Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-08
Work Of the General Assembly
Boiled Down for the Perusa|
Of Eagle Readers.
Important Legislation that Is Planned and
Other Work Of the Solons at
Springfield.

rhe House on Thursday hacked the
Chicago personal injuries hill to pieces
aud advanced it to Il third reading. The
Haas bill. a. 1t passed the Senate. re.
Quires that persons injured on defective
eidew alks or otherwise through ncgli.
gence of the city. file notice of the acct.
dent within sixty days and bring suit
within one year or be debarred from
suing Under the leadership of Mr.
Craig of Coles the measure was changed
90 that notice may he filed in six months
after accidents. The Mckinley anti.
trust bill passed the firing line without
amendment. and was sent on to third
reading. The Senate passed two bills
prepared 10y Attorney General Stea
aimed at wildcat" companies. foreign
and domestic. They provide strong reg.
ulations. requiring the companies to file
complete descriptions with the Secretary
OF State. and submit to rigorous exam.
ination before being permitted to trans.
act business. The House passed Sena.
Cor Templeton's bill prohibiting tn,
shooting Of live pigeons for sport by
vote of % TO 5. The bill increasi the
age Of consent from II to III years was
called up by Mr.. McGoorty and passed.
81 to y.
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Mr.. McGoorty Of Cook introduced a
bill In the House Friday providing for n
charter convention in Chicago next No.
rember. The measure authorizes the
board of election commissioners to EN-
body In its call for the next general cleo.
tion In Cook county a provision for the
election Of ninety delegates to a conven.
ton, to which shall be added twenty-five
appointed 10y the Mayor, making a total
Of rs. Mr.. Daley, chairman of the
elections committee. reported favorably
q new bill defining cumulative voting for
The legislators. The bill was read n first
time and made n special order for the
next Thursday. The House advanced
10 third reading Mr.. McSurely's House
bill 1908. giving judges authority to sus.
pend sentences of convicted criminals
two years where there are cNtcnuatins
circumstances; Mr.. Craig's House bill
43S. requiring corporations TO mantain
agencies In the State; the five Church
bills relating to delinquent children. an I
the Lindly bills alloting a scholarship
In the State university to each legsla.
tor and scholarship in the State nor
nal schools to each school township.
Both branches of the Legislature al.
journed until the following Wednesday.
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George 4. Cooke. n Democrat. from
the Thirty-thirl Senatorial District. was
given seat Wednesday in the House 10y
a vote of - To II. George W. McCras.
krin. independent. who has held the seat
since the opening of the session. was
thrown out. The House fought for two
hours over the question. House hill 2SI
by Allen giving counties authority to Is.
sue bonds 10 cover outstanding indebted.
ness was passed unanimously. House
bill 259 by Williams of Cook passed nj
10 q. IL limits the bonded indebtedness
of all sanitary districts TO ) per cent of
the valuation Of taxable property there
In. providing the outstanding indebted
ness at no time shall exceed S2O,OOO.OO0
All bonds issued must be submitted "a
the people for approval before the dis
trict may incur the indebtedness. The
bill affects particularly the sanitary dis
trict Of Chicago, the present indebted
mss Of which il about $4,000, OOD
House bill so 10y the judiciary Commit
tee, giving cemetery associations tbs
right to condemn adjacent lands for Gem
etery purposes, passed by n unanimous
vote. The Senate passed Senator Dix
On's bill prohibiting the assignment OF
salaries and wages To loan sharks without
the consent If the wife and notice of til,
employer, all assignments to he void af
ter six months. There was not n dissent
ing voice TO the bill. The Senate adopt
cd joint resolution providing for the
sine die adjournment of the Legislature
April rs