Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-09
Bill Would Probably Have
Passed Today With
Full Attendance.
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LANDEE Is MISSING
Measure Not Called Up as Re-
SuIt-OiVorCe Fraud Bill
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Springfield. H., March 9-CSpeciaD
The bill of Senator Browns giving
the right of suffrage TO women to vote
on city. village and township officers
and certain other officers failed TO
come up in the senate today owing 20
the absence OF four senators who fav-
ored the bill and the apprehension
that. without their votes, the advo-
Gates of suffrage would be unable 20
muster the requisite 2G votes neccs-
sary 10 pass the bill through the up
per body.
READY FOR FINAL ACTION.
The bill is ready for final action in
the senate. It was the program for
Senator Brown 10 call up the bill on
its passage this morning but Il was
discovered that Senators Frank H.
Funk Of Bloomington and Frank A.
Landee of Moline, would 0e In attend
ance at the Swedish-American repub-
lican clubs convention at Bloomington
today. that Senator Martin b. Bailey
Of Danville had gone TO Washington
and that Senator Walter | Nanny of
Nc. Sterling was also absent from this
city
The program now Is 20 call up the
bill for passage next Tuesday
DIVORCE BILL PASSES
Springfield. H. March 9.-The Mad
iean anti-fraud divorce bilf-passed the
senate by unanimous vote today The
bin provides that where the court be
lieves in the existence of collusion Or
fraud in divorce cases he is to compel
the states attorney TO direct proceed.
ings on the part of the defense.
FAVOBs COUNTY OPTION BILL.
Springfield. H., March 9.-The
county option bill was reported out
last night by the house temperance
committee with a recommendation
that il do pass. The committee met
.at 7:30 o'clock in the old supreme
court room and i'm session that
lasted only "A few minutes took the
action which moves the bill a step
further on its way. After the com
mittee adjourned Chairman Wilson
said probably he will hold the bill
few days before reporting Il back
to the house.
Charles Z. Merriam. republican
nominee for mayor OF Chicago. came
hurtling into Springfield last night
on a special train and I'm two hours
won a victory for the initiative and
referendum
Single handed he met a dozen ad-
versaries before the senate commit
tee on constitutional amendment and
welded his argumentative weapons
so well that the committee let the
proposed revenue amendment remain
on the shelf and reported out favor
ably the following:
Initiative and referendum amend
ment TO the constitution. with nine
minor changes from the original
draft.
Resolution for constitutional
convention, the question 20 be sub
mitted to the voters at the next gen
eraI election il adopted by two
thirds vote OF the two houses.
GETS RIGHT OF WAY.
The action settles 80 far as tho
senate is concerned the dispute be
tween the civic and reform organiza-
uous as 20 which Of the ssveral pro-
posed amendments 20 the constitu-
tiOu shall be given the right of way.
FANOHs BHOWNE's LIBEL BILL.
The libel bill introduced by Lee
O'NeH Browne was reported favor
ably out 0f the house judiciary COM
Do .tree by vote Of IS % - yester-
day after Morton j.. Hul of Chicago
had declared that it was a punitive
measure coming with poor grace
from an assembly that Is IN bad re-
putn."
Hiram r Gilbert expounded the
provisions OF the measure, after
which Browne made a speech in
which he came out as the champion
Of Senator Shelby VI Cullom. de-
cIanng that the metropolitan press
is bounding a United states sena-
TOR into bis grave because he had
seen FL recently at Washington 10
vote as his conscience dictated"
When Browne hnighed Hull spoke
briefly
This assembly ls in bad reputc."
be said, and would pass punitive
bill Of this sort with poor grace.
Much in the gentleman's address aT-
poaIed 90 me. but he spoiled the ef-
feet when he dwelt on the vote IN
the United states senate. That dis
closed the feeling behind g."
BILLS IsTHODu cED ~ HOUSE
Springfield III. March s.-Bilis
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