New-York tribune., 1903-01-11


with him will guide the efforts of the Senators
| and Representatives belonging to the dominant
/ political party in Illinois. Governor Yates and
/ the Republican leaders associated with MN
| succeeded in securing complete controi CT the
| House of Representatives by the eection Oh
| their choice for Speaker. John H. Miller, OF
| Hamilton County, as well as the rest OF the
official family in the lower house of the iegls-
Iature The victory was only gained after
long and hitter struggle with the faction OF the
party led by the former Speaker. Lawrence I.
| Sherman one of the strongest Republican leao-
| ers in the State Victory for Sherman would
| have changed the programme of the dominant
! wing of the Republican party in ILLINOIS as re-
| CARDS the selection of a successor to onlteu
States Senator William e. Mason. 1t woulo
| have meant the defeat of Congressman a D.
| Hopkins who is the choice of Governor 1a'e9'
| Congressman Lorimer and their fellow leaders
| and who was ndorsed by the Republican 9'a'e
| Convention Some of the disgruntled adherents
! or sherman affect to believe that Hopkins VIII
| vet he defeated for the Senatorship by a caaii-
| ton of the Shermantes and the minority tDeiii-
ocratic) members, but the close polltlcal Irienu'
| of the former Speaker repudiate any
| treacherous intentions on his part, and declare
| he will be loyal to the wishes OF the party ma
| iority Governor Yates. in his message 10 the
| General Assembly plainly voiced his belief that
/
Senators and Representatives in this brief para
| granb. "As to the Republican members, can
| conceive of no advantage which by their action
can accrue to their party during the session
except the election of strong. wise ana capaoie
| United States Senator-a matter alreaoy sun
| stantially accomplishment that aoVah'ase
| which always comes to a party when its legs-
| Iative representatives acquit themselves Ike
men and citizens of an illustrious common
| a
| something unforeseen happens, Hopkins VIII
walk off with the Senatorship without serus
| gle.
| There was one incident in connection with the
| swearing In of members Of the legislature that
| was significant and did not escape the alteh
tion of lobbyists For the first time members OF
| the House were asked to sign written pleoge
before they were sworn in by Supreme court
| Iustice that they would not accept bribes. Ine
| roll was called and the members went to the
clerks desk where to each was handed blank
form of an affidavit that they would not sell
| their official votes In the past the written
| pledges have been left on the desks OF the mem
! bers, and they could sign or not as they pleased
| At the recent organization every member pres
| ent signed the pledge, none resenting the re-
| quest that they should make affidavit 10 De
honest In view of the past history Of certain
| ton was surprising
| The city statistician In the current quarterly
| report Just issued, presents figures giving the
| comparative cost of administration OF the nine
| largest American cities. Some of the most
| notable comparisons those concerning the
| appropriations and expenditures Of the munich
| pal governments of New-York, Chicago ana
] PHILADELPHIA The figures show that Chicago is
| economical and it's expenditures small and that
| New-York spends more than five times as mucn
| for public works the Western metropolis.
| The city of New-York appropriated last year
| $40 4S3 O60 for public works, Chicago Sl,oSZ,Zoo
| and Philadelphia 81 69S.5S4 for the same pur-
| pose which included the cost of building and re-
pairing sewers, streets and bridges. of maintain
| ing bureaus removing garbage. cleaning snow
| and heating and maintaining the City Hall.
| This also embraced the water plants of the
cities named. New-York appropriates $1O4.213
| for salaries and So. .571 for expenses In the
/ Mayors office; Philadelphia gives $21,12O for
/ salaries and $15,72e for expenses in the same
| office, and Chicago $4,000 for salaries. New
York gives up S210,052 for salaries and ex-
penses of the Council and City Clerks office;
| Philadelphia S76,425 for the same while Chi
| cago is generous with S170,361. The cost of the
| financial departments Of the three cities are:
! New-York, S1075366; Philadelphia, S264,0SS;
| Chicago S115092 New-York's law department
calls for a total of S431 291 for salaries and ex-
| penses; Philadelphias for S142,5O2; Chicago g
| for S17S.695. For Its police force New-York ex-
| pends S1O 134, Az; Philadelphia S3.331.37O and
| Chicago S3,416S73 In the department of cleo
| trtcity Chicago makes q more economical show
| ing than New York for the reason that this city
/ owns its lighting plants. The figures for these
| purposes are: New-York S2,SIS,221; Chicago,
| sSOS, 1888; Philadelphia. $685., POI. Chicaeo's ex-
| of al lighting
| plants was S211 228 while New York's item for
| service in this connection only S3,513. This
! is explained as already stated. by the fact OF
| municipal ownership in Chicago, New-York not
| operating the plants.
! After all, 1t is not only the fair "co-eds' OF
| the University of Chicago who burdened
| with woes The male students threatened
/ with the displeasure of the Of the in
stitution. The professors who dwell in Fac
| ulty Row." not far distant from the campus,
are up in arms over the threatened invasion Of
| slon fraternity. willeughby Walling, jr.. is an
alumnus of Harvard and Chicago, and most
enthusiastic I'D. K. E" When Professor
| Jacques Loeb went to the University of Cali
| forna recently. he sold to young Walling his
domcile which is in Faculty Row." and Wall
| ing has turned it over to the D. K. Els. for a
| chapter house Now Professor Shaller Ma thews,
| Judge Henry V Freeman and other dwellers
| in Faculty Row protest against the induc-