Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-16

claim he hogged the fund put up for the |
killing Of n bill regulating" the Chi
cago Stock Yards. The main features Of
this transaction are herewith given as
an illustration Of the methods by which
the corporations and trusts were taken
care of in the last Legislature. Early
In the Legislature two bills were intro.
duced affecting the interests Of the
stock yards. One was put In by Rep.
resentatlve Henneberry, Of Will Coun.
~. the other was presented by Repre-.
sentative white, Of Mason County. The
White bin was the one most feared by
the stock yards people. 1t was sent to
the Committee on Live Stock and
Dairying, aud fund Of five hundred
dollars man for most Of the members
of that committee was put up and
placed In the hands of the Old-time
member for distribution after the bill
was killed.
The bill was killed in the committee,
but the old-tlme member refused to dis.
gorge. He paid eleven members sums
ranging from $50 to $500 each; the
test got nothing. The old-timer hog
ged all the rest for himself. There are
men In Chicago today who IRE ready
to 20 before the Sangamon grand jury
and give the facts to that body, rs they
have given them to this paper. Arising
out Of this transaction Is another story,
m absolutely true one, the facts Of
which are vouched for and which Is
illustrative of the Individual energy
occasionally on the part of Individual
boOdlcrs. One Of the many who were
left on the outside by the legislative
ring this time was a prominent men,
her Of the House, who was leader In
the FOrtieth General Assembly, and
who was accused with others Of the
gang of holding out the share Of the
spells which belonged to the small-fry
fellows. This was the reason he was
not allowed into the clique this time.
This member got on" to the transac.
tion over the stock yards bill, and after
the deed had been done by the COM
mittee, he quietly re-introduced one Of
the two bills which were dropped. 1t
was a copy OF one Of the old measures
with new title pasted on 1t.
He pushed 1t ahead with amazing
rapidlty, and after he got 1t to second
reading he was communicated with by
the veteran corporation lawyer, who
worked at the Chicago end. lie was
sent word that he could have $1,000 II
he dropped his bill. This message was
conveyed by u member hailing from u
territory contiguous to Chicago. This
member also brought back the answer
to the Chicago lobbyist, after which he
called up by long distance telephone the
prominent man who was offered the
1900 bride. A long talk by phone en-
sued, with the result that the prOml-
nent member went up to Chicago over
the ]. G. II. II. that very night. lie met
the old lobbyist and the p0rtly men,
Der who had carried on the negotiation.
He got his "wad," returned to the Leg.
islature, and his stock yards bill was
never heard Of aftcrward. The names
of the parties concerned In this deal
are known to dozens Of angry Cook
County members, who have given them
to The Eagle, and who stand ready to
give them to q SangamOn County grand
jury.
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When the Sangamon County grand
Jury takes up the bribery cases against
the Gas Trust and Warehouse people
1t will also indict many legislators for
perjury on their oath of office.
n. T.. n. t. J..,t la, -.
1853 citizens of Illinois every two years
1t Is not commonly known that each
Representative not only lifts his right
hand and sOlemnly swears to do his
duty, ETC., but he also signs his name to
the oath of office which closes with the
following sweeping Oath-bound prom
ise:
"Nor will accept or receive, directly
7 or Indirectly, any money or other valua'
BILE thing from any corporation, com
, pany or person for any vote or influence
. may give or withhold on any bill, res
olution or appropriation, or for any 9th
err official act"
"Oh, that's only matter of FORM
explained one Of the old members to q
new one Who suggested "rhat's a cast
iron oath, isn't it?"
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The following well-knOwn lawyers
are prominently mentioned In connec'
! ton with the nomination for States At
, tOrney of Cook County: John c. Ever
ett David s. Geer sydney Stein, James
C. Martin. Charles II. Farson. w. W.
; Wheelock, John u. McGoorty, Leonard
Goodwin, Fred Whitfield. William r.
Welmers, Granville w. Browning. John
} Il Holland, Arnold Heap, George w
Dixon, II. ]. Furber, John G. Illchberg
, Austin o. Sexton, Nathan NJ. Plotkc