Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
Senate Recedes From
Amendments Which
House Rejected.
LEFT TO GOVERNOR
House Asks Joint Committee tG
investigate Waterway and
Make Report.

Springfield, H., March O.
Both houses of the Legislature
adjourned sine die at noon,
though a perfunctory session
will be held tonight so that the
governor will have all bills be-
fore final adjournment.
Both houses cleared up the
business early in the day.
DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
A protest declaring the re-
Gently passed primary bills un-
constitutional was filed in the
senate.
The house adopted a resolu-
tion for a joint committee to in
vestigate waterways and re-
port at the next regular ses-
sion.
SAVES COMMISSION BILL.
The senate voted to recede
from the senate amendments
to the house bill for a commits
sion form of municipal govern.
ment. The bill now goes to
the governor.
waterway Bill Dies.
Springfield, Ill, March 2. - The
Schmitt deep waterway bill, desired =
and urged by Governor Deneen and the
state administration forces. was de-
feated upon the floor OF the house last
night. There were &c votes for the
bill and 67 against It. In the absent or
not voting column are As members Of
the lower house.
William Lorimer, by the Schmitt bill
roll call, may think that he has re-
asserted his ownership of the Illinois
general assembly, but there are several
men in Springfield who believe the
senator has received as serious a home
thrust as has the governor.
Three of the main stems of Governor
Deneen's special session call we're ex-
purgated from the state records and
the next issue of session laws by the
work of the house yesterday. Thess
are enumerated as follows:
The waterway bill absolutely killed.
The elections bill slaughtered.
The commission form Of government
bill anaesthetiZed.
One Redeeming Feature CIaimed.
One redeeming feature is claimed by
the house of Representatives the pas
sage of the joint resolution concerning
the income tax amendment 10 the fed
eral constitution. Even this is in ques-
tion. as the resolution received only 20
votes, more than a constitutional ma
jority. but less than a two-thirds vote
of the membership of the house.
The commission form of government
bill was defeated in the legislature
yesterday. The roll call follows: 96
for the bill to II against, &C not voting.
lacking one vote Of a constitutional
Representative Foster
his vote to nay and gave no
tice he would ask for a reconsidera-
tion this morning
The commission form conference
committee met yesterday and selected
Senator Barr chairman and Represent
ative Butts secretary. At the morn
ing meeting of the committee nothing
was accomplished except the with
drawal upon motion of Senator DALEY
Of the senate amendments. These
we're the so-called corporation amend
ments. and the amendment fixing the
recall of 40 per cent At the afternoon
meeting an attempt TO exempt fran
,hises in the initiative section was de-
Teated. Section No. 9. in which is in
corporated the so-called go day
clause" was made a subject of con-
siderable dispute II was finally
amended so as to permit officials IN
office at the time of the adoption OF
he act 10 remain in Office until the
elected have qualified.
Quite an interesting debate occupied
he committee for some time over the
of recall.