Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-13

engagements were referred to the Joint
steering committee, which will provide
special cars for the members and their
friends.
President Kelly and Trustee Mallettc.
Of the Chicago Drainage District. went
to Springfield to be present at the In.
PRODUCTION Of the bills In whici, the SAN.
itary board Is 80 deeply Interested. Sen.
s'tor CinwfOrd will look after the bills
IN the Senate and Representative Nil.
Ter In the House. Lyman Il. Cooley.
whose knack Of falling into soft snap.''
Is something wonderful, will spend the
winter at the capital trying to pusl,
the measures through for the hoard.
Two years ago, when Trustees Wenter
and Eckhart were engaged In the same
work. Mr.. Cooley was here quietly op.
posing them. Many members who re-.
member this are wondering why he en-
perienced the change of heart aud why
he can talk 80 glibly for bill he fought
In 1915. but Mr.. Cooley Is a sage indi.
vidual and thinks that he can get as
much legislation through as anybody.
Some of the members have nicknamcd
him "1cicle" Cooley and say That II he
Is US wise as he looks he will soon pack
his gripsack and make tracks for Chi.
cagO.
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At Bismarck. y. D.. Senator r, r.
Marshall. himself u banker. Introduced
into the Legislature a bin for the
greater safety Of dcpositors in State
banks.
1t Is made obliga tory for every state
hank to place In the State treasury
each year n sum equal to onc.half Of 1
per cent. of the deposits Of the bank,
When any hank fails. after the Affairs
Of the hank have been made publlc.
the receiver OF the bank shah bc en-.
powered to draw upon the state Treas.
rrcr for a sum sufficient to make up
the loss Of the dcpusitors In this hank.
provided that this sum shall not l,e In
excess VI the sum In the treasury.
In that state the amount which will
thus he trus, fund will be about $15..
NM. AMI will BE- ample to meet all prob.
able contingencies.
The hill will certainly he passed. and
II Is predicted that II will become IN
favor In all States.
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Committee ON judiciary and Judicial,
Department ana Practice to urge tho
passage Of the blll to consolidate the
supreme Court ut Springfield.
John NJ. Hamline arrived from Chi.
cago. With him were Judge rorIn G.
Collins and number Of lawyers inter.
cstcd In the measure. Judges Gross
ana Ilarkcr also appcnrcd before the
committee.
A delegation arrived from Ottawa
and another from Mount Vernon IN
oppose the law. Their reasons arc local
In their nature. their constituents be.
Ing unwilling to lmve the business tak.
on away from their towns, Chicuvo
IN wyers ure strongly In favor Of tho
measure. They find II n great incon.
venlence to ,,e Obliged to chnse from
town to town 10 find the records and
justices OF the Supreme Court.
, Chairman Miller md Chairman Al.
len Of the two Joint committees favor
the law anu will use their influence To
have Il fuvorally recommended.
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statements published nvnlnst him I'm
some of the so.c,,Ilul reform newspu.
pers OF Chicago have been utterly ~.
fmted by his manner, ability ana gen.
eral demea nor.
Representative O'Donnell. Of Bloom.
ingtOi. IL u man who made his mark
Of old, ana tho galleries seem IN never
tire of his outbursts OF glItter!nv meta.
phors.
Col. Bryan. OF Du Page. IL another
old member who II Of late showing
signs that the eMl,ers of elOauencc
sllinl,er In his breast. Mr., Bryan IL n