Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-25
Further Postponement of
Action on Waterway Leg
islation Is Refused.
ALL HAVE BEEN HEARD
Senate Passes Landee Meas
ure Making Good Friday
Legal Holiday.

Springfield. Ill. May e5.-By vote
OF 80 TO 43 the lower house of the
legislature today refused TO postpone
action on the Administrations water
way bill and the measure viii be
brought 10 a final vote in that body
late today.
Declaring that friends of the bill had
been given hearings 20 the exclusion
OF opponents OF the measure. Repre-
sentative ". a. Hubbard Of Carrollton
moved that final action be postponed
until after Thursday. on which date
Congressman Henry T. Rainey of Car
rollton. Cicero J. Lindley OF Green
field and Lyman L. Cooley Of Chicago
wish 20 be heard against the bill.
Representative Igoe, chairman OF
the waterway committee. insisted that
opponents OF the measure had been
given ample opportunity TO be heard.
but had not taken advantage Of their
opportunity. He moved that the Hub
bard motion be laid on the table. This
was done by a standing vote. Mr.. Igoe
declared that further delay on the
bin AT this time would result IN its
defeat.
Representative Edward Santry Of
Chicago expected TO call up the boxing
bill late today. At 1928 p. m the
house recessed until p. m, when the
debate on the waterway bill will be
continued. The senate recessed at
1915 p. m until > p. m.
Passed by the Senate.
BY vote of IS to the senate today
reconsidered and passed the Austin
bill. fixing the salary OF the treasurer
OF Cook county al $1,000 year.
BY vote OF 20 10 the senate pass ]
ed the Landee bin making Good Fri |
day a legal holiday.
The house passed the Donahue bill /
providing that county superiutendents I
Of schools take Office on the first Mon |
day in August following their election |
The vote was: Ayes, 90; nays, six.
The following bills We're passed by 1
the senate;
House bill $50 (SmejkaD appropriat-
ing S3O.67O.O7 TO pay awards made by
the state court of claims. Ayes, IS;
nays. 0.
House bill $50 Cdorris) making an
~
Sl9. 9.O355O for the southern Illinois
Ayes. ~; nays, 0.
House bill 633 (Provine) appropriat-
ing SSSs.s17 for the expenses OF the
Illinois national guard and the naval
reserve for the next two years. Same
as made two years ago.
Ayes. 43; nays. 0.
House bill SOS tBrewer) reappro-
priating the SiOO balance of the S2O.-
300 appropriated for the Kenesaw
monument. Ayes. IS; nays.
House bill 2i1 CPerkinsl appropriat-
ing s657.9O 70 Alice Ingham OF Dewitt
county for excess inheritance tax col
iected from her. Ayes. 40; nays. 1.
Senate bill $40 CCornwelD appro-
priating $3.50 10 reimburse Represen-
.Ative W. ". Brown of the sixth dis
rict for personal expenses in his con-
est for a senate seat in the 4sth gen
sral assembly. Ayes. Al; nays, 0.
Senate bill 425 CGorman) appropriat-
ng S2.6OO 20 the wife of Representa-
i've Bruce on account of injuries suf-
erred by their daughter while a pupil
N the d. r Cameron school in Chi
ago. Ayes. IS; nays. o.
Senate bill 444 CMcNayl appropriat-
ng sis5-5O to repay the estate OF the
ate Senator Campbell 5. Hearn for
money expended while a member of ,
he Gettysburg committee. Ayes. 46:
Rays. o.
Senate bill 357 CMeekerl appropriat- ,
ng 20 the University OF Illinois mon .
.ys allotted by the federal government /,
or the university. Ayes. i5; nays. o. !
Iuire McCInin Dies SuddenlK.