The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-22
TIE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
Some Votes Taken in Which the Haines
Idea Is DisapprGved.

SPRING FIELD, HIS, Jan 22-When the
house organized Wednesday morning, Hames
stated the question to lie on Fuller's motion
mstructing the speaker not to send to the
senate a notice that the house was organ
lied, and said he was ready for business
The roll was caliei On this motion; the
Democrats and Sit5ig, of Cook,) did not
vote, except Linegar, of Cairo. and O'Don-
nell, of Kane, who voted aye with the Repub-
licans, and McClurg of Wayne, who voted
no. The house decided, IS to |, not to send
a communication to tue senate. This is TIE
first discontinue Of Haines.
Crafts then moved to adopt the rules OF
the last house and the joint rules of the
house and the senate of the last session.
Fuller offered, as substitute, motion to
proceed to the election of permanent
officers OF the house. Haines ruled that the
substitute could not be entertained.
Fuller appealed from the decision.
Haines said 10 appeal could lie; that
the way to get at it was to vote on Crafts
original motion. Fuller referred to Haines'
new book OIL parliamentary law" Haines
replied that the book was not authority in
the house Everybody laughed.
The vote on Crafts motion was yeas rs,
nays Z, Ltnegar and O'Donnen voting no
with the Republicans Baker moved to re-
consider the vote. Messick novel to lay
the motion 10 reconsider on the table. The
motion to table Bakers motion was adopted
II to none Linegar and O'Donnell voting
with the Republicans.
Narnell moved to appoint a committee on
contested seats and this lead to various
other motions and points Of order it the
course of which Haines said that some
members would like TO get him out; he
you'd like 10 resign, but could not. His
duty to the state would not permit
him He would never resign
to let Fuller in. The motion TO appoint
committee on contests was laid on the table
and then resolution was offered tor joint
assembly on Friday to canvass the
votes, and the Democrats were
urged to support the same,
Aft.ra long and exciting debate Barnelfs
motion was rejected and Goodnow offered q
resolution declaring thai no permanent or
ganizatiol had bean effected, and that such
organization was the only bdsi les, be-
fore the house The resolution was
not received and after further de-
bate Lilrrar offered similar resolution
Halnes sand ~Hch rs-'lntol was out Of
order. L.nrEJI u;pg,leI FROM Haines de
cision and gte;,t 'uatp>t ru eH>uet, LiueGar
insisting upon H..u- teard and defy
ing ianes rgin- &snrm. Of
uotious were made !y IA democrats
in the atamp 60 sto,, L.negar
| and finally Crafts moved & q lwra. Tins
| motion Wa ~ ed.
L'te,s Gi5iat.-ita- rep it tl- 's-i7lature
Il iI Session Win fTls;r .r ,ar snrtinu.nE
AZ ui1AL
Ia the ssaat, Stre,tsr introduced TIA to
a!,ootnt civil service c,.u a.,>i,aags t.g tha
state.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. 22.-The time
Of the house last night up to 1890 O'Clock
was consumed by repeated roll calls on
adjournment, the reading of the interna>
tional drainage bill offered as q resolu-
tion, and the points of order.
At 1910 Speaker Haincs resigned, say
ing that it seemed the democrats did moi
want him and it was very evident that the
republicans didn't, and he would there
fore have to assume his old position as
the independent party. AS soon as he
laid down the gravel there was free fght
for its possession. Representative Pike
a 6! foot representative, rushed forward
and seized the insignia of authority, but
no sooner had he grasped it then McAli>
ney, Of Carlinville, and Campbell, of Nc
Leanshoro, collarcd the giant and hurled
him from the stand while Baker, of Sulli'
van wrenchcd the gavel from his hand
For five minutes Pandemonium would
have been considered orderly alongside
of the house of representatives At last
| however, a motion was made by MesSr:
Crafts, and McNally, democrats, of Chi
cagO, that Mr., Cronkrite. democrat o
Stephenson, be made temporary speaker
which was put IN The turmoil and carrieC
unanimously. Mr.. Cronkrite took tbt
chair and the gravel, called the house t
order, and on motion, the house adjourn
ed until 10 O'clock this morning. Peviod,
10 the adjournment Fuller, OF Chicago
the republican candidate for speaker. il
order to satisfy bis side, after Cronkritt
took the chair, moved that the gentleman
be made temporary speaker. which mo
ton was carried unanimously.