Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-02
TWO VOTES SHORT
Reciprocal Demurrage Barely
Killed by the Recalcit-
rant House.
"A DEADLOCK OVER OPTION
Three Railroad Bills Desired by the
Governor Advanced to Third
Reading.

Springfield, ILL.,. May 1.-THE houses
vote on killing house bill No. .. known
as the reciprocal demurrage bill. yes
terday lacked but two ballots of the
necessary majority. This bill pr0vid-
ed that upon the written request of
shippers. railroads must furnish freight
cars within 96 hours thereafter. or if
the request is for 10 or more cars, with
in eight days. and for failure TO COM
ply with the law on demand the rail
road company shall pay to the shipper
one dollar for each car not placed at
the loading within the time so speci-
fed. The bill also provided that freight
trains. except those loaded with live
stock and perishable freight, must
make &C miles per day of "a hours.
Deadlock Follows.
Then the house proceeded TO get into
deadlock over the local option bill
After the defeat of the reciprocal de-
murraGe bill Mr.. Sheldon called up the
senate local option bill, and moved that
it be put on its passage. Objection was
lllttht ~ NllS. anu OitlNibU IliONtu ltldl
The rules be suspended and the bill
placed on its passage. The vote result
ed 50 for suspending the rules and 81
against. Then Sheldon. with the inten-
tiOn of blocking other legislation until
the local option bill was disposed Of
again asked for a roll call on the mo-
ton to suspend the rules. The house
refused to suspend the rules, 9S voting
aye and A nay. The third ballot re-
suited SS to 81. and the fourth ~ to
Gl, and then. on motion of Mr.. Oglesby.
the house took a recess until p. m.
The local option question did not
come up at the afternoon session of
the house. which was spent in the pas
sage Of a number of appropriation bills
senate PASSES state Interest Bill.
The senate passed the bill requiring
the state treasurer to turn over to thu
state all moneys received from banks
as interest on daily balances which the
state may have on deposit in banks,
the percent of interest 10 he two per
cent per annum. 1t also advanced to
third reading three of the railroad
bills, the non-passage of which Cover.
nor Deneen said he would consider a.
one of other reasons for calling n specr
ial session of the legislature. Two of
them provide for the state board of
railroad and warehouse commissioners
having authority over railroad cross
ings and the other providing for a un .
form system of accounting.
The senate passed Gardner's bill pre-
viding for the transferring of the care
of the county to that of the state all
insane persons. 1t also passed Sena-
tor Denlap's bill providing for the ele2-
ton of the railway and warehouse
commissioners by the people
Senate Committee PASSES Murder Bill.
The senate committee on railways
voted to report out favorably house bill
~. providing for the merger of rail
roads being made legal from 1883 10
1892, and the twO-cent railroad fare
bill. According to the labor represen.
tatives it practically killed Kings en-
ployer's liability bill, making it no ba?
toward legal proceedings for an em-
plOye to enter an insurance association
which provides that he shall not bring
suit if injured, and the bill providing
for the regulation for the safety of the
nuhIip in ctrppt oars