People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1895 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

Gov. McKinley of Ohio says that he will leave the Republican party if it declares for free silver. At a meeting in New York representatives of six parties gave reasons for their political faith. Friends of Senator Davis, of Minnesota, are urging him as a Republican candidate for president. A Dili was introduced in the Illinois house taxing bachelors $25 annually, t. e money to be used in budding and sustaining an old maids' home. The bill appropriating $200,000 for t e benefit of drought sunerers bus pass d both houses of Nemu.ikas legislature and gone to the governor for his signature. Over 100 men prominent in the reform movement in bl. Louis nave been appointed judges .it et’.cuon. James A. Wins on of >upiingfield, 111., has uteii appointed gierr of Judge Springer a court. Opponents m the Humphrey racing bill t..ma it will not p. ss the Illinois house, it it <• es it is thought Gov. Angela will veto it. The committee on revenue of the Illinois legislature a.ciueu to report favorably on the new revenue bill. Senator Huggins Suppur t-rs in the Delaware leg.slatu.e ueserted him in the contest lor the U. ited States senatorship and cast their votes for Benjamin Fields. Meat packers of Cl.it ago and Kansas City are endeavoring to Kill a very dangerous bm in Minnesota. People or i nou>usv n.e, Ga., tendered Gov. j.eKinmy of w.do a reception, which was largely attended. The Torrens land transfer bill was advanced to third reading in tiie Illinois house after it had been amend ..d to provide for its submission to vote of the people. Mr. Needles’ resolution providing for the calling of a constitutional convention was overwhei.u.ugly defeated in the Illinois house. The lii.nois senate i assed the civil service reform bill, and It was signed i by ti e g >verncr after an amendatory measure Lad been promised.