Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-05
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course within "a or IS hours after
half an inch of rain fell upon it.
pUNNE SENDS MESSAGE.
In a special message to the house |
| today Governor Drnne urged the men, |
bers of the lower branch of the gen. |
| eral assembly 70 pass the initiative |
and referendum resolution. The text
follows: 81 sought election upon a |
declaration principles among which
| the initiative and referendum was
the most vital and important. A very
great majority of your honorable body.
| as well as myself, were elected upon
| the pledge that we would incorporate
such an amendment into the constitu.
tion of the state.
The resolution providing for the
| initiative and referendum comes UP
today before your honorable body. If
| adopted by your vote the proposed
amendment to the constitution is
again submitted to our constituents
the people of the state-for theiT final
acceptance or rejection.
IN view of the thrice recorded vote
of the people at the polls in favor OF
the principle of the initiative and
referendum. respectfully, but earn
estly, submit we ought to obey the eX-
pressed will OF the people and adopt
the resolution providing for this great
reform"
THREE SESSIONS ORDERED.
The house TuloG committee at a
meeting early this morning, decided to
hold three sessions today, morning,
afternoon and evening and fixed the
program for each. The good roads
: bill and the referendum resolution
we're placed on the morning program.
Appropriation bills are to occupy the
attention of the house at the afternoon
/ session. House bills on third reading
were made the order for the night ses-
l sion. Among other things, the night
] session will consider the revenue bill
} abolishing the boar of equalization
/ and substituting a tax commission to
be appointed by the governor, and the
S teachers pension bills reported as
D committee measures by the house
r committee on education. Other than
i ures to be taken up at the night ses-
S sion were left TO the discretion OF
e Speaker Mckinley.
l. BoARDMAN STICKS.
: The house election committee to-
S day adopted the report of its sub-com'
. mittee seating BOardman, progressive
from the 41st district, over Hennebry
democrat, who was given the seat by
i the state canvassing board following
. special election in the district to
name a successor to William Alexan-
der, deceased.
;, FIGHT ON o'CONNOR BILL.
J. The senate fought over an hour this
r morning over S. B. 420 (OConnor),
T providing that not more than $500 at
torney's fees may be recovered against
the sanitary district of Chicago in one
suit for temporary damages; not more
]. than once for damages to the same
O piece of land, and not more than ST.
600 attorneys fees for permanent
s. damages.
IS Senator Cleary made a lengthy
e speech opposing passage of the bill,
and declared it worked irreparable
= harm to land owners of the Illinois
I river bottom, and its passage would be
a disgrace to the legislature.
Jones declared Cleary's information
had not been obtained from reliable
source. Many replied, declaring
Jones supposed information was as
unreliable as that gentleman had rep
resented Clearys to be. Cries of "roll
call" eliminated in a demand for the
previous question" which ended a
debate that threatened 10 last indef.
nitely
The roll call resulted: Ayes, so, in
Guiding Landee; nays, u.
FOR NEW THANKSGIVING DAY.
The setting apart Wednesday, No
vember 10, 1913. as a day of nationa
thanksgiving and the dedication anew
to the American principle Of liberty
and equality was proposed in join
4 resolution offered in the senate thi!
morning by Senator Magill. Nov. 1!
will be the 50th anniversary of thu
delivery Of Abraham Lincolns Get
tysberg address, and a resolution pc
titions President Woodrow Wilson t
set day apart by proclamation fol
the lofty and patriotic purpose pro
posed. Under the senate rules th'
resolution will lie over until Tuesday
CLARKE WANTS RECESS.
Senator Clarke offered Joint reso
luton providing that instead of ad
journing sine die June %, the senat'
on that date take a recess until Tues
day, Nov. II. The resolution lies owe
until next Tuesday.
Senator Harris offered a senate join
resolution authorizing the governor t
appoint a minimum wage commission
10 investigate the living wage question
and report TO the next general assem-
bly,.
Senate joint resolution tCurtis) pre-
viding submission to the voters of
state proposal for a constitutional cor
vcntion was favorably. acted on by th
committee on constitutional amend
ment.