Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-12
Bill Prohibiting Sale or
Gift of Cigarets
Passes.
TRADING STAMP is HIT
Measure Adopted Provides
Penalty for Their Sale or
Distribution.

Springfield, H.. May 12.-Bills pass
ed by the house today inclSded:
Antitrading stamp bill. prohibiting
the giving of trading stamps or their
sale TO merchants. under penalty.
Anti-cigaret bill, which prevents the
sale or giving away of cigarets- The
penalty for violation is a fine Of $50 to
$500 and from one day TO six months
in Jail.
SUPPRESS MURDER STORIES.
A bill prohibiting the publication
of detailed statements or descrip-
tions of executions. murders or at
tempted murders passed the house
so to 10. After the roll call had
been verified Atwood, owner of a
newspaper at StiIlman Valley, asked
TO be recorded as voting for It. Raw
leigh, another newspaper owner of
Freeport, followed and cast the vote
which passed the bill.
FULL TRAIN CREW BILL LOSES.
Springfield, Ill, May 1.-THE rail
road committee cleaned house yester-
day, when It reported back nine bills
with unfavorable recommend datious
and all were ordered to lie upon the
table. Most important among the num-
Der are the full train crew and the
switchmen's bills. Consideration Of
these measures has occupied the at
tention of the committee almost con
tinuously since their Introduction.
PASSES MANY BILLS.
The senate devoted its entire time
yesterday afternoon 70 the passaga-sf-
bills. among the house bills ii sent
10 the governor for approval were:
BY Roos-Amends fraternaI socie-
ties laws to free organizations opera
ting hospitals, asylums or sanatoriums.
from restrictions OF sick benefit depart
ment law approved May 20 1907, and
in force July l, 1907.
BY Lyon-Amends act 70 regulate
treatment of dependent, neglected de
linquent children, so as TO give probate
court Jurisdiction.
ORIGINATING IN SENATE.
Senate bills passed included
BY MISUNDERSTANDING a mining in
vestigation commission. to be appoint
ed by the governor to investigate safe
~ appliances.
foreign corporations so as TO permit
their age stnto locate at places other
than their principal addresses.
By yBeall-Appropriates IS, 900 for the
erection OF a monument at Edwards
Vile 20 commemorate the Tooth ami
versary OF the Inauguration of a repre-
sentative form of government in Hi
nois
BY Manny-Appropriate $4,000 for
establishment of a fish hatchery near
Pekin on the Illinois river.
BY Bailey-Creates a commission TO
direct the installation and maintenance
OF an Illinois state exhibit at the Pan
ama-Pacific International exposition at
San Francisco and appropriates' 50 500. (
BY JUL - Appropriates $4,000 TO
cover expenses of the Douning insane
hospital for one year
BY Daley - Appropriating $l36.5OO
for improvements at the Eastern State
Normal school at Charleston.
BY Landee -AppTopriating $3.50 600 .
for salaries and expenses of county su-
perintendents of roads when appoint +
ed for years 1912 and 1913.
MEASURES PASSED BY HOUSE.
Among the bills passed by the
house yesterday are these:
House bill AL. Seaman Giving .
Illinois companies organized for the
purpose Of writing life insurance
power to write accident and health .
insurance as we'll known as the .
house insurance company measure.
House bill 500. ApMadoc - The
loan shark bill. fixing / per cent per
month as legal on personal property
loans and ass ignment Of wages. Gives
power 20 recover when higher rate
Of interest is charged.
BILLS DIE IN COMMITTEE.
Twelve bills were killed yesterday
afternoon by the senate judiciary
committee. among them the anti
loan shark" and chatteI mortgage
societies measure.
The committee took favorable ac-
ton on the Ettelson bill, which pro
Vides for separate elections Of
judges aside from the justice of the
IeaCe
Similar action was taken on the
house bill. which provides from one
20 ten years Imprisonment for per
sons who attempt TO injure railroads
iy placing obstructions on the traciz
by dynamitng bridges or cutting
wires on telegraph poles