Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-01

II canning be placed Oh du Cdhheu VI
reserved fruits, meats and vegetables.
By Galligan, requiring electric roads
o install bells and whistles.
BY Gray, providing for the condem-
alton of lands for dams for power
Giants.
By Holiday, providing that the pay
nent for music in parks can be PAID
~ the park officials from public funds.
By Hull, providing for the establish
nent of free employment agencies In
:ities of 10000.
BY Hutzler, making it unlawful to
use or issue coupons, stamps, tickets,
edeemable in money or goods, without
he consent of the person or corpora
ion issuing the coupons or stamps.
BY Kannally, enabling cities TO ere
tie fund for the erection or enlarge
| uent of waterworks.
By Lantz, prohibiting the publication
Of false prospectus or business state
nent of financial condition.
| BY Mcconnell, requiring the removal
| Of overhead trolley wires in cities OF
| 100000 or over by July 1, 1909, and
placing them under ground.
| By Mclaughlin, limiting membership
IN the state board of agriculture to
| persons living in the district which
hey represent.
By McNichols, prohibiting the EN-
ployment of children on the stage.
By Seaman, requiring county re-
corders to keep mortgage index and
to submit the same yearly TO the as
SCISSORS.
BY Seaman, providing that unclaim-
I'd funds left in the hands of admin
listrators and executors shall be turned
over to the county treasurer.
| By Stearns, providing that all arti
shall be stamped with the dates on
which they were packed and received
By Sullivan, requiring the removal
of overhead trolley wires, including
Telegraph, telephone, electric light and
power wires, in cities of $4,000 inhab
ltants or over by July l, 1909.
By Werdell amending the local op
ton act.
By York, to compel the recording Of
a release on coal or oil lands when {
lease has been forfeited.
By York, prohibiting foreign fire in
lsurance companies from writing insur
lance policies in the state.
By York, appropriating $4,000 for the
widow of Royston Grimes. who wa:
killed at Chester penitentiary.
BY Allison legalizing elections il
villages which have not filed recort
lof first election with the county clerk
BY Finger, barring sale and ship
ment of game in closed season.
By rising vote the house adopted
a resolution to the memory of Irwin
Ellsworth of Ottawa, who>was mem
Der of the 37th, 3Sth and 39th genera
assemblies.
Session of the Senate.
Among the bills introduced in tn
senate was one by Jones granting
equal suffrage, but subject to tn
| l"deadly" referendum. 1t was sent t
: the Chicago charter committee.
Bills introduced in the senate wer
f as follows:
: BY Hostlaw, requiring corporation
5 to pay wages weekly, but reservin
fright of private contract.
, By Humphrey, for state live stoc
: commission.
BY Helm, providing for forestry d'
Z t,tn ~
BY Humphrey, providing for the e.
Establishment of forest preserves /
levery county.
BY Gibson, authorizing organizatio
. lof burial societies without cash capt.;
!, stipulation.
= By Pemberton. giving state owne
lship of cash left in banks for MOI
o than 10 years.
q BY Potter, appropriating $4,000 fc
" 1.-THE relief of cyclone sufferers of Wi
g Hanson county.
q By McElvain appropriating $494.7t
v flor the needs of the southern Illino
Il lpenitentiary.
e BY Hurburgh, by request, fixing sd
# larry of the secretary of railroad cor
2. mission at $1,000.
r By GIackin, providing that Chica1
may use sinking funds to pay off Dor
N issues
T. BY Landee, for establishment of
VI state board of education.
'e BY Downing. amending the act re
III ulating mills and dams.
3 BY McElvain comforting the right
y eminent domain upon electric col
= panies.
II By Jones, for the regulation of p
:, fvate employment agencies.
.. By Barr, providing that sheriffs shf
receive 81 per day for attendance
G. tcircuit court.
10 Two new rules were adopted, OF
o. substituting typewriters and printil
il, for engraving work, and another pi
or .viding that a motion is not in ord
he between the calling of the roll and t
y, announcement of the vote.
p The senate passed the followil
Il bills: