The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-16
Representative Nohe Says the Chi.
cago Organization Has Decd
ed Against Compromise.
JAnDus WAS DEMoNs1RA1wE.
Criticised Speaker Sherman, VINO
Declined to Recognize His Point
of No Quorum-Statement
of Appropriations.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Springfield, ILL.,, April 15.-The House con-
vened Monday afternoon with a hsht AZ
tendance. Mr.. Burgett asked unanimous
| consent TO have read a first time his bill for
! the protection of the owners of bottles ana
| other containers. Mr.. Jandus objected. put
| Mr.. Burgett secured a suspension OF the
| rules and the bill was read. Mr.. Jandus be-
| came demonstrative during the reading OF
| the bill by repeatedly raising the point OF
\ no quorum. Speaker Sherman. however.
| declined to take cognizance Of the point.
II want to know Indignantly shouted
| Mr.. Jandus. IF the Speaker or the members
| are running this House"
The session of the House was devoted al
! most entirely to the advancement OF bills
from first to second reading.
Debat Over Cigarette Bill.
Mr.. Scrogin asked unanimous consent to
| call up on second reading his bill to prohibit
the manufacture. sale, giving away or
bringing into Illinois of cigarettes or cigar
cite paper or any substitute therefore.
Mr.. Wilson said that he had no objection
to the bill, but that it was not on the calen-
dar and he did not think the House ought
to set the precedent of reading a bill whose
number did not appear on the calendar. .,
Speaker ahks g sheIman re erGn os sMhi is th ltEeti is
no rule to prevent us from taking up this
| bill. yet the calendar is a matter Of owen
fence to the members. If the gentleman
from Mclean (Mr. Scrogin) will not press
his request an opportunity will be given
! later to take up the bill.
/ Mr.. Scrogin withdrew the request and the
1 bill was not read.
Mr.. Rinaker called up on second reading
his bill to fix the salaries of the clerks Of
the Supreme and Appellate courts. Mr..
tempt to have the salary of the clerk of the
Appellate Court in Chicago cut to 5000. As
amended and advanced. the bill would fix
salaries as follows:
Clerk Of Supreme Court, 5000; clerks Of
Appellate-First District, 5000; Second and
Third. $500; Fourth. $500.
A raft of bills were advanced.
Senator Funderburk found himself alone
In the Senate at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
the hour to which that body adjourned on
the President OF the Senate n gravely
raped for order. After the reading Of the
journal Of last Friday Senator Funderburk
Wednesday morning.
ApPOrtfonment Breakers Ahead.
Representative Nohe of Chicago arrived
This afternoon. He says no apportionment
refuse a compromise, even on the nine
Shanahan amendments. which blocked the
passage OF the senatorial bill several weeks
But the statesmen in Chicago have been
known to change their minds and do it
ouuuuSIuS.
It is again rumored that Governor Yates
will fire a batch Of appointments into the
Serate Tuesday. The only persons interest
ed are the probable appointees, and the
only thing that will convince them that
they will draw prizes is the message from
he Governor to the Senate.
Mr.. Rankin OF Warren, chairman of the
house Appropriations Committee, has pre-
pared a statement of the appropriations by
me present General Assembly. Several. Of
the items have not been approved BY the
Senate. and. therefore, are subject to
change, but his statement Is approximately
correct.
The summar shows:
APPROPRIATIONS asked for. SIS. 4ao, $40. 81.
81. %. ~"'"''~
Appropriations estimated yet to be grant
Total appropriations to be made by the
present General Assembly, $12,5GO,O 900.
600, 1000. "e'' w.
Very little business will be transacted I'M
til Wednesday. il. PICKERINE