Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-10
A CLEAN SWEEP
House Remnants at Springfield
Advance Many Bills on Cal
endar.
is LITTLE NEW BUSINESS
Senator Landce'S School Education
Measure Hits Snag and Is
stopped.

Springfield, H., April 10.-Nearly :.
clean sweep was made of the calendar
in the brief session of the house yes
terday morning, Speaker Shurtleff ad-
vancing every bill but three to which
objections were raised. During this
perfunctory session Is house bills
were sent to third reading, and are
! now for the final roll call, If were
sent to second reading, Is senate bills
were sent to committees, three senate
bills were advanced to second reading
and the chiropody bill, which had been
killed. was restored by unanimous col-
sent and places on the order of sec
ond reading.
| School CotiiGcation Bill Halted.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to put the codification bill of the state
educational commission. introduced by
Landee, to third reading, owing to a
determined opposition on the part If
Representative Donahue Had the bill
gone to third reading it would hav:,
been past the amendment stage, un-
, less recalled. Speaker Shurtleff held
the bill on second reading on request
from Mr.. Donahue.
ShurtIcT Biocl>s Bills.
Another bill which Speaker Shurtlefr
paid particular attention to was the
bridge bill No 500 This provides that
practically all bridge building in the
state shall be placed under the control
! of the state highway commission. The
I speaker had it recalled from third to
/ second reading for the purpose of MAX.
ing an investigation.
| Done by Unanimous Consent.
Springfield, H., April 10.-The house
cleaned up its calendar yesterday on
house and senate bills on first and
second reading. Everything was done
by unanimous consent, the bills that
, were objected 10 being left in theil
positions upon the calendar. Objec
tions were raised to the consideration
of the firemen's two platoon bill, the
bill which seeks to remove the state
fair from Springfield TO Peoria, ant
the bill which codifies the school laws
was halted on objections of Represen
ltative Donahue. A measure looking t
the appointment of state board o
lcensors of non-medical healing author
lied to issue certificates to hea!ers wa'
introduced by Representative Lantz
The bill which modifies the indeter
inmate sentence act was halted on oh
Ijections. Objections also were mad
to house bill 15S, which extends tn
jurisdiction of the state over all nav
ligable waters. Similar objections hall
cd house bill 279, regulating libel suits
House bill No. III regulating th
catching of fish in Lake Michigan, wa
advanced TO third reading The hous
reconsidered it's vote of Thursday b
which the enacting clause was stricke
:. creating d state board Of chiropodist!
1t then decided against striking OF
|, the enacting clause and sent the hi
to third reading. Representative Jev
ell objected to senate bill No. ., whic
makes Columbus day legal holida.
being read a second time, and it wa
Ipassed upon the calendar.
Representative Persons reSolutio
authorizing the purchase of new desl
and chairs for the hall of represent
( tives and the senate chamber was r
n turned from the senate with II
p amendments and laid before the hous
by Speaker Shurtleff
senate Session.
3 The senate session was perfunctor
nn hIciuoes heinz trancactod