Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-03
COMES TO ACLOSE.
Extra Session ofthe Legislature
of Illinois.
TAKES NO NOTICE OF ACCUSATIONS,

But Records It's Opinion OF the Governors
Action-Protest from the Minority
Charges Of the Chicago Times Herald
Against Four Of the representatives.
Labor Arbitration Board Appointed
Features Of the Law,
SPRINGFIELD, Ills. Aug. a-The Hi
nois legislature has adjourned sine die
the only legislation adopted being labor
arbitration bill and an increase of the tax
levy II, ,OoOC COO for two years The senate
rejected the house libel law repeal bill.
and confirmed the governors appoint
mcnts on the labor arbitration COM
mission. They were Anthony Thornton,
of'Shelbyville; William p. Rend, of Chi.
cago, and Charles j. Rifller, of Spring.
field. The feature Of the day was the
excitement caused by the charge of the
Chicago Times Herald that certain legis-
lators had solicited brbes.
. Charges of Editor Kohlsaat.
The charges made by The Times. Herald
are that Representatives Hawley. Crafts,
and Berry have solicited bribes from cor.
porations, and Representative Thieman
connection with which these alleged
brides were solicited were the filled cheese
bill, the butterine bill, and racing bills
The charges are made in the editorial col
umns of The Times Herald, and the ed.
itor declares his ability to provo them
In an interview at Chicago Kohlsaat is
represented Us saying that no is prepared
to so before any fair grand jury and in.
dot those whom l have charged with
boodling. II libel suit is begun against
me l will take immediate recourse to the
grand jury and present what evidences I
have collected"
HawIey Say 1t Il Fabric alton.
'The only thing care to say about
these charges ia that they are fabrications
from beginning to end" said Representa-
tive Hnwley, when asked about The
Times Herald thunderbolt. ut is all
newspaper talk, and does not make me
uneasy in the least"
What do you propose to do about iti"
Il don't know yet," he answered, after
thinking bit. II shall talk with my Sec
onds before making up my mind. can
only repeat that the charges are basclcss
and low"
In the senate the only notice taken Of
the charges was in IA speech by Littler,
who bitterly arraigned the newspapers for
attacks on Legislators and wished the pa.
pers mgit TO suppressed entirely.
House Attacks the Governor.
The house did not leave the field with.
out recording its opinion of the call for the
extra session in resolutions that were
adopted by strict party vote. They de-
clare that 'The general assembly does
not deem it right or proper at this time
ity OF the topics mentioned in tho gov
crnor's said proclamation, for the reasons
following, tO-wIt:
Because nearly all, if not all, Of these
topics have been discussed time and again
mt previous sessions of the general assem-
bly,, and at the regular session Of the pres.
ent general assembly without result.
Because none of them, with the ex.
ception of the first, is of such paramount
and pressing Importance as to constitute,
singly or together, an extraordinary oc.
casion' for the convcning OF this assem-
bly, such as the constitution OF tho state
contemrlates.
because, for their proper considera-
tiou, ai amount Of time would be neces-
sary which would entail upon an ex-
hausted and depleted state treasury an
expenditure which, in our Judgment, is
not WaErautcu Dy any existing ciler.
gency."
Why the Tax Levy Was Voted.
1t was also resolved, THAT in voting
an additional tax levy OF 81. %, 900 for the
two years 1895 and 1896 We place upon
record the conviction Of the majority of
the members elected to the house and
senate, that the governor of the state was
insincerc in the reasons assigned by him
for desiring an additional levy oft' ,0O0,-
OC0 and that the deficit in tho treasury,
which makes a.i additional lcvy necessary,
Is due not to the action OF this general as
scmbly, but u its predecessor in lS93.
which failed properly to adjust the levy
for 1923 and 1894 to the appropriations
made by the Thirty ghth general as
sembly, n fact well Known to the govern
or, but which, for partisan reasons, he
seeks TO conceal from the knowledge Of
the public"
Democrats Record n Protest.
Lyman offered protest in behalf Of the
minority members against the sine die
adjournment as brought about. The pro-
test arraigned the Republicans for failure
to act OH the subjects mentioned in the
governors call. The legislature had been
In session five weeks and done what could
have been done in one week. The protest
was ordered entered in the journal.