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<jutvoted. Finally, during the Scission of 1897 — Mr. Reed was not there as 

 a member, but was succeeded by Mr. Fuller of Boone county, who took 

 up the material laid aside by Mr. Reed and started on the main line that 

 Mr. Reed had followed when- a representative. 



Mr. Lyon introduced a bill in the house, which was passed without 

 any difficulty. There never is any difficulty in passing the house, the 

 trouble is in the senate. That biJl came to the senate and was referred 

 to the committee on live-stock and daiiying. I met then for the first 

 time Mr. Willson of Elgin in thi& connection, who has worked hard for 

 the enactment of this law. 



This was during the session of 1897 and C. Y. Knight was representa- 

 tive of the Illinois Dairy Union, and when this bill came over from the 

 house and was referred to the committee on live-stock and dairying in 

 the senate, a very strange scene took place in this committee. They had 

 an all night session, almost, and at the close of that session they re- 

 fused to report the bill out of the committee or make any report w*hat- 

 ever. Mr. Knight then said to Sonaator Willoughby, "Mr. Chairman I 

 hope you will keep that bill in the committee." I never could understand 

 from that time to the present wliat Mr. Knight proposed, or why he ever 

 took that position. Why he requested the chairman of that committee 

 to hold the bill in the committee. We were blocked then. A counsel 

 was had with Lyon, with the house members, and all of the men inter- 

 -ested in the passage of this legislation. The result was that we felt that 

 the only thing to do, as the session was drawing to a close, was to pass a 

 compromise measure and a conipromise bill. 



It was soon introduced in the senate and the privilege was asked to 

 liave it passed to the second reading without being referred to a com- 

 mittee. That was not granted. It required a two-thirds vote in the 

 senate to pass it to second reading without reference. It failed by one 

 ■or two votes. It then went on the calendar and went to the committee 

 -on agriculture, of which I was a member. We went over it next day; 

 took the bill, examined it thoroughly, and were ready to report the bill 

 out on the floor of the senate. Lyon called me out and asked what to 



