The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-21
House Retaliates for Defeat OF
Members Salary Plan in
the Senate
ADJOURNMENT EARLY TODAY

Springfield, H., june 21-lt was
broad daylight when the two houses
Of the Illinois Legislature adjourned
their sessions which they began Fri
eaS morning, practically ending The
work of the iSth general assembly.
and recessed until June 80. when a
special session viii be held before the
sine die adjournment for the purpose
Of receiving any communication the
governor may have 10 transmit
The House adjourned at 4:20 a. m.
and the Senate at 4 -. Both conclud-
go the session in an extremely orderly
manner. compared with other last
nights.
Rep Wilson the dry leader. re-
manned in the House until the final
fall of the gavel hoping To be permit
ted Ia call up the residence district
hill, which was upon the speakers
desk for concurrence In Senate amend
ments. The House, having failed TO
concur In the amendments, the bill Is
Grad
The "dIys' lost one of their big
fghts in the legislature when they
failed early today To get the resi-
u'nce district option" bill Oft the
Speakers desk I'm the lower house. The
measure which would allow voters To-
establish anti-saloon territory in dis
tricts containing 3OO To 5000 ballots,
was fought bitterly, but passed both
houses Then II was found that the
Senate had amended the measure
slightly, ana that II could not 90 to
the governor unless the House concur
red in the changes The efforts of the
dry leaders To bring the hill up
UEain in the House failed
The ap,i-pass bill also died in the
House after passing the Senate som"
time aga, l,s defeat was part ot the
program ON the House side in retalia-
tion for the defeat in the Senat" nt the
members increased salary bill.
The House stood the all night grind
without regulating railroad fares To ne
raid for by children, that the mem
bers became boisterous I'm cries t"I
adjourn" Speaker Mckinley en1eaN
orcd Ia keep the House in order una
he could recognize Rep. M'ilnieN'
whom he promised recognition in order
tn call up bill, but his efforts wcr"
unavailirg His raps for order were
without effect.
Under resolution offered by Butts
the services Of all House employees
we're discontinued. with the lew rN
Ceptions of persons engaged Tor sever
n days in clearing NJ the retor 'H
The Senate early this morning tor
the "home rule" feature out of the
ruhlic utility bill and passed the meas
ure 40 To governor Ina TIE FORM "
which il had passed the House. ne
House had refused 10 concur IN ih'
Senate amendment 10 the bill.
The woman's ten hour work dan 9'li
was killed when the Senate tabled
motion to appoint q conference com
mittee after the House refused To con
cur in the Senate amendment I" '"'
hill. The defeat In the House "I wv
Senate ress tuition for c"nsthu''"H"'
convention. shortly after nluhls'"'
brought about the first dlsoI I'''''
scenes and horse play of the long h'si''
session. when Holla of chicago "i''
of the proeressives, arose I" 'Nl'i'"'
his vote. thirty or forty Dem"'ra'N
and Republicans gave three cheers "''
a tiger veil M the conclusion oi ea'h
sentence. Despite the noise Holla ~
tempted to conclude, hut hnaiIN VIZ
howled down Earlier in the n'En'
Iolla was the only member To r''"'"
his seat when rising vote oi app''
cation was given Ia Speaker M'N."
lev. Also he made himself unpopular
in other ways.