Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-19
near A RIOT over
STATE WAGE BILL
Three Progressives Start Row
Over Inability to Get Draft
Advanced in House.
is RUSHED BY DEMOCRATS
White Slave Commission Measure
Killed by Being Sent to
Committee.

Springfield, Ill, June 19.-Another
riot was narrowly averted in the
house of representative last night
when three members of the progres.
sive party-Munro. Elliott and Zolla-
started a row over their inability to
get the minimum wage bill, passed
by the senate, advanced TO second
reading without a reference. Munro
raised such a disturbance on the rear
row of seats that Speaker Mckinley
finally ordered Doorkeeper Keim to
suppress the unruly member.
This action offended Munro, who re-
sented Keim's request to preserve or
der Assistant Doorkeeper Leonard
went to his chiefs aid, when Munro
in a loud tone ordered both away from
his seat and advanced in threaten
ing manner toward Keim.
In a second a dozen democrats, head
ed by Lee O'Neil Browne, Sullivan,
Mulcahy and others, rushed from their
seats and down the center aisle to-
ward Munro's seat. Speaker McKfn-
ley's vociferous pounding for order
with his gavel was without effect. At
the same time a dozen progressiyes
moved from their seats to Munro 5
support.
Finally, when Speaker Mckinley
managed to make himself heard above
the noise, he called upon all gsnte-
men in the house to assist him in
preserving order. Recognizing the
! seriousness of the trouble he had
started when the body of democrats
rushed toward him, Munro resumed
his seat.
BILL PRACTICALLY KILLED.
Later Representative Mccormick in
terceded with Speaker Mckinley anC
succeeded in getting permission LC
have the bill called up on first read
ing. A request was made for its ad
vancement without reference to a com
mittee. Representatives Ring anC
Butts objected and Munro moved ;
suspension of the rule.
On a rising vote the house refused
to suspend the rules, 45 to 62, ant
Speaker Mckinley referred the mini
mum wage bill to the rules comnItte
of the house. Failure TO get the bill
advanced last night practically ende,
it's opportunity for a successful voy
age in the house. The measure orig
inally was prepared by the white slav
commission of the house. Senator Hal
ris, progressive, introduced it in til
} upper branch and since then has fail
cred the bill.
The house was in bad temper prio
to Munro's conduct. The setting o.
e of firecrackers in the hall first arouse
5 the wrath of Speaker Mckinley, VIII
: ordered the ratings cleared and III
arrest of any person who repeated tn
: offense.
g The spreading OF a "sneezing" pov
! der in the hall of representative
= brought the speakers wrath down u
on the pages, all of whom were ser
Q home at 10 o'clock.
/. FOR SEMI-MONTHLY PAY.
V All employers of labor must pa
3 wages of employees at least twice
I month as a result of the passage
+ the house last night of the sena
9 semtmonthly wage bill. Governt
Il Dunne's signature is assured, as Il
! bill is an administration measur
= Labor organizations have been activ
8 in pushing the bill. The house passt
the bill by 135 TO 0.
r Representative Shurtleff sought
9 call the bill back to second readiI
y for amendments, but his motion WI
defeated.