The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-13
Drew of Joliet Says Six Republic
ans Will Defeat Present Con-
gressional Scheme.
SPEAKER SHERMAN A CAR.
Arbitrarily Refused a Roll Call
Yates Will Announce Appoint
ments To-D ay-Forecast of
His Selections.

Both the bills were ordered to third read
Ing tonight. amendments to the senatorial
scheme being hammered to death by Speak
er Sherman's gavel.
The gayel, ashamed of the base purpose
to which 1t was an involuntary party. broke
its back during the painful operation and
the Speaker used a chair leg to hammer
his naughty braves into submission.
A few amendments were adopted in the
Cook County portion of the congressional
map.
All attempts by Democrats and Republic
ans to change the committees map OF
senatorial districts were beaten by the
gavel, Speaker Sherman refusing a 1oll
call in the most arbitrary manner.
Shanahan Rep.) Of Cook denounced the
chair In unparliamentary language.
Drew of Joliet says there are six Repub-
leans who will defeat the congressional
dromedary. They are Drew and Neese of
Will, Wheeler and Jones of Sangamon,
Barnes OF Lawrence and one whose name
Drew refused to give. 1t requires only five
members.
ShaIahan says there are seven and
probably ten members from Cook, ana
Conner of Cumberland and Barnes of Law
renee. who Will hold up the senatorial map.
Both Will be placed on their passage III
the House Tomorrow.
1t was officially announced tonight that
Governor Yates would to-morrUw send in
a lot OF appointments. The INST is Jealous
~ guarded, but the selection OF the Hollow
lug IL practically assured:
Lanal CommIssion-W. K. Newton Of
Yorkville. vice Hilton. Newton Is u banker
ana a Methodist.
Joliet keIitentiary Commlssioner-Ben
lice O~snaugnnessy OIL Cnlcaso lprobapiy).
Brown Is a farmer and i've STOCK deaier,
wealthy ana a Metnodist. Jtis appointment
u u kvou one, Dut IL leaves u Tall or re-
SENTIMENT in eangamon County.
Claims CommissIon-Dougias w. Helm Of
Metropolis, vice John c. Mckenzie or Eliza
lawyer, trustee Of the Carbondale Normal,
which he resigned to-day, and a Methodist.
Commissioners OF the Chester feniten-
tiaryJ0hn H. Duncan OF Marion. vice
James h. lobe. and q man heretofore I'M
known TO fame from Newton by the name
OF Kendall. Duncan's Appointment was pre-
olcted IN The Republic last December. He
Is a farmer ana u Methodist. AIR. Kendall
Is a merchant and a Methodist, ana sue
ceeds Colonel Thomas W. Scott. The third
member l could not locate tonight.
| Warden Mack Tanner called on the Gov
ernor to-day and made an earnest prayer
for the reappointment of the present board
! Scott, Jobe and Messick-but the Govern
or told him the pressure from the outside
was too great and he would have to make
q clean sweep.
When ohm Henry Miller of McLeansboro
plcducO " ScOESc nctSNiiiBtoH III
Hogan. OF McLeansboro. for this place. he
was told that Hamilton was too close to
Williamson County. where Duncan lives.
Patterson and Mathis in Marion, Hosmer
and Geiger in Washington. Mcclure and
Gerlach In Randolph. and Bader and Mes
sick In st; Clair. all candidates. seem to
was q classmate Of Yates and will be given
something good.
And then the Governor may pick up one
OF them. There's no telling where he will
finally land. He is getting such a reputation
as a "Josher' that some of his best friends
are talking ugly behind his back.
good money for Springfield ham and eggs in
an effort to land the superintendency Of the
Warden.s house at Chester. Trousdale is a
the Governors office until his fate is def
nitely settled.
It Is believed the name Of James French
coed Rannells on the Railroad Board. Mr..
French is a banker and a Methodist.
Governor Yates Is not ashamed Of his
The apportionment fight % opened in the
House at 6 this evening and lasted until
nearly 9 O'Clock. Mr.. Crafts made an able
cratic congressional map. He showed that
It gave the Republicans thirteen and the
Democrats twelve districts. which accords
Craig and Warder Dems.J also ad- |
Rinaker Rep) of Carlinvilie declared the
DtIuOCIdGS were given 100 many DISTRICTS 1
in the bill. He had a map that would have
crucified pretty nearly all that was left Of
scheme was not adopted.
Democratic Map Defeated.
The Democratic map was defeated by a
party vote. and after a few changes in J
Cook County the bill was ordered to a third
1t makes seven Republican and three
Democratic districts in Cook County and
twelve Republican and three Democratic
ntGfrfpf0 nIIfCjIn of TnnL L
There was a lot of talking. on the Senate
RAJ map. The Democratic scheme was advo-
fnfed BY y, T amSdr;1 Gray rrg : and Crafts; and
1t. A party vote killed 1t. Then Mr.. Shan
ahan offered the first of his nine amend
ments.
The changes were unimportant and were
confined to Cook. He made a nice little
speech. and when Bundy moved to lay the
on the table it was done in
yociferous demands by Shanahan and the
for q roll call.
Tho sernG action followed on tho second
amendment.
Shannon's Fiery Talk.
BY this time Mr.. shanahan had become
very angry.
his voice, that the Speaker Of this House
IS going to violate the oath of his office and
going to refuse to allow the members
which they aey' are entitled to be heard. ! Ip de-.
sire to say to the Speaker that he may
send this bill to third reading under the
savel. but he cannot use the gavel to put
was a member of this House when such ac-
ion was attempted four years age. tell
you we will make your bill look like nine
tomorrow"
The Democrats gathered around Mr.. /,
shanahan's desk %applauding and encourag- !,
every word he uttered. 4.
Speaker Sherman paid no attention to Mr.. ,
3%hananhan's fit of passion, but calmly d.
ected the clerk to read the third amend
o the table on motion of Bundy, Shanahan !
vigorously. This action contin- !
led until the nine amendments had been
aid. Are there any further amendments F;
o the bill?" :
Conner Of Cumberland offered an amend
nent taking his county from the Fortieth
lie made a speech showing the justice of !
his amendment, but 1t went to the table /
n motion Of Mr.. Bundy. aided by the S
peaker's gravel. The BIZ was then ordered $
djourned.
Speaker Sherman declared at midnight I
hat the two bills would be placed on !
assage tomorrow, Representative Gould
as very Ill, and he left for his home. =
With Could absent. four other Republicans
an defeat either bill.
The Senate Judiciary Committee listened y
, Representatives of the Retail Grocers' .
ssociation against Shumway's bill repeal s
g the he !, Case ;a ga nna,nnnsd laT; and by a y
vo weeks. The labor Representatives pres s
1t who want the law repealed entered an
lrnest protest against postponement. +.
To Prevent Blacklistins. .
In the House Mr.. Hammond introduced a
III for the protection Of discharged EN-
loves and to prevent blackliSting. The hill