. ana
east Of the main line Of the Illinois
Central Railroad. ana the counties
through which said roads rum"
Mr.. Needles called up on third read.
Ing the senate bill appropriating $3.50.
lbs to defray the running expenses Of
the state RefOrmatory ut Pontiac until
July I. 1t was passd-yeas III, nays o.
The Tribune correspondent asked
Representative Plckrell, Of Union Coun.
ty. what. II anything. he had to say
regarding the charges Of bribery IN
connection with the express bill now in
senate committee. Mr.. Pickrell said:
$50 far IN this House II concerned
entertain the most friendly relations
with every member NO fur rs know.
No member Of this chamber has ever
approached me In any disreputn bic
way Oh this or any other question. !
have been treated with due cOnsider,l.
ton and courtesy by Speaker Meyer
and every member Of the House. Hut
since this House bin llus gone over to
the Senate ana began to Investigate
and saw something mysterious In the
way In which It was referred to the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds one Of the members OF that
body. whom I would not care to involve
In any trouble. told me Mt first could
have 800 out Of the swag. I refused
1t. After while he came back AMI
asked me how much I wanted. I told
him didn't want cent ana wanted
the bill passed and hoped It would pass.
My informant cOnfidentlally told me he
was not getting cent out of II. nor
did he want cent out Of 1t. That IN
all there II TO II. I believe the fruit.
raisers ana the people interested In this
measure ought to force the matter to
the attention Of the Senate"
This matter may or may not lead to
u Legislative inquiry. II It does. how.
ever. the scope of the investigation will
be enlarged 10 rs to include one or two
| other matters. notably the legisla tlOn
relating'tO the examination by the State
of private banking institutions.
When the Legislature met delega.
ton of private bankers appeared. hop
Ing to protect their interests In the for
nation of the committees Of both
branches of the General Assembly.
Bills for the examination by the State
Banking Department of private banks
and for the prevention of the depOsi,
of public money In private banks were
introduced. Shortly afterward u clrcu
lar was sent out among the private
bankers calling for financial assistance
to beat this legislation. According &c
we'll defined rrlmOrs here this business
may be taken up ana create little
sport.
The House COmmitte on Insuranc,
agreed to report committee bill Of
fered by Mr.. Lyman to empower fire.
inspectors and town clerks to cOndur,
examinations relative to fires and Il
Investigate the causes thereof. The
fire inspectors, when investigating &
fire. are authorized to administer oath,
and require persons to answer sucl
questions rs may be put to them touch
Ing the origin of the fire. Mr.. Lyman
said the bill had been prepared and In