Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-01
Ashton, Democrat, and
Harris, Socialist, Are
Thrown Out
AFTER A WARM BATTLE
Robert r. Jackson (Colored)
and Edwin 7. Farrar, Sue
CeSSors, Republicans.

Springfield, Ill, May 1.-Two mem
bers of the house of representatives,
Henry NJ. Ashton, democrat, and w.
II. Harris, socialist who have been
holding seats since the session OF the
assembly began in January, were oust-
ed today by a report Of the elections
committee, which was adopted by the
house after bitter fight The seat
which was held by Ashton was given
to Robert Il. Jackson, colored The
seat held by Harris was given to Ed
win T. Farrar.
Both the new members are republi-
cans. They will take the oath Of
Office at once. Both the Third and
Twenty districts s1bcommittees
of the election committee recounted
the ballots. The recount gave Jack
son 500 more votes than Ashton and
Farrar II more than Harris
THREE MORE TO HEAR
In effect the report recommended
dismissal of all contests except the
ones against Medill Mccormick and
Fayette S. Monroe, progressive men,
bers of the Twenty-ninth and Eighth
districts, respectively, and that OF
Boardman, progressive, who is con-
testing the seat of Michael Henne-
berry, from he Forty-first district
Representative Foster presented a
minority report from the elections
committee taking issue with the ma
iority report in so far as it pertained
TO the Fiftieth district, where Kirk
patrick, republican, was given a seat
over Feltz, democrat.
RAPP SEEKS DELAY.
Representative Rapp moved that
the two reports be printed and that
consideration of both be postponed
until Wednesday. 1t was this motion
which brought on the fight and event
ually furnished the test vote On a
roll call to lay the Rapp motion on
the table, the vote resulted 75 ayes
TO 64 nays.
Had Rapp's motion to postpone car
Tied II would have delayed the seat
ing of the two republicans until after
next Tuesday, which is the day set
for the initiative and referendum hear
ing by the house. II is claimed that
the vote on the initiative and referen-
dunn is very close and that the seat
ing OF two new members may decide
the big question of the session.
With the motion TO postpone until
next Tuesday out of the way, the
house, by viva voce vote, tabled the
minority report and adopted the ma
jority report In supporting the mo
ton to postpone, Representative
Browne threw out the inference that
the adoption of the majority report
presaged the unseating of a democrat
10 member at a later time.
UNABLE TO REACH REPORT.
Members OF the subcommittee oi
the senate committee on railroads. ap
pointed yesterday afternoon TO con
slider Representative McLean's elec
tric headlight bill, were unable L
bring together the opposing interests
and no action was taken this morninl
except TO arrange for a personal in
vestigation by members of the rail
road committee and representative
of railway employees to be made mex
Sunday and Monday night on the Rocl
Island railroad.
The subcommittee IN charge of sen
ate bill 227 (Chamberlin) full crew
bill was also unable to agree. TIL
measure is opposed by cSlored porter
on various railroads on the ground
would legislate them out of their jobs
Railroad employees express a read
ness to waive the full crew bill if ar
other measure is substituted limitin
freight trains TO so cars. This provis
would not be listened to by railroa
officials, for which reason the sui
committee was unable TO make a n
port. No formal session of the raj
road committee was held this morr
ing. there being no business TO col
slider.
CALLS FOR OPTION BILL
Senator Cleary, introducer of III
county option bill in the senate, o
fered a resolution that the senate T,
call the bill from the senate commi
tee and license and miscellane!
where II has been buried by referenC
20 q hostile subcommittee Under th
rules. resolutions lie over until II
next legislative day.
The house judiciary committee
a meeting this morning, reported ou
with n recommendation that it pas
Lee O'NeH Brownies libel act
SCHOOL PUPILS VISITORS.
The civic class from Peoria his
school spent today in Springfield vi
ting the legislature. They were e
corted about the house and senate
Representative Fitch OF Peoria
Senator Hurburgh offered a resol
ton in the senate this morning q