The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-14
ID small.
ISCH0Ol
fund FIGHT
l1 1opriation Boosted to
Solye Million Dollars
Plans Miscarry.

rins6eN, Ill, June 14.-Routed
tuioe IN their attempt to jam the
snn)bus bill through the house
xnhcst amendment, administration
Ircs lost in their fight to hold
T. tate school fund appropriA-
u % 100000 annually. and
wa the bill was sent to third
ralling at Ills this morning
Il carried an annual appropriation
4 3l1yoo0. 900 for the schools.
Othef Amendments Defeated.
~ Administration, with the sup
M of free lance Republicans, de-
iated over thirty proposed amend
ments during the tumultuous night
ssssion, which lasted almost i've
hun.
b the defeat of Governor Small's
lpeces on the school fund, plans OF
~ administration organization,
earefully laid during the day, mis-
afried. The word had gone out
/ \ beat all proposed amendments
I'd the governor sent long mes
nge to the house taking stand
Il an $S,OO0,O00 appropriation for
~ schools, saying it was all the
hSpayers could stand.
The amendment increasing the
pAool appropriation by $4,000, 900
vss offered by Representative Cas-
| II, Republican, Of harrington. 1t
vss adopted by a vote of 73 to II.
ne administration Immediately got
bssy and instructions came to re-
consider the amendment and kill it
Y possible.
Abitter fight started when Repre-
sealtive Pierce of Belvidere offer
Mthe motion to reconsider.
"Emissaries from the governors
cmcs have been here and this mo-
too Is the result" said Representa-
I've Devine, Democratic leader, who
ID the fight for most Of the amend
fhents.
Floor is Cleared.
The house was in disorder when
affections we're raised to the pres
nee Of others than members of the
legislature on the floor and among
hose who took to the galleries
when Representative Devine and
representative McCabe. Republican
Z Joliet, insisted that the floor be
cleared, were some Of the govern
~ appointees.
representatives Devine, Little,
fAsg and Paxton-the latter three
navlng previously voted for an S.
Naeoo fund-charged that unfair
nctics were being used for recon
edsraton. Although the house sus-
n'ned Speaker Dahlberg in his con
entton that the amendment could
properly be reconsidered, when the
question was put to a vote the ad-
1lnistration was defeated by a vote
klt
Former Speaker Shanahan took
ae noor in support of the Castle
nendment. declaring that the SEN
9e had passed the buck" to the
sooae in voting a $4,000, 900 ap-
Eopriation for the schools in a
separate bill. He declared that
ne same amount should be put in
ne omnibus bill where the matter
@ala 80 to conference and where
@ senate would have to face the
1usic' II the appropriation was
0nnaAan Raps Farm Advisers.
Eaoes Of the grain exchange
1 siafion fight sounded during the
s over the omnibus bill when
aG Speaker Shanahan offered
= amendment to strike out appro-
neons for county farm advisers.
. declared that the advisers were
rpng In politics, lobbying for
- and conducting themselves In
inner not intended for them
NAT the state could well dis
With their services il they
49, % be lobbyists instead Of per
g their duties which they
intended to perform"
a SIDES in the fight over the
~, oills claim support from
~ sdvisers," said Representative
Although Chairman
s! went through with h.s
s.aip against all amendments
sssns to the program, he de-
n mat he could see good logic
shanahan's amendments.
~ ong the appropriations which
mocrats tried TO kill, were
n.!o !of armories at Kankakee
Ssale and Chicago: $223, 900 fol
health supervisors: $50. .00l
q. arranging the third floor d
ate house to provide recep.
- conference rooms for legis.
~ and 100000 for contingen.
~ = he department Of publ,
IL. ort caort was made BY Represent
q .Sfcy OF Springfield to strik,
rc.Ie Ie clause providing that ap
.lnons for permanent i'm
nsaeots at the state fail
se.s should be made only upoi
- that the copditiona
r y. y The fair grounds deed I,
r.. We be removed and that tn,
ns ~ vested In the state withou
0inEs tiad Ia Il.