Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-10

| Janovsky, l.
| Croner, 1.
| O'Connor, l.
| No choice. Balloting will be re-
sumed tomorrow.
Campbell Has n Bill.
| Springfield, Ill.,. March 1O.-ln the
house yesterday the bill authorizing
an appropriation of $4,000 to conduct
the submerged land inquiry was ad-
lvanced to second reading. Among the
bills introduced were the following:
By Alschuler, providing for sidetracks
on railroads for convenience OF ship
lpers where there are no towns or sta
ltions; by Beck. detailing marriage dis
abilities; by Lantz, regulating state
pardon board and restricting members
to one public office: by Crawford, COM
mittee judicial apportionment bill; by
Lantz. prohibiting Sunday amusements,
Including theatricals and baseball
games; by Campbell, providing for the
exemption from taxation of $500 of the
property of veteran of the civil war
or of his widow; by Donahue, provid-
ling for the organization of drainage
districts; by Durfee, amending the
Ipresent judicial apportionment act by
providing that the judicial elections
shall be held in November in place of
June; by Fulton, defining causes of
actions in municipal court; by Hamil-
|ton, providing for the transfer of ap-
lpeals in justice of the peace cases: by
lHollenbeck, amending the supreme
court act; by Kittleman, providing for
abatement of nuisances; by McNich-
81 900 to the widow of Representative
Paul Zaabel; by Sollitt, giving city
councils and village boards power to
license street advertisements and bill.
boards; by Terrill, fixing the salaries
of the members of the state mining
board at $1,000 a year and the salary
of the engineer at $1,500; by Troyer
Regulating judgments of election
lagainst the holders of tax deeds; by
H. w. Wilson, fixing the title to funds
of fraternal orders; by Shanahan, ap
! propriating $4,000 for the state char
; table institutions.
Senate Session PerfunctOry.
The senate convened yesterday in
perfunctory session, in pursuance oi
an agreement not to begin active work
until today. Less than a quorum was
present, and on motion of Senator Dun
lap a recess was taken until 11:55.
Say Local Option Is In Danger.
Springfield, ILL.,, March 10-Anti
. saloon leaders instrumental in passins
the local option law have discovered
, that Senator Potter's bill. which pass
ed the senate and is now in the house
partly nullifies their anti-saloon act.
Superintendent James X. Shields ant
other local option men are workin,
against the Potter bill, while the sen
{ ator protests against the injustice o
their action in regarding his measure
$ as at all inimical to anti-saloon inter
tests.
The senate is also grieved to observ
: the unfortunate results of it's work il
: passing a bill which might have sue
: untoward results as those predicted TO
III Wy IuC iOCdf OptlOHlSlS.v
Bill Designed to Help Towns.
Mr.. Potter's measure was .designe
TO aid towns, and cities which foun
themselves embarrassed by too muc
FL eltownship organization. 1t provide
|. that where city of not less than 800
inhabitants wishes to establish itsel
as separate township, 1t may do 81
) providing it be contained entirely will
: in the confines of one township. l
q case it be within two or more towr
= ships, it must have population of nc
less than $1,000 and be able to estal
~ lish itself as separate township.
81 Mr.. Shields and other optionist
,r have discovered, somewhat tardil.
that this bill, if made law, woul
n offer a loophole to small cities, whicl
v having been made dry by the vol
5 of township, may recreate themselye
l. as separate townships and becom
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