Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP

The Chicago Telephone Company Is
said to bc making renewed efforts to
bring about the exclusive Use Of auto.
matte telephones in drug stores. With.
In a short time II has sent out letters to
those druggists who have the ordinary
telephone. calling their attention to the
desirability Of substituting automatic
ones I'm their stead. and It Is said IN
some cases the company has brought
considerable pressure to bring about
q compliance with Its wishes. This
was denied mt the offices Of the COM
pany yesterday. where 1t was said drug
gists were free to have whichever kind
they liked. hut 1t was admitted efforts
were being made to bring about a more
extensive use of the automatic instru.
ments. Instead Of allowing the Te!e
phone Trust to bullloze them the way
they have been doing. the retail drug
gists and Chicago business men should
send good strong committee to Spring.
field and compel Larry KilcOursc and
his License Committee TO get u move on
themselves and report the Barnes telc.
phone bill to the House. Where r. your
bill. John? Are you going to allow IT
to slumi,cr. or will you stand by the
people Of Illinois and compel the tcle-
phone octopus to give It's lower rates?
House bill No. 81 II one Of the best
bills Of this session. introduced by Hon.
Frank j. BrignalellO. for an act to pro.
hibit the issuing Of life insurance to
persons under 16 years Of age. The fol-
lowing Is the full text Of the bill: Be
1t enacted Ivy the people Of the State OF
Illinois. represented In the General
Assembly. That II In hereby declared
unlawful for any person or persons.
association or corporation to solicit or to
take or cause to he taken any applica-
ton of insurance upon the life Of any
person In this state under tic age OF
sixteen years I'm which It IN specified or
implied that any sum or money or any
other valuable consideration II to I've
puld or granted to any person or per.
sons under the age Of sixteen years.
Any person or persons. association or
corporation iyy itself or any person
whatever that violates any provision OF
this net shall liz ndjudged guilty Of u
crime. nnd upon conviction In u court or
Jurisdiction shall ie punished or i'm
prlsoncd I'm the state penitcntinry for
term Of not less than one year and not
more than ten years. or by fine Of not
less tl,nn $500 nor more than S5.OtM. or
by 10th imprisonment and fine. rs may
BIZ determined by the court.
whereas. An emergency exists. this
net shall take effect on and after Its
passage.
On Tuesday tho Grand Army won a
decided victory In the House commit
tee on appropriations when, without Il
dissenting vote Mr.. Farrcll's bill ap.
prOpriating $l1 400 for tine furnishing
Of the soldiers and sailors memorial
hall in the Chicago Public Library
Building was ordered favOrably report.
cd. At meeting Of the committee two
weeks ago pronounced hostility to the
measure was manifested, the ground
Of objection being tho depleted condi.
ton Of the State Treasury. Postpone.
ment Of action was secured, and an
imposing delegation Of Grand Army
men came down from Chicago TO advO-
cate the bill before the committee. 1t
included the following:
Judge Kirk Halves. President Of the
Grand Army Hall and Memorial AZ.
ISOLATION Of Illinois; Colonel James A.
Sexton ana Major Il. A. BlOdgett. both
past department commanders Of tho
Grand Army Of Illinois; Colonel A. J.
Burbank. Quartermaster General Of
the Grand Army Of the United States;
Judge Richard =. Tuthill. General W.
G. Ncwberry, Colonel II. =. Dietrich,
Colonel l.. Il. COPELAND, Colonel Free.
man Conner, Colonel John ID. Adair,
Major Francis Riddle ana cX.llcpre.
sentative Il. j. Whitehead.
Judge Halves addressed the commit.
tee ut length. He said In part:
"Thc rooms set apart for the Grand
Army cover space Of nearly half I'M
acre. They have been constructed Mt q
cost Of about 100000. The Grand
Army has been unable to raise funds
to furnish these rooms. and SO an up.
peal has to be- made to the Legisla.
turc. All over this land there have
sprung up colossal monuments ana
towering dOmes to tho men who have
gone before. Yet the State Of Illinois
has never voted Il single dollar to be
expended within the State to cOmmem-
crate the patriotism and the glorious
deeds of the rank and file of the 25O,-
600 soldiers who went forth from this
State. know the State OF Illinois IL
without money, but this great State
Is not bankrupt--lt IL not going to the
pOOrhOuse-and 1t can well afford to
make this small appropriation for SO
splendid purpose"
The committee also ordered favor
able report on Mr.. Buckner's bill ap-
prOpriating $4,000 for the partlcipa-
ton Of Illinois In the Tennessee CEN
tennlal exposition. 1t was vigorously
opposed by Chairman Needles. Mr.
Gutfin ana others, ana the vote stood
13 to IL.
At Jefferson City, No., the House
committee has decided to make u ia
vorablc report on the Wilson bill, which
provides that sleeping car companies
shall pay II license for each ear used In
the State. The bill specifies that one