The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-02
BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

! By A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
Springfield, ILL.,. March Lit appears nov
that the intention is to tribe with impor
tant legislation In Iltnots This is consid
| cred tho only course to pursue in view o,
| the extremely inharmonious state of affairs
in tho Assembly.
! The fact that 4 resolution is ready and
| awaiting a suitable occasion for introduc.
/ tim, providing for sine die adjournment
April II, gives color to this theory. The
resolution Is in the hands CT Dan Camp
| bell. the leader Of the organization in the
Senate. Speaker Miller and other House
leaders have expressed their sympathy, but
advised delay for week or 20 on the
ground that the House was not ripe" for
II. When an agreement Is reached as to
the day for its Introduction IL will be in
troduced in the Senate and sent to the
House, where the gavel will be needed to
Such a resolution easily could prevent the
Passage Of any measures OF far-reaching
nature by. allowing time only for consld-
the passage Of appropriations requires at
least three weeks. The distractions which
Sherman can be relied upon to throw in
the Way could be used to extend this time
Indefinitely. It would be a very simple mat
ter to keep busy. apparently. With appro-
priations until the middle Of April.
Kilkenny CATS.
The lower branch Of the Assembly reminds
alone Into factions. but is Jared by the re-
belliousness of individual members. 1t Is
now staggering along in haphazard sort
OF way. big row was stirred up over the
Sherman resolution itemizing State institu-
ton appropriation. Instead Of acqu.escing
to a measure both polite and public, the
opponents Of Sherman sent 1t to committee
there debated 1t, then reported out a sub
stitutc. Sherman saw the chance to make
the matter a test between his strength and
that q the administration. or Miller, men,
and the fight came on the floor upon the
point as to whether IT be House or a
Joint resolution. Being on the right side of
won by big majority
The internal strife Of the House ''organi-
cation is almost beyond comparison. Some
body is needed to WELD the whip and to
md community -ofinterest compromise.
wRANGLES.
Chiperfeld and Drew. chairmen of two
committees which deal with labor affairs
are at loggerheads. and the result may
vict labor question. The entire Republican
representation from Southern Illinois got
into = wrangie over judicial apportionment:
sition. and each stood out for his own MET pet
scheme. Result. nothing done.
Corporations Committee. though the Eis-
sest municipal corporation in his Vicinity
Is the nourtshing town of Greenville. He
vas formerly tho head Of the Farmers
Alliance: and subsequently, acquired q large
store Of practical Information Concerning
railroads.: He was Railroad and Warehouse
commissioner and chairman Of the Rail-
roads Committee In the House But this
rs his nrst adventure a. boss of the NUM-
cfpal corporations.
Indy Is not stirring up trouble. He is
trying to avoid II. but he faces a hard lob.
Next on the committee IL Gus Nohe Of
chicago. who was to have been chairman
o. the committee, but whom It was Thought
best outwardly to suppress. Tho personnei
OF the committee IL thoroughly satisfactory
20 none, and he proposes to run things
Andly doee not intend ta15ng ~ back seat
pea ces bly, and herein lisS Ndofher fruitful
source for speculation as to what will hap
pen. '
PECULIAR BILLS.
Nche, In second and quite different vay.
is contributing to the general confusion.
he proposed full half-hundred bills which
regulate nearly every interest in the State
IsnIoads express companies, telegraph
companies. telephone companies, CORPORA
lar. '- POI '~u-
This sort Of thing 10 expected at Illinois
legislatures, but Mr.. Nohe seems to be de-
that at present the administration In bomnd
oy various and sundry promises to protect
certain interests, to frown upon bills Of this
character. The inconvenience Of the sdtua.
ZION can be easily perceived. Nohe may
DENOMINATION PoIIr1cs.
This ship-shiD Of state, Of course. with
DICK Yates a. nautical director-is in yery
troubled seas. Yates 10 taking his bearings
20 ma har6or again in the gubernatoria
cnaf Needless to say. even after the