Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-04
Special Committee to be
Named by the Illinois
Legislature.
O'HARA FOR WHIPPING
Lieutenant Governor Believes
Revival of Post Is Only e.
feGtiVe Punishment.

Springfield, Ill, Feb. 4.-Lieutenant
Governor O'Hara inaugurated his ad-
mintstration as presiding officer Of the
senate this morning by starting a cru
sade against white slavery. He de-
clared himself in favor of restoring
the whipping post as the only adequate
punishment for such offenders and
recommended appointment Of a com.
mtttee to investigate the white slave
traf1o in the report to this or the 49th
general assembly.
REs0LUTIoN ADOPTED.
Senator Beall offered a resolution
drafted in line with O'Hara's sugges-
ton creating a committee OF Eve for
this purpose. 1t provides that the
president of the senate be chairman
OF the committee and that the others
consist of two democrats and two re-
publicans. The rules we're suspended
and the resolution was brought ub for
| immediate consideration. After an ex.
tended debate the resolution was
adopted 35 to 0. Hay. who opposed
immediate consideration. declined to
vote.
| o'HARA ANNOUNCES POLICY.
In assuming the duties of his ONCE,
Lieutenant Governor O'Hara address
ed the senate as follows: Gentlemen.
feel in going into office as your
presiding officer 1t would not be In
appropriate on my part 10 ADDRESS
few remarks setting forth the policy
that should guide US the next four
years.
ANY senator looks as good to me
as any other senator, and during the
four years l shall not discuss uafav-
orably any member of this body and
shall not say one unkind word in
private conversation or public discus
sion. That is my pledge.
"On the other hand, l shall expect
from every senator the same courtesy,
fairness and justice, and shall expect
that we cooperate to give the people
Of Illinois laws that they demand, and
that we set before them an example
they will respect"
ADJOURNED TILL TUESDAY.
Appropriation bills for most of the
expense Of the legislature were passed
by the senate and minor appointments
were announced by the lieutenant gov.
eTnor.
n perfunctory session was held by
the house and by joint resolution ad-
jOUrnment was taken until IText Tues
DAY, when balloting for United States
senators for the long and short terms
is expected to begin.
CRUSH AT RECEPTION.
, Thousands of friends and well
wishers of Governor and Mrs Dunno
hurried to the executive mansion last
[ night to do them honor 1t seemed
l as if all reached the magniicently
illuminated reSdence at once and it
, was more than the delegation of ma
, tional guards could do to handle them
properly and keep them in line
q The crush was SO great that the
crowds at the door swarmed far back
, Of the doorway and stood ankle deep
in snow on the lawn waiting for adj
. mittance. 1t took fuil hour to make
the journey from the outside, past the
= receiving line and back again to tho
outside.
Scores OF visitors who dressed
themselves in their best fnery stood
dismayed at sight of the crush outside
g and went back to the hotel lobbIes and
the steam radiators. Others gained
= admittance by using the kitchen door
ard the back stairways.
RECEIVED BY MRS. DUNE.
J. Mrs. Dunno extended a gracious
70 band to the hundreds that grasped
u hers and had smile and bow for every
E one that had braved the snow. The
y governor plainly was tired, but he, too.
a beamed a cordial welcome to the long
line that scraped by him in rubDers
and overcoats and mackintoshes.
Mrs. Dunno herself was picture in
al black moire, real lace and diamcnds,
a, with some bright flowers in her cor
sage. Her young daughters, who are
true Irish beauties. with pink cheeks,
gray eyes and dark hair, were not in
the receiving line, but could be seen
among the other guests.
n The path marked out for the guests
was a straight and narrCA one. They
entered by the usual basement door,
passed directly through the reception
hall and met the governor and his
e. party, then were ushered through the
II east side drawing rooms, through the
IS breakfast room, ending Unexpectedly
e in the buffers pantry and SO out In
II the cold, cold world, while the band
ii played Masters In the Cold, Cold
Ground"