Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-02
TILL NEXT WEEK
Report of Committee on Cooke.
McCaskrin Contest is
Deferred.
CHAIRMAN DAILY is SORE
Resents Yesterdays Treatment-Not
Allied With Either Faction,
He Says.

Springfield. Ill. March 2.-( Special.
The Cooke-McCaskrin contest did
not come up in the house today as
was expected. Daily of Peoria. chair
man of the committee, says he has
signed neither the majority or minor
ity report of the committee and that
he will take his time in bringing the
matter before the house. He feels
very sore at his overthrow by the
house yesterday in the Wilson-Bowles
contest. The case will not come up
this week.
Opinion of Stead tn Be Ignored.
Springfield, Ill, March 2.-The Viii
son-Bowles contest has been referred
back to the election committee with
instructions to recount the ballots in
accordance with the Chicago method
and the opinion of former Attorney
General Hamlin. and to ignore the
opinion of Attorney General Stead.
Lee O'Neiu Brown, the contestant in
La Sale county, has been given the
seat occupied by Representative Nc
Cluskey, who goes back to his district.
Another result is that the republi-
cans are accusing the democrats OF
having broken faith, and in this
charge there is some hope for McCas
krin. Representative Daily, a repub-
lican and chairman of the election con-
test committee, who had signed his
name to the majority report to unseat
McCaskrin, took il off and put 1t on
the minority report last night after
the democratic action in the house in
the afternoon.
Railroads After McCaskrin.
\ display of fireworks is expected |
when the McCaskTin case comes up |
for settlement Additional interest is |
attached to this case because McCas- |
lrin broke into Legislative work as a |
full fiedged railroad refOrmer, with a |
2 cent a mile fare bill and a resolution |
10 Investigate the railroad and ware
house commissioners. The railroads |
have been credited with a desire to |
make a shining example of the indie
pendent member for this reason.
Says Bill Is Unconstitutional.
Springfield. H.. March 2.-The re-
publican primary election bill was yes
erday ordered engrOssed and passed
o the third reading. Attorney Gen
eral Stead says that the bill is uncon-
stitutional. The constitution of the
state, he says, gives the right to any
nan to be a candidate, no matter from
what part of the district he comes.
But the bill seeks to limit the number
If candidates On the other hand, for
ner Attorney General Hamlin and
Lieut.. Gov Sherman hold that the bill
S constitutional.
Bill Finally PASSES.
Springfield, ILL.,, March 2.-The
house today passed the primary cleo
ions bills, 112 yeas. 20 nays. The
democrats divided their vote.
sad NewsT-ThIs.
Springfield. Ill. March 2.-Sad news
or appropriation seekers. as well as a
Dit of politics. is contained in letters
which Representative Trautmann,
hairman of the appropriations com
nittee, is sending out all over the state.
Because of the fact that ex-Gov.
'ates. when in office, according to the
'rautmann letter. vetoed S1,000,000 q;
voTth of appropriations made by the
legislature for necessary state improve
nents and repairs. it will be necessary
or the present legislature to add this ;
um of 81 900, 900 to the ombnibus ap-
ropriation bill for this year.
To this 81 900 900 increase in appro-
made necessary by the Yates (
etOes, another 81 ,OO0, 900 will have to (
e added because of the natural in /
rease in state expenses year by year.
All Yates Fault.
For these two reasons, Trautmann
xplains to persons and institutions
eeking appropriations, Gov. Deneen's
is confronted with the
ecessity of exercising the utmost care