Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-06
TWo.Cent Fare Act is
Suddenly Sprung From
Committee.
LIKE ONE IN HOUSE
Chairman GaveIs Through In
structi0ns for Draft of
Measure.

Springfield H., March G.-Chairman
laid the 2-cent fare bill Unexpectedly
before the senate today. The measure
TO- but not identical, with the bill on
| the same subject sent to the third
reading in the house today.
At a stormy meeting of the senate
railroad committee, held Immediately
after the morning session, Barr CAV
eled through a motion to have a sub
committee draft a new bill.
| May Go Through.
| Springfield. ILL.,, March eff nothing
happens 10 disturb the program of the
house organization the 2-cent fare bill
| will be handed on to third reading and
passed today. Any number of amend
ments and substitute bills have been
and are being proposed for the fiat ,
cent rate proposition which the rail
road committee offers as an amend
ment to section l of the law against eX-
tortion.
| Restraints Accumulation of Estates.
After an extended argument from
Professor Albert NJ. Kales of the North
western Law school, the house judici-
airy committee yesterday afternoon re-
lported out the Donoghue bill restrain
ing the accumulation of estates through
the agency of wills that provide for
the holding of possessions in trust for
the heirs. Professor Kales, who draft
ed the measure, said he was led TO do
so by studying the provisions of the
will of the late Marshall Field. by
which the merchant left his property
in trust for his grandson. The author
of the bill explained that it followed
he wording of the English law that
mas existed for over a century.
Unless restrictive legislation of this
sort is passed" he said. wealthy men
will follow the example of Mr. Field
until there will be many fortunes tied
Iup for - to Go years, by which time
tthey will have swelled TO gigantic pro-
portions"
i Lands on Hunting Preserves.
The judiciary committee also landed
on private hunting and fishing clubs
by reporting out the Chiperfield bill
Ieiterating the title of the state TO all
. meandered and submerged lands. Ac-
cOrding to Mr. Chiperfield. clubs of
, spOrtsmen have usurped the whole
length of the Illinois river from Sen
achwine lake in McHenry county to
the mouth of the river at Grafton A
. condition of perpetual warfare exists.
he said. between the private game
: keepers and fishermen and hunters.
The measure also is expected to give
r independent ice companies an oppor-
tunity to gain access TO the fields in
? the northern part of the state, where
at present they are kept away by the
: so-called trust which has bought up
riparian rights in all desirable terri
tory.
Liquor Men Get Hearing.
= The liquor interests were given an
5 othsr hearing by the judiciary commit
= tee, in which Elbridge Hanecy of Chi
= cagO urged that the traffic is neither a
8 vice nor a crime He declared that
: the anti-saloon league is continually
lecturing the people on moral duties,
and said the local option law is not
: needed. because no one is complaining
The municipal corporations commit
0 tee took favorable action on the Nc
Goorty bill limiting the service Of
n street car employees TO 10 hours day,
>. the 10 TO be within a period of u con-
a secutive hours
r Regulate street Cars.
e \ delegation Of organized labor lead
s ers appeared in behalf Of the Indy
l. bill providing for the protection of
motormen. the abolition of running
boards and providing conveniences on
cars that run at least Is miles straight
Y A substitute presented by c. a. White
g of East ST. Louis, secretary of the
o Amalgamated Association of Street
It Railway Employees of America, adjust
t ing minor points, finally was reported
out.
The house committee on roads an.
bridges reported favorably a bill TO
road building. 1t provides that on peti
. ton of 30 per cent of the land owne :
y of township an election may be heit
~ for the purpose of voting bonds for tn
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