The state capital., 1892-06-11

for concurrence and to pass the bill. OF
the negative votes were democrats
and republicans. Such well-known
democrats, not already mentioned as
voting for the house bill. voted in favor
of the senate amendment and, there
fore, in favor of the law as it now
stands: Dixon, of Lee, Gill, of Union,
(now a candidate for lieutenant COVER
nor), Green, of Alexander; Hurst, of
Rock Island, and Stoskopf, of Stephen
son. Only one democrat who had voted
for the house bill changed his vote 10
the negative on the senate amendment.
The republican members have the same
record, only one vote being changed to
the negative. The votes In the house
on the original bill and the amendment
show that the republicans could not lave
passed the bill or amendment without
the aid of democratic votes. The
record shows that majority OF the
democratic members elected to each
house voted for the law as it now
stands. The record further shows that
a majority of the democratic members
elected to both houses voted for the
law as it now stands. The record
shows that the two parties are equally
responsible for the law. If mistake
was made-and public sentiment seems
to so decide-then both parties made
mistake. What, under the eircum-
stances, then, would be the fair and
honorable way to proceed? Either to
amend the law SO as to make it salts
factory to the people or to repeal it en-
tirely Amendment was demanded at
the last election and both parties were
committed in their platforms OF 1890 to
amendment. What was the result?
An honest and earnest attempt was
made by the republican members at
| the late session to amend the law.
| What did the democrats do? They
passed bill in the house which
they knew would not be accepta-
| BILE to the senate, and which
| would not have been acceptable
to the people; next, they evaded con-
ference with the republicans on the bill
| to agree upon a satisfactory compro-
mise, and, finally, fatty refused to con-
| fer at all for no better reason than that
| the law as it stands had served their
1
| wanted to hold it over for 1892. This
was SO plainly apparent that the re-
| publican members Of the conference
committees of the Thirty-seventh gem
eral assembly put on record the follow
| ing:
Mr. Berry, on behalf Of the confer
ence committee, presented the follow
ing report, viz:
| 10 the Senate and House of Representatives. Of
| he Thiny-Seyentb General assembly:
Your conference committee, appointed to con-
| slider house bill No. 729, and the differences be-
tween the two houses in relation thereto, re-
| spectfully report that they are unable to agree
| in relation thereto. o. F. BERRY
| ROBERT II. WILEs.
BEN +. CALDWELL,
Committed on the part OF the senate.
JAMES II, SMITH,
JOHN T. NOTEWORTHY,
| D. PIX 4ELIER,
Conanittee on tie part Of tie kouse.
AIr. Berry ssso sl.,4rtittod the follow
ing supplementary statement, totwit:
| SPRINGFIELD, June 49, 1891.
The undersigned, two of the senate eanferees
on house bill No. T29, respectfully report to the
senate that as an attempt to harmonic Ehe dlf-
| fercnces between the two houses on said bill
| committee submitted to the democratic mem
bcrs thereof written proposition of which the
| paper hereto attached is q duplicate that the
democratic members rejected said proposition
| and refused to concur in the recommendation
| therein embodied, and that said democratic
members offered no basis of settlement OF the diff
ferences at issue, but insisted on the passage OF
| bill striking out the compulsory teaching OF
any branches of the English language,
O. f. BERRY,
ROBERT H. WILLIS.
The undersigned republican members Of
| the conference committee on house bill
No 729 known as the compulsory ed
| ucation bill, hereby offered to join IN
| report recommending that said bill bt
amended by substituting the words "rea1ing ane
| writing for the words reading, writing anG
| the history Of the United States," wherever thu
| words last mentioned occur in the till, an(
| further recommending that the bill so amended
| be passed by both houses of the general assem-
bly,
o. F. BERRY,
ROBERT II. WMES.
Il Of the Senate
Ii D. P. KELLER.
Il Of the House
, Now, the people demand the repeal o
the present law, and the republican
. party ought to, and we believe it will
, accept this demand as imperative. Th
T republican party, echoing the loya
f sentiment of the ''old commander" ha
no policy to enforce against the will o
: the people.
rrlo Good Racor1 Continues