Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-02
The Payne fraction Measure
Fails in the House at
Springfield.
IE ToI CHICAGO FEARS
Other Proceedings of the Hi
nois Legislature Today
and Yesterday.

Springfield, May 2.-The Payne
traction bill. defeated Monday, and
which it was expected would be called
up in the house for reheariDg yes
terday, went over until today, when it
again came up and was beaten by 16
votes, Crafts and the democratic vote
being against it. The prejudice
worked up in Chicago was too strong
to be overcome.
Other Proceedings OF the Day.
Springfield. ILL.,, May 2.-The SEN
ate today passed the Chicago sani-
tary district bill authorizing the in
crease in the bonded Indebtedness
from SIS, 900, 900 to $50, 900. 600. 1t
goes to the governor for signature.
The report of the committee in
the Bolinger-Alden contest recon-
mending that the senator be per-
mitted to retain his seat was adopted
A resolution for a constitutional
convention was lost in the house 80
to IS.
Another Fight Over Apportionment.
Another big fight over reapporticn-
AhDhS - OAOTAbSs 1nO 1WO huaAA
points at issue are whether Sheriff
Magerstadt, of Cook county, shall b
in or out of the First congressional
district of Chicago, and whether At
torney General Hamlin's Shelby
county shall remain in the Warner
district, thereby endangering a re-
prblican congressman. The pre-
sumption is that the reapportionment
bills will pass, in spite of the fighting
atmosphere, but they are not safe,
and will not be until they shall have
passed both houses and both houses
shall have adjourned.
Springfield, May 2.-The senate
yesterday morning passed the follow
ing bills: Appropriating $4,000 to es-
tablish home FOR deliquent boys;
appropriating $500 for the collection
Of historical matter by the Illinois
Historical library; providing for the
election OF boards of education in
cities having special school charters:
TO permit printing the name of Il
candidate for judge on more than one
ticket. The senate cOncurred in the
house amendments to the BuSSe in
hcritance tax bill. The apportionment
bills were reported from the house
and amid the protests of Democrats
advanced to the order of second read
ing. The house bin amending the Chi
cagO drainage Law so as to authorize
the widening of the Chicago river,
was reported, and made the special
order for today. The house bill au-
thoriZing a total bond issue of 800
100000 by the Chicago sanitary dis
trict was advanced to third reading.
In executive session the appointments
made by the governor Tuesday were
confirmed.
The morning session of the
house was devoted entirely to the
passage~of small appropriation bills.
Yesterday was the last day on which
the house bills could be passed.
Banquet to Sherman.
springfield. Ills. May 2-Speaker
l. \. Sherman's friends in the Illi- !
nois legislature hOnOred him Tuesday |
evening with Il reception and banquet |
mt the Leland hotel. The event eclipsed !
everything in the way of a legisla- |
tive social gathering ever held i'm |
Springfield Among the guests were |
Governor Yates, Ex-Governor Tanner
all of the state officers. Colonel Frank I
%. LOwden of Chicago, and a number |
of other politicians. in addition to the |
members of the general assembly. The |
event of the evening was the preSenta-
tiOn to Speaker Sherman of watch |
chain and charm The latter bore the |
insignia Of the Masonic conSistOry. OF |
which Speaker Sherman-iS q member !
and IL WIS studied with tWcufy-uinc L