The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-04
SHERMAN'S SUDDEN ILLNESS
INTERRUPTED LEGISLATION.
Speaker Of Illinois House Dangerously III from Nervous Col
tapse Adjournment Oay-DeadIock Over Gerry
manders Unbroken at Midnight.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Springfield, H.. May 4.-At 1.o5 .. m the
Republican leaders gave up tho fight for
the might
Tho House reconsidered the vote by which
1t adopted the Senate sine die adjourn
ment resolution to quit business on May 3.
It then refused to concur in the Senate
resolution. and adjourned to IL o'clock e.
m. Saturday. which action the Senate al
ready had taken.
Springfield. ILL.,. May S.-speaker Sherman
ia dangerously III. There are grave fears
that he will die. He was delirlous this
afternoon and his physicians ordered abb
solute quiet. They declare he IL threatened
with typhoid fever. He has been too Ill to-
day TO even sign bills that have passed the
House. His secretary signed the pay roll.
"A friend who called at the Speakers room
In the Leland was shocked at his physical
condition. He was almost raving. He ina
Gtned he was In the Speakers chair. and
that the business of the House was pro-
in his peculiar rasping voice. There's bill
81. It's next On the order Of second read
Ing. They've all got tickets In their hats.
ognized next" And so on.
Efforts to quiet him were futile and II
was decided that he should be sent to
Spfln8uelQ f1OSQIIdl.
Speaker Sherman !s physically frail-all
bones and muscle and blood. very little flesh.
and the exacting duties and responsibilities
al and In nervous % COLI Collapse is the result. e' ''''"
Added to the ordinary cares Of his office
was an intense. earnest desire to do two
friends,a favor favor, by placing Shelby , County
toriai district BY the first he would oblige
Attorney General Hamlin and by the latter
RAflYAQa0tQttvA ENronk Ml1nnP NJ TltnhHa1d
There were q number Of gifts presented
In tho Senate this afternoon. Senator Bren-
holt received handsome . silver water
expensive Masonic charm embracing all the
degrees he has taken. conslstory, COM
eeivea % Sesutifui au % diamond % ring. aaGI and Sem
ator Chapman also got an expensive ring.
The st. Louis Exposition bill passed the
syes nas none h.. occupied
the Speakers chair since last night. and
ne 10 pronounced success. governing
most turbulent house with dignity and dis
The Governor sent to the Senate the fol-
lowing appointments:
Henry Neal. Charleston. member Of
Lathrop. term expired.
Kenneth n; Whitman; Aedo. trustee Of
the Hospital for Incurable Insane. vice Phi
Edward n. Thomas Decatur. trustee Of
the Hospital for Incurebls Insane. vics
GeOtB0 Y. Hl0er. fe0agne0.
w. W.. Watson. Pittsheld, trustee Of tho
Deaf and Dumb. vice Robert Aitchison, re-
Samuel p. Wheeler. Springfield. trustee
of tho Southern Normal School, to succeed
himself
John Marshall, Charleston, trustee OF the
Eastern Normal School. vice Henry A. Neal,
James p. Whedon. Chicago. Commission
sr State Penitentiary. vice Thomas
oshaughnessy. term expired.
Charles q. Bent. Morrison, member State
Board Of Education and trustee Of the State
Normal University. vice NJ. E Plain. re-
signed.
B. n Sunny. Chicago. member Board Of
Trustees. Home for Juvenile Female Of
Tenders. vice Mrs.. =. H. Blackman, re-
James G. Sullivan, Cairo, member State
Board Of Health, to succeed himself.
G. B. johnson. Champaign. member State
Board Of Health, vice George w. Webster.
resigned.
". Il Hlpp, Chicago. member State Board
Of Health. Woe G. B. johnson, resigned.
Frank 7. Miller. for Public Administrstor
Il Peoria County, to succeed w. w. Whit
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