Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-11

the governor.
Gives Needed Relief.
Chicago, May 1.-THE charter grant
ed the city today by the legislature will
afford much needed relief. For many
years ChrHago has struggled with a
charter originally designed for the use
of city of a half d million inhab-
tants.
Reached Limit of Debt.
1t has at times been impossible for
the city, under its present charter pro-
visions, to borrow money for urgently
needed requirements because the limit
of Indebtedness had been reached. Lo-
cal improvements Of all kinds have
been retarded or dropped altogether.
Hear Special Messa,;e,
Springfield, H., May n.-Govern0f
Deneen last night sent to the lcgisl1.
ture a message calling attention to the
great need of legislation. for continu-
ing the work of extension OF the Chi
Cago drainage canal, the first step n
the proposition for rjccp waterway
between the lakes and the gulf. AMI
asking that final adjournment be not
taken until action be had on the meas
ure providing for the work.
In this message the governor says
that the time is ripe for action upol
this subject; that the COmnercTIi
needs of the country are pressing for
the relief which the deep waterway
would afford and that favorable acton
l,
interests not only Of the state; but pf
the nation
1t was intimated that when the sen
ate met next Wednesday. the enactinc
clause would be stricken from the deep
water ways bill, thus closing the Incl
dent, and sine die adjournment would
follow almost Immediately.
Two-Ccnt Fare to Governor.
Speaker Shurtlef laid before the
house the senate amendment to house
bill 400, the two cent passenger fave
bill Mr.. Lindley moved that the house
concur in the senate amendment an /!
laid before the house an opinion To-
the attorney general on the original
bill and the amendment which favorci /
the senate amendment.
Roll call on the motion to concur IN
the senate amendment resulted. Yeas
1872; nays. nothing.
The senate bill, as it goes TO the gov
crnOr for his approval. provides max
imum passenger fare rate of two cents
except that in case a passenger fails
to purchase a ticket at a station whe e
the ticket Office is open 80 minutes
preceding the departure of his train
three cents a mile may be charged him
aboard the train. 1t also provides
shall not be charged more than one
cent per mile.
Pass Pure Food Bill.
The senate passed the pure food bill
with a number Of amendments, ana
the bill now goes to the house for cou
currence. 1t is believed the bill VII
have some trouble in the lower body
The senate also passed the stale
banking bill, prohibiting dummy" IL
rectors' loans to officers. except on ap
prOval of directors, giving depOsitery
the right to petition for a receiver ar
ter the bank has closed. and the stat,
auditor the right to summarily suspen
the bank pending application for tn
appointment of a receiver. The ne
gotiable instrument bill introduced b,
the state bankers association ais,
passed the senate.
Debate Auto Speed Bill.
There was a red hot debate in tn
house in the afternoon over the bi'
regulating the speed of autos. draw
up by the Chicago Auto club The bill
allows speed of ten miles and O
twenty miles on country roads. NJ,
Browne of LaSalle, was the principe
speaker against the bill. he declarin
that cities ought to have the right t
regulate the speed of autos. and tina
the farmers were against the bill H
predicted that the governor would vet
the bill. The bill passed by vote {
81 to 40, and goes to the senate fo
concurrence in house amendments.
Fight Over Chicago Charter.
A majority of the down-state men
bers of the senate last in the afternoo
organized opposition to the Chicag
cbartor and at last ni0ht'c caSSipn y,