Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-27

| 2sth, 32d, 34th, 36th, 18th, 3Sth,
seth, 10th, 41st, 42d, 43d, 44th, 10Th
10th, 47th, 18th. 10Th and 50th, while
these are counted republican: The
Sth, 10th, 18th, 18th, 10Th, 18th, 22d,
goth, Both, 31st. 33d, 35th, and 51st.
The Appropriations.
The appropriations in the general
assembly reach and aggregate almost
IS large>as that OF any other previous
session. The democratic party be-
ing in control in both branches of
the legislature, it was early resolved
| that record of rigid economy should
| be made, and to this end many of
! the estimates first submitted were
very materially reduced in the APP
preparation bills when considered by
| the respective committees Of the two
| houses. The work OF retrenchment
! was begun by the repeating of the
act creating the court OF
! claims, thus entirely abolishing this
court of adjudication: and significant
reductions were made in the appro-
priations for various other commits
sions, particularly the fish commits
sion. All the state institutions
were considered in the same eco
nomiC manner, and although many
repairs were claimed to be needed in
| the charitable institutions, the
appropriations have apparently
been brought down to a minimum in
every instance.
The republican policy in the house
was to increase the aggregate appro-
priations. This was partly success
full by combinations with local inter-
ests in behalf Of widely scattered
state institutions. The following are
the various appropriation bills sent
to the governor for his signature, to-
gether with the amount OF appro-
priation at each instance:
In 1897 Representative James
O'Copnor. the blind member from
Cook, secured the enactment OF bill
appropriating 100000 - establish
an Industrial Home for the blind at
Chicago. The appropriation lapsed
into the treasury for the reason that
GOV. Oglesbv did not appoint the
trustees TO carry out the provisions
of the bill At this session of the
Legislature Mr.. O'Connor secured The
recnactment OF This bill, with the
same appropriation and for the same
purpose.
dLltbS I NIaI interests 'st4i4Iat 'tf'l
appropriations for adequate represef-
tation in the Worlds fair. To salts
~ them a bill was passed diyerting
from the appropriation of Sopo.G1o
made by the last general assembly
for an Illinois exhibit al the Worlds
fair 81. 900. which j. distributed n
follows: $2o.O)J to the State Hcrti-
cultural society: $50 To the State
Dairymen's association; 5000 10 the
Illinois Brick and Tlcmakers' assoc
citation; $50, 900 TO the Bcckeepers
association and $4,000 for the Hi
nois National Guard.
The last general assembly added q
proviso to the Australian ballot law
authorizing the publication OF the
law in two newspapers representing
the two principal political parties in
each county of the state. and provld-
ing that each paper should receive
not to exceed $50 for such pUblicc-
ton. but no appropriation was made
for the payment of these newspapers.
For two years the press has been en-
titled to recompense far. publication
Of the law. and the present general
assembly passed g bin appropriating
$6.12) for that purpose.
Conn uj-fb-,y E.Eiu cation.
Ever since the adoption OF the Ed
wards compulsory education law in
1889 this subject has been the lead
ing question in political discussions
in the state. The campaign of 1892,
and to certain extent the campaign
of 1890 were fought ON this issue.
The legislature of 1891 neglected 30
legislate on this subject, and it was
brought to the front by &he German
LUtherans in the last campaign. and
Notwithstanding great efforts to keep
il in the background, il was the great
local issue OF the campaign of Hi
nois. At the beginning of this seS-
sion the democratic leaders were di-
vided as to the advisabilitY OF repeal
ing the Edwards law and adopting =
new compulsory education law: Some
wanted separate bills for this pur-
pose and many wanted 4 new COM
pulsory education law and the Ed
wards law repealed in the same meas
IRE. These latter were outvoted in
she democratic caucus and two bills
were sent through. The Goolall bill
repeating the Edwards law was passed
last February, and after 4 hard fight
the bill introduced by Representa-
tive Stringer in the house was passed
1t received many amendments in the
house and bears little resemblance
to the original bill offered by Mr..
Stringer. 1t abolishes the truant
officer, and provides for education Of
children in the elementary branches.
The Anti Sweat Bill
Senator Noonan's bill to regulate
the manufactu- OF ciOthiur wear
ing apparel and other articles in this