Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-10
Edgar Davies, Factory
Inspector, Resigns and
Escapes Charges.
WHEELER Is ALSO OUT
Another, Name Withheld, Has
Been Asked to Quit-UgIy
Scene in Senate.


ignation of at least three state officials .
has been asked for by the state civil
service commission.
Edgar Davies, state factory inspec- /
tor the past II years, today rendered |
his resignation to President Burdette
Of the civil service commission. Dav-
les had been given until 10 this morn
ing to resign, or charges would be
filed against him, according 10 bur
dette.
The resignation Of John A Wheeler
Of the state game commission was
also asked by the civil service COM
mission Wheeler this morning was
called before Commissioner Burdette
and told his resignation was accepted
The other official, whose name is
not made public. was asked to resign.
BITTER SENATE EXCHANGE.
Charges by Senator Madigan that
resolution offered by Senator Albert
Clark calling before the bar of the
senate John Hill, Jr, of Chicago, had
for its purpose the covering up of an
investigation of charges made by Hill
that fund was used to pass the board
of trade bill, brought about one or the
/ bitterest exchanges of personalities
ever heard in the upper house of the
Illinois ASSEMBLY,. Following an eXplana-
/ tion of the resolution by Clark, Madi-
/ gan arose and shouted for recognition.
he was ordered to take his seat by
/ Lieutenant Governor O'Hara, and was
finally recognized on question of per
sonal privilege after Clark had asked
suspension OF the rules for immedi-
ate consideration of the resolution.
q want TO call attention to the fact"
said Madigan, that It is an effort by
Clark to cover up the matter and not
cast light upon Hills charges"
And | resent the charges and say
the statement of Madigan is not true,
said Clark.
SOME HEADED FOR pen.
81 repeat" said Madigan, that the
purpose of that resolution is to cover
up an investigation If Hills charges
that d fund was used to pass the board
of trade bill are true, some members
of the Chicago board of trade will go
to the penitentiary. If rot true, an in
tvestigation of them, anyway, will show
95 per cent of the whole business is
gambling"
Il would cut my tongue out or re
sign my seat in the senate before |
would impugn the motives of fellow
members said Clark. The man who
has done it is a dirty cur" Clark stat
ed, pointing his finger at Madigan.
BY vote, the senate suspended the
rules and adopted the resolution. Mad
igan's resolution bearing on the Hill
charges, introduced several days ago.
called for the appointment of a com
mission to make an investigation
The house adopted the Butts reso-
luton calling for an investigation of
an alleged voting machine scandal in
Chicago. The resolution now goes to
the senate.
COUNTY OPTION OFF.
Local option legislation at the pres.
eut session Of the Legislature was Civ.
en- blow late yesterday afternoon
when the county option measure. by a
vote of seven to six was referred 10
a subcommittee of three members of
the senate committee on license and
miscellany following a hearing which
lasted nearly the entire afternoon and
I which was marked by frequent and
+ heated remarks by friends and foes
Of the proposed legislation.
e NEW COMMITTEES NAMED.
e Speaker Mckinley announced the
j. appointment of 10 additional standing
+ committees of the house.
The membership of the three mos
J important follows:
State and Municipal Civil Service
Reform-Hull, chairman; Pervier. Cor
man, Karch, Dickman, R Z. Wilson
Provine, Catlin, Lyon. Devine, KAISER
man Schuberth, Costello, Dillon. Ora
> ham, Gillespie, Shaver, Thomas. Cur
, ran Miller, ROthschiId, Weber, VII
hanson and Grunau.
Parks and Boulevards - Catiin
Y chairman; Scanlan, Butts, Hoffman
= Dillon, Stocklasa, Farrell, Mitchell
n Browne, Lyon, Blaha, Hull. Kleeman
n Boyer, Ryan. Donlan, Igoe. Trimarco
Morris, R. R. Thompson r. a. Eli
: OFT, Grunau, Sherman, Rostenowski
S Thomas and Curran.
d Insurance-Scanlan, chairman: Wi
L son. Kleeman. Simpson, Shaver. Blaha
( Rothschi.d. McCabe, Charles CUrren
e Burns, Donlan. Duvall. Farrell. Ryan
= McWilliams, Clyne. Schuberth. Cor
= man, Richardson, Morris, Weber Dll
Ion, Werts, O'Conneu, McCarty, Stru