Journal of the Senate

TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1915, 10:00 O'CLOCK, A. M.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment,

Hon. Barratt O'Hara, Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate presiding.

The President of the Senate announced as the name of the Chaplain for this week's session, Reverend J. E. McCracken.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

The President of the Senate announced that the approval of the Journal of Saturday, March 27, 1915, would go over until the next legislative day.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Canaday, House Bill No. 106, for "An Act to amend section 13 of an Act entitled, 'An Act for the assessment of property and for the levy and collection of taxes,' approved March 30, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended by an Act in force July 1, 1905,"

Having been printed as received from the House of Representatives, was taken up and read at large a third time,

And the question, being, "Shall this bill pass ?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Yeas, 34; nays, 0. The following voted in the affirmative: Messrs.

Hughes

Pervier

Boehm

Campbell

Yeas-34.

This bill, expressing an emergency in the body of the Act, rendered it necessary that it should go into effect immediately, and having received the votes of two-thirds of the members elected, was declared passed.

Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives hereof.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Canaday, House Bill No. 102, a bill for "An Act to provide for a deficiency in office and other expenses of the Industrial Board for the period beginning January 1st and ending June 30th, 1915,"

Was taken up and read at large a second time,

And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Ettelson, House Bill No. 176, a bill for "An Act to provide for an increase in the number of judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County,"

Was taken up and read at large a second time,

And the question being, "Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

The President of the Senate presented the following communication, which was read and ordered spread on the Journal:

CHICAGO, ILL., 745 Lytle St., March 29, 1915.

Hon. Barratt O'Hara, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois.

MY DEAR GOVERNOR: Your letters received. Accept my sincere thanks and kindly extend same to the members of the Senate for their great kindness and good wishes for my recovery.

I shall not be present this week but will be with you all next week. With best regards, I remain,

Yours very truly,

PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS.

EDWARD J. GLACKIN.

Mr. Smith presented a petition from the Illinois Live Stock Breeders' Association regarding the carrying of guns on public highways, the running of dogs at large on public highways, and asked that a law be enacted prohibiting the carrying of firearms unless incased, and a law prohibiting the running at large of dogs unless leashed.

On motion of Mr. Smith, the petition was referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Judicial Practice.

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Cleary, the following resolution offered by him on March 4, 1915, was made a special order for the next legislative day immediately after the reading of the Journal:

SENATE RESOLUTION No. 15.

WHEREAS, The Governor of Illinois, the Honorable Edward F. Dunne, in a brilliant and patriotic special message to the General Assembly has pointed out the grave menace lurking in the insidious lobby and has advised that steps be taken to drive from the State House any and all lobbyists who are operating in the dark with the intention of exercising a wrongful influence on the current of legislation in this body; and,

WHEREAS, In accordance with the suggestion of his Excellency, steps have already been taken by both branches of this General Assembly to stamp out the insidious lobby as it exists among non-members of the Assembly; and,

WHEREAS, It appears to meet the ends of justice that the same publicity should be accorded the activities of members of the General Assembly as it accorded the activities of non-members; and,

WHEREAS, It further appears that members of this body may have interests or connections outside of this body that, without any conscious intention of harming the interests of the people, do influence the thoughts and actions of such members of this body; therefore, be it

Resolved, That each member of the State Senate be required to file with the Secretary of the Senate within one week of the adoption of this resolution, and that such filings be open at all times to the public, a statement of the business or profession in which he is engaged together with a list of the firms, corporations and persons interested in pending legislation from whom he has received financial payment for services rendered in his private capacity within one year of the date of convening of this General Assembly or from whom or in whose service he is now employed in his private capacity with the hope and expectation of receiving financial remuneration; further, be it

Resolved, That no Senator who is in his private capacity is in the employ or service or is profiting from the success of any person, firm or corporation interested in pending legislation shall be a member of any committee to which proposed legislation beneficial or detrimental to such firm, person or corporation is referred.

PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTIONS.

Mr. Ettelson offered the following resolution, and by unanimous consent, on his motion, the resolution was taken up for immediate consideration and adopted:

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 33.

Resolved, That the standing committees be grouped and assigned to rooms, as follows:

Group One-Room One, West Wing.

Banks, Building and Loan Association.

Charitable, Penal and Reformatory Institutions.
Constitutional Amendments.

Judiciary and Judicial Practice.

License and Miscellany.

Group Two-Room Eighteen, North Wing.

Agriculture, Live Stock and Dairying.

Insurance.

On motion of Mr. Barr, Senate Bill No. 114, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to authorize cities, incorporated towns. and townships to establish and maintain free public libraries and reading rooms,' approved and in force March 7, 1872, as amended by subsequent acts, by amending sections one (1) and five (5) thereof,"

Having been printed, was taken up and read at large a second time, And the question being, "Shall the bill be engrossed and printed for a third reading ?" it was decided in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Swanson, Senate Bill No. 147, a bill for “An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act to provide for placing United States National flags on school houses, court houses and other public buildings in this State, and to repeal certain Acts therein named,' approved June 2, 1897, in force July 1, 1897, by adding to said Act a new section to be known as section three-a (3a) and by amending the title of said Act so as to read as hereinafter provided,"

Was taken up and read at large a second time, together with the following amendments thereto (which have been printed), reported from the Committee on Judiciary and Judicial Practice March 25, 1915: Amend Senate Bill No. 147 by striking out all words in line 11 after the word "flag."

The question being, "Shall the report of, and the amendments reported from, said committee be adopted?" it was decided in the affirmative.

The question then being, "Shall the bill, as amended, be engrossed and printed for a third reading?" it was decided in the affirmative.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

Mr. Austin introduced a bill, Senate Bill No. 203, for "An Act relating to the extortion or attempted extortion of money or property for the purpose of avoiding, settling or terminating disputes or controversies between associations or classes of workmen or workwomen and employers or property owners,"