Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-25
Illinois Legislature Ad.
iourns Earlier Than
Usual.
MANY BILLS ARE IN
House Committees, However,
Not Ready-Adkins Will
BE Heard From Soon.

Springfield, Ill, Jan. 20.-The mouse
today adopted a joint resolution en-
dorsing the proposition for national
memorial to Lincoln at Washington.
| A stringent anti-pass bill was introduc-
ed in the senate. Both houses ad-
journed until Tuesday.
DEMOCRATS GETTING TOGETHER.
Springfield, H.. Jan. 25.-Harmony is
being gradually restored to the war
ring factions among the house demo
Gratis With Speaker Adkins as arbt-
ter the Alschuler men and the English
men are getting together. One result
may be the abandonment of the con-
templated inquiry by the house into
the scandals of last session.
Minority Leader Alschuler announc-
ed last night he has his list of minor
ity committee appointments ready for
submission and that the English camp
Is given due recognition. Unless new
dfscords arise the lists mill be submit
ted in time for the speaker to appoint
all committees next week
BILLS IN SENATE.
Nineteen bills were introduced in
the senate yesterday.
Food stuff in cold storage over six
months shall be ordered removed by
the state food commissioner. if bill
introduced by Senator Glackin be-
comes law.
Buildings more than two stories high
must hereafter be constructed of non
com mbustible material, If Senator Hen
son succeeds in having passed his
bill Churches or buildings intended
exclusively for public worship are ex-
cepted.
Senator CLARK introduced a bill pro-
vfding for pension fund for park pos7
licemen.
DoINGs IN HOUSE.
Twenty-nine bills were introduced In
the lower house OF the assembly yes
terday, three Of the number by mem
bers of the commission which investi-
gated the tuberculin test as applied
to the milk supply. Two were by Rep
resentative hepherd Of Elgin and one
by Representative Shurtleff
The Shepherd bill provides that no
city or village shall be permitted to
enforce the test and that other than
the tuberculin test shall be used to-
prevent the spread of the disease
among cattle. The Shurtleff bill pro-
vides for the establishment of a state
tuberculosis sanitarium.
y number of bills introduced and
referred 70 committees were present
ed by the Chicago members of the
house
DONAHUE TRUST BUSTER.
A joint resolution was adopted urg-
ing congress TO pass the Fuller PEN
sion bill providing increases over pen
sion amounts. A joint resolution offer
ed by Representative Donahue petit
tioning congress for constitution
amend nent that will permit "suppres-
sion of trusts and monopolies by ap-
propriate legislation" was referred to
the committee on judiciary
The house adjourned out of respect !
t the memory of Francis j. Liggett,
member OF the Forty-ffth and Forty
sixth general assembly, who died at
his home in Bradford on May 20 last.
FIGHT SHY OF SzS FREE FEED.
Springfield, Ill, Jan. 2s.-Members !
OF the house SHE'D yesterday when the 1
Springfield Chamber of Commerce in /
vited them to sup free Of charge at the .
s25-a-plate Lincoln memorial banquet /
Feb. II. when President Taft is to be /
guest of honor. When the invitation
was officially read it was received in /
dense silence.
Representative Lyon of the capital /
city elaborately explained that the /
eats were 10 be free. There was a
laugh, then an embarrassing pause of |
two minutes, after which the house
adroitly passed to other business. At
ter adjournment the corridors echoed
with queries as 10 whether the free
feed might come under the category of
a bribe.
BURKE THREATENED.
1t apparently ramifies into the grand
jury investigations of States Attorney
Burke. When Burke first got busy
were made TO Springfield mer-
chants that IL they did not get Mr..
Burke shunted on a sidetrack ii might
be possible the next legislature would
look kindly on the old proposition of
the state fair to Peoria. This
argument had weight /,
faint echo of all this could be
heard yesterday in the silence. and
want 10 find out what States (
Burke thinks about the ac- |
ceptance of a feed.