Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-13
Illinois House Adopts the
Chicago Charter at
, q. m.
AFTER ANOTHER FIGHT
Over the Conference Report
Senator CulIOm is Re-
elected.

Springfield, H., May 13.-With the
passage of the Chicago charter bill at
an early hour yesterday morning by
both houses the legislature completed
all the important legislation which the
two houses had decided to pass at this
session with the exception of the two
deep waterways bills which Governor
Deneen in a special message Friday
evening urged them to pass. and at }
o'clock the senate and house. by Il
joint resolution. took n recess until 10
o'clock next Wednesday morning. when
they will reassemble to hear the report
of the joint committee Of the senate
and the house, to which Governor De
mems deep waterways message was
referred last night.
Reported at 3 4. VI.
The conference committee on the
Chicago charter did not make its re-
port 10 the two houses until 3 O'Clock
in the morning, it being i'll session four
and half hours. The senate promptly
adopted the report of the cOnferees by
a vote of 2G to s.
In the house there was considerable
opposition to the conference commit
tees report, and three-quarters of an
hour was spent in peace-making ses-
sion. The roll call ended at o'clock
with the report being adopted, and
Df
of so to 40, the bill receiving three
votes more than the requisite constitu-
tional majority of a.. Feeble applause
| from tired and wOrn-out members greet.
ed the announcement OF the result
Reform Legislation Passed.
The present legislature has done bet
| ter than the predecessors in the matter
of reform legislation, it having passed
| the local option bill and the 2-cent
railroad fare bill. 1t has also passed
among other important bills, the Chi
cago charter bill. 1t has passed bills
more than doubling and in some cases
tTebling the salaries of the state off
GERS and increasing the pay of sena
tors and representatives from $1,000
for two years to $1,000 per year. II
has failed to pass the anti-pass bill AM
the bill giving the railroad and ware
house commission authority over tho
issuing of mortgages and bonds by rail
road companies and the bill providing
that state treasurers shall turn over tC
the state interest received from bank.
in which state bonds are deposited il
daily clearances, all measures advoca
tied by Governor Deneen 1t also fail
led to pass the bill prohibiting the sal,
of cigarets. The state treasury funC
Interest bill passed the senate and thu
anti-cigaret bill the house.
Pass Berry's Fee Bill.
The house, before adjourning yesteI
lday morning. passed Senator Berry
bill for the relief of the state treasul
ers and state auditors whom the ST
preme court found were not entitled L
fees they had retained and their bonds
men. The bill provides that suits il
the present case must be instituted b
the attorney general within 50 day
after this bill goes into effect.
! The house before adjourning ais
: Ipassed Senator Burton's resolution rt
!, questing Governor Deneen and Attol
, tney General Stead not to prosecute tn
> former state treasurers and auditor
! and their bondsmen for fees retained
CuiIOm Reelected.
2 Shelby NJ Cullom was elected to SUI
2 ceed himself in the United States SCI
) ate.
Doubles Salary.
The house Saturday night passed tn
) senate bill increasing the salary of til
5 governor from $4,000 to $4,000: lie,
6 tenant governor from $1,500 to $500
6 secretary of state from $4,000 to 81
4 500; auditor from $500 to $3.50
: treasurer from $4,000 to $4,000; supe
o intendent of public instruction from S;
0 500 to $4,000.
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