The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22
ILLINOIS ASSEMBLY
NEARING THE END.
Three Sessions Will Be Held Daily
to Clear Work Before the
House.


REPUBLI SPECIAL.
springfield. Ill. April 2l.-"Members Of
the House should come to Springfield Mon
day with their gripsacks packed for n con-
tinuous stay of two weeks in Springfield"
This was the advice given by Speaker
Sherman Sunday. Notice has been served
upon the members of the House that they
will be expected to remain here next Satur-
day for an all-day session. They will not
be asked to hold a session on Sunday, but
the Speaker insists that the House shall
%reconvene at . o'clock on Monday morning.
April g, and do a full days business on that
day.
Every preparation is being made for final
adjournment on May 8. So far as the indi-
cations go, only one thing can happen to
prolong the session. That will be a rea-
sonable prospect of passing apportionment
bills by prolonging the session a few days.
If that situation should exist on May
3. the time will be extended.
Three Sessions Daily.
Beginning with Tuesday next. the House
will hold three sessions daily-morning. aft
ernoon and evening. 1t will be recalled that
last session the same programme was fol-
lowed during the concluding two weeks. The
House calendar is well filled with bills. and
an enormous amount OF business WILL De
disposed of during the week.
The omnibus Appropriation bill to make
appropriations for the maintenance of the
various departments of the State govern
ment during the >nsuing two years, Will
Tuesday. a joint subcommittee Of three
members from each of the two appropria.
ton committees has been at work several
the Secretary of State. The members OF
the joint subcommittee are: Senators Chap
man (chairman), Campbell and Begole and
man., johnson Of Fulton and Pool. So far
as known there will be no fight on any
portion Of the measure. and 1t is likely to
go through without material change
ApportiOnmcnt Plan Indefinite.
lated regarding the superintendent bills:
Unless there is a reasonable certainty of
securing the support of the nine Cook Coun-
ty members. who have been opposing them.
the bills will not be called up during the
coming week. Next week. however. un-
less it appears quite certain that a decided
will be put upon their passage in the House.
so that all members will have an oppor-
tunity to go on record.
Among the bills which will be passed by
the House this week is D. F.. Sullivan's
bill to authorize city councils to permit the
construction and use of bridges and passage
ways not exceeding thirty feet in width
court not exceeding forty feet In width at
such grades as not to interfere with the use
of such alley. place or court by the public.
The bill introduced by the Committee on
Labor and Industrial Affairs, extending the
power of the State Board of Arbitration, is
on third reading In the House, and will be
passed during the week. =
The JUL 5 per cent tax limit bill Is a
special order in the House for Wednesday
CT. second reading, pending a motion to
strike out the enacting clause. The indica:
tions are that before then amendments will
be drawn, which will meet the objections
which have been raised against the bill by
representatives of the larger cities OF the
State other than Chicago.
The Senate calendar is in much better
condition than that of the House. This is
always the case, owing to the fact that the
Senate is only one-third the size of the
House. This means not only a much smaller
number Of bills introduced. but much great
er speed in dispatching legislation. Much
Of the time of the Senate from now until
sine die adjournment will be devoted to the
consideration of House bills.
T. I. PICKERING.