Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-26
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alton in price paid for commodities by
transportation companies or their
agents.
BY Mcclure, providing for the in
corporation of burial insurance COM
panies.
By Ireland, appropriating 100000
for the ordinary expenses of the Illi-
nois state reformatory at Pontiac for
1910 and 1911, and $140,O00 for re-
pairs.
BY Luke. regulating the. sale of pat
ent medicines.
BY Finger, appropriating $4,000 for
an armory at Pekin.
BY Perkins, revising the law COW
ering the duties of recorders.
BY Brownback, amending the law
in relation to liens.
The Senate Session.
Senator Downing's bill for the Gre
alton of board of examiners for os-
teopaths passed the senate by vote
of q to 4. Senator Breidts bill (sen-
ate bill 4S). allowing juries and
judges to fix the maximum sentences
| of convicted criminals, was reported
for passage by the committee on judi
ciary.
The senate passed the following
bills:
Senate bill Isl, by JUL, for the as
sessment of omitted properties.
Senate bill 62, by Henson, fixing the
minimum length of cahoose cars at "a
| feet.
Senate bill 43, by Billings, for sim
pie tests for sight and hearing of pub
lie school pupils.
| Senate bill 1S9, by Hay, for bond
for the secretary of the state board OF
pharmacy.
| Seventeen bills were introduced
including the following:
Senate bill 321, by Gardner; regula
ting the liability of employers.
Senate bill 324, by Brown, licens
ling shorthand court reporters.
Senate bill 800 by Hay, to punisf
the making of false statements TO OBJ
tain credit.
! More Bills introduced.
Additional bills introduced in the
senate We're:
By Brown, providing death penalt.
for kidnapers.
BY Gardner, model employers liza
bility bill.
By Breidt, for an act to prevent tn,
adulteration of linseed oil
4 BY Hay, to punish the making o
false statements to obtain credit.
l By Hall, for the establishment of /;
board of trustees for the pension funt
of departments of electricity.
BY Funk, providing that the boar,
of supervisors and commissioners o
, Cook county shall receive $3.50 pc
day, actual time.
By Daley, providing for uniforr
laws for the sale of goods.
By Daley, amending act relating t
wills SO as to nullify the rule il
Shelley's case
BY Daley, an act concerning tn
limitation of investments in property
By Billings, amending the act fo
ithe sale of land for taxes.
By Dunlap. appropriating to tn
:, University of Illinois such money a
shall be derived. under act of COZ
gress. from the sale of lands for tn
! benefit of higher state institutions {
learning.
By Hurburgh, for increasing the e
ficiency of state normal schools b
the creation of state board of r
, gents.
By Hurburgh, appropriating $203.5(
u for buildings at the state fair ground
BY Hurburgh, appropriation of 81
900 to the state board of agricultul
for an exhibit at the state fair in 19(
u and 1910; $4,000 secretary's salary
$1,000 travelling expenses; $500 clel
u hire. and other sums.
The senate advanced to third rea
Il ing senate bill No. 232, by Jul
amending the act providing for ma
y ing improvements and repairs upt
highways adjoining parks, and hou
p bill No. 109, by Shanahan, appropri
4 ting $4,000 for the public printil
III deficit.