Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1921-06-20
SMALL SIGNIFIES HE
WILL DEMAND ACTION
ON HIS PET MEASURES
Springfield, June 20.-Governor Small an
nounced following adjournment Of the legislature
last night that he will call special session of that

ton on measures which
met with defeat during
the closing hours of the assembly.
All these bills, it is said, are on the
administrations legislative program.
At noon today, the governor said he
had not decided on the date for call
ing the special session
The three items in the call for the
session probably will be:
Revision of the tax laws.
Amendment to the civil service law.
Home rule for Chicago utilities.
Blame Thompson-Lundn.
Domination Of the Thompson ma.
chine over the state administration,
resentment over the Thompson.Lun-
lin lobby personally conducted by
the Chicago mayor and Fred Lundin,
and sudden determination by many
members to break away from the or
Sanization in which they had only a
half hearted interest were attributed
by anti-Thompson Republicans as the
reasons for the Legislative stampede
away from the governors program in
the last days OF the session.
Defeat of the Thompson organiza-
ton in the recent judicial elections in
Chicago started the deserton from
the administration some members
claimed
Entering the last day with little leg
islatiOn passed, both houses showed d
remarkable burst of speed in passing
minor measures. so rapid was action
taken on many bills that it is believed
Governor Small will veto large num-
Der Of them.
Ten days remain in which the gov.
ernOr must act upon the mass OF bills
dumped onto him in the last two
days, while some Of his pet measures
were suffering defeat at the hands Of
a rebelious senate and house. True
to his promise when he was selected
speaker in the Republican caucus last
January, Gotthard A. Dahlberg gave
every measure a roll call and appre
citation of his fairness was expressed
on the floor b. both Republicans and
Democrats as members were bidding
each other goodbye,
Like the speaker Of the house. Lieu.
tenant Governor Sterling refused no
demands for roll calls in the senate.
No Date Set
Springfield, ILL.,, June Ex-Governor
Small has set no time tor calling q spo-
cial session of the legislature as an
other effort to secure enactment OF
his measures which were defeated in
the closing hours Of the regular ses-
sion. The governor only announced
in his disappointment over the failure
Of the tax and traction bills THAI the
special call would be made
Appropriates $17t 100000.
Springfield H., June 20,-Total BIZ
onnia appropriations passed by the
iifty-secOnd general assembly which
closed its regular session Saturday
night amounted to $l7l, ,465 $50. in
Guiding the road and waterway bond
funds and other housekeeping APP
propriations The amount which re-
fleets state tax rate of sixty-six
cents, is made up of the general
school and university funds t0talIing
SS2 $50, ,00U
Fair Site Deed in Air,
Springfield, Ill, June 20.-Tho con-
trOyersy between the state and San
CANON county over the fair grounds
deed is still unsettled. Backing the
administration the conference COM
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Last minute action OF the legiSla'
tufe included the creation OF the M