Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
LEGISLATIVE BUREAU,
CHICAGO EAGLE, I

SPRtNGFiELD. ILL.,. April ~.
| SaloOn-keepcr Mangler. who repre-
sents the Twcnty-tirst Ward In the City
| Council hut who can bp found during
business hours at his I.,Sallc street
bar. is u refOrmcr.
He Is after the gas companies.
lie has secured the appointment of II
special commission (of Aldermen. of
course). to visit Springfield to protest
ag,rinst the passage of II bill giving gas
| companies the right to consolidate.
This. Of course. is n vital question In
the Twcnty.iirst Ward. where the
where the alleys are rccklng with gar
bage. where the city seldom cleans out
the ash boxes. AMI the people seldom
| scv an Alderman or u pOliccnan--un.
less they buy two drinks for the priv
| ilcgc.
The Tweniy.first Ward lid not cleo,
Saloon.kccpcr Mangler to the Council
| to regulate Its streets or alleys or sew.
ers or garbage boxes.
1t elected the popular s,,lOon.krc,cr
| because It wanted him tn regulate gas
companies.
| lie has started out to regulate then,
10y forgetting that there are several
| streets In his ward which need gas
lamps instead Of the miserable oil
lamps which now illuminate" them.
| Hut he started on, to regulate the g,s
companies by taking his cOmmisslon
to Springfield.
At Springfield his newly cnrlstl mus.
taclic. diamond pin AMI wcl1-iIO,lulnttsl
voice. strange to say. has had no effect.
The members Of the Legislature have
run NJ against men like Mnnglcr M.
fore.
They know him.
And they know that u IL safe tn bc
against anything he II for. AMI In favor
OF anything he II against.
| lleiicc the members Of the Leglsln.
ture are In favor Of the bill permitting
gas companies to consolidate.
They are In favor OF II because nine.
trntls Of the respectable men Of the
State are In favor Of the passage Of
such I'LL because II IL only fair and
honest 10 let people run their own
business 10 suit themselves
The members Of the Legislature
know the Mnnglrr was one Of three
men who divided the spells Of the oil
inspectors office In Chicago under the
late Carter Harrison.
And when they want advice IN refer.
encp To reforms the members Of the
Legislature will not ask II from men
who have been IN the business Of dlvi,l.
Ing spells.
Tom Gahan. of the Ogden gang, an,l
several other contractors were at
Springfield during the week to back up
Saloon-keeprr Mangler's position IN Ol'.
position to the consolidation hill.
Legislation here II necessary To COM
plete the qualifications Of the famous
Calumet AMI Blue Island Railroad Co..
which obtained It's maiden Franchise
from the Chicago City Council n cot
pie OF years ago. The I'LL that Went
through the Senate yesterday AMI was
reported 10 the House this morning,
authorizing n corporation organized
for manufacturing purposes to own
stock In II railroad company doing bus
ness In another State. Is u measure va
benefit the Calumet and Blue Island
Road, which Is now doing business I'M
der II new name.
The Illinois Steel Company. which Is
back of the road and the pending bill,
has Il stone quarry In Indiana. about
eighteen miles from the State line. ana
II wants 40 connect |, by rail with It's
plant ut South Chicago. II got II bill
through a few years ago authorizing !,
manufacturing company 10 own stock
in railroad In this State. and now il
wants the privilege of getting over the
State line.
While this measure Went through the
Senate like II CREASED wheel in u groove,
II may have pretty hard shedding In the
House. rs II is claimed TINT the ma lori.
" of the House members look with slls-
picion upon any measure backed by the
Illinois Steel Company.
Mr.. Bnckncr's biil. apprOpriatlng S75.-
WD to improve the lake front In Chi
cago, so rs to provide parade grounds
for militiamen. was advanced to see.
Ond reading. The hill allowing women
to be made nOtaries public was made II
special order for tO-mOrrOw. while the
antl-clgarette hill took the same course
for Friday.
The primary election hill was not
reached In the Senate this morning. hut
It IL the understan ding that 1t will he
called up by Senator Cru wford tO-mor-
row morning early In the session
amended and pushed along to third
reading. An extra effort will In made
by the better element In both houses to
] get this measure on the statute books.