People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1895 — HE MUST ANSWER. [ARTICLE]

HE MUST ANSWER.

•t« tor CMteMpti Springfield, 111., May 7.—Prank H. Gecptr of the firm of Siegel, Cooper 4k Co., Chicago, may go to jail after all for refusing to answer the questions about the firm’s, business which the senate has been propounding for some time. This morning the senate excused Cooper from answering questions regarding how much it costs the firm a year for advertising, but insisted upon the merchant telling the amount of business done last year. When Mr. Coper refused to tell he was placed in charge of the sergeant-at-awns. House bill appropriating SIOO,OOO for the construction of the Western Insane hospital was advanced to third reading. Higbee’s bill permitting organization of insurance companies in this state other than fire and life after a number of amendments were adopted, was advanced. In the house a joint resolution offered by Senator Evans fixing the date of sine die adjournment at May 24, came up as special order. For a time it looked as though the matter was going to create some bitter discussion. Finally its consideration was postponed until one week from next Wednesday. It is now generally conceded that a final adjournment will not be had jintil after the democratic state convention. Many members express the opinion that if the session closes before 15 they will be greatly surprised. A bill appropriating $50,000 for the Eastern Illinois Normal school was called up on second reading and advanced. Snedeker’s bill, requiring flags on school houses, and Jones’ of Iroquois bill to elect railroad and warehouse commissioners, were advanced to third reading. Payne, from the Joint committee on enrolled bills, reported house bill 618 (the gas frontage bill), as enrolled and laid before the governor. The populists of Wisconsin are keeping right along with the procession. At Wausau at the late municipal election the people’s party poll wab 619; last fall ?30, an increase of nearly 300 per cent At Stockbridge the old parties fused, hut the people’s party whaled the hide off the combine. The town of Auburn in Chippewa county elected a populist ticket from top to bottom. Many other towns in the state were carried wholly or in part by the populists. This is the story that comes from many states in the union.