The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-02

yu ., to AutnoFlze the appointment OF re-
ceivers in vacation; Senator Whites, to
| compel gas companies to pay interest on
deposits made as security for bills and
meters in the house.
Leave OF absence was granted Senators
Jones of Washington, gBurt, Sexton and
| Graham.
The bill to prohibit the practice of treat
ing with intoxicating liquors at dram
shops and other places where liquors are
sold, was ordered to third reading with
out contest.
Mr.. Powell offered the following sine die
adjournment:
Resolved. By the House of Representa-
tives, the Senate concurring herein, that
when the two houses adjourn on Thurs
day, May 22d. they stand adjourned sine
die.I
Ayes and nays were called and it was
apparent that some who opposed early ad-
| journment, had arranged to insure the de-
feat of the resolution in the Senate for
they were voting in its favor. The vote
was 81 for and 25 against, and the resolu-
ton was at once sent to the Senate which
| by vote of % to l6 refused to suspend
the rules to consider it.
The House passed Mr.. Bisbies bill pro-
viding for the election of judges of the
Superior Court of Cook county next June
with its emergency clause.
THEN OCCURRED THE MOST SENSATIONAL
EVENT OF THE SESSION.
Mr.. Gross had called up his bill, (240),
beginning with the inoffensive title of "a
| in IN 1nhk
measures. Like the present law it makes
the Secretary of State sealer of weights
ana measures, but also provides that it
snail be the duty of the Secretary of State
TO contract with such manufacturers as he
may select for their ability and experience
for the making and furnishing of so mapv
sets OF weights and measures and such and
so many balances as may be wanted and
necessary, to supply these counties that
are not yet provided with proper and
efficient set of standard weights, meas.
ures and balances, and further requires
that the counties shall buy these weights
and measures.
Mr.. Harrington, in debating the measure
charged that it was steal, aud intimated
pretty broadly that the Secretary of State
was in collision with some favored manu-
facturers and that Mr.. Gross was repre-
senting them here as attorney.
Mr.. Gross said that the bill was drawr
by Captain |. M. Adair, and the Assistant
Secretary of the State, and it was simple
bill.
Mr.. Butterworth of Winnebago, said ht
would put up $4,000 at this moment tt
obtain the privilege conferred by this bill
on the Secretary of State.
Mr.. Gross, in closing the debate, grew
rather warm in repelling the insinuation
of Mr.. Harrington. and the latter, inter
rupting and repeating them, Mr.. Gross
; rolling up his sleeves, shouted, Il say
! YOU ARE A LIAR, SIR"
, And after repeating the words "iar" sew
, eral times, added, an infamous red head
ed liar"
Mr., Harrington retorted; ut is an &C
: of scoundrelism to introduce i bill, such
= barefaced fraud, and hold myself respon
sible for that statement any where"
! Mr.. Harrington's motion to strike ou
the enactiug clause of fac bill prevaile
. by an overwhelming majority while heate
words were passing.
/. Mr.. Matthews, acting Speaker, pounde
! vigorously with bis gavel, and often an
. vainly called the com bs ants to order.
After the furore, which greatly alarme
! the ladies and children in the gallery, th
- House took up and passed Mr.. Jones', (c
. Christian bill abolishing grand iuries i
y cases of misdemeanors, and providing thu
= = such prosecutions shall be instituted c
> informa alton fled by the United State
70 Attorney,