The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-10
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GRAIN BILLS
Lantz Measures Not to
Be Acted Upon Until
4 O'Clock Today.

Springfield, ILL.,, May 10.-After a
short skirmish over the question of
amendments, the Lantz grain ex-
change bills remained on the order
of second reading in the Senate to-
day until 4 p. m. When Senator
Lantz called the bill up this morn-
ing Senator Hughes, minority lead
er, said he had some amendments
to offer and asked the Foodford
county senator to postpone action
until later in the day, yf until to-
morrow.
Senator Kessingev of A-rora
urged immediate Consideration of
the question of advancing the bills.
His debate with Senators Hughes
and Denvierfn which he declared
the purpose of the amendments
weress6 kill the bills, ended when
fSenator Daley of Peoria succeeded
in calling a truce until later in the
day.
Senator Hughes said his proposed
amendments would conform to
pending federal legislation affect
inf grain exchanges.
| The senate today repassed the
Meents-Scanlan resolution calling
upon congress to amend the Cum
mlns-Esch act to give the state
"home rule" over intra-state rates.
Senator Duvall's bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 for a monument in
Belleville in memory of Governors
Edwards, Bond, Reynolds, French
and Bissell, was advanced to third
reading in the senate.
Senator Barr's bill reappropriat-
ing $180,180 to the constitutional
convention, which recOnvene3 in
September, passed the senate. The
senate also passed Senator Barr's
bill appropriatiLg 1000 for a pof-
trait OF former Governor Frank o,
Lowden, to hang in the gallery OF
governors"
/ SmaIps Bill.
| Governor Small's bill, introduced
by Senator Mills of Virginia, pro-
vlding for the establishment of a
home for disabled veterans of the
World war, was sent to third read
ing in the senate.
I, Governor Small will deliver the
dedication address at the new build
ing and Lincoln museum at Old
Salem state park, May 10, Repre-
sentative Homer J. Tice announced
today when he appeared before the
senate to extend an invitation tC
the senate and state officers to at
tend the annual celebration at Abra'
ham Lincoln's old home, plaLneC
by the Old Salem league.
The senate passed Senator Barr's
bill appropriating $1,375,OO0 fol
completion of the new state peni
tentiary at Joliet.
Senator Barrs bills appropriatins
$40, 100000 for construction of the
Illinois waterway and S309,00O fol
the state geological survey passed
| the senate.
Other bills passed by the senate
included the following:
fOuCc feuSIO1Ss
S. B. 313, Hicks-Amends polio,
pension fund law for down-stat,
cities by increasing the maximum
limits of benefits.
Chairman Young Of the hous'
revenue committee introduced bill
providing for state income tax OF
all net incomes over $1,000. Head!
of families are exempt up to $4,000
The tax is fixed at one per cent OF
net incomes up to $4,000; two PEE
cent on incomes between $1,000
and $4,000, and three percent OF
income over s50,000.
The state tax commission i
given authority over administration
of the proposed act
In addition to the primary ex
!. emptions which include $500 TO
; each dependent ordinary expense
a of carrying on trade or business
+ certain losses and bad debts ar
deductible. The bill gives tn
I state tax commission power to EN-
p ploy agents to collect the state in
4 come tax.
!, A bill imposing a tax Of cent
e on every ton of coal mined in Hi
: nois was introduced today by Sen
: ator Schulze of Chicago. The max
r imum penalty for operators violat
: ing the proposed act is fixed a
I $4,000 fine, or three years in tn
penitentiary, or both.
A state tobacco inspection com
I mission is created by a bill offere
9 today by Representative Shadric
. Bond Turner, negro legislator c
Chicago. The bill appropriate
$4,000 for the use of the commits
sion in inspecting all tobacco sol
in the state.
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