Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-06
FORTY-TWO VOTES GIVEN GEORGE A,
COOKE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
Democrats in illinois Legislature Pass Their Favos Around to
Mercer County Man-Chicago Charter
in Danger

uation of property from one-fifth to
one-third of the full value. In the
heated debates the park systems of
Chicago We're pictured as political ad-
juncts to the republican organization.
Womnn's Day 10 Hours.
Springfield, Ill, May, ,6.-Amendments
exempting the mercantile establish
ments from the provisions of the bill
for an S-hour day for women employees
We're adopted in yesterdays session in
the senate, and the bill as it now
stands is a replica of the law in force
i'll Oregon. The title "eight-hour bill
is a misnomer for the bill now pro-
vides 10-hour day. The changes were
the outcome of several conferences be-
tween Senators Jones and Burton and
the interests affected by the measure
A compromise was offered some
weeks ago. providing for 81 hours a
week, but the employees who are work
ing the bill declined to accept, and
since then they have been losing
ground steadily. The conclusion was
finally reached that the safe way to
put the bill through would be to make
it a copy of the Oregon law, which has
been upheld as constitutional by the
United States supreme court, and mas
much as the Oregon act exempts mer-
camille establishments, they were left
out of the amended bill. The labor
leaders are somewhat ruffled over the
transformation of the S-hour bill into a
10-hour bill, but the leaders of the
lobby point out philosophically that it
| is start and that in later sessions
amendments can be fought for widen
! ing the scope of the bill
To Cut Out PASSES.
Emanuel Abrahams of the west side
of Chicago and member of the demo-
cratic minority came to bat yesterday
with brace of bills, one of which pro-
hibits members of the legislature from
taking or using passes over any rail
road, and the other of which compen.
safes the lawmakers for loss of their
frank books by boosting their salaries
from $4,000 for the two years session
to $2.500 a year. The companion bills
went to the committee on railroads.
Mr.. Geshkswich introduced a bill
making it unlawful to use or drive al
automobile geared to higher speed
than 20 miles an hour; violation of the
law to be regarded as misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of $100 to 5000 ol
Imprisonment for six months in the
county Jail, or both. Referred to the
lcommittee on miscellaneous subjects.
/ Summary OF House Session.
The house, in committee of tn,
whole, listened to addresses on tn,
, deep waterway project by Congress
, man Lorimer and George E. Plum o
the Chicago Association of Commerce
, Representative Murray blocked the ad
, Ivancement of Chicago charter bill Nc
J when he offered amendments -redut
ing the aggregate bond issue and pre-
} viding for rigid enforcement of tn
/ referendum on all bond issues, inclut
' ing the Busse bills
FL senate Session.
S Senator Potter introduced a resol,
3 tion providing for a legislative inve
I tigation of the appropriations asked b
: President James for the state unive
VI isity. Senator Jones offered an amen
f ment to the bill for an S-hour day fl
xomen, practically identical with Il