Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-15
IS IN A DEADLOCK
Conference Committee on, Pri
mary Election Law Gets Into
a Bad Tangle.
SEVEN BILLS BEFORE HOUSE
Measures Not Coming Under Special
Call Are Ruled to Be Out
of Order.

Springfield, H., Jan. 15.-(Argus Spe-
cial.) )-The feature of the mornings
legislative business today was a dead
lock in the joint conference commit
tee charged with the primary election
bill. AS way out motion was made
to adopt the subcommittee bill as a
working basis, but the motion was de-
feated. After a prolonged session it
was voted to adopt the Oglesby bill as
a basis, Senator Cruickshank not vot-
ing. Adjournment was taken till =
p. m.
Primary Bill is LabOring.
Springfield, H. Jan. 15.-Through a
sea of confusion and a tumble of ideas
the course of primary legislation is Ia
boring and straining One day of the
session of the two houses did not serve
TO bring the members much closer to-
gether on the radical differences that
have parted them for months on this
question.
There have been caucuSes and con-
ferences, some large and some small,
but il would require a brave soul to
say even that a primary law is pos
sible.
Seven Bills Before House.
In selecting n form of bill on which
to place his money the average politi
cal sport has an extensive field of can
didates. No less than seven different
bills are before the house. The Ogles
| by bill in its original form and in the
| form in which the first conference left
| it stands in the presence of law-mak
erS.
The old question whether it has the
] right and power to go outside the mat
ters of which the two houses disagreed
has bobbed up again. The first con
ference committee decided not to g
beyond the disputes between the tive
houses, but it did not decide that i
had not the power to do so if it chose
1t has been the opinion of Lieutenan
| Governor Sherman that conference
committee must confine itself to tn,
questions at issue. The new confer
ence committee contains large major
ity of the members who served on tn,
first. If they are convinced that NJ
agreement can be reached on the dis
Iputed questions they may undertake
TO redraft the bill from beginning t.
end.
| Names Committees.
| Speaker Shurtleff announced the al
pointment of the following committe
to investigate the charitable institr
> tons of the state, under the Hope res
olution adopted at the morning ses
sion: Hill, chairman; Hope, Chipel
I field, McGoorty and Nanny. Mr.. Shur
left announced that the personnel c
the committee had been suggested b
. Mr. Hope, the author of the resolution
. The first refusal of the house to pc
NIT the introduction of a new bill cam
when Mr.. Gaumer, the prohibitio
member from Vermilion county, unsu,
cessfully sought to lay before tn
house an anti-saloon measure. Unan
? nous consent or a suspension of til
rules must be had for the introductio
l of a BILL and, on viva voce vote, th
i permission was refused. The Gaume
l bill provided for the application of tn
! injunction in cases of violation of sta
i utes and ordinances affecting the
quor traffic. The main purpose of tn
i, measure was to make the law of i
, junction lie against violators of IL
Sunday closing act.
Wants to Print.
After his bill was turned down, M
lGaumer offered a resolution providir
Il for the printing of 10000 copies of IL
house journal for distribution over Il
: state. This measure was sent to IL
appropriations committee and is n
$ lexpected to be heard from again.
Mr.. LantZ sought to have the hou
bill giving municipalities the right
Sunday closing regulation taken fro
y the speakers table, but was ruled o
y of order.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Lawren
I, designates the native oak as the sta
:, tree and the native violet as the sta
= flower.
IN Il