Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-03-23
FROM SPRINGFIELD.

stItutiOnal convention was Knocked into
II cooked hat. and again the corpora.
lions, trusts and mOiiOl,Olles ride rough.
shod over the wishes of the people of
the State. The hand of the lobby has
again asserted itself. and In recording
the fact that several well-knOwn lobby
lists were ticklcd to death over the 70.
suit Is but stating the case mildly To
say the least.
The TOripns lnnd title bill was
amended this morning In the Senate
so that It was made inapplicablc 10
counties of the first and second class.
unless said counties adopt II by vote.
Senator Crawford then called up the
civil service bill as u special order. Az
sOon as the third reading OF the bill
was. completed Senator Littlcr, In ac-
cOrtlnnce with his promise Of yesterday.
obtained the floor and made Il most viO-
lent attack on civil service reform In
general, which he characterized az q
sentimental fraud, ana against this bill
In particular
II feel It my duty" said Senator
Littler, ''as an Old-fashiOned Republi.
can to oppose this bill on general prin.
ciples. This slckly humbug Of civil
service reform IL fungus Outgrowth OF
the Republican pnrty taken up by the
Democrats. When ! hear one of these
fellows going around preaching civil
service reform ! keep my hand on my
pOcket-bOOk, for ! know that he H.
either after some OF my money or my
liberty. This humb,ig Of civil servic,
reform was first discovered during the
Iinyes-Tilden campaign, ana each part!
We'd with the other In the effort "a
make u stir over this greatest humbuG
before the American people. II the mel
back of this bill, ana their representa-
tlves on this floor had allowed the
amendments submitted yesterday to bt
adopted would have been for the bill
for ! am willing Cook County should
he allowed any calamity 1t may desire
but TO drag the rest of the State in.
am opposed to II, SangamOn County
~ not crying for this bill. We hay,
men here, good and true, to manag,
our affairs and hold our offices. II yO,
haven't any Ia Chicago, for Gods SAX,
advertise ana get them.
"NOw, the senator from Chicago ire
ferring to Crawford, In his action on
this bill before the committee, has actet
u good deal like the prophet of Banl
wnen commanded to go to the top Ol
the mountain and call down blessings
upon Israel. ! am now talking abOu
something this Senate knows nothing
about. uaughtcr.) lie started up til,
mountain ON an animal having neither
pride of ancestry nor hope Of l'Osterity
0aughter) ana In his heart he was de
tcrmined that IL ne gOt'to the top Of thu
mountain he would call down curses
upon the heads OF those In the valley
The animal he was riding OWNED hi
ideas and rebuked him In loud voice
However, when the prophet reache,
the top of the mount and looking dowI
into the valley below saw the beaut.
of the scene, he uttered In rapture
| Great are thy tents. q. Israel
Nov, Senator Crawford started n
To yehemently denOunce this bill viii
more el0quence than ] could command
but he looked around and behind Mr.
Gage. that stately gentleman with pat
ent leather boots and high heels ant
he saw other notable gentlemen from
Chicago, so he turned himself arOunt
and said i move to report this blu bacl