Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
They Think He Ought to Have Declared ia,
Consolidation" When Acting Oil
Inspector.
The Legislature Has Had Very Busy Week
Of It-A Number Of Good
Bills Pass

ihe amendments nave all been pre-
pared ana approved by the Civic FEEDER.
| alton. ana will be tackled on tomorrow.
Why don't the Railroad Committee
report House bill No. 2t2 To the House.
with the recommendation that II do
pass: This IL Representative Wpd!-
innier's hill To provide that railroads
IN this State cannot Charge more than
two cents per mile for transl,Orta tiOn.
This bill should pass whether Mr.. God.
'lard remains In Springfield or not. as
the whole people are crying out for
cheaper railroad fare.
The farmers of this state are M In
arms against the unjust burdens i'm.
posed upon them by the Union stock
Yards n Transit Co.. and the coun.
try members will he held strictly to ne.
count by their constituents unless they
get quick action on themselves and
get some one of the just measures. now
sluinl'cring In the Live Stock and
Datrying Committee. reported out. and
advanced on the calendar. Mr.. Free T..
Morris might hurry matters In this Ill
rrctiOn, u IL claimed. IT he desired to do
~. SOine members assert also that he
could aid In passing tho two-ccnt rail.
road fare bill. hut seems to bc rather
Indifferent to the fate Of these meas.
,lres. which are In the interest of the
people. 1f any Of the following bills
now peacefully sluml'crlny In the Live
Stock AMI Dalrying Committee were
reported out AMI passed they would
AFFORD relief from the oppressive bur.
deus imposed upon them iy the Union
Stock Yards 4 Transit Co.: House
hill No. t31. introduced by Mr.. E,lcl.
| stein Feb. =. lHD7. for nm net tn rcg,,-
late stock yard charges and commits.
slOns On sale therein AMI to enforce the
| same: House blll NJ. 5AIS. Introduced
10y Mr. CarnO,ly March IA. 1907. Il u
Just measure ami should receive the
favorable consideration of the House.
u IL u hill for an act to amend Section
! OF IN act entitled "\n net to prevent
fraud In the sale Of lard. nnd to pro.
Vide punishment for the violation
thereof" approved June =. 1881. IN
force July I. ISSs'.
Section !. Re- Il enacted by the pro.
! pie Of the State of Illinois. represented
In the General Assembly. That no man.
ufacturei. firm. corporation. or other
person or persons shall sell. deliver. pre-
pnre. put up. expose or offer for sale
any lard or any article intended for Use
ns lnrl which contains any ingredient
hut the pure fat Of healthy swine. IN
| any fierce. bucket. pail. package or
other vessel or wrapper In which said
article II sold. delivered. prepared. put
NJ. exposed ar offered for sale. bears ON
the top or outer side thereof the names
ut the ingredients therein contained.
printed az stamped IN large letters and
plainly exposed to view.
House Bin M. ia. Introduced 10y Mr.
Atrhison. Feb. ~. 1907. u Till for an
act to amend IN act entitled '.an net tn
prevent the spread of contagious AMI
infections diseases among swine" np.
proved June 2is,. 1896. ana IN force
July LIST. iS!l5, Is still s!,lmh"rlng IN the
S:nrE AMI pairylng Co,nniitcr So Il
! another Just ara honest measure
liOuse Bin No. ~. introduced by Mr.
Eohlstet. Feb. III. 1897. The Eagle will
print more of these GOOD bills IN full
In n later lss'r, and keep our r"aders
posted on their progress.
Mr.. l.. q. Godlnrd il said Ia l." still
,lI 4. tltl ,,,,tl nn Al
Interests NJ Springfield.
william StWart's resignation rs Lin
| cold Park Commissioner has been well
received by the politicians here. In
the first place II Is said. II will prove
II good card 10 the Republican ma
chine. which will now he able 10 saris-
| fy the clamorlng of the Swedes who
desired that nationality represented,
| II Is said that the reason Mr.. Stewart
| resigned was that his Scotch blood
would not brook any suggestions from
| Politicians concerning park 2pmsnr.
ments or policy. In this connection Il
renlhiscenc" of years ago, when he
was ON the hoard, was called up. That
Whs 10 me eject that hr at that liWe
refused to listen to any political sug-
gestions and 50 aroused the memb ..s
OF his party that the Republicans were
| defeated NJ the election which follow
cd.
One OF the most cOnsclent lO,ls.
straightforward and popular members
OF the Fortieth General Assembly IL
Major John &. Buckner. who also serv-
ell with distinction In the Thirty-ninth
General Assembly. Mr.. Bnckner de-
precates the harsh talk Of refOrmers
who do not reform. regarding the Hum
phrey bills. ana on the motion to refer
In the House, made the following we'll
timed remarks: II am ready to meet
these Infamous measures now. hut !