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AEO-U VOIi. MI. NO. 141. BOCK ISLAND, ILL., FRIDAY, APRIL, 3, 1903. PAGES 9 TO 12. S1LAM3 Y CAUGHT NAPPING Boxing Bill Made a Special Order When Stewart Wasn't Watching Close. IT HAS GONE TO THIED READING Convict Labor Bill Passed Two Ca nal Boards Agree Mrs. Altgeld Gets $5,000. Springfield, Ills., April 3. When Deady's bill to permit six-round box ing matches was read in the house yes terday Castle moved to strike out the enacting clause. Wheeler moved to ta ble this motion, and the motion to ta ble was declared carried on a viva voce vote. Stewart, the Prohibition member, moved to postpone the consid eration of the bill indefinitely. "Mr. Speaker," he said, "I under stand that under a motion of this character it would not be proper to dis cuss the merits of this bill, but I will say a word as to why action on it should be postponed. There are more important matters here than the con sideration of bills for the promotion of prize fighting, and I am at a loss to understand how a measure of this sort could be made a special order while so many important bills are behind on the calendar. Thinka It II aa Slipped In. "I have been told, that no measure could be advanced here out of its' reg ular order without the consent of the Republican steering committee of the house, but the appearance of this bill on the calendar as a special order is sufficient to convince any one that this statement Is untrue. I am not' prepared to believe that the honorable speaker of this house, the gentleman from Cook Shanahan, and the gentleman from Bond Llndly, have permitted (themselves to become sponsors for a bill to encourage prize fighting. It must be that this bill has slipped in here at a time when they were not on their guard." ShDho Explains How, Perhaps. Stewart's remarks were uttered with sarcasm, and they brought Shanahan to his feet. "The gentleman from Cook." he said "questions the action of the members of the Republican steering committee. I want to say in regard to my position regarding prize fighting that I would vote for a bill to send every prize fighter to Jail and keep him thereT I was In the chair when this bill was made a special or der, and I must say that I was sur prised to see the gentleman from Cook sit quietly In his seat when this bill ,was called up and made a special or der. There was not a single objection to the bill." "That must have been during the confusion when none of us could tell what was being done," said Stewart. Bill Goes to Third Reading. "It was not," said Shanahan. "This bill was taken up among the first of the bills considered, and there was no confusion in the house at the time. I expected some one to object to this bill, and waited for objections, but not a single protest was made." The vote was taken on Stewart's motion to post pone indefinitely and it was declared lost. Murray offered a facetious amendment, providing that the bill ap ply to the lighting of game cocks. This amendment was tabled, and the bill was ordered to third reading. CITY OWNERSHIP GOES OVER Chicago Election Will Be History Before Action Is Taken. Springfield, Ills., April 3. The Muel ler street railway municipal ownership bill was recalled to the order of sec ond reading in the senate yesterday morning for the purpose of amend ment, and after the amendments had been adopted It was ordered en grossed and to a third reading. This action will delay its passage In the sen ate until after the municipal election in Chicago, as the attendance at to day's session will be too light to make the passage of a bill posssible, and as both houses will adjourn today until next Wednesday morning. Mueller asked unanimous consent to take the bill up out of Its regular order and to recall it to second reading for the pur pose of amendment. This was objected to by Parker, and then the rules were suspended for this purpose. Mueller thereupon offered an amendment making the specific provis ion .that any grant made by a city to a private corporation shall be made un der the provisions of the existing law "inregardto street railroads," common ly known as the "horse and dummy act," and it was adopted. Parker offered a resolution calling upon all the state officers and institu tions to file with the governor the re ports called for by the constitution, declaring thaf'it appears that for some years past all such officers of both par ties have failed to make such report, and that this salutary provision of the constitution Is likely to lapse from lack of use." The resolution went over un der the rules. The senate went into executive ses sion and confirmed the appointment of Dr. P. II. Wessel, of Moline, as a member of the state board of health. Amonsr the bills read a third time and passed were the following: Trans ferrins the Jurisdiction over employ ment agencies from the secretary of state to the state bureau of labor: pro hibiting foreclosure tax sales until the end of the redemption period; making the annual salary of the secretary of the Illinois Farmers' Institute $2,000; providing that a public road may be laid out from one lot of land to an other lot of land. Many bills were advanced to .third reading, and the senate adjourned to 10 a. m. today. HOUSE ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS tue reports or the election committee recommending for passage the local option bill of the Illinois Anti-Saloon League. The bill went to the order of first reading. Schnipper, from the committee on mines and mining, re ported the Chiperfield bill regulating the firing of blasts In coal mines. By unanimous consent the bill was read a first time end advanced to second reading. Tice's bill providing for uniform school books in counties outside of Cook was taken up as a special order and was read a second time. The au thor offered amendments providing for the handling of authorized school books by local dealers. These were adopted. After other amendments not materially altering the measure Hinds moved to stride out all after the enact ing clause and substitute a bill of his own. This was lost, as was another similar motion by Burgett, and also an attempt to re-refer. The bill was then advanced to third reading. Wheeler Introduced a bill appropriat inc $70.000 for the construction of a Uniform School Hook Bill Is Advanced to Third Reading. Springfield, Ills., April 3. When the house met Arnold arose to a ques tion of personal privilege and. called attention to the fact that the Arrand uniform text book- bill, which was killed Wednesday had been credited to him through a mistake in the print ed synopsis. The speaker ordered that correction be made. Several commit tee reports were received, among them Q REPUBLICAN For Mayor WILLIAM McCONOCHIE For City Clerk HENRY C. SCHAFFER Tor City Attorney M JOHN K. SCOTT For City Treasurer jj K. THEODORE ANDERSON For Alderman ROBERT C. BENSON - For Assistant Supervisors, two ye JOHN K0LL0FF P . STEPHENS JEHILLl Q JAMES F. MYERS j HERMAN D0ERING For Assessor JUNIUS L. FREEMAN For Collector WILLIAM G. PITMAN For Justice of the Teaee LJ J. F. WITTER O REPUBLICAN For Mayor M WILLIAM McCONOCHIE For City Clerk HENRY C. SCHAFFER For City Attorney " M JOHN K. SCOTT For City Treasurer PI K. THEODORE ANDERSON For Alderman FRANK E. BOBBINS For Assistant Supervisors, two years JOHN K0LL0FF STEPHEN S. HULL "I JAMES F. MYERS HERMAN DOERING For Assessor JUNIUS L. FREEMAN For Collector WILLIAM G. PITMAN For Justice of the Peace . J. F. WITTER woman's building on the state fair grounds to replace the building de stroyed by fl.-e, Sept. 20, 1901. The game bill prepared by the committee on fish and game passed yeas, 100; nays, 13. The bill appropriating $.",000 in aid of the widow of the late Governor John P. Altgeld was read a third time and put on its passage. When Dar row's name was reached he arose and said that while no man ever lived, out side of his own blood relative, whom he respected and loved as lie did Alt geld, he must vote no because such an Appropriation was not a proper way to dispose of the people's money. The vote was ayes, J0:i: nays, 12. The nays were Harrow, Gillespie, Hardin, Hinds, Iserman, Xoonan, Noyes. l'ederfou, Rinaker, Schlngenhnuf, Tihbetts, Wil son. There were thirty-eight "absent" CANAL. AND SANITARY DISTRICT Differences Between the Respective Boards of Trustees Are Adjusted. Springfield, Ills., April 3. Announce wnmi mam Rock Island. Illinois. FOURTH WARD. Q DEMOCRATIC . For Mayor WILLIAM C. MAUGKER For Citv Clerk .: For City Attorney,, SAMUEL R. KEN WORTHY For City Treasurer HARRY B. SIMMON For Alderman VALENTINE DAUBER For Assistant Supervisors, two years J WILLIAM LAM0NT HENRY J. FRIGK X CLARENCE CHRISTIANSON JOHN C. DAVENPORT For Assessor MORRIS W. BATTLES For Colleetoi n JOHN C. AULD ft T i ! For Justice of the Peace ADDISON RUSH IFF Rock Island, Illinois. FIFTH WARD. O DEMOCRATIC For Mayor WILLIAM C. MAUCKER For City Clerk For City Attorney SAMUEL R. KENWORTHY For City Treasurer HARRY B. SIMMON For Alderman THEODORE FREE For Assistant Supervisors, two years WILLIAM LAMONT HENRY J. FRICK HI CLARENCE CHRISTIANSON JOHN C. DAVENPORT For AssessoT MORRIS VV. BATTLES For Collector JOHN C. AULD xor uuswxxs oi wie x Q ADDISON RUSH For Justice of the Peace ment was made yesterday morning that the trustees cf the sanitary district of Chicago and the trustees of the Illi nois and Michigan canal have reached an agreement. Their differences have been adjusted and the result is expect ed to be the passage of the legisla tion necessary to the development of water power of the drainage canal, aiid the annexation of the Calumet and Evanston territories. The details of the agreement readied early yester day morning are as follows: "Sanitary district to control water power between Chicago and upper Joliet; also to pay state of Illinois 5 per cent, of the gross receipts from the sale of this water power. State canal board to control water power in drainage canal from upper Joliet basin to Lake .Toilet. Il linois and Michigan canal to connect with drainage canal by cutoff at the Sag, and Illinois and Michigan canal above the Sag to be abandoned. Pro visions made for a connecting link at this point, to be built by the drainage district. . Q S0CIAL,ST For Mayor PEHR J. CARLSON For City Clerk WILLIAM H. BRAGD0N For City Attorney For City Treasurer l ANTHONY FIXARIS ror Alderman CHRISTOPHER J. H. LANGE For Assistant Supervisors, two vears CHARLES M. NELSON HOMER L. DARBY STEPEN MARSCHALL PERRY SHIPMAN For Assessor WILLIAM ULAM For Collector ""I EMIL NARY For Justice of the Peace PETER KRAFT ) SOCIALIST - For Mayor PEHR J. CARLSON For City Clerk LJ WILLIAM H. BRAGD0N For City Attorney For City Treasurer ANTHONY FIXARIS For Alderman I I EUGENE H. JOHNSON For Assistant Supervisors, two years CHARLES M. NELSON n HOMER L. DARBY PI STEPHEN MARSCHALL 1 PERRY SHIPMAN For Assessor WILLIAM ULAM For Collec tor LJ EMIL NARY . For Justice of the rcace M PETER KRAFT Legislation to be urged by both boards to give sanitary district pow er to levy an additional tax on the property In the district of one-fourth of 1 per cent, for a period of three years, the money thus raised to be devoted exclusively lo the development of the water power." of convicts clo not enter Into competi tion with the products of fre labor. Prisoners are to be employed for the production of supplies for the state In stitutions Or the state or some political division thereof; for industrial training and instruction; for the making of crushed rock for road materials and for the improvement of public grounds and buildings owned by the state, or in raising agricultural products for the support of inmates of state institu tions. It is provided that It shall be the policy of the state to use no more ma chinery or motive power other than hand and foot power than may be re quired to carry the act into effect. All existing contracts for prison labor are to be declared void after May 1, 1904. REGULATES CONVICT LABOR So That It Shonld Not Come In Competi tion with Free Labor. . Springfield, Ills., April 3. The house yesterday, passed the convict la bor bill as agreed upon by the commit tees on penal and reformatory insti tutions and labor and industrial af fairs. It received 330 votes, and nine were recorded against it. This bill creates a board of prison industries composed of the commissioners of the penitentiaries and the managers of the state reformatory. It prohibits the em ployment of convicts on contracts and provides that the board of prison in dustries shall see. that the products For a clear skin, clear all the way through, transparent enough to let sunshine rosy cheeks show through take Rock Mountain Tea thip month, spring time, 25c. T. II. Thomas' pharmacy. O INDEPENDENT For Mayor GEORGE W. McCASKRIN For City Clerk For City Att orney For City Treasurer J For Aldermat j For Assistant Supervisors, two years j"- For Assessor For Collector For Justice of the Peace 0 INDEPENDERIt For Mavor 1 I GEORGE W. McCASKRIN For City Clerk For City Attorney For City Treasurer , For Alderman ' -; "or Ass'san' Supervisors, two years :::::::: z:z For Assessor , For Collector For Justice oi the Peace :