People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1895 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

The civil service bill is in danger of being killed in the Illinois senate. Country senators oppose it. Because of an error of an enrolling clerk of the Indiana senate Gov. Matthews signed a bill which had not been passed. A bill was introduced tn the Indian: legislature providing for the appointment of a commissioner who shall ex amine into the condition of building and loan ass.iciatb ns. Minnesota populist leaders have an nounced their opposition to joining forces with the new silver party. Dr. Parkhurst ex< >nates the Lexow committee for its utter failure to con vict corrupt New York police officials. There is a strong probability that Mrs Mary Ellen Lease will be nominated for mayor of Wichita. Kan . to oppose a republican. The arbitration hili will be passed this week by the Illinois legislature. Among matters to be considered by the Illinois legislature this week are the civil service and revenue reform bills. Jesse N. Core ’ Id a Massachusetts legislative committee there had not been an honest election in Boston in fifteen years. Indiana satoon men end county officers will contest the • ;ality of the Nicholson and salary bins. Lieut.-Gov. Milnes o' Michigan says he will not rtsign tits present office if he is elected to congress Investigation by a legislative committee into official coir option in Chicago will be postponed until after the election. The New York police reorganization bill was reported in the legislature by Mr. Lexow