Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-24
The Wide.Open Fine Work Which Attended
the Passage Of the Elevator
Trust Bill,
Are the Two Crimes Which Will Lead to the
Warmest Results for
Chicagoans.

An cx.Cook County Senator who was
n Senator in the 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 and in the presence OF
several reputable gentlemen, this Sena-
tor gave away the whole nefarlous
business and particularized with refer
ence to some Of the bribe.givers and
bribe-takers. He mentioned the name
of a we ..known Gas Trust legal light
several times and made other state
ments. which three at least of the gen-
tlemen present will swear to.
1t Is not improbable that the Senator
himself may be induced to become Il
witness by the time the committee
meets. although he II not of that way
Of thinking ut present.
He Is a lachrymosc Individual. and
while Senator distinguished himself
by the quantity of tears that he could
shed while on drunk. He wept copi-
Ously while explaining the methods OF
the Gas Trust and the effects of Doodle
In the interview referred TO.
During the session Of the Thlrty-ninth
General Assembly in 1895 certain Chi
cago lawyer, who resides In the sub.
urbs and has since been elected
Circuit Judge, went to Springfield
for the purpose, as he put 1t. of
killing certain legislation then pend.
ing in the Senate 'deader than hell
With the assistance of a noted Chicago
corporation attorney, the nfore-mcn.
toned bill was killed "deader than
hell" But a hurried trip out of town
recently proves that the ghost of this
same legislation still haunts the noted
corporation lawyer, and also the Judge
on the bench. Interesting ana startling
Developments regarding this matter
may be looked for soon.
The effort OF the railroad companies
TO secure reduction in sleeping cal
rates Is TO be commended, not only be
cause of It's abstract justice. but be
cause the railroads can press the propO
sition with perfect proprlcty, while q
movement by individuals would prob
ably be resented by the sleeping cal
companies as ian attack upon corpor
ate rights" More than that, the rail
roads can bring the sleeping car people
10 terms II they make up their minds
to do It. The general public could ac
complish nothing. That there Is war
rant for asking for a reduction in rates
will be admitted by every one-save th'
sleeping car companies. Railroad fare
have been reduced again ana again. bu
sleeping car. fares have remained thu
same for twenty-five years. 1t i abou
time that the sleeping car companies
should come down To the ruling scale %
prices. The railroads can make then
do II If the campaign be entered upon II
earnest.
~asA
Most of the new members OF the Leg
islature who have been talked with by
The Eagle are brimful of antitrust
legislation.
\ searching inquiry Is 10 be made II,
TO why the antitrust legislation now
on the statute books is not enforced.
The act Of 1891 provides that any
thing bought of a trust, whether air
water, or other material, does not hav,
10 be paid for by the purchaser.
The Secretary OF State recently Sent
copies Of this act broadcast and II ha'
stirred up the new members prodig
iously.
The trusts will suffer at Springfield,
this winter.
The following act now on the statute
books. became a law and went into cf
feet June II. 1891;
POOLS, TRUSTS AND COMBINES
PROHIBITED,
An act 10 provide for the punishment
OF persons, cO-partncrshlps or cOlpOr
atlons forming pools, trusts and com
bnes, ana mode OF procedure ant
rules OF evidence In such cases.
Section /. Be It enacted by th'
people OF the. State Of Illinois, repre-
scented In the General Assembly: II
any corporation organized under IA,
laws OF this or any other State or cOun
try, for transactlng or conducting any
kind OF business in this State, or any
partnership or individual or other as
ISOLATION OF persons whosocver, shall
create. enter into, become a member OF
or a party to any pool, trust, agree
ment, combination, confederation OF
understanding with any other corpora
dion, partnership, Individual, or AM