Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-30
Appropriation Equal to
That of New York
is Urged
ONRECIPROCAL GROUND
California Liberal Exhibitor at
Chicago Fair-Matter Be-
fore Assembly.

Sprfngheld, Ill, April 3O.-Former
( Speaker Shurtleff was given an ova-
tion in the house and called to the
chair by Speaker Mckinley to pre-
side during a speech by Rev. DR.. F.
! W. Clampitt of San Francisco, repre-
! senting the Panama-Pacific exposition.
/ Immediately after converting the
/ house resolved itself into a commit
/ tee of the whole. Cheers and contin-
ued applause greeted Shurtleff when
he took the gavel to preside.
/ Rev. Clampitt was a resident of
/ Springfield 25 years ago, when he was
pastor of Christ Episcopal church.
, Clampitt told the amounts already ap-
propriated by the different states for
the Panama-Pacifc exposition, and
urged Illinois to make an appropria-
tion in keeping with the greatness of
the state.
Twenty years ago the state of Cali
fornia gave $32O,OOO to your exposi-
ton at Chicago. l now ask you to do
as well or better by California Illi-
nois cannot afford to erect a building
that will not bear commensurate
comparison with the state of New
York, which has appropriated $780,,
OOO."
BILLS PASSING SENATE.
Senate bills passed the senate as
follows:
BY Observation-Disclosures the cohn-
~ board of Cook county to fix salaries
of the assessors of the county.
BY Juul-Permitting cities TO create
forest reserve districts.
yLandee-Authorizi governor to ap-
point two humane officers for the town
of Like, in Cook county. two at East
St Louis, one at Peoria. and one at
Silvis, to prevent cruelty to animals.
By Glackin-Giving cities the right
to prohibit fortune telling for profit.
Senate-Bills introduced in the sen
ate and referred TO committees:
BY Hurburgh-To give cities the
right to establish street pleasure
driveways on not more than two ad-
jacent streets on petition of two
thirds of the property owners on the
street.
BY Waage-Banking bill providing
for state regulation of private banks.
Senathor Glackin's bill providing
punishment for stealing an automobile
from two TO ten years, passed the
senate.
Senator Beall attemped to call up
for passage his bill requiring theatres
cirCuses and baseball associations to
furnish a seat for every ticket sold. On
motion of Barr the measure was made
special order for Tuesday.
FOR MORE ECONOMY.
Senator Jones of Chicago offered a
joint resolution in the senate to Gre
ate a commission of four senators and
four representatives TO investigate the
| departments of the state government
with view to recommending a more
economical system. The resolution is
practically identical in its provisions
with a resolution offered by Senator
Hurburgh several months ago and al
ready adopted by both factions of the
/ assembly. Under the rules, the Jones
! resolution lies over until tomorrow.
, Senator Ettelson offered a joint res
olution calling upon congress to take
: action favoring construction of the
t proposed Lincoln memorial road TO
S extend from ocean TO ocean. The res
: olution lies over until tomorrow.
e The senate concurred in the house
amendment to Senator Hays bill cut
ting from 1000 TO $2,675 the deficiency
Appropriation for state bureau labor
( statistics
/ EXPEdTED SENSATION FAILS.
The expected sensational clash in
;. the house over the initiative and ref
erendum resolution did not develoI
today. Republican Representatives in
;, the house put an effective quietus OF
I the matter through the medium o1
! caucus action previous 10 the conven
L ing of the house. Republicans, it is
reported, agreed to refrain from vot
ing in case the resolution as passed
out by the judiciary committee yes
terday was withheld
II would have resulted in the defeai
4 of the resolution through failure u
Z get the necessary constitutional ma
jority.
AS a result Of this action by the re
D publicans, friends OF the initiativ,
n and referendum were willing to &C
S quiesce in Representative Kings mo
e tion that public hearing on the res
4 olution be given next Tuesday befor,
II the house sitting as a committee o
h the whole. The resolution was made :
e special order Immediately following
D the reading of the Journal Tuesday
h BUREAU BILL FAVORED.
h Senator Hays legislative commits
sion bill provoked long discussion