The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-29
AT CONFERENCE OF LEGtSLA-
TURE LEADERS AND LIEU
TENANT GOVERNOR.
LEADERS were ALARMED
Al Report That Senator elect Had
Formed Alliance With Governor
Deneen--Many Bills are
Considered.

Specihl 10 the Hullctlll,
Springfield. H., May Senator
elect William liprimer, i,icll. GOV.
Oglesby, Speaker Shurtloff and Repro.
sentatiyes David f. Shanahan AID f..
NJ Chippelfield, the republican lead
ers in the leg stature, at secret con
ference held this morning formed an
alliance, and Lorimer will be recog-
niZed as the spokesman Of the combi
nation The conference was held be
cause the leaders in question wera
alarmed over reports that IOrmer
had entered inta an alliance with
Governor Deneer. Lcrlmer assured
the other conierecs that such was not
the case, but that he wanted TO be
friendly with the governor. Lorlmer
is reported to have assured hi7
friends that he was willing to go
along with the governor, providing
Deneen is willing to bury the Ratchet
with the republican leaders who made
possible the election of Lormer as
senator.
The house today passed Senator
Landee's bill codifying the school laws
Of the state. the bill being endorsed
by the state educational commission
the STATE teachebs' association and
other organizations.
The house passed ~ to As, the sen
ate bill providing that in cases OF
disputed handwriting in question to.
gether with other handwriting, prove
to the satisfaction of the court TO be
the genuine handwriting of the per
son claimed at the trial to nave made
tire disputed instrument. shall be snb
mitted to the iury fer their eyamind-
ton. Chipperfield and Browne nearly
had a personal encounter when
Brown demanded a verification of III"
roll call. Shurtleff, who voted for the
bill. gave notice that he would move
a reconsideration of the vote tomor-
row.
Representative Englsh's joint res
olution. which submits TO the people
a constitutional amendment limiting
the representatives of Cook county
in the legislature to onc-third of the
total representation, failed to receive |
the necessary twothrds vote Of the
house The vote was 81 for the reso
luton to SO against
Tho senate advanced TO third read !
ing The house bin passed yesterday
capital punishment in this |
state. The house bill requiring rail |
roads to publish their time tables in |
town through which their lines pass
ed was killed by reference o commit |
tee
The bill providing that convict la !
Dor may be used I'm cleaning up Ger
tain rivers in the state, including ths |
was advanced TO third |
reading. There is considerable oppo |
sltion TO the bill In the senate, and Il |
will not pass without a struggle.
Senator Glackin made an effort TO
reconsider the vote on the house em-
ployers liability bin but failed.
The enacting clause of the nine |
foot sheet bill, passed by the house,
was stricken out, and the bill lies
dead and buried.
The house also passed the senate
hazardous bill. one eXempting der
lists from jury duty and providing
for reciprocity with the dental boards |
Of other states; providing the supreme
court may hear appeals in the merit
of the appeal aud that appeals to the
court may be had on the rec
of majority of the ap-
pellaie lcOurj ard making an ap-
of s50.0e0 per year for
county fairs.