The Cairo bulletin., 1910-02-11
SEPARATE BILL FOR LEGlSlA
TIVE CANDIDATES - SENATOR
iAL COMMITTEE RECOGNIZED.
COMMISSION Bill ALSO
Senator Potter Of This District Alone
Voting Against It Favor
able Action on Water
ways Bill.
Special to Tie Enlletin.

Special to Inc EHlieIln.
Springfield, H., Feo.. l0,-The direct
primary election bills went through
the Sc nate with rush today as wei
asst the commission form Of govern
inent til The first bin to be passee
was Senattr GiEson's bill, which was
passed by d vote Of 10 to /, and which
provides that the senatorial commit
tees shall designate the number b
candidates to be voted on for mem
bers Of the lower house, which was
introduced as a separate measure il
order that if it was declared pneon
stltutional by. the supreme court. as
1t was declared by Browne of La
Sale, the Democratic house leader, il
would be, it would still leave the main
primary bill intact. The vote on the
Gibson bill was as follows;
Yeas--Andrus. Bailey, Ball Barr
Freidt, Brown. Burton, Cruikshank
Curtis, Daley. G'ollenback, Downing
Dunlap, Ettelson. Gibson Glackin
German, Hamilton, Hay, Henson
Holtsaw, Humphrey, Hurburgh, Jan
dus. Jones, JUL, Landee. Lish, Lund
burg. Mccormick, McElvain. McKen
2ie, Olson, Pemberton Potter. Schmitt
Stewart, Womack--40.
Nays-lsley-1.g
Absentees-Baker, Broderick, Clark
Funk. Gardner, Hail. Hearn. Tossey
OF the absentees. and Broderick
Reane and Tossey. Democrats, We're
in their seats and did not vote. Ran
Republican, was also present, but re.
fused to vote.
The main primary election bill was
next passed by vote Of 80 ayes 20
one nay. Senator Bailey, who had
voted for the Gibson bill, did not vote
for the main bill. Otherwise the vote
was the same on the main bill.
The senate passed the bill enabling
cities to adopt the commission IUrn
of government by vote of "a to /,
Senator Potter's being the solitary
nay.
Deep Waterway Bill.
Senator Juul's bill providing for the
removal of the two bridges across the
river at Joliet in order to free the
river of distractions for the deep wa
terway canal, passed by a vote of 35
to 3.
The senate killed the bill allowing
the sanitary district the privilege to
construct docks and wharVes on the
lake front in Chicago by a vote of
4 to II.
Senator Brown gave notice of a mo-
\ ton to reconsider.
The senate passed the bill allowing
4 cities and villages to conduct non
\ partisan primaries by petition, by q
n vote Of 36 yeas to nay. The Breidt
u bill, increasing the powers of election
4 commissioners, was also passed.
n The senate agreed not to do any
business until next week, Unless mott.
\ fed to come to Springfield by wire.
( The house will meet next Tuesday and
\ take up the primary and commission
4 bills, as amended by the senate.
The Economy Case.
Senator Rurburgh of Knox, chair.
4 man of the appropriations committee,
\ called up the bill appropriating the
sum of $4,000 for the use of the
I governor and attorney general in TAX
h ing to the United States supreme
X court the case of the State of Illinois
VS.. The Economy Light and Power
L Company, involving the rights OF the
I company to power sites in the Des
/ PLANES river at Joliet and the navi
/ gability of the river in the deep wa
Y terway scheme.
The hill first carried an appropria.
4 ton of $4,000, but was amended. The
I bill failed to pass with the emergency
i clause attached and on the final vote
Il received vote of 26 to 8. barely
i enough TO insure its passage. With
\ out the emergency clause, winch
H would make it law as soon as passed
Il by the house and senate and signed
H by the governor. the opinion has beer
expressed that the bill is worthless, as
h the time for making an appeal will
elapse before the bill becomes a law.