Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-14
CON'fESlED SEATS.
run Ahead in the Legislature of
Illinois.
THE DEMOCRATS ARE RESOLVED.

rhey WIN Force the Fight In t,,e Gust
ing Business -Strecter To Get the ALI
ance Vote for scnator-Budget of Bills
Introduced In the House-The Grangers
In Charge In Kansas--.Iichignn Econ
omics - Proceedings In Several State
Assemblies.
SPRINGFIELD. Ills, Jan. l4.--At a meet
Ing of the Democratic steering committees
OF the house and senate, held last night in
Speaker Crafts room in the state house, it
WAS determined by unanimous vote to pro
,eed with the election contests before the
house. and dispose of every one of them
regardless of what the Republicans in the
senate may do. Speaker Crafts, who was
selected by his colleagues TO tell the story
Of the conference, said: "You can simply
say that the Democracy of Illinois is united,
and that it has determined TO do what is
just and fair in dealing with these con-
tested cases. We intend to treat them le-
gally, and believe we will arrive at legal
fair trial by fair jury. So will McCrone"
It's A. j. streeter Now.
The farmers held another conference
yesterday and took definite action regard
ing the senatorial question They will
cater the contest with their banner flying
for Alison j. Streeter, who, they think,
can best represent their interests and de-
mands. They assert that they propose TO
maintain thoroughly independent posi-
throughout the contest. No one OF the
three would talk about the situation fur
Their than to say that all the details OF the
fight they propose to wage are not yet
completed, and IL is yet an uncertainty
whether they will stand by Mr.. Streettr
throughout the entire contest or not.
Proceeding in the Legislature.
The usual flood OF bills poured out OF
the pockets OF the solons yesterday. One
of the most important in the senate was
Ramsey's school bill. 1t is bill to pre-
vent truancy and in view of the issue in
the last campaign it's most interesting
provision is the first section, which pro-
yides that all children must go TO school
at least sixteen weeks in the year TO
some public or private school wherein
is taught English, reading, writing, arith-
metic, history OF the United States and
geography" The provision in the present
law that the instruction shall be in Eng
lish, II Will be seen, Is left out so that the
whole curriculum may be taught in any
language. Bills were introduced in the
house: For an insane asylum for chronic
patients, appropriating s2D0, 600; abolishing
the divisions OF the supreme court, so that
the whole court shall travel all over the
state; prohibiting railway com panies from
compelling their employees TO join COM
pany insurance society; providing that
carelessness of fellow employee shall not
bar injured men from OBTAINING damages
from CO Poration; providing that the
state selli print its own school books; tax
ing all eS less companies 2 per cent. on
gross receipts; protecting labor unions
in their labels, trade marks, etc; for pun.
ishing people who make libellOus state
ments about other people 10 q reporter.
TO assess a tax on mortgages tTaubeneck);
a joint resolution instruct.ng the senator's
from this state TO vote for free coinage
The Republicans refused to vote and il
was adopted by the Democrats and Alli-
arce men. Van Praag, OF Chicago. intro
duced a bill relieving ssloonkeepers from
liability for selling liquor to drunkards
unless they know them TO be such. Two
other bills were 10 punish bribery and q
elect railway commissioners by popular
vote
The senate appointed committee on
joint rules, and received sundry bills. One
of these was providing that eight hours
shall constitute days work.