Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-15
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
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$50 to speak, us has John II. Tanner
complete control over the members of
the FOrticth General Assembly. If any
member kicks over the traces all Tan.
ner has to do Ii to crack his whip and
the recalcitrant legislator falls back
into line" Thus spoke one of the lead
ing members on the Republican side of
the House. In conversation with The
Eagle representative this morning.
John II. Tanner Is the "wllOle thing"
and no legislation can pass the House
or the Senate unless Tanner passes the
word down the line.
John W. Gates. President Of the ILL.,
nois Steel Company, is here this week.
and those who imagine he II here In
the interest of u racing bill. or simply
for recreation. are sadly mistaken, for
the knowing ones who are keeping
track Of the stock ownership bill. which
has passed the Senate. and has been
reported to the House. in the interest
of the notorious Calumet and Blue
Island crowd. are well aware Of the
vital importance Of this legislation to
the Illinois Steel Company. who own
the Calumet and Blue Island Road. It
In claimed here that Mr.. Gates will
leave no stone untiriied to have his
bill become law on the statute books.
and he is relying largely on Governor
tanners friendship to gag any and all
opposition to the measure. The mem.
beers who nre familiar with the scan
dals Of the Calumet and B1ue Island
ordinance In the Chicago City Council
| only few short months ago have a
| club In their hands for this bill when II
comes up In the HoNsc. AMI will do
their utmost to defeat the measure.
They ac aware ~ tlse iact shnt they
cannot aROrl To 70 on record In favor
their constituents s'lunreIy III tine race.
the hackers OF TINS Dill expect 10 push
u tnrough VIZ fsOuse 9"sctly' witnOut
attracting any attention 10 u. ana II "
cinimeu they already nave more IMAM "
two-tnirSis ves~ u the House IN FAVOR
OF II; nut u the honest meintefs OF the
House Keep their eyes peeled they cnh
nip the scheme IN the bud without
much trouble. a certnm shember or tho
House claims That speaker Curtis hna
agreed To Keep i'si'.ts' on. ana be neu.
trai III the fnaarer: h'lt slIose members
more intimate VIVID the speaker CLAIM
that amy such Statements IL mere bos'''
ana tlnt when the time comes speaker
! C"rtis ca" I'M re'eti upon I'D s'ii 'h's III
Famous measure ue''der thi'n sn"ck'
ereI. however Ull's n'my D., ks DOL
lars To uOughnuts that every member
OF the House VINO goes Oh record Tor
TINS INFAMOUS Dill. or IN any way aus
IN the passage OF u. VIII IN heh! strict
~ 10 account ~ MS CONSTITUENTS. no
ma''er whnt Phrt OF uhe Sr"t~ Nv Msils
from.
A desperate effort will h. nude to
pass u racing iii before tln session
closes. The gang IN In training. I'M
pOrtant business IL nj hand. The or.
iers issue from the leaders anil they
are obeyed. The amount of money
back Of the racing biir IN sIid to bt
x75.WW Among tia contributors are
mentioned the Northwestern breeders
Association. $1,000: tho Washington
Park Association. $200D: lLlnkins
COrr!gan. AMI others. .$1O'00O: unknown
parties, x1O.OtW
Gossip goes on to say than President
Wheeler. commonly known NV "ltiiA)i,
Ear Wheeler" of tho SOrth Chicago
hallway Company, who IN also inter
cstcd In one Of the racing dissertations
found Il friend" who was willing Il
put up %25,OOO more for thu joint bene
III of both bills.
These statements are not mrtters Of
court record or atiilinvit,, burt the s,Cms
story IL told. by several different PEG
pie.
Sam Raymond II expected here u,
lobbyist on the same side and Taothc
ran Il TO have charge Of tlie Nll In th'
House.
The names Of some pretty wei.
known society people are mentione,
In this race track bilr story. Fur In
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