Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-22

The two CHURCH bills giving cities ~.
right {, ttN the price vt "a, and cleo.
tricity uul % own and operate gas and
slectr.r NgNriuG plants. were advanced 10
third reading Thursday without pro.
test. Then q sudden Inertia developed
among the members aud until they wer,
prodJel hy Representatives McGoorty
aud ;. l.. Erickson nothing was done
with the bills. After iNsistcnt demands
for something definite regarding lcgisla.
tion the measures were made special
order for the mkt Wednesday. Miss
Jane Addams. Miss Mary MacDowpN
and Mrs. Harriet Van Der Nnart of Chi.
eago scored a victory 10y killing House
bill GO which amended the present
child labor law so aS 10 permit children
between tn" ages of 10 and Ii years to-
appear on the stage before II o'clock
In the evening senator Gardner intro.
duced bill for $3.50. 900 building In
Springfield tp he known a. the depart.
ment of justice to house the Supreme
Court and other branches nf the State
Judiciary the work to be under direction
of commission. consisting of the Gov.
ernpr, Secretary of State. Auditor. State
Treasurer, Attorney General aud two
judges of the Supreme Court. Bills car.
ryin= SllpSpo for the repairing of the
statehouse AMI $4,000 for the James.
town. Va. exposition also were intro.
duced. House hill III. the State char.
liable institution civil service measure.
reached the Sruats nni was referred to
the civil service committee. Of which
Senator Mckenzie Is chairman.
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By vote of ~ To- - the House Fri.
day upheld u railing 10y Speaker Shurt.
left that the lower branch had no right to
order an investigation Of the Illinois Cen.
tral Railroad Company. Mr. MrGDrty
opposed the ruling on the ground that il
was establishing bad precedent for the
House 10 say that 1t had no right to in
uuire into the States source OF revenue
and might eventually prove disastrous
The Speaker. in support of his ruling
quoted from the statute requiring reports
from the railroad aud containing the
clause: For the purpose of verifying
the accuracy Of such reports, full power
Il hereby vested in the Governor Of tn"
State of Illinois. ~ any other person by
law appointed to examine the books and
paper. of said corporations, aud to exam
Inc. under oath. the officers, agents and
employees If said company and other per
sons" The House bill providing for
uniform text books for all counties out
side of Cook was reported. read the first
time aud made "A special order for the
next Wednesday. Frank u. Comerford
appeared with his certificate of election
and wanted To he sworn H.. Acting
Speaker TrnutuIann refused to permit it
until Mr.. tomcrfcris certificate had
been acted upon by the House Creden.
tials Committee. Mr.. tum.rforh heated.
Is protested against this action. hut Mr..
Trautmann was nhhurate, and Mr.. Com.
erfori retired to the rear of the House.
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There were not NOR" than twenty
members Of the House present Monday
evening when Speaker ShurtleH called
the House % order, but this twenty help
ed In the advancement of nineteen bills.
Mr.. Glnckin's hill blouse Bill No :5Ol
carrying an appropriation of Soo.oU for
the establishment uf state snnitariuu'
for the treatment Of persons afflicted
with tuberculosis was called up by Mr..
Trautmann and read the first time. Mr..
Hearn's bill blouse Bill M. 'i}Ol amend
ing the present antitrust act by requlr'
Ing ten days notice by the States Attor'
ney of suit against corporation for not
filing atiilavits ~ required by law and
providing for dismissal of suits upon
iiing Of the aiiiiavit. by the corporation
sued was also advanced To- thirh read
ing. Only two members of the Senate
MessrS. Recs and Bnre, were present In
that body. Lieutenant Governor Sher'
man was busy with the draft Of a pri
mary election hill which he is preparing
for submission to the Republican leaders
and senator Bare presided and adjourn
ed the Senate until Tuesday morning.