Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-08
Leads in Garment Making,
Senate Committee
Learns.
REPORTS ON STRIKE
Employment Bureau Is Con-
demned-SutfragetS Bom-
bard Legislators.

Springfield. Ill. March s.-The
senate committee consisting Of Sena-
tors Henson, Mckenzie. Johnson.
/ tO'Connor and Gibson. which investi-
gated the strike OF the Chicago gar
ment workers, last night agreed up
on a report. which was submitted to-
day.
/ Stating that il was a matter OF as
constituent to the committee 60
learn that Chicago is now practically
the center Of the clothing industry
in the western world. the commit
tee reports that the labor bureau
maintained by the Clothing Mann
facturers association is the chief
cause Of discomfort among the en-
ployes and asserting that II exists
contrary to law, demands It's abolish
ment.
WAGES KEPT DOWN.
The committee reports that wages
| in the industry are no higher than
10 years ago. II praises establish
ments. but calls for legislation
against "sweatshops" 20 prevent dis
semination OF disease TO garments
made in them.
HEAR 20 SUFFRNGETs.
/ Twenty suffraRets each allowed
three minutes TO presentt her argu-
ment, rained reasons in favor OF
their bill granting women the right
to vote for all statutory officers on
the lower house OF the assembly last
night
/ At 1880 o'clock the hall OF rep
! resentatives was filled to overflow
/ ing with an audience in which wo-
men were largely in the majority.
The house was called 10 order by
/ Representative Pierson and on mo-
. tion OF Representative Tice, resolved
itself into a committee OF the whole
/ and Representative Tice was asked
to preside.
JANE ADDAMS INTRODUCES.
Suffragets from all parts OF the
state attended to take part I'm the
/ field day for their cause. Miss Jane
/ Addams OF Hull house. Chicago. in
troduced the speakers. Miss Adams
said
81 have been asked 20 Introduce
the speakers because II might be
considered ungallant for the chair
man to confne the ladies 10 three
minutes | have no scruples IA that
direction"
WOULD INSURE INVESTMENTS.
Springfield, H.. March s.-lusur-
ance Of investments. a new wrinkle
in Illinois. is the business innovation
proposed By bill introduced yester-
day by William Tudor ApMadoc. al
thor.ziug the formation OF MOrtgas'
guaranty companies.
The principle Of the bill which rs
now in successful operation Ia New
York and Pcunsy lvania. and other .
states. is that by the payment Of a
premium a man may invest his money
in mortgage and be insured against
any troubles incidental 10 foreclosure
or the other Ills that sometimes befall
mortgage investors. The guaranty al
so makes the mortgage A negotiable
security. and removes the delay and
.dimculty now experienced In borrow
ing upon mortgages as collateral.
READY 70 launch COMFNNY.
Iu case the enabling act is passed.
mortgage guaranty company viii he
launched al once. A subscription Of
100000 toward the .apital stock of
such company already has been
made by a syndicate composed o.
Ernest a. Hsmin. president Of the
Corn Exchange National bank. a O..
Becker Of a. O. Becker & Co. ". =.
GrcenebaHm Of Grecnebaum Sons and
others.
ANTI-LOHH1IsT BILL PASSES.
with 200 persuasive suffrage lobby
lists heading in the direction OF
Springfield the senate threw up hastv
fortincatiOns for the future by pass
ing the Comwen antiIObJyist Bill
EOf that the gallant statesman sought
70 hang up the unWelcOme sign. but
just as a coincidence. the anti-lobDy-
ing bin went through the upper cham
Der AZ the largest and most influential
lobby of The session doomed up on the
horizon
The bill provides that any person
who shall be employed in a represeu-
tative capacity 20 promote or oppose
legislation. shall first enter his ap-
pesrance with the secretary Of state
in book 10 be kept for that purpose.
Within 20 days after the Legislature
adjourns he must file with the sncre-
.tary OF state a statement Of the
fC-l~.g-..a De- Erf.rl