The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-24
LOBBYISTS
TRY TO BEAT
LANTz BILL
Farmers Oppose Measure
Forbidding Trade in
Grain Futures.

Spf1ngneld, Ill, may z4.-LaDeleu
with big badges which read: I'VE
are farmers and don't want our
grain market d. stroyed; vote
against the Lantx bills, 200 or
more farmers are in Springfield
this morning. ready to invade the
senate, where the second Of the
Lantz bills, forbidding trading in
futures, will likely be called up.
Lobbies Of Springfield hotels were
the scene this morning Of fervored
debates. In one corner Of the lobby
in one hotel, Clifford V. Gregory OF
the committee of II, and a leader
in the fight for the grain bills, was
cornered by a group of antagon-
lists and literally forced to hear
their arguments.
The principal complaint OF the
labeled lobbyists is that the pas
sage of the Lantz bill forbiddine
trading in futures, will result in
lower prices for grain.
Springfield, ILL.,, May A.-Mem'
bers of the next general assembly
will not receive 5000. Neither
| will they get an extra $500 each
for a secretary. They might be re-
imbursed for transportation be-
tween their homes and the capita
if they make only one trip eacf
week. Chairman Smejkal OF ths
house appropriations committee
1mAde this-knoWn in . S.cnmmtttee re
port today.
The committee killed the Cruder
bill increasing members pay from
$500 to $1,000, and the CurreI
bill, appropriating $1.500 each fol
q secretary. As a substitute fo1
the Smejkal mileage bill, the com
mittee offered q measure allowing
one round trip ticket for eacl
member each week.
The state auditor is given the jol
of checking up on the members tn
committee reached q compromis
on the bill requiring state official
and departments to turn thei
money over to the state treasure
within ten days, and reported out
bill giving 30 days in which to max
the payments. A bill with the 1
day clause, introduced by Senate
Sadler of Chicago, is pending in tn
senate.
Representative Church's bill ap
propriating $50, 600 for an electrica
; voting device in the house Of rep
resentatives, was killed by the com
mittee on appropriations.
Uniform Text Books.
At the suggestion of Chairma.
Smejka the house referred tn
Illinois text book commission bil
to the appropriation committe,
The measure had been reported on
, by the committee on education an
j was on the house calendar.
, The bill creates a commission {
i've members to adopt q system {
uniform text books in the publ
schools.
1t was introduced by Represer
tative Ben L. Smith, of Pekin, an
appropriated SO a day for eac
, member Of the commission durin
their investigation. The member
ship Of the commission, accordin
to the bill, shall consist Of the stat
superintendent of public instru'
ton, the director Of the departmer
Of registration and education,
county superintendent of schools,
city superintendent and the pres
dent of one Of the state norm,
j.. schools.
: The legislature began its 22n
. week today with packed calendar
: The house calendar with 273 bill
|. on it, is said to be the largest in tt
: history Of the Illinois legislator
The bills are distributed as follow.
House bills on first reading, 3,
= on second reading. 62; on thil
= reading, los. Senate bills on fir
q reading, 38; on second reading, 2,
on third reading, S; considerable
postponed, 10.
\ Prayers for the house Of repr
sentatives will be said this week
the Rev. J. D. Calhoun of Was
ington, ILL.,, a brother Of William
Calhoun. Of Decatur, speaker Of Il
Thirty-fifth general assembly,