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

relating to county judges. The bill. az
amended. provides that mo person shall
hold the office Of county Judge nor b,
eligible thereto who shall not at the
time of his election he a lawyer holding
q license regularly obtained from the
Justices of the supreme Court of this
State more than two years prior to hi.
election"
| The House Committee on Appropria
tions considered Mr.. Farrclrs bill ap
propriating $3l 900 for the furnishing OF
the Soldiers Memorial Hall in the new
public library building at Chicago. Mr.
Needles made speech In opposition to
II. He said that ordinarily he would
favor such measure. but the depleted
condition of the state treasury made
the strictcst economy necessary. II
was finally decided to defer action fol
one week. Captain Farrell Is u gallan,
lighter. AMI It's dollars to dougllnuts his
bi'l VIII become a law. The old soldiers
never had a better friend at Springfield
than big-hcartcd Jim Farrell.
| 80 '""V'uiuS Uu tIViiev uuU eIpc.
trlc light wires to be placed under
ground was introduced I'm the Senate
Ivy Il. j. Dwycr. of Chicago.
"A similar measure Is fathercd I'm the
House 10y Gus Nohe, of Chicago.
| whether these measures are intro
duced IN good or had faith. they Ger.
tainly bOdc no good to Charles T.,
Yeskcs.
10th bills apply only to cities having
over 100000 Inhabitants and are of ap.
plication only to Chicago.
Other hills OF similar purport have
been introduced In the past years. and
one In the House went even to third
reading. hut for some mysterious rea.
son they never reach final IN ssage.
| If Mr.. Yerkcs or his attorney were
asked about the bill. he would prObn
bly, say that II was case Of "conic
down." not for the wires. but In a DIFF.
ferrnt scenes.
| AS long rs the bills rcpOse In the com.
mittec where they were sent they are
quite incffcctiinl for reform or black
mail. but the fact that they are faith.
cred by two men who are In absolute
control Of the machine organization Of
the Legislature indicates that they
mean Observation-Disclosures the business
may bc.
senator Dwycr laughed when asked
what Yerkes would think Of the bill.
Gus NOle was rlgbteously indigna It
when II was suggested that the hill
contained n hint at another form of
come down.
That's the way with us rcformers.'
said he: ''somc one always attacks our
motives. I intend to have the wires
under ground. and there will he no
important Legislation until this bill Is
passed, you can bank on that"
In the House Speaker Curtis an.
nounccd the appointment Of the fol.
lowing Committee on judicial Depart.
mcnt AMI Practice:
Miller. chairman: Sclby. Cochran,
Boyd. Shamrock. KlnchelOe. Bailey.
Booth, Il. y. Busse. Parrish, Say.cr. It's.
del. Avery. Flanagan. Eldredgc. Al.
schuler. Perry. Blood. Horn. Murray
Of Clinton. English. Webb, Gaines,
Compton. ana Bryant.
Mr.. Revell's bill repeating the libel
law came up on second reading as a
special order. Mr.. Rcvell imn,edia tely
moved that the further consideration OF
the bill he postponed until next Tues.
day. Immediately after the reading OF
the Journal. The motion was carried
without opposition.
The following bills among others
were lntroduccd:
by Mr.. Bryan. providing for tho sup
port Of paupers by townships. Also u
bill providing that banks shall secure
their deposits with a bond double tho
amount Of deposits on hand at one time.
to be deposited with the Secretary Of
State. The names of the bOndsmen
and the amount of bond shall be- con.
spicuo,,sly displayed In the bank and
published semi-nnnually In a ncwspa.
per Of general circulation In the county
In which the bank II located. Pending
the approval Of the bond banks must
cOnspicuOusly display on the front door
and over the receiving teller's window
the words: "DepOsitOrs are not ~.
cured" One hank cannot become sure
ty for another.
by Dr. Hall of COOk-rO require trust
companies to keep on deposit with the
Auditor Of Public Accounts at all times
sum. In the form Of approved securl.
ties In excess OF the amount Of trust
funds deposited with such companies.
by Mr.. Kohlstedt-TO prohibit the
colOrlng yellow Of any substance de-
signed to be used rs u substitute for
butter and cheese.
by Mr.. NOhe-Relulrlng railroads
chartered In other States and doing
business In Illinois to procure IN an
nual license from the Railroad ami
Warehouse Commission.
by Mr.. Revell-Aiaking 1t unlawful
for any person, without authority to
wear the uniform, badge, or emblem of
the United states army, the National
Guard of Illinois, or municipal police.
BY Mr.. ROwc-TO authorize the judge
and court to try u constable for mis-
behavior ana malfeasance In office ana
to remove him from office.
by Mr.. Schwab-TO provide for the
incorporation ana management OF
pa wnbrOkers and regulating the rate
of interest to he charged.
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