Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-15
Death for Kidnapping.

Balloting will be resumed next We'd
nesday
| Death for kidnapping.
| Springfield. H.. April 15.-The
senate yesterday passed the Brown
bill providing the death penalty for
kidnapping children under IA years of
| age The measure brought out some
| opposition on the part of several of
| the senators. Senator Clarke refused
to vote for it because he feared it
might apply in cases where the death
penalty should not be inflicted.
| Those in support of the bill hold
that there are no flaws and that the
law would not punish unduly any
one who should not be so punished.
| The bill IS now before the lower
house.
| Lobbyists Are Numerous.
Suffragists and other lobbyists of
all descriptions packed the house of
Representatives in the general assem-
byl yesterday and that old chamber
of legislation assumed an aspect of
the greatest activity seen at the pres
GHI SeSSlOu. lie anu HOOl
of the house swarmed with lobbyists
from those of the gentle sex, demand
ing equal suffrage, to the members
of the boosting committee from Pc
loria seeking the removal of the state
fair.
Kept OF Senate Floor.
Owing to a rule established in the
senate that no visitors be allowed on
the floor, the suffragists had to be
contented with occupying the CALLER
les and watch the proceedings of the
most august body. In the house it
was just the reverse. Not a member
of the lower branch escaped some
member of the band which is de.
handing woman's right. They flut-
tered through the aisles, talked to
the members concerning the three
, bills in which they were Interested
, in and urged the house to support
them in their cause.
II VIII Report BILLS.
II The three bills in which the women
are interested will be reported out
: by the committee, but the house will
5 not call them up for action while the
/ fair lobbyists are in the city.
2 Session of House Yesterday.
D Springfield, ILL.,, April 15.-Represen'
= tative Kleeman introduced a measure
in the house yesterday amending the
sanitary district act by taking from
the trustees of the district the right to
lexpend money in installing bridges or
$ in widening or deepening the main
channel until the Calumet feeder and
II the Evanston feeder are completed and
IL the district accomplishing the purpose
. for which it was created-"preventing
II the pollution and contamination of the
= waters of Lake Michigan" The meas
;, ure was referred to the committee or
drainage and waterways.
:. The house struck out the enactins
clause from the measure introduced b!
Representative Chiperfeld giving to de
PENDANTS in libel suits the right t.
,e prove in mitigation of damages tina
m the plaintiff has already received com
], lpensation for similar libel.
10 Representative Hilton introduced
-e bill which makes it the duty of cor
III POI III llllliOlS W Cduoc lHol
is ough inspection to be made of all loco
10 motive boilers.
Three measures were introduced b.
Representative Cermak giving to mum
cipal authorities additional power t.
lr Regulate fire escapes.
k Representative Church introduced
Of measure amending the automobile lay
- by increasing the penalty for viola
e. ton of the different sections goyernin
is the registration of motor cars an
Us speed laws on public highways
DC Representative Mills in bill Oh. F
$3.50 seeks the appointment of a stat
= art commission, to have advisory pow
ers over all ornamental structure
4 erected on state land
Representative Sollitt introduced
bill providing for the appointment G
a board of education for the city c
Chicago to consist of Is members.
Senate Session.
A bill by Senator McElvain provit
ing that the state superintendent c
insurance may begin action agains
\ fraternal insurance societies of les
than 300 members after one years e!
istence, or which are more than thre
months behind in payment of deaf
claims, was passed.
Senator Curtis introduced a jOir
resolution Is. j. R. 80 providing fo
sine die adjournment of the legislator
May 8.
A petition was presented by Senate
JUL of Chicago, offering protest b
the members of st. Aloysius Roma
Catholic parish of Chicago again!
house bill 2G7, which provides for til
threading of the bible in public school
Senator McKenzie's bill for the a
ceptance of printed copies of ordi
lances of municipalities annexed to OF