Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-10
FROM THE CAPITAL.

Row Matters IRE Progressing In the
Lexisiature----Demo for Re
trenchment----Cont Election
cases.
SPRISGFIE.D. Jan 10.-When the
house got down to bus ness yesterday
Speaker Crafts announced the following
committee on elections; Reed Green
(dem J. chairman; Sherwood Dixin (dem }
James P. Laughlin (dem.l. John W
Springer (dem.). G.. P. Parsons dem },
Joseph A. O'Donnell (Dem.), w. H.
Dawdy (dem.). d. Fl. Paddock (Rep.l.
f. Callahan (rep). L. p. kirley (rep.)
ID. s. Berry (rep.), d. P. Keller (rep.).
James p. Wilson (dem). 4. l.. Merritt
(dem.) George w. Prince (rep). The
announcement gave the republicans cold
chill, especially those whose seats are be-
ing contested The committee means
business and will try to keep up with the
senate committee on elections ia the way
of vacating seats. If. indeed. it does not
lead the way. They will proceed with
the contests 81 once, and will act upon
them according TO their merits.
THREE REPUBLICANS TO 60.
Wnht lut Etsult Will De Chu only De
coDJectured, but il seems reasonably Ger
tain that the majority of the committee
will report favorably upon st least three
cases. Hamilton. the old Scolchman
from lroquOis. who is holding his seat by
virtue of the fact that the returns showed
he was elected by majority of 30 over
his democratic opponent, ButZow. will be
the first 20 90 Mr. Butzow can produce
proof that he received II clear ms iority of
IS. His colleague in the same district
was elected by over LOO majority, and
IL WAS only through the worst sort OF
management by the local committee that
BulzOw's majority was kept down TO so
small figure. McCrene. the Quincy
man. is also in a bad way. and go is Payne
the newly elected representative rom
ROCK Island. whose place is sought by the
democrat who ran against Collins, the
man who resigned TO give Governor Fifer
chance To call a special election. The
democratic managers are not particularly
alarmed over Long Jones crusade in
the senate against Addison, Noonan.
Caldwell and Coppinger. and believe it is
big bluff which the big chairman will
never dare attempt 10 make good.
DEMOCRATS FOR RETRENCHMENT.
The secretary Of state Yesterday placed
In tie hards of Mr. Dixon. of Lee. an ap-
preparation Dill which be desired intro.
duced in the house. appropriating $65.>
600 foI the payment Of the present gener-
al assembly. Mr.. Dixon brought the
matter before the democratic steering
committee, and committee was sent to
the auditor. TO ascertain there how much
II any OF the sos 600 appropriated by the
last general assembly remained unexpend-
ed. IL was learned that there remained
uuexpended $50 492 so The committee
concluded TO reduce the sum named IN
the bill Of Secretary Pearson to $50. 900
before its Introduction in the house This
Is a democratic movement towards re-
trenchm snt in the expense ~ the state
government
MUST SECURE A QUORUM
The steering committee has considered
al leneht the subjec, Of pairs. The re-
publican who has sickness in his family
left foi home Yesterday. He requested
some democratic members to pair with
MIN on all party votes. The steering
committee decided that rs the democratic
membership was e, a bare quorum, no
pairs with the republican should be made
unless il was sgreed that some republican
would Offset this by casting the seventy
seventh vote where IL was necessary to
make Quorum