Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-10
Senate Opens Way for
Old Election Methods
if Preferred.
PRIMARY BILL pASSF Z
Isiey Only Ne1lta7 Opposing
C-mnaission Form OF Gov
eFnmeat Carries.

SETl1gaeld, Ill, FED. lt.-IhH I'D
son primary Dill for the nomination o:
members OF the legislature passed the
senate SO to this morning, Senator
Isley voting in the negative The COM
mittee primary bill passed 81 to l,
lsiey again voting no and declaring It
Infamous legislation
May Keep cid Method.
The Jones bill making it possible
for cities by a majority vote to retain
the old form of nominating municipal
officials passed
The senate also passed the commits
sion form of municipal government
bill 81 to /.
BY a vote of 20 to Breidt's bill en-
larging the powers of boards of cleo
tion commissioners passed.
Ratifes Amendment.
Springfield. H., Feb. 1O.-The pro-
posed amendment to the federal con-
stitution empowering congress to levy
and collect an income tax was rati-
fed by the Illinois senate yesterday,
the Hurburg joint resolution to that
effect being adopted by a vote of Al
to O. 1t will come up in the house
next week. and, although the lower
branch has not as yet given any line
on its attitude, the house leaders
assert that it will be adopted, making
Illinois the first state in the west to
ratify.
Liability Bill Advanced.
The employers liability commits
sion bill went to third reading after
the committee amendments had been
adopted with one change. The COM
mission is increased to IL members.
six to be employers and six employees.
1t is to select its own chairman. It's
recommendations for new remedial
laws must have the approval of a
majority of the employers and a ma
jority of the employees on the COM
mission.
Amend Commission Act.
BY an unanimous vote the senate
last night adopted the amendments
to the commission form of govern
ment bill submitted by Senator John
Daley of Peoria. They Incorporated
the plan for placing public utility cor
porations under the control of COM
mission-ruled cities and villages. AS
to whether the house will concur in
the amendments is another matter,
but Senator Daley points out that if
the house balks at the amendments
they can be withdrawn in joint con-
ference committee.
Apart from the Daily amendments,
which give mmission-governed mu-
inequalities power to control the is
suance of stocks and bonds of public
service concerns, the senate also
adopted an amendment placing the
number of signatures necessary for
a recall petition at 40 per cent of the
voters. The house had fixed it at rs
per cent.
Had Long WransIe.
After another prolonged fight over
the blanket ballot idea, the senate
last evening whipped the Hamilton
Staymates bill into shape to be placed
on passage today. The blanket"
proposition was revived by Senator
Isley of Jasper county, and it was
beaten by the narrow vote of 21 to %.
Changes Made In Bill.
The changes made in the house bill
by the several amendments are as
'ollows:
1. Senatorial offices are remov-
90 T0EH he main bill and are put
fato 5epsrate measure. Sens-
+prial committees 70 decide how
many candidates for the house
shall be nominated in district
2. The advisory vote on United
States senator is restored, the
statewide vote being taken as the
basis.
3. Primaries for this year are
fixed for Sept. Is instead of Sept.
10, bringing them on a Thursday
instead of a Saturday.
4. The Cermak amendment that
committee officers must be duly
elected precinct committeeman is
struck out.
3. A change is made in the reg
istration feature providing that in l.
voting by affidavit In cities under
election boards affidavits must be
filed with the board 20 days be-
fore the election.
g. Clerical changes to remove
minor errors in phraseology in
the bill.
Navy Commander Dead.