Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-27
Record of Forced Ad-
iournment Expunged
From Books.
HELD A RUMP SESSION
Johnson Introduces Another
Waterway Bill, Which
May Be Advanced. :

Springfield. ILL.,. June 27.-AIl
record OF last evenings gavel ad-
journment of the senate has been
expunged and today Senator John
son introduced another waterway
bill. The senate took a recess until
evening when 1t is possible a water
way measure of some kind will be
advanced past second reading.
MUST PASS FRIDAY.
The bill, to become effective by
July 1, must pass the house Friday
night. Deneen and his followers ex.
pect no trouble in rushing the meas
ure to victory before that time.
GET A QUORUM.
Springfield, Ill, June 27.-With a
quorum present in the senate at
11:25 o'clock last night, two water
way bills were introduced and ad-
vanced to a second reading without
reference. Senate bill No. s, IN
troduced by Senator Johnson is the
administration bill, passed by the
senate and defeated in the house.
Senate bill No. z, introduced by
Senator Jones is purely a conserva-
tion measure, providing the appoint
ment of a commission of five with
power OF expending not to exceed
100000 and report to the next gen.
eral assembly.
Lacking one necessary for q Quor-
um, 1t was obtained by the arrest OF
Senator McSlvain who had gone to
the capitol building at 1880 o'clock
with State Treasurer Mitchell and
who was not present when the house
was called to order.
OGLEsBY USES GAvEL.
The waterway propaganda was
dealt another swat with the gavel
yesterday when Lieutenant Governor
John d. Oglesby presiding over a
late afternoon session of the senate,
declared the body adjourned until
today after 1t had been asoertained
that there was not a quorum present.
The lieutenant governors action was
taken so quickly that for several sec
onds the leaders were completely
swept off their feet. AS they recov-
cred one after another trooped into
the private Office of the lieutenant
governor, in the rear Of the cham
Der, until practically all OF the %
senators in attendance at the session
were involved in the row.
First, Lieutenant Governor Ogles-
by was entreated and pleaded with
to reconvene the senate and recon-
slider the motion to adjourn, which
Oglesby had hastily declared carried,
he told the senate leaders that they
could do as they pleased In the mat
ter.
Another attempt at gavel rule
like this, Mr.. President, will cause
a riot in this senate and by God, I'll
lead it." shouted Senator Jones OF
Chicago as he left the private Of
flee.
There are ladies present." an
swered Oglesby.
81 don't give a damn" responded
Jones.
RUMP MEETING HELD.
Half an hour after Lieutenant Gov
ernor Oglesby had left the rostrum,
declaring the senate adjourned, %
members reconvened with President
Pro TEN H. NJ. Dunlap OF Savoy pre-
siding. After a call of the roll to
how many were present a
roll call was ordered on the previous
motion to adjourn which Lieutenant
Governor Oglesby had declared car
ried, under the gavel. The vote re-
suited 19 nays to 1 aye, and the mo-
ton to adjourn was declared lost.
SPECIAL SERGEANT At ARMS.
After the president pro TEN had
been instructed to appoint a special
sergeant at arms and direct him TO
arrest all absent members and com
pei their attendance the senate took
a recess until 10 O'Clock presuming
A quorum would be in attendance by