Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-14


where the passenger has had an oppor-
tunity of purchasing q ticket and has
not done so. The pure food law estab-
lished a state food commission, which
will establish standards of foods along
| the lines of the federal standards. The
state food commissioner is given pow
er of inspection and enforcement of
sanitary regulations of ood-producing
| establishments.
Riparian Rights for Chicago.
OF interest in connection with the
! passage of Il Chicago charter is a pass
age of a series of measures turning
over to the city the states riparian
rights along the shore of Lake Michi-
| gan, and granting to Chicago power
TO acquire the privately held sub
merged lands, issue bonds, and in gen.
eral go ahead with the projected
scheme of great park and boulevard
system stretching between Grant park
on the shore near the business sec
ton of the city and Jackson park on
the south, with an elevated bridge
across the Chicago river connecting
the north and south side park and
boulevard systems.
Outside Of the 2-cent fare bill the
general assembly passed very little
legislation affecting railroads. The
railroad and warehouse commission is
given control over railroad crossings,
but the two bills most desired by Gov
ernor Deneen. the anti-paSS bill and
the measure giving the state control
over the increase of bonded indebted
ness of railroads. were not acted upon.
Insurance Reform Measures.
Many insurance reform measures
were enacted into law. These include
provisions for standard policy, re-
quiring much Stricter accounting of
, business to the state superintendent
of insurance. and in general follow the
:, lines of reform laid down by the New
York and Massachusetts laws. \ bill
revising the state banking laws was
also passed. This gives the state aud
itor power of summary suspension OF
banks considered i'll an unsafe cOndi-
!, ton, allows the depostOrs to petition
, for the appointment of a receiver who
shall reside in the same county. this
to prevent the appointment of two or
, more receivers by clashing interests;
. provision against dummy directors
by requiring directors TO own mt least
ten shares of stock in the bank. and
a prohibits loans TO officers of the bank
E except upon approval of the directors.
I, \ NIL was passed requiring that the
! interest on all state funds go to the
state. UnGer the old practice interest
on these funds has been regarded as
part of the perquisiteS of the state
treasurer.
Regulation of Automobiles.
4 state automobile bill was passed
The measure requires the registration
of all automobiles with the secretary
of state. and the issuance ny that of
flee of registration tags. These lists
are to he furnished every county in
the state. speed limit Of ten miles
in the city and twenty miles in the
country is fixed. The bill was strong
~ pressed ny the automobile associa
tons of the state, who desired state
regulations as to speed instead of be
. ing forced to comply with conflicting
municipal ordinances.
OF interest to the working classes
are the bills enlarging the scope OF
the state factory inspectors depart
meEt. and the enforced inspection anG
precautionary action looking towa-t
the better protection of workmen from
dangerous machinery. and bridge am
structiOnal iron workers. Sanitary
conditions of butterine and ice cream
factories are also provided for. thu
state factory inspector being givel
power of supervision over these estab
lishments.
State Board of Health.
Along this line the state board o.
health is given supreme authority il
matters of quarantine and power o
enforcement Of regulations for the sup
preston of epidemics when loca
boards refuse to act.
The long work of the state commits
sion for uniform laws had its rewar,
ut this session when series of bill
having for their object the codifyin
and simplificatiOn of the laws of praC
tice and procedure in courts of rec
I ord. these relating to warehouse re
ceiptS, negotiable Instruments n0te
pay III anu ldilu tititS Ntlf
Torrens SYSTEM were passed
Among the bills killed were the EN-
ployers' liability bill, the Pullman re
: duced fare: express company regula
! ton; uniform text books; reciprOca
demurrage: municipal gas and electri
light for the cities of the state on
side of Chicago; anti-cigarette: loa
shark; prohibition of wildcat insu
ance: civil service and primary elet
tions bills