Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-06
THE OHIOAaS mAaLD.

We UutuVTtHeU Uut eHnItOWertV 10 SUD
pOena witnesses to attend this session:
that the trustees and officials Of said
board he compelled when 80 requested
to appear before said committee and
testify regarding such facts as the COM
mittce deem necessary: that said off,
cials be compelled to produce all pa.
pers and books pertaining to said drain.
age district as said committee may re-
quest of them or that may he ncces-
sary: that said committee be empower
ed to employ n stenogrnpher AMI such
help as may be necessary In the pur-
suance of this investigation. AMI that
said expenses he paid out Of the con-
tingcnt fund Of this body"
If Mr.. Revell should he persistent In
the advocacy of the passage of the
above there is no doubt that scnsa tiOnal
Developments would cnsuc.
The general opinion Is that the adOp-
ton of this resolution and the Ina iigur.
alton of such an investigation will
greatly cndanger the tax levy bin the
drainage board IL trying to pass for
the completion of the great canal. 1t Is
understood that the average member of
the Legislature has little liking for the
board and that any plausible excuse for
delaying its plans will probably me
eagerly welcomed. During the last
three or four sessions the trustees have
been obliged to come before the House
and Senate and ask for favOrs of vari-
ous kinds. and every time they have
had To make more or less vigorous
fight. Many Of the country members
live In districts the Inhabitants Of
which are opposed to the canal. Two
years ago the fight between the wal.
ley men" ana the board was wagcd
iicrcely for several weeks. ana conccs-
sions Ind to In made by both sides liz.
fore anything like u settlement was If.
fected. IT they get the chance II In he.
licvcd the country members will vote
to investigate the drainage board unnn.
imously.
As Mr.. Revcll Ii very close mOuthed
II was impracticable to get his views
on the matter. but no doubt they are
fully expressed In the measure itself.
For two weeks he has been telling his
friends mystcriously to watch him and
they would be amazed. Beyond that
he has declined to throw any light on
his great surprise.
Mr.. Rcvcll has distinguished himself
by his FRANKS. First. he shot In u bill
to pay the Mayor Of Chicago $2O.OOO a
year ana the Aldermen $1,000. When
talk censcd about that he bobbcd up
with bill to repeal the libel law. Now
that that bill is on It's last legs he will
shortly play HIS last and best card-the
investigation Of the drainage board. The
Of this resolution may be
more serious. however. than the result
Of the other two bills. for the country
are likely to take hold Of It
and push the resolution through. In
which case there will he much excite
ment among the drainage trustees. ana
Joe Braden may be sorry he played the
part Of usurper.
II IL safe to predict that Hon. John
4. Barnes can have any office In tho
gift of Illinois voters II he succeeds In
passing his bill to regulate the Tclc.
phone Trust ana thereby enable bust.
ness men to secure telephone service ut
living prices.
In the Senate bills were introduced
rs follows:
by Senator Changing the rate
Of interest In the school law and making
II Z per cent instead Of \ per cent.
by Senator Dwyer-TO compel clcc.
trlc companies using overhead wires of
300 volts or more to place wires under.
ground.
by senator Curley-PrOvIding a com.
mission. consisting Of the Mayor, prcsi-
dent Of the Board OF Education and
TO loan the money In the
hands of the treasurer Of the city of
Chicago.
by Senator Dwyer-Provlding for the
establishment Of manual training
schools In connection with township
high schools.
BY Senator Placing county
farmers Institutes under the control OF
the agricultural bureau OF the Univer-
SHY Of Illinois ana apprOprlating 5000
per annum for expenses.
by Senator Ora Notwithstanding the
salaries OF judges Of the Supreme Court
from $500 to $1,000 per annum.
Senator Chapman's bill apprOprIntIng
x41. 900 for expenses In the offices OF
the Governor ana Secretary OF State
was read third time and passed with
the emergency clause.
by Senator Warder-TO appropriate
", 2'H for the balance due the members
Of the State Board Of Equalization for
per diem for holding sessions OF the
board In the years 1895 ana 1904.
by Senator Case--PrOvlding that up
on complaint of misconduct satlsfac-
tory to the Judge of any court of rec.
ord. he may at any time remove any
from office after five days
notice and an opportunity to bic heard
has been given the constable.
by Senator MOrrisOn-FiXing the fee
for Judges ana clerks Of election In Cook
County at 50 per day.
The bill introduced by Senator BO-
gardus on Jan. ~. for an appropriation
of $4,000 for the erection OF an I'LL
nols State Building at the centennial
and International exposition to he held
in Nashville. Tenn. In Nav, was read