Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-23
Many Illinois Legislators At.
tempt to Block Legislation.
DEFEAT CHILD LABOR
Speaker Miller Declares House Ad-
journed at Noon-charIes Allen
Chosen Chairman Pro Tenn and with
Difficulty Makes Way to Chair.

Springfield, ILL.,, AIAil pa deter
mlnation of large element in the
house to tie up legislation regardless
of its merits until action can be secur-
ed on the traction question was clear
ly manifested in the house this morn
ing. The test came on the child la
Dor bill which was called up by Da-
Wis. The bill was on the third read
ing and when the roll-call commenced
on ITS passage, Allen, whose name
heads the list of the members, aroused
and said: Il notice by the morning
papers that my friends in Chicago
have gone into the hands of receiv-
er." Uaughter) And they must
have closed by another wheel turning
in this house. Therefore l refuse to
vote on this question:
Davies Claims.
When the name of Davies was
reached he said that he introduced
this bill and was directly responsible
for having it put to vote at this time
and had asked that the roll call be
taken.
Bill is Defeated
The bill failed of passage the result
of the vote being so yeas and / nay.
Davies Immediately gave notice of a
motion to reconsider.
Lindly Bill Announced.
1t was 11:2O when Speaker Mil.
ler announced that the Lindley muni-
cipal ownership bill was the special
order on its second reading. The bill
was read. then Lindley was recogniz-
ed and offered the amendments formu-
lated at Tuesday nights conference.
Before these were read he made
statement to the house explaining
them.
Traction Bill Advanced.
Shortly before noon Speaker Miller
advanced the Lindley Traction bill to
It's third reading when the friends of
the Mueller bill made an attemnt to
pull him out of the chair.
Announces Adjournment.
In the midst of great turmoil he de-
clared that the house was adjourned
Immediately after Miller left the chair
Murray took the floor and call unon
the house to elect a speaker pro fem
Charles Allen of VermiIlion was do.
clared elected speaker pro TEN and
forced his way through the surging
mop TO the speakers desk. Henry
Beitler acted as the clerk.
Disorder Reigns.
Speaker pro TEN Allen ordered the
center aisle cleared but discovered
that all the house officers had left
inen the Janltors We're called upon but
1alled to respond. Roll call was then
ordered to see if a quorum was pres
ent. During the reading of the names
the confusion became so great that. it
was Impossible for the clerk to be
heard as he called the roll and two
sergeants at arms were appointed and
ordered to clear the aisles and pre-
serve order. Representative Gray in
answering to his name declared that
as the speaker had violated his oath
OF Office and the constitution of the
state OF Illinois, We are now. violating
the law by running a rough house.
here at this time" After much confu-
sion the roll call was finally complet-
ed and showed ninety-seyen members
present.
Speaker Might Die.
Sherman then made an extended
talk on the constitutional of the status
existing at the session of the house.
He stated that ninety-seven members
constituted constitutional majority.
He held that the house was not de
stroyed by abdication of its regular
presiding officer "He might die osaid
Sherman land for all parliamentary
purposes in the house he is now
dead" After some further parliament
ary questions We're disposed of the
municipal ownership bill was recalled
from the third reading