Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-17

streets with gas, and heavy Judgments
In favor of the gas companies for light.
ing constantly accumulate against the
city. notwithstanding the partial light
ing with gasoline by private contract;
therefore Ike It
Resolved, That the Comptroller be
and Is hereby directed to advertise for
bids for lighting all the street lamps
of the city with either gas. electricity.
gasoline or naphtha. for u period Of
one year. beginning Jan. !. 1890, all Of
said bids to be- required ut the mini
mum or lowest price Obtainable from
any company. corporation, firm or in.
divldual In the United States engaged
in the business of street lighting"
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An eX.Cook County Senator who was
Senator In che last General Assembly.
and who had much to do with the pass.
age of the Infamous gas consolidation
bills, will make good witness before
an investigating committee.
While drunk ana In the presence Of
several reputable gentlemen, this Sena-
tor gave away the whole nefarlOus
business and partlcularized with refer.
ence to some Of the bribe.givers and
bribe-takers. He mentioned the name
OF well-knOwn Gas Trust legal light
several times and made other state
ments, which three ut least Of the gen.
tlemen present will swear to.
1t Is not improbable that the Senator
himself may he induced to become a
witness by the time the committee
meets, although he II not of that way
Of thinking at present.
lie IL u lachrymOsc Individual. and
wldle Senator distinguished himself
by the quantity Of tears that he could
shed while on drunk. lie wept cOpi.
Ously while explaining the methods Of
the Gas Trust and the effects OF Doodle
In the Interview referred to.
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Why Is not the antitrust law Of the
State enforced against the Gas Trust!
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Think OF corporation rObblng every
householder of Chicago ana using the
public streets without franchise!
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The Gas Trust had an awful nerve
to buy up the Legislature ana to Sc
cure the passage Of measure killing
all opposition to 1t when 1t had no fran.
chise from Chicago to do business 1t.
self
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II the people Of Chicago permit them
selves to be robbed by an Octopus
which has no legal right to exist, they
are not entitled to any sympathy.
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So the Peoples Gas Light & Coke
Company has no right Oh the streets
OF Chicago!
The legislative investigation this
winter will throw some side lights on
legislative bribery that will be Of value
to the people.
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When the Bar Association learns
that some of the leading lights of the
! profession have been bribing law-mak-
crs, will it secure their disbarment?
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BY all means let us have legislative
! investigating committee. The amount
OF tracing back" that It can do will
amply repay the time and trouble
caused in bringing It to life.
DO the people like the robbery they
| are forced to put up with NJ the hands
Of the Gas Trust: They have to Ike it..
/ The Gas Trust paid the Legislature 10
pass Il law forblddng competition.
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! One of the members of the Lcgisla.
turc, who wants 10 he Speaker OF the
next House, was handed his "wad'
while he was lying in bed sick at
| Springfield for voting tor the infamous
Elevator bill. This can be easily
proven.
Two of the men who took money for
passing the Elevator Bill are cand!-
dates for Speaker Of the next Legisla-
! ture.
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"Tell him TO send my wad TO my
room, for ] am In bed Sick" was the
message sent by q member Of the last
Legislature to the distributor Of the
Elevator doodle. His "wad" was sent