Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-02
WOULD amend
PRIMARY LAW
Important Measure Introduced
in Both Houses of State
Legislature.
GUILT ON THE VOTE BUYER
He as Well as Seller Punishable
Nearly $4,000 900 Diverted
From Treasury in Years.

( Springfield. ILL.,, March q
Bills carrying important amend
ments to the primary law and the
general election law were introduced
in both houses of the legislature to-
day.
Under one of the changes in the
primary law each candidate is permit
ted to appoint one challenger in each
precinct. At present the challengers
are appointed by the precinct COM
mitteemen. Registration by affidavit
may be abolished. Under the propos-
ed change there must be a new reg
istration at least three weeks before
any primary.
The amendment allows any elector
in the district or division" to file
application to have any fraudulent
name erased. The vote-buyer is made
equally guilty with the vote-seller
under another change.
SOME PROPOSED CHANGES.
Among important changes that the
amendment seeks in the general
election law are the following:
All clerks as we'll as judges must
be householders. Judges and clerks
must be selected from the same pre-
cinct 80 far as practicable
Power is given TO the elections
commissioner to appoint inspectors
TO aid and assist in the conduct OF
registration or election. Compensa-
tion for inspectors is fixed by the
board Of election commissioners and
paid as a part of the expenses incur
red in an election.
WILL RECOUNT BALLOTS.
After a bitter fight the house cleo
tions committee decided to recount
the ballots in the following four dis
tricts:
Fourth district-Boyer VS.. Hurbec.
Eighth district-Burns VS.. Ander,
son.
Twenty-ffth district-Fieldstack VS..
Hutzler and Slower vs.. Fieldstack and
I Hutzler.
Forty-second district-Eisenmayer
VS.. Rinehart
MESSAGE SENT IN.
Governor Deneen yesterday sent to
the legislature a special message
asking the correction of a defect in
the laws which, under a recent opin-
ion of Attorney General Stead. on
the state game department. may de-
prive that bureau and "a other
branches of the state service of the
fees . which heretofore they have
been maintained.
The Jones resolution indOrsing
Canadian reciprocity came up in the
senate and action was postponed.
MUCH EXPENDED ILLEGALLY.
Representative Shanahan made
known an estimate of collections by
state departments that have not here
tofore been paid into the treasury but
expended by the several departments.
The estimate is for two years and to-
tails $4,119, 400, not including miscel-
laneous collections, amounting TO
about S25O.O0O annually by state char
liable institutions. The largest sums
are charged 10 the state board of az
riculture. S2S0,O00; the grain lnspec-
. ilOn utpdl lllitiiA dL AhA1a6Ot obVNrNDVf b
the University of Illinois, S44OO 900.
and the state game department, $500
600.
NEW BILLS IN HOUSE.
The following were among the bills
introduced in the house yesterday:
BY Alexander-Provides for free
conveyance of pupils TO and from
school in rural townships where one
school district plan has been adopted.
BY Ap Madock-Provides for com
pensation for the labor Of prisoners
for the benefit of their dependents by
officials of penal Institutions.
BY Green-TO prevent discrimina-
tion against negroes in price OF burial
lots in all cemeteries. Judiciary
By Hoffman - Provides for appoint
ment OF state highway commission Of
three members by the governor and
extension Of state aid for good roads
Chairman of commission shall receive
g. 600 per year, other two members
$3.50 per year; secretary, 1900 pc.
year.
WILL PREVENT SWEATING"
BY Karch-Anti third degree" biz,
tC prevent sweating of prisoners.
Penalty for violation, one year peniten-
tiary sentence. Provides for presence
of a clergyman and dlsinterested no