Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-21

HudlEeiluS among themselves euulSSS-
ly and will be compelled at last to
appeal to the republicans to carry out
his ideas Of legislation"
BROWNE IN VENOMOUs SPEECH.
The debate lasted four hours. Dur
ing the course of the wrangling Rep
resentative Browne made one Of the
most venomous speeches ever heard
on the floor OF the house. Browne
took the floor in reply to Represen-
tative Hubbard Spf Carrollton, a DEM
ocrat, who, in supporting the Dunno
program, had commended the COVER
nor's stand against Lorimer demo-
Gratis.
why, good God" said Browne in
speaking Of Representative Hubbard's
reference to William Lorimer, there |
is as much Of a comparison between /
you and him as there would be be-
tween the rattlesnake l spoke OF and |
the smile on the lips and face Of the |
Saviour-just the same comparison. 1t |
makes me sick 1t fills my soul with |
disgust
you wake up nights and hate your
self You hate your family. It's a
cinch you do and it's a cinch there
isn't a thing that happens under your
roof that has a sweet smile or a
joyous word in it"
HUBBARD IN REPLY.
Representative Hubbard lost no
time in coming back at Browne.
Il didn't expect to draw forth the
venom and spleen Of the gentleman
from LaSalle," said Mr.. Hubbard. 1T
seems he cannot rise to the manhood
/ to recognize what a principle is. I
am willing to leave 1t to the people
Of Illinois to compare him and me
and decide which is the viper. have
respect for William Lorimer person
all-, but l have no respect for a man
who will lower the dignity Of the
house to make such an attack as has
been made upon me"
/ Following the defeat Of the proposed
committee on committees Speaker Nc
Kinley announced he would name the
committees on rules, appropriations,
judiciary and elections next week.
The other standing committees prob
ably will be appointed week after
next. The speaker said he would con-
suit with Governor Dunno in making
up the committees and would not sub
NIT a committee list to the house IN
less It had the governors approval.
FEW TO PRoGREsSIvEs.
II is reported that Representative
Shanahan of Chicago, the republican
floor leader, who has been chairman
OF the appropriations committee dur
ing the last few sessions. will retain
/ that post with the approval Of the
governor. A democrat will be placed
az the head Of the elections commit
tee. Other chairmanships probably
will be divided between the democrats
and republicans. lnasmuch as all ex-
cept one Of the progressives are new
members they are not likely to receive
any important chairmanships.
Three propositions were before the
house during the debate on the COM
mittee on committees. Representative
Rapp. leading the fight for the Dunno
program, presented a resolution pro-
viding that a committee on rules, with
the speaker chairman, should be elect
ed from the floor of the house with
the power to name the standing com
mittees.
Representative Mclaughlin, as the
leader of the anti-Dunne democrats
then offered a substitute resolution
which provided that a committee OF IL
should be elected to be composed Of
nine democrats. including the speaker
six republicans. two progressives anc
ore socialist. The Mclaughlin com
mittee was the one put through the
democratic house conference of Tues
day night which Governor Dunno re
fused to approve because of the add
ton Of Browne, Sullivan, Garesche anC
Fahey to the slate originally passed
upon by the governor.
Representative Hull. on behalf o
the republicans then offered a secont
substitute resolution. This resolution
= provided that the speaker should ap
: point a committee on rules consisting
Of eight members and himself which
should draft a permanent set Of rules
fer submission to the house and TIA
the committee should be instructed t
provide in the rules for the appoint
ment OF all standing committees b!
the speaker.
ACCEPT REPUBLICAN PLAN.
This was the only resolution vote'
upon. The Mclaughlin forces made
TO effort to stand by their own reso
luton. but swung solidly TO the. re
= publican proposal, which was adoptet
by a vote OF 70 TO SO. Snite was tn
only progressive TO vote for the HUI
substitute and Boyd. Hutchinson ant
McCabe the only republicans to op
l. pose It. The democrats who vote'
against it were:
e Ashton. Bell. Briscoe, Burns. Clyne
{ Cohlmyer, Coleman, Costello, Craw
r ford. Devine, Dickman. R. H. Elliott
Etherton. Finley. H A. Foster, Groves
Hoffman, Hruby. Hubbard, Huston
Igoe, Kane. Kasserman, Koch, McWil
liams, Morassy. Syers. o'Connen
, O'Rourke, Poorman, Rapp. Richard
son. Rinehart, Ryan, Schuberth, Stru