The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-27
HAVING A HIGH OLD TIME.



the Session Lively.
SPRINGFIELD, June Mot until o'clock.
Friday morning, did the senate ad iourn.
after a noisy session, which rivaled the most
turbulent session in the house. I'll. =.
trouble commenced when an attempt
was made to take up the convict-labor
bill Mr.. Ray, who was in the chair
ruled that it required two-thirds vote tc
take up house bills on a second reading.
This caused a deadlock which continued for
hours. The friends Of the measure declared
there should be no business done unless the
bill was read a second time. Ray stead
lastly refused to entertain any motion to
take up the bill The scenes during
the night we're indescribable. The senators
shouted at the tops of their voices and threw
books and paper wads with the greatest
abandon President Smith, whose hostility
to the bill was most pronounced, wore
out his gavel pounding for order,
and at 1880 declared thu senate ad
journed, and left the chair On
motion Of Senator Mason, Mr. White
took the chair, and the Chicago Trade and
Labor assembly convict-labor bill was
promptly advanced to third reading. The
senate then ad journed to 10 o'clock in the
morning. but not before motion to recon
sider was made, which would kill the bill of
the action of the body after the lieutenant
governor quit the chair is legal
This matter came up in the senate the
tirst thing Friday, and the presiding officer
declared the proceedings after he declared
the senate adjourned invalid, by ruling that
his adjournment must stand. From this de-
cision an appeal was taken
In the meantime Mason offered a resolu
tion submitting the question of convict labor
TO the people and providing for consttu.
tional amendment prohibiting it, and thi.
was carried and so ended the matter.
CHICAGO, June 27-The Journals Spring
field special has the following:
An interesting little encounter between
Speaker Haines and Representative Stewart
OF Kaine, occurred Friday morning on the
floor of the house few minutes previous tc
the meeting of the house Mr.
Stewart appeared during a dis
cussion between Haines and sew
eral members of the manner il
which the butterine bill was strangled in tht
house. and the speaker called upon him tt
testify to the purity of his (Haines1 motivs
and to the unvarying honesty of his &C
biOnS, MT. IoGeWATD tOlu MIN Jn6ro was no
an honest hair IN his head, that nature haC
stamped the evidence Of his rascality upoI
| his features
| Hamss was too angry to reciprocata il
his usually successful manner
| Other dispatches state that the hous
| rushed through all the appropriation bill
and such other legislation as were necessary
| The difference Of 81 ,00O, 900 between the sen
ate and house as to the tax levy bill was Al
ranged by making the levy $500, ,0aO in
! stead of So 900 00O, as tho senate fixed it.
The Flyers at Brighton Beach.
NEW York, June %. Six races were ru
at Brighton Beach course, Friday, as fol
| lows:
First race, "a mile; Rocket c. first, Ex
celsior second, Grand Dukes third; time
1:17E
Second race l mile; Belle B. FIRST, Shelb,
Barnes second, Wood Flower third; time
l:44
Third race mile; Uberto first, Bahaml
second, Quixote third; time. las
Fourth race, u miles; Little Dan first
Nettle second, John Sullivan third; time
2:39.
Fifth race, 4 miles; Dizzy Blonde frs,
Lille B. second, Cardinal McClosky third
time, 2;1lA,
Sixth race, Ia miles; Farewell, first
| Islafta SaeOnd Thratar third. TINA u.1o