Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-26
DENEEN SENDS
A HOT MESSAGE
Declares Insidious Efforts Be-
ing Made to Defeat Deep
Waterway.
PROJECT PUSHED
Governor Says Fight Against I'm.
provement Is Headed by Wa
ter Power Owners.

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 26.-The Shurt-
left primary election bill was voted
down in the house this afternoon, 30
to So.
Special Message on Waterways.
Springfield, Ill, Jan. 26.-Governor
Oeneen today sent a special message
to the legislature declaring there are
certain insidious influences at work
seeking to nullify the expressed will
of the people ras to the construction
of the lakes to the gulf deep waterway.
Want to Use Water Power.
He takes up the objections to the
proposed plan and says it is plain the
only interests which can profit by de-
laying the project are individuals and
corporations who hope to avail them
selves of the vast water power which
has been created by diverting the
waters of Lake Michigan into the Chi
cago river. the sanitary district chan.
mel and DespIaines. Illinois and Mis-
sissippi rivers by a public expenditure
which. when completed, will reach
SO,COO.OO
Wants House to Act.
A resolution introduced ia the house
by Apmadoc provides for an investiga-
ton by the legislature of the causes
of the present high prices OF necessi-
ties of life.
City Rule Bill is Reported.
Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 26.-By an
unanimous vote the bill enabling
Illinois municipalities outside of Chi
cago to adopt the commission form
of government was reported out of
the house committee on municipal
corporations yesterday with a rec
ommendation that it pass. The meas
ure has already been passed by the
senate and the prospects appear to
be favorable 10 its success in the
loMs1.=.brafcf1- from the sentiment IN
dicated by a canvass of the house
members made by promoters of the
measure.
The session of the committee of
which Fred E. Erickson of Chicago
is chairman, was brief. A delegation
several downstate cities,
led by Henry NJ. Pindell of Peoria.
appeared before the committee to
champion the bill. 1t met with none
of the hostility that led to it's de-
feat in the committe last spring.
Liability Board Is Likely.
After a wrangle of four hours and
an executive session of an additional
hour the appropriations committee
of the house late yesterday afternoon
a favorable report upon a
e.
mission to prepare an employers Ii /
ability bill, which will be offered to
the next general assembly.
The compromise measure calls for /
the appointment of a commission of /
seven members to be named by the |
governor. This commission shall be .
composed of three representatives of I
the employers of labor, three repre- .
sentatives of the employees, and a sew
enth, to be public spirited citizen |
allied with neither capital nor labor. |
An appropriation of $4,000 is /
to the commission for the
purpose of making a thorough inves-
-igation of the entire question of en-
ployers' liability and compensation
for injuries.
Raise Cherry Appropriation.
The widows and orphans caused by
he Cherry mine disaster Will receive
100000 from Illinois, as indicated by
he action of the house committee on
yesterday afternoon.
he house committee, after a long de
)ate. took the senate bill raised the
otal of the appropriation from 500
700 to 100000, and authorized the
state board of charities to safeguard
he expenditure of the fund. The
states donation may go to the Red
yross fund or there may be an entirely
lew arrangement looking to the crea-
ion of a permanent endowment fund
Is a result of the house committee