Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-29
Dunno Measure to Abolish
Equalization Board is
Advanced.
TACK ON 3 Am EN- DMENTS
Hays Plan for Uniform System
of Accounting Killed in the
Senate.

Springfield, Ill, May 29.-The house
this morning advanced to third read
ing the administration measure Gre
ating a state tax commission of five
members to replace the state board of
equalization, which is abolished by
the proposed act Three amendments
were adopted, one offered by Roth
schild and the other by Igoe, who in
troduced tho biii.
The Rothschild amendment struck
out section 5 OF the bill, giving the
commission the right TO hear appeals
from local assessors and TO perform
all other functions of a board of re-
view. Medill Mccormick moved TO
table the amendment, but after an ex-
PLANTATION by Rothschild, he withdrew
his motion.
lgoe offered an amendment for Me-
disl Mccormick providing that all in
vestigations into administration and
efficiency OF assessment laws be con-
Quoted in the county in which such
laws are under investigation. 1t was
amendment merely rearranged the sec
tion numbers of the bill.
PENSION PLAN IN DBATE.
Representative King called up his
old age pension bill this morning on
order of passage. In opening his ar
gument for Advancement of the bill
he had brought upon the floor of the
oil ,,F
a precarious living selling popcorn
around Springfield. Rothschild pro-
tested against bringing the old man
observation-disclosures. No one lad greater
respect for old age than himself but
he objected to the bringing OF unfor-
tunates into public view in this fash
ion. lie thought the bill should be dis
cussed on its merits, not on sentiment.
II the bill goes into effect, he declared,
the state will have to raise not less
than s5.000,000 possibly as much as
Sl0.O00.000. to meet this item.
Representative Medill Mccormick,
who spoke In opposition to the King
bill, declared that he was not opposed
TO the system of old age pension, but
TO loosely constructed measure.
WOULD DO HARM.
Mccormick attacked the King bill
on the ground that It was i'll consid-
cred and inadequate. and in effect
would result in more harm than good.
Scnackedberg, progressive, spoke
against the King bill. Fitch, progress
sive. also opposed the bill.
Stedman. socialist, said he recogniz-
ed that pioneer legislation always
could be subjected TO criticism, but
this cannot be avoided. He ridiculed
the attitude of the progressives in
contending for a commission to inves-
tigate the subject instead of going
ahead and providing for the aged.
"You pay men for being soldiers and
killing he said, "and you should pen.
sion those responsible for the indus
trial progress OF the country
After a roll cali on Kings old age
pension bill failed to produce suf
flcient votes TO pass II, further con
sideration was postponed.
FOR PARISH OWNERSHIP.
The Scanlan bill, adding to the cor.
poration act relating to ecclesiastical
organizations a section permitting 10.
cal parishes to own their churches In
stead OF requiring the title to rest In
the bishop of diocese, was passed.
The house concurred in the senate
joint resolution providing that when
the two houses adjourn today they
stand adjourned until next Tuesday
morning.
Adjournment is taken on account o,
Decoration day.
MCKINLEY URGES WORK.
Shanahan announced in the hous,
this morning that beginning next weel
he will ask that appropriation meas
ures be given the right in house pro
ceedings.
ut will take threefourths Of thu
time OF the house during the remain
der OF the session TO dispose OF apprc
priation bills" declared Shanahan.
And the house will never ge
through unless the members stay her
and work" added Speaker Mckinley
Representative Benjamin Mitchell
prevented action by the house com
mittee on banks and banking on Steo
mans municipal bank bill this morn
ing by raising the point Of mo quoI
um" al a committee meeting.
SENATE BILLS ADVANCED.
Senate bills were advanced TO thirv
reading In the senate today as 70
lows:
S. B. ese (appropriation)s- s-Makini
an appropriation OF s33e.000 for foo
relief in southern Illinois.
CBealD-Requiring railroad comps
MES TO post in passenger stations bul