Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-01-21

General Hunt advocated renpportion.
mcnt as a means for retaining sufii-
cient Republican representation in
Congress. Judge Collins took the stand
that the present aplortionment, made
In 1902. by the Democrats, had resulted
benefcially to the Republicans--more
so than many of the appointments
made by the Republicans In the thirty
years which the party had control.
from 1862 to 1892. He advocated
waiting until 1902, when the next up.
portionment would be made, rather
than attempting a new one now. which
might result more disastrously than
the present division.
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Hon. Chas. Il. Pavlicek and Louis
Elsesser are talked of as good men for
aldermen by Tenth Ward Republicans.
The Democrats have decided to nOmin.
ate ex.Alderman Chas. Schumacher. as
they consider him the strongest Demo
crat that can be selected in the Tenth
Ward.
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Hon. ]. Il. b. Van Cleave Is making
n fine record as Superintendent of In
surance for the State OF Illinois.
Many Union League Club members
are willing to stake long odds that
John =. Miller will be elected President
next Monday night.
Major A. W. Clancy, Col. Il. Il. Bliss
and others think Hon. John =. Miller
has cinch for President Of the Union
League Club next Monday.
Captain J. 8. Durham says: "Chica.
gOans cannot commend Hon. ]. Il.
Mann too highly for the work he IL do.
Ing ut Washington. ID. c." As he says:
congressman Mann Is working In the
interests Of the Chicago River. as well
as for the Calumet"
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The President cannot select better
man for United States District Judge
than the Hon. Ephrnim Banning. and
II Is to he hoped that Henry Hertx's
pilgrimage to Washington IN Mr.. ban.
ning's behalf will prove successful.
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The alleged attempt to "bar out lob.
byists" ut Springfield Is enough to
make horse hugh.
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Senator Dan Campbells surety com.
pany bin IL good measure. ana should
become law. 1t stipulntes that capi.
tai stock Of such companies must be al
least $2jO.OOO. Of which 100000 must
he deposited with the State Auditor to
secure obligations to clients; object OF
bill being to amend law which now per
mits foreign companies Of this chnrac
ter to he licensed In Illinois. but makes
no provisions for home corporations.
OneOf our State Senators who knows
how things IRE done Mt Springfield said
Tuesday:
"The proposal for the holding of d
constitutional convention and n revi
sion Of the State constitution II IN i'm
pOrtnnt one, but the people with aXe'
to grind In the line Of taxation will 10,
to It that 1t never assumes dangerous
proportions. The tax dodgers, mostl!
milliOnnires Of Chicago and Cool
County. will see to II that nothing evel
comes of this proposition.
"Irhey will have the trust press O
Chicago busy either bclittling the thinI
or artistically roasting It to death
They do not want any arrangement
made by this legislature for the pay
ment by them Of their just proportion
Of the public taxes, however intensel!
they may he Interested In the cleanin,
Of the streets, the paving of the same
and the doing Of all other things In TIN
line Of civic government which II re
luires money to do. SO II can bc safel!
predicted that nothing ever will come
OF Senator Cases resolution for con
stitutiOnal convention"
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Representative John Mcl.auchlnn'
new rule requiring committees to ~
port back within twenty days all hill
referred to them should prevail. MI
McI.auchlan II one of the best mem
, hers Of the lower house, and, as usual
II on the right track.
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Every member Of the Legislature I'm
properly approached should unhesI
tatingly make II known M not only al
Insult to himself. an ofYense against tin
people. hut IN attack upon the dignit!
and honor Of the body Of which he 1
, u member. Every member OF bod.
charged with the duties of Legislation
who knows of the exercise of undu
influence, or has good reason to believ
= II, owes II solemn duty to himself, 4
the people ana To the house of whicl
he II Il member to make known tn
fact, and to set In motion the invcstI
I eating powers of the body. The con
ccalment by Il member of such bod,