Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-17
Bill Authorizing 3-MiII
Tax Passes the Illinois
House.
SESSION NEAR AN END
Measures Not Advanced to
Third Reading Go Into the
Discard.

Springfield, H., June 17.-Seventy I
house bills we're left on the order of /
first reading when the house adjourned !
at 1880 last night, and 79 house bills |
on the order of second reading went 4
into the discard today and probably |
will not be heard from again.
There we're on the house calendar at /
the opening of today's session 125 |
house bills on third reading, so sen |
ate bills on first reading, 35 senate |
bills on second reading. and so SEN |
ate bills on third reading.
PARK BILL PASSES.
Among the house bills passed by the |
house today was one authorizing cities /
under $4,000 population to levy 3-mill |
tax instead Of a 2-mlll tax for pas pur-
poses.
The public utilities commission bill .
was reported TO the senate from the
house and advanced to second reading
without reference TO committee. 1t is
understood the senate will go into com
mittee OF the whole 10 consider the
bill on second reading
ETTEh.SON LOSES OUT.
The house resolution No. 20, the
old age pension commission resolu-
tion. was reported 10 the serate this
morning, and referred to the appro-
priations committee.
Senator Ettelson called up his mo-
tion to reconsider the vote by which
his non-partisan judicial elections bill
was defeated last week. The motion
to reconsider was lost.
INSUREs BILLS RETURN.
To insure the retur1f'to che senate
tomorrow OF the house bill, an admin
istration measure abolishing the board
Of state equalization and creating
state tax commission which has been
reported TO the house and referred to
the senate elections committee, Sena-
tor Jones offered a resolution recall
ing the bill from the committee and
placing IL on the calendar. Under
the rules, the resolution lies over one
day and II possibly may be called up
for action tomorrow.
PASSED BY SENATE.
The senate bill creating a minimum
wage commission OF three members
10 be appointed by the governor To
study the minimum wage question and
report 10 the next general assembly
passed the senate. other senate bills
passed included:
Reducing fees OF the probate court.
Amending ten-hour labor law for
women by exempting from its provi-
sions women employed in canning in
Lrstries during canning season; pro-
Nided no women in this industry be
employed more than 20 hours a week
or more than 5l2 consecutive hours.
without a recess of at least 80 min
utCs
GIVES WOMEN VOTE.
Tho house passed house bill S34, the
primary election law prepared by the
horse committee on primary elections
AMI reported TO the house as a com
m;ttee bill. II provides for separate
state and presidential primaries, end
provides that women shall vote at the
primary for the nomination of such
officers as they are allowed TO vote fGI
a; an election under the woman's suf
rage act. Woman voters shall have
separate ballot boxes at the primary.
The law is not applicable to :own
ship or school elections and does not
apply 70 Urinary elections in toms
cries ana villages Of less than Il 0OC
population.
The hill provides for the rotation
CO cand.Cates' names by precincts.
WILL NOT LIMIT HOURS.
Legislation reducing the working
hours Of women was practically killed
last night when the senate adopted ar
amendment TO the pending bill fxing
60 hours a week as a maximum. TEC
present law limits the hours Of WON
en- 10 10 hours a day. The bill orig
inally was an eighthour measure, bu
was amended in committee to make i
a 54-hour bill
DUNNE LOSES AGAIN.
Governor Dunne's corrupt practice:
bill seems destined 20 meet the same
fate that befen its predecessors ii
sessions past. When called up on sec
ond reading last night in the house l
motion from Representative McLaugh
lin 70 strike out the enacting claus'
was defeated. the vote standing 80 q
9. But instead Of going 10 order o
third reading the bill remained OF
second reading, motion by Represen
tative Browne postponing further &C
ton until today prevailing
The measure has only one remoti
chance OF passage. II advanced viii
the utmost speed It cannot 90 TO
vote in the house until Wednesday
II passed on that day and sent owe
at once 70 the senate It would hay,