Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01

there Nd ~ to make four more Republ-
can districts. to be arranged to suit the
nnchine leaders.
The House Committee on Senatorial
AppOrtiOnment and the Senate Com
mittee are far from agreeing. Mr..
Cochran says lic will never accept the
Senate scheme. and Senator Peinlber-
ton II equally Indignant over the work
Of the House committee.
II II probable that the test Of the
new judicial nil,OrtlOnnient Inv. In 10
fur ~ 1t applies to the June elections,
Will In made from the old Seventh Dis.
trlct. Secretary Of State Rose to-day
refused to certify the nominations of
George w. Hertlman, r. +. Beach ana
d. u. Thompson. the Democratic cnn,li.
dates In that district. hut waived all
fOrlnalitles IN order thnt u nnun,llmns
suit can be brought before the state
Supreme Court NJ Mount Vernon next
week.
The Chicago Real Estate Boarl rev.
enue billnuthOrixing the appointment Of
three sulWrv isOrs Of assessment In Cook
County ana making the County Treas.
'irpr eX.OfticlO supervisor OF assessment
In other counties and providing that
property shall be assessed every four
years. the office Of the Assessor to In
opened during the entire yenr. No that
assessments may he equalixtd, was
rrad II second time.
Senator I.an,lrlgnn offered an amend.
ment providing that property shall be
assessed every year instead Of every
four years. In support of his amend
ment he said TINT property In the cities
sometimes Increased from 10 to 1000
per cent. In less than year.
senator Dunlap stated that the bill
provided for the valuation of improve
ments on property.
senator I.ittler favored the amend.
ment. He made u speech opposing the
bill as u whole ma attacking the meth
DDS Of Chicago assessors.
senator Berry replied to Senator Lit
tiers remarks ana declared that the bill
was constitutional.
After some further discussion Sena-
tor Llttler moved to indefinitely post
pOne further consideration of the bill.
The motion was defeated by u vote Of
~ to II. and the bill was then advanced
to third reading.
The Chicago Real Estate Board rev.
enue bill, providing that property shall
be assessed ut One-fifth of Its fair cash
wilma wns than rand a. thl,.1 tt,,,. ,.I
passed by vote of 20 yeas to 1? nays.
The following bills We're passed:
Mr.. AndersOn's, to prevent fusion by
providing that the name of II candidate
shall appear on the official ballot under
but one party appellatiOn.
Senator McClOutl's child labor bill,
providing that children under II years
shall not be employed In any mercan.
tile or manufacturing establishments.
senator Littler's. apprOpriating $780,
400 for repairing the Executive Man
sion.
Senator BOgarlus', creating n State
Board OF PardOns.
Senator Cases, providing that the
head Of u family shall he allowed SO
per week, which shall he exempt from
punishment.
The House Committee on Banks aud
Banking ordered favorable report on
Mr.. ROwe's blu providing that State
bank directors shall be held responsible
for loans In excess Of the amount al
lowed by law.
A man carrying a very large micro
scope was stopped by the House door
tender on Thursday. II am from
Cicero. Cook County" he explained,
''and am trying to ind little Hossy
Hall, whom We elected to the Legisla-
ture aud haven't heard from since"