Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-13
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
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manner. Mr.. KilcOurse does not want
TO Introduce his measure. He fathered
a bill last season. and before he ended
his connection with the measure he had
attained not a little notoriety. Senator
Humphrey also had a ipclng bill two
years ago, and a similar experience.
The bill which Humphrey has Is essen.
TALLY the same as that sent down here
by the Washington Park Club last ses.
sion. It provides for sixty days racing.
the time to be divided between the
Washington Park and Hawthorne
tracks. The bill also has provision
permitting the sale Of foreign pools.
The bill which KllcOurse has in his pos
session provides for thirty days racing,
but It Is SO wortled that each track can
hold a thirty days meeting. which
would allow the sport all the year
around. owing 20 the number Of tracks
In and about Chicago. This measure
does not contain foreign pool clause.
The members Of the General Assem-
lily are very guarded In their comments
on the racing bills. 1t Is the general
opinion. however. among them that the
Humphrey bill cannot pass because 1t
allows the sale of foreign pools. Repre-.
sentative KilcOurse is the chairman of
the License Committee. to which such
u bill would probably 20.
There IL expected to be big lobby
In the interest Of these bills. which will
he introduced us soon as some member
oln be found who ds bold enough to
stand sponsor for them. The members
say TINT the matter is now being exten.
sively ngitated In Chicago. and that u
large delegation Of business men will
come here and work for the passage of
one or the other. The representatives
themselves have been doing consider,-
bic work In u quiet way finding out tho
attitude Of the members. The country
members are not particularly friendly
to a racing bill. They say that their
constituents ARE opposed to such legis.
latiOr, and that they see no reason why
they should bring themselves In bad
standing on a question which does moi
interest their constituents. Many Of
the Chicago men. however. claim tina,
they will support such measure II Il
proper one ls introduced. Several mem.
bcrs say they are In favor Of passing Il
bill allowing sixty days racing and .nC
more. They say that II a measure Il
introduced allowing the tracks to bt
open from July to Aug. l and from
Sept. I 10 Oct. I. without any special
arrangements for the different tracks
they will vote for II.
senator David r. Littler. Of Sanga
mon County. created something Of ar
uproar In the Senate when the steer
Ing committee handed In It's report
grouping the various standing commit
tees Of that body.
In the apportionment Of the commit
tees Mr.. Littler was given the chair
manship on the committee on ground,
and buildings instead Of the commit
tee on revenue. which he had expected
At the time the Senator expressed hI'
resentment at this treatment.
Wednesday. when II was announced
that the Senator's committee had beer
grouped with u number Of others. ant
that the clerk Of one Of the more Inn
pOrtnnt committees was to do scrvic,
for him. he got up and demanded b!
what right the steering committee In,
selected u clerk for him.
II know" he said. "that when I wa,
given this committee It was understood
to be the most Insignificant cOmmitte,
ON the list.
II now give notice that I propose Il
make this the most important commit
tee that has served IN this Legislature
In years. l propose to ask the Senate
to furnish me with IN individual clerl
who shall be u shorthand stenOgrap her
and also to give mo an expert account
ant besides.
II know. as nearly every one els
knows. that the books Of the State hav,
not been gone over for twenty.tiv,
years. And l propose not only to e
over the books and the accounts o
the State House. but In every other pull
liz building In the State. ! propose L
show how thousands and thousands q
dollars OF the States money have bee
sQ,iandered In little things"
senator BOgarlus undertook to on
plain to Mr.. Llttler that the steering
committee had not exceeded Its duties
but Senator Littler insisted that It had
Senator Leeper offered Il resolution
authorizing Mr. Littler to select II cler
for his committee such as he desired
ana the resolution was adopted.
The Senate hill aprOpriatlng 5000
for the current expenses of the Cover
nor's office ana the office of the Seer,
tary of State until July, was passed !
the House. with the emergency CLAUSE
The Republican members of the Sci
ntc held conference on the cOnteste
election case of Berry (Rep.) versa
Manifold (Dem.) of the Twenty-eight
District. 1t had been agreed that
twenty-siX members were In favor 4
seating Mr.. Berry they would do No.
On the informal ballot twenty-five