Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-29
IT Is A JUST BILL...PASS lT!|
General Demand for the Passage Of
the Allen Bill from Over
the State.

the result Of confidence tina, the bills
would become laws.
For these reasons the plungcr and
his associates decided that Chicago
Gas was the ideal stock with which to
interest the Senators In a jobbing
scheme. The deal was concoctcd some
time ago. The plungcr had sold $1,000
shares short. Ills friends had made
the same move, hut had riskpd less
money.
Then II Is said that the plungcr and
his friends went to the Senators and
told them that Loo shares Of stock
would bc "margined up for them. IL
the action of the Senate forced the
stock down one point then the Senators
would gain $1,000. aud M on. When
the SENATE advanced the gas hills Chi.
cngo Gas was quoted at ~. Although
II dropped u point after their refusal
| to advance the bills. the scheme fell
through. The agents could not secure
the stock to make the deliveries.
The heavy holders of gas stock have
| taken trouble to seq that none IL Oh,
the market during the legislation at
| Springfield. II Il said that they arc
determined that even II they do not
secure the desired legislation they will
maintain the present value of the
stock.
II was reported at Springfield that
$4,000 had been made by the Senate
rial syndicate out Of the deal. This set
the other members Of the Legislature
who have not experienced "any great
prosperity" Ut work to iind ou, whcth.
er or not the story was true. They dis
covered that the plungcr had Matched
up the scheme and had not let them
into II. AMI now a plan for revenge IL
under way.
AZ president Of the corporation the
p!unger was Interested IN u bill which
permits the officials of one corporation
to mold stock In coal-mining conpan.
lea. This hill was being Kissed"
through the Legislature. The term
kissing" II bill through the Legislature
originated with u member Of the pres.
ON, Senate. lie meant IL convey the
impression chat It was hclng passed
quietly. without the Use OF money anl!
without attracting attention. This blll
II now being made n target fer the
mcmbrrs Of III" gang" who were froz.
Cn ont of the ock.jobbing scheme.
The Times-IIcrald evidently does not
think thai alleged shark money loan
ers aud shyiocks should be elected To
the state Senate simply for the pur.
pose of lcgislating In their own inter.
est. us against the common people. TIL,
Timcs-llerald. under date Of the 21tl
inst. styles Scion II. Cases Senat,
bill No. 3iD "nn unjust and harsh hill.
and comments further ON It In TIL,
wise: There Is a brief measure pend
Ing In the General Assembly known
as senate hill No. $40. introduced D.!
senator Case. II has passed the Sen
ate and Is now before the House. Il
consists of hut little more than itOzei
D lines. hut In that brief space there |,
: compressed more oppression of til,
+ poor aud unfortunate than IN any slmi
u lar measure that has been devised D.!
i the wit of man since Shylock propose,
his merry bond to Antonio.
1t provides that the wages for ser
Vices Of u defendant who IL the hen,
Of II family aud residing with the sam
TO tho amount of - per week for eacl
week for which service may be use'
u shall De- exempt from garnishunent. Al
y above the sum Ut ~ per week shall b
liable to punishment. hut In no even
shall exemption exceed $50"
+! This hill Is ORA wn. evidently. In tn
interest of collecting agencies. nm
would only serve their relentless pul
~ poses. Think Of Il! a man with
!. family earning xl5 or $40 week to h
oppressed aud harried with garnisl
u. ment process II he does not give up
~ some eXigent creditor all of his wage
III hut ~ a week! His family must stary
q. that rapacity may he gOrged!
III The present exemption AMI cOllectiO
Di laws Of the State are reasonable Il
u both debtor ana creditor. They nee
ne no amendment. particularly on the sid
H. of rigOr. This bill should die Il
~ death.
H. Chicago labor organizations are pr
- pairing to make another fight ON u ID
~ IN the Senate 20 amend the gnrnlsh,
u law Introduced March 81 by Senat
'd Scion II. Case. ana which all OF u si
H. den seems to have found u good maj
friends at the state capital. The amen
III ment proposes to put II In the pow
vi of creditors to garnlshee all over vs.
&c. week earned by u debtor, no matt
III what the size of his family may
'se As the law stands ut present the he'
es of n family Is entitled to $50 u mon,
Ill The matter will he laid before I
on Building Trades Council and the q
cagO Federation of Labor at their ne
meetings, ana It II expected that til
tic will appoint committees to 20 to SprlI
M field or take some other steps to def
gel the bill
lch \ prominent Twelfth Ward Rep,
pr lican said yesterday: ''rhe SecO
ks Senatorial District has never bef'
me been 30 ably misrepresented as 1t IL
or present by scion II. Case. He seems
IN be opposed to all good measures u
on fair primary bills, etc., ana In fa'
ere of most of the had ones. Many citlzt
FOR regret having voted for Case, as 1t II
the seems apparent that his sole object
?. breaking into the Senate was to ~