Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-18
FULLY ORGANIZED.
The Illinois Legislature Is Ready
for Lawrnaking.
COMMITTEES Ar LAST APPOINTED.

Moore and Cockreil Given Important
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Harrison Re.
views the work of Congress-sensa-
tionai Developments in the California
Senatorial Matter-Solons for Sale at
$4,000 Each-A Colored Editor Talks oil
the Political Situation. and Thinks 1t Is
Bad-PoiiticaI Notes.
SPRINGFiELD, Ills, March 1s.-Both
houses OF the legislature met yesterday,
and it is expected that legislation will
now proceed without hindrance. The
governor sent message to the senate re
appointing the present trustees of the
state institutions. A proposition was
submitted for the repeal of the article OF
one amendment can be proposed at
time, nor oftener than once in four years
A number of bills were introduced The
bill requiring weekly payments of wages
was made special order for Thursday, and
that for tho protection of trade marks
special order for to-day. In the house the
single tax theory was discussed in COM
mittee of the whole, and resolution de-
feated proposing a constitutional amend
was referred to the revenue committee.
Resolutions of sympathy for the Jews of
Russia were adopted unanimously. The
speaker appointed the standing commit
tees, this act being received with cheers.
The bill providing for the election of rail
way commissioners was sent TO third read
ing
Chairmen of the Committees,
In hfxytd H. IL
committees, Speaker Crafts has had the
usual experience of speakers. There were
only fifty-four committees, while about
eighty statesmen each thought himself en-.
titled to craftsmanship The first and
most important committee on the list is
that on judiciary. OF this, Sherwood
Dixon, of Lee county, is chairman. Isaac
Craig, of Nation, presides over the COM
mittee on judicial department and prac-
tce. Quinn OF Chicago was made chair
man OF The corporations committee while
John Eddy, OF Bloomington. is chairman
of the committee on railroads This BODY
stands next to the judiciary in Importance
CocLreli and Moore Remembered.
Cockrell heads the committee on reye-
nue., and Moore is made chairman of the
agricultural committee. The committee
on warehouses is presided over by W. H.
Lyman, of Cook; Henry 2 Carmody, of
Cook, gets the committee on canal and
river improvements and commerce: RAM
sey, of Clinton, is chairman of the COM
mittee on finance; Joseph Gill of the COM
mittee on mines and mining; Wilson, of
Ogle, of the committee on appropriations;
Smith of Livingston. municipal corpora
ton, and Michael McInerney, of Chicago,
OF the committee on banks and banking
VIII Decide Fair Matters
Capt. James H. Farrell captures the
committee on the Worlds Columbian
exposition; John C.. Donnelly has the
COMMITTEES on insurance. and other
chairman are as follows: Building, loan
and homestead associations, Joseph
O'Donnell, of Chicago; labor and indus
trial affairs. Parsons: senatorial appor-
tionment, j. w. Hunter; congressional
superintendent, Springer; soldiers home
and sailors orphans home, Barton;
licenses, j J. Townsend, of Cook: drain
age, Boul; roads and bridges, Donaldson;
retrenchment. Hamburger, federal rela-
lions. Stringer; elections, Green; manu-.
factories. Dawkins; live stock and dairy
inc EurSvtha