The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-11
Strong Indications That the Hi.
nOis Legislature Will Pass the
Gerrymander Freaks.
CHESTER DEFICIENCY BILL.
Republicans Will Have to Furnish
the Necessary Votes-Plan to
Build a Million Dollar
Lincoln MausOleum.

| SprfngnelQ. ILL.,. April 1O.-There are StrOn
indications of the enactment Of the gerry
mander freaks by the Republicans. TIL
sentiment was strong Wednesday in Senat
and House. Speaker Sherman defines 1t a
"a spirit of concession and loyalty t,
party
AS q matter Of fact. II is the swish of tn,
energetic lash and the sting Of its cracker
In accordance with the suggestion mad,
in Wednesdays Republic, the Republican.
took a new tack. and the senatorial appor
tionment bill was introduced by Senator
Gardner In the Senate. and was immediate
ly ordered to second reading. After the ad
journment of the morning session, confer.
ence of the Republican members was held
and the bill was taken up, and, after a few
amendments had been adopted. was ap.
proved as the caucus action Of the Repub.
lican Senator's
Reapportlonment Measure.
The measure as offered was practically
Senator Gardner's subcommittee plan of re.
districting. and it threw Senators Temple
ton and Fort into the same senatorial dis
| trtct. The friends of Senator Templeton de-
| clined to go into caucus, which would bind
them to this proposition, and so 1t was de-
ctded that the meeting should be only a
conference. After the agreement was
l.
| caucus and took final action on the bill.
Senator Gardner is the genius who con-
cetved and carried to success the latest
Senator Aibertsen said that it was plain
| that II an apportionment bill was passed
at this session some sacrifice must be made.
Tazewell County to a Democratic district,
and for the sake OF the party he decided to
1 make the sacrifice.
Senator Hunt announced that for the
/ q fo fbo
mapped out for him BY ;"e the Senate ';orn com-
in the Cook County districts in accordance
with the proposition to create district for
John NJ. Smyth. 1t was then decided that
reading Thursday
1t is likely that one more change will be
made in the measure before it goes through
the Senate. In its present Condition. the
bill puts Monroe County in Representative
Browns district. He strongly objects to
this. Senator Begole has offered to take in
Representative Brown to retain his old dis.
trict. This change will probably be made
Southern Districts.
Following are the southern districts as
provided by the bill:
Twenty-second-Vermil and Edgar
ty-third-Champaign Piatt and
Moultrie.
Twenty-eighth-Log De Witt and Ma
Thirtieth-Tazewell. Mason. Menard.
Cass, Schuyler and Brown.
Thirty-second-Rock Island. Mercer and
Thirty ty-fourth-Douglas. Coles and Clark.
Thirty -sixth-Scott. Pike. Adams and
Thirty-eighth-Greene, Jersey, Macoupan
FortiethSchristian. Shelby. Fayette and
Cumberland.
Forty-second-Clnton Marion, Clay and
Emngham.
Forty-third.Knox and Fulton.
observation-disclosures, Randolph, Wash
ington, Perry and jackson.
Forty-fifth- -Sansamon and Morgan.
Forty-sixth-Jefferson, Wayne, Richland
Forty-seventh-Madis and Bond.
Forty-eighth-Hardin. Gallatin. White.
Edwards. Wabash. Lawrence and Crawford.
Fiftieth-Fran nkiir. Williamson, Union. Al
exander and Pulaski.
Fifty.nrst-Hamiiton. Saline. Pope. John
Democrats IndiEnant.
The Republicans will have to furnish the
vctes to pass the Chester deficiency bill
The treatment accorded to Messrs. Ries.
Miller and the e. penitentiaryT - ofscisis on the
prison investigation angered the Democratic
side, and to-day they refused to vote for
sixty-six votes, many Republicans exhibit
Ing their resentment at the whitewash re-
@ port BY refusing or neglecting to vote for
In the Senate Brenholt's bill to require the
cancellation Of warehouse receipts passed.
Evanss Dill to require the teaching Of |
to q.
Hunts bill to regulate the fees Of receiv-
efs Of building and loan associations passed |
ure and sale Of patent medicines by re- |
curing their formulas to be printed on the |
package containing them was advanced to
The bill prepared by the committee on in
surance to permit travelling mems insurance |
companies to extend their membership to |
same lines OF business was advanced to |
third reading. as was Alden's bin to punish |
eItortion by threats.
tendance during the last illness OF the de-
ceased IN the third class Of claims against |
estates was advanced to third reading
Senator Brenholt introduced O bill to pro-
vide an additional term Of court for Madi-
In the House Muellers bill to fix the
Assembly at 2.90o for each regular session i
anu - per day Tor extra sessions was put
upon its passage. The bill received only
nounced Mr.. Mueller secured postponement
Of further proceedings under the roll cali
The bili Of Mr.. Hughes Of Lee to au-
thorise the County Board OF . county to
@sconnect territory from one town and
Mes wholly outsie Of and not adjoining the
limits OF an Incorporated city or village,
Wa1 advanced 30 as to require q petition
rom . majority instead Of one-fourth Of
tne lana owners residing within the terri
The bill prepared by the COMMITTEES ON
Soolciary to punish the abandonment by
parents OF a child under II years Of age was
called up BY MI. Groves and passed
Mr. Rankin Of Warren called up the
House bill to appropriate $20l3 to cover q
tiary at Chester. fhe bin received only
sixty-sax votes.
Fine Point Involved.
Mr.. Scrogin called up the Senate bin in
relation to the dsc0nnection Of territory
nom cities and villages. This bill had been
before the House and discussed at length
on several occasions. Some time ago. after
the Judiciary Committee. The COMMITTEES
struck out the amendments that had been
adopted by the House and reported the LII
back with the recommendation that It be
passed In the form in which 1t came from
the Senate. Mr.. Crafts now made the point
ytrfke ont amendments which the House
had already adopted, and that the bill was
before the House In its amended form.
Nr. Allen said that when the bill was re-
committed It went back to the committee
sor Ill purposes and that the COMMITTEES
( ~ lt had In case OF an original bill.
The parliamentary controversy which fol- ,
owed lasted for nearly IN hour. Speaker
3harman. at the conclusion Of the discus.
don. held that the committee had no right !
o strike out the amendments that had been
ldoptod by the House. but he reserved for !
urther consideration hie decision on the
question ~ to the exact status Of the b0l. ,
Nj. Allen entered . motion that the !
lmendmen6 heretofore adopted we're TO