Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-26
STATE LEGISLATURE
OF ILLINOIS CLOSES
Strenuous All Day and All Night
Session OF SOionS.
Members Wander Away from State
house Constantly for Refresh
ments--EuIogy of Browne
Causes a Bolt.

The general assembly ended its
1911 regular session at o'clock in the
morning after strenuous all DAY
and all night session. The members OF
the legislature took a recess till noon
of May 81, At that time the members
of the two houses will return to re-
ceive any messages Governor Deneen
has to transmit to them regarding
the bills passed and in his hands for
approval.
Disheveled and tired, the representa-
tives fought throughout the night. The
sounding board of three walnut boards
on the speakers desk was crashed to
pieces under the constant hammering
of Speaker Adkins mallet. Flying pa
per wads, once an ink well, shouts
and constant cries of members trying
to call up bills added to the confusion
in the house.
On the senate side the work was
strenuous. After midnight the senate
would reconvene for a few minutes,
act on whatever bills had been sent
over by the house and then rest until
another accumulation was ready.
A constant stream Of members was
wandering away from the statehouse
for refreshments. In a few minutes
they would return, encouraged and
strengthened, to continue the fight
Sandwich boys were carrying their
t1o IL
we're lemonade stands. Less hardy
members, worn out by the strain, did
not return, and the attendance in the
house slowly ebbed away. On each
roll call it became more and more diff
fcult fer a bill to obtain constitu-
tional majority.
The house awolle suddenly from its
lethargy at 1:30 a. M, when the bill
to permit corporations to own real es-
tate came up. 1t was called by Will
lam NJ. Scanlan of Peru and instantly
half a dozen members were on their
feet with objections The bill was lost
by vote of So to ~, not receiving the
necessary constitutional majority of
n votes.
Sunlight was streaming through the
windows at 4:45 a. m. when David e.
Shanahan came in for the first time
with the conference report on the om-
nibus $S,000,000 appropriation bill. The
clerk started calling the roll on the
adoption Of the report. 1t then went
to the senate for concurrence.
The long sheet bill desired by the
State Travelling Mems association
went on the rocks. The Tice bill
prohibiting public drinking cups was
passed by vote of 70 to 0.
After waiting until 6 a. m. Corpora
tion Counsel Sexton and Howard w.
Hayes. his assistant, saw the Chicago
oil inspector bill of Senator Glackin,
which takes the fees from that Of
fcal and places him on $1,000 sal
ary, win by 81 to 0.
In the final throes Of the assembly,
while oratorical bouquets were being
thrown around promiscuously, nine
Democrats broke up the happy family
by abruptly leaving the hall because
representative Lee ONeil Browne of
Ottawa had been eulogized and had
been put on the list of favorite sons
of this legislature
Two hours of the final spasm were
devoted to speechmaking and dis
tributiOn Of gifts to Speaker Adkins,
Louis j. Pierson, chairman of the Re-
publican steering committee; George
w. Alschuler, minority leader, and A.
NJ. Foster, chairman Of the Democrat
ic steering committee. Browne was
the last to be honored on behalf of q
section Of the Democratic side.