Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-01-05

some trouble IN the Republican ranks.
as WarGer gOt but - votes. Nc
Cloud voted fer Fort and Fort voted
for AspinwaN, of Freeport. Five sena-
tors refused 10 vote al all. these being
Dunlap. Edwards. Hamilton, OdeI ans.
Templeton. Senator Mahoney, OF Chi
cago. was made the Democratic leader
of the body by receiving the vote Of all
the Democratic senators. The other
business OF The organizing OF the senate
was dispatched with alacrity Lieu
tenant Governor Northcott called the
members to order. Chaplain Goodsqeed
offered prayer, the temporary officers
were named. the roll was called and
Chief Justice Carter swore the mem
bers in
The house was called to order by Sec
Rotary Of State Rose. Ills eavel. recent
" cut rem tree growing in the old
state house yard at NanGaIia, rapped
for order and Chaplain Bradford made
the customary brief prayer. Then came
the roN cali Of the house. The impress
sive ceremony % swearing in the mem
bers was next performed by Chief Jus
tice Carter. Os the SUPP enc court. Rep
resentatiVe Gu1dn was elected temper
airy chairman. The election Of speaker
was carried out according to Repub-
l;can plans. I. y. Sherman. the caucus
nominee. getting the place. the Demo-
cratic contestant being John p No
Gccrty. sherman was applaudad wlan
he Appealed and made brief address
appropriate 10 the occasion.
In both houses the governors mes
sage was read:
Springfield Ills. Jan. .. - Governor
Tanners message adverts at great
length To the state boards and institI-
tons; speaks Of the part Illinois took
in the Spanish war: recommends 4 rea- |
sorahle appropriation for the state al
the Paris exposition. Under the head
of LABOR the governor speaks of the |
reproduction in the mines Of the |
state and says this is responsible for |
the troubles at Pana and Virden. and !
in greet measure for the strife and !
hlCodshed that have disturbed the state !
he suggests the amendment OF the !
present arbitration law, making it more
on the part of contendiug |
forces 20 submit Their grievances TO the /
board.
In the matter of street railway Ias-is-
Iation the message says: i desire to
,all Your attention to the urgent neces-
sity for street railway legislation. The |
fortieth assembly deserves credit in
stead # ceasure for attempting t. sup |
ply the lack of legislation in this di- !
-ecticu. 1t is trIe that the Allen law !
fell far short Of meeting the require |
ments Of the situation. There should !
be a reasonable and equitable reduc- |
ton in street car fares. It would seem |
It present that the maximum rate of
zcnts for a single ride would not be I'M
hat tickets Tor six rides
should be sold 1or - cents. If such
egislafion were adopted such further
in street car fares could be
made by thu railroad and warehouse
commission from time TO time as coadi- ]
ions might Justify. Railroad and street
'ailway properties of this state should
'ay their full share of taxes according
. value"
Street railway bills were the first in
-Jduced in the senate. Berry intro
uced measure giving the state rail-
cad and warehouse commissioners su-
ervisiOn OF the railway lines. Camp
ell introduced the Chicago Civic FEEDER
ton bill.