Rock Island Argus., 1909-03-25

House bill 3S4, by Sullivan, except
ing from the provisions of the local
option law creating anti-saloon terri
tory cities and villages lying wholly
within one township.
Additional bills introduced in the
house were:
BY Clark, enabling parties in suits
at law to make the same proof Of
fraud as is permitted for suits in
equity; committee on judiciary.
BY Fieldstack, authorizing county
boards to contract for the discovery
and collection of moneys payable TO
the county treasurer.
BY Flagg, amending the water rate
laws by fixing charge for use of in
stalled meters.
By Gillespie, prohibiting the removal
of a dead body from the county in
which it is found without the consent
of the coroner.
BY Meyers, fixing the court terms of
April and October.
I BY O'Brien amending the municipal
court act in relating to the collection
of judgments and detailing method Of
procedure. Prohibiting the search of
the person of judgment debtor.
By Parker, amending the school tax
laws in Chicago; Teachers federation
bill
By Shanahan. appropriating s13,O5O
for the payment of claims adjudicated
by the court of claims.
BY H. A. Sheppard. appropriating
$4,000 for prizes for exhibits of dairy
cattle at the state fair.
BY Tippit, prohibiting the trapping
or killing of mink. raccoon, opossum,
fox. civit, skunk. otter and muskrat
from March 10 to Dec. 1.
| BY Walsh, providing that there shall
be space of at least three feet be-
tween the parallel tracks used by cleo
trio or other cars on the public
streets.
By r. E. Wilson, providing for the
appointment of inspectors of coal oil
and the products of petroleum.
BY R. f. Wilson, repeating the act
which defines sales of merchandise in
fraud of creditors.
The senate Sessions.
Senator Hearn's bill (house bill 2S)
for the protection of the names and
badges of secret and benevolent so
ceties, failed to pass. The bill tsen'
at bill 21G, for an examining board
for osteopaths. also failed, but today
will be reconsidered.
Senator w. Clyde Jones introduced
bill (senate bill 313l, providing that
the sheriff of any county shall make
reuqisition for all supplies for the jail
upon the superintendent of public
service The bill has the support OF
the citizens organization of Chicago
which has been conducting an investi
CATION into the cost of feeding pris
oners in the Jail of Cook county. II
was referred TO the committee on ju
dietary.
Other bills introduced in the senate
were:
By Jones-Appropriati S125, 900 fol
the establishment, at the University o.
! Illinois, of a training school for in
struction along lines fitting persons tt
take up specialized work in state char
iitable institutions.
By enback-Confining the juris
diction of the appellate court to ques
tions of law
By Notwithstanding the act re
lating to taxes for parks and boule
wards.
BY Manny-For the improvement o
dairy cattle
By Manny-For the incorporation O
burial insurance companies.
The following bills were advanced
from second to third reading in the
Isenate:
Senate bill ZIG CLARK, for the use
and improvement of submerged land:
as bathing beaches.
! Senate bill 147 CPotter), for adjust
ing committees in county insurance as
sociations.
| Senate bill 80 (Funk), fixing $50 al
the maximum sum for the burial of tn,
lindigent soldiers.
Senate bill 225 Dunlap, amendin.
the act for the San Jose scale.
Senate bill 149 (Billings). fixing tn,
salary of the clerk of the suprem,
court at $4,000.