Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-13
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP

Representative David Revell has
introduced a bill providing for the ap-
pointinent Of an inspector Of malt pro-
ducts for term Of four years. with
bond OF $20,OOO. The inspector must
appoint as his assistant an analytical
chemist. WHO shall receive $4,000
year for his services. and all salaries
and expenses are to he paid out of the
fees collected for the Inspection Of
beer. 1t provides that every person or
corporation engaged In the manufac-
ture OF beer or malt liquors shall have
the same inspected by the inspector or
his assistants before exposing It for
sale.
All beer must he made from pure
hops or pure barley malt. but the
brewer may use wheat or rice grits.
not to exceed 33 10 per cent. with M
2-3 OF barley malt. 1t also provides
for the inspection Of all beer mnnufnc.
turcd by brewers outside Of the state
who do business In this state. The In.
spectOr shall be entitled to receive for
Inspecting and gnuging one cent for
each three gallons and one cent for H.
bcling each package.
The House Revenue Committee rec
commended for passage Representative
Mcrriam's bill repeating the law Of
1903 under which custOdians Of public
funds are allowed to loan the same.
In the House Committee on Elections
the bill introduced by Mr.. Anderson
prohibiting the placing Of candi.
dates name on a ballot more than once
for the same Office was ordered to bc
reported favOrnlDly.
Gov. Tanner IN ut Springfield. and 40
are a number Of the Penitentiary Com
missiOners. the trustees Of the various
nsylums. and the Railroad and Ware.
house Board. 1t Ii understood that the
Lincoln Park Commissioners will come
In within day or two. and they will
probably be Winston. Nixon. Hand.
May and Stewart. although there may
be some changes.
Will Secretary of the Senate Pad
dock allow the telephone hill to pass!
What are you doing for telephones.
Mr.. Paddock
outside Of n long distance phone,
what hns the telephone company done
for Paddock?
How many bills nrc now hung up
for business reasons In both houses Of
the Legislature!
All lobbyists should lc kept out Of
the office Of the Secretary Of the Sen.
ate.
| Mr.. Goddard will have charge Of the
meat interests at Springfield this se~.
sion.
There In Il battle between the Com.
mittcc OH Agriculture and the Commit.
tee on Live Stock and Dairy. ~ Ia
which will have the "crack' mt the
stock yards. The Agriculture Com.
mittec In made up Of farmers who will
investigate. The Live Stock and Dairy
. Committee In made up Of business me,
. VINO will
Representative BrignailcllO's amend
mcnts tn the civil service law to OK
eMpt manual labor from mental OK
animation. are just and humane. ani
, should he adopted by the Legislature
The Idea Of compelling scrub. wOmei
and common labOrers to pass menta
r examination that would stagger a col
lcge professor, Ii both idiOtic and pre-
pOsterOus.
Il Two bills have been prepared for In
PRODUCTION In the General Assembly
Similar bills created n great sensa
ton Mt the session Of the Legisln turV
|, two years ngO.
|, latinR to corporations. II gives cor
I, pOrations the right to consolidate. TIL,
purpose OF the bin In to allow the Chi
n caRO gas companies to unite-in Othe
, words. to make the gas trust a legal In
stitutiOn.
The other bill, provides that cit!
n councils. before passing an ordinance
? giving gas AMI electric companies tn
= right to put down mains and conduit
q must. before taking action. have on NJ
n a petition signed by the property own
!. crs representing a majority Of tn
A frontage In each block along the. street
q It Ii proposed to operate.
1t In stated that those back of til
second bill have abandoned the iden o
getting Il passed this session. hut Pre-
pose to concentrate all their efforts o.
= the first bill. The consolidation bill
It Is said, will he introduced this wee
or next. and strong lobby will make
desperate effort to rush 1t through.
A bill will be introduced regulatin
" the telegraph companies. II IL PR
posed where the charge IL % cents 10
ten words to compel the telegraph con
v panies to transmit ten words for !
u cents. A prominent member said, |
y speaking OF tho matter: "rhat tho to
= egraph companies could well afford (
do this CHEESE hard times ana still Wi
ter their stock sufficiently"
y How about that telephone bill, Nj
~ KilcOurse? Has that devil.iish In You
License Committee still got its tenracl'
| firmly fastened IN the DeODle's mpa,