Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-23

Ciats duu one progressive. Inc 1OS-
sey motion was defeated by a vote
Of Is yeas TO 25 nays. eight present
and not voting.
The resolution containing the repub-
lican slate of committees was adopted
finally by a vote of AZ yeas to
| nays, three present and not voting.
Senators Campbell, Canaday, Cleary,
Madigan and Tossey, all democrats.
voted against the resolution. Sena-
| tors Jones and Harris, progressives,
and Keller, democrat, did not vote
FEW CHANGES IN RULES.
Rules were adopted for the session
which are similar, with a few excep-
| tons. to those in effect during the last
| session. Senator Magill offered the
amendments to the rules Of the last
I session favored by the republicans,
while Senator Jones offered several
amendments of his own.
Senator Jones was defeated in a
move to take away some of the lieuten-
ant governors power. He offered
rule providing for the automatic read
/ ing of bills on the calendar under
which the bills would come up in or
/ der unless made a special order by a
majority vote This rule would pre-
/ vent the lieutenant governor from rec
ognizing a certain senator who may
/ wish TO advance bill, as is permissi-
BILE under the old rules. The two
progressives furnished the only votes
-.
osition.
Senator Jones also failed in a move
TO permit senators to leave their
seats and confer together while a roll
call is in progress.
Several amendments to the rules
offered by Senator Jones we're adopted.
RECESS APPOINTMENTS IN.
The senate received the list of re-
cess appointments crdda by Gov ernor
Deneen. Under me ru.es the appoint
ments 60 over Tor legislative day
and thea will be considered in eXecu-
tive session. The democrats and uro-
gressives have the power 10 prevent
the confirmation of the appointments.
Failure OF the senate TO confirm the
appointments will mean that the places
may be filled by the new governor
without the formality of preferring
charges against the present incum-
bents
Senators Nanny, Barr, Brady, Corn
well, Glackin and Keller were named
to serve on the joint committee, which
will have charge of the inaugural GER
emonies
Tho senate adjourned until next
Tuesday. The secretary was instruct
ed TO request the attorney general to
give an opinion as to whether bills
may be introduced in the senate be-
fore the house is organized. II the
house is not organized by Tuesday
the senate will not return on that date
If the attorney general holds that no
business may be transacted.
SENATOR JONES BITTER.
Senator Jones denunciation of what
he termed the bipartisan alliance in
the senate was bitter. He said in
part:
in voting for the secretary of he
senate. sergeant-at-arms and other
minor Offices the democratic floor lead
or said that the agreement. which
had been denied some time ago, only
extended to these officers, but now
we find the democratic party and
the republican party going forward
with this agreement.
Il had supposed this was case of
deadlock, but it begins 70 look as if
there is some kind of a biDartisan
wedlock about to be ccnsummated.
AS | .OOk over the roll call | see
it is the reactiOnary republicans and
the reactionary democrats that are
controlling this bipartisan conspiracy.
Il want to serve notice right now
that the progressives propose to fight
for certain measures in this body. 7
propose to fight battle aad 20 out
IN your districts and show your con
EeCtiCn, and we shall read the roll
and we shall show the people how
some Of your progressive republicans
are voting with republican reaction
aries and Sullivan democrats in or.
sanizing this Legislature in behalf of
: certain Legislation that will benefit the
. P"oHS uCilI4eS anu OJner powerful in
terests which we progressives believe
are contrary TO the best interests Of
the state of Illinois.
Il wish TO serve notice upon YOU
that we are going TO fight for these
measures, and we are going to de.
nounce this kind of a combination be-
cause it is an Odious and an unhoIv
alliance"
HEADS OF COMMITTEES.
The list of chairmaaships is as fol
lows:
Agriculture-Johnson, republican.
Appropriations - O'Connor, demo
crat
Banks and Banking - Compton,
democrat.
Building and Loan-Haase, demo.
crat.
Canals and Rivers-Gorman, demo
crat.
Charitable and Penal Institutions
Denvir, democrat.
Chicago Charters-Harris, progress
sive.
Civil Service-Forst, democrat.
Congressional Apportionment-Cu r.