The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-16
DEEP WATERWAY
STILL ON TABLE
STATE LEGISLATURE ADJoURNs
UNTIL OCTOBER WITHOUT
TAKING ANY ACTION.
HOPE IS NOT YET DEAD
And Law Empowering Drainage Board
TO Continue Work Is Expected IL
Fall Sanitary Trustees and
Joliet Fail to Agree.


Sprlrgfield, H., May rs. The gan.
eral assembly win adjourn tomorro \
morning until October Is. wfth~nt
taking any ae ion on the proposed ex-
enslon Of the drainage canal III has
been found impossible 70 reconcile the
. differences between the peonI- reD
reseating Joliet and The sanitary dis.
ttfict, through tr stees, as 10 IND amogi
ana life Of compensation ID be paid for
aking pow / privileges al that polls,
| and action therefore Ii to be deferred
Inntil fall. when II IA confidently AZ.
lneeted that the drainage trustees wisl
he empow red 10 continue their wofif
as another step IN the direction Ut
| deep waterway
Speaker Shurtleff left for Chicsgp
onight but will return to sprIugti 8tI
Saturday 70 finish his work Many
members Of both houses also 4 III foW
their homes during the evening.
It was hoped hat state control
iof all possible water power develop.
ment IN the Desplains ana Illino.s
rivers would result from the new
Istyle ezra session Of the General Az
sembly.
This state control Is provided for III
Ia bill which was introduced in die
s nate by Senator schm'tt last Frs.
day, bnt which failed to pass today
The schmitt bin was part of ths
deep water way power plant projast
concerning which Governor nenee1
sent the special message to I'll leais,
lature last Saturday eNither the res-
olution for the legislative recess nfsr
the governors messig Oh which Ii
was based refers to the Schmilt hiil.
Bu' the Governors message was sHf
Ilciently heard 70 iuclude al matters
relating to the de j. water WHY
The Senmitt bin requires any pefs
son developing horse power Under lha
provisions OF the acl to pay the state
81 per year for every the reteal
hosse aowef capable Of beng DE-
felcped b. the fall and volume OF
water
Provisions of Bill
The principal provisions of the
sohmitt billie pre:
Section | No person. assertion ~
PERSONS, corporation or municipal cor.
aoiation Shall be permitted to erect
my dam or dams agross either the
)esplaines OF Illinois rivers for the
.cvelopmen Of water power. which.
o. its operation would be dependant
pon water withdrawn through aFti-
icial channels from Lake Michigan
nill The plans for such water power
evelopment shall have been sub.
aitted 20 board of engineers rs
ereinafter provided.
Sec. ,. Within thirty days from the
ay Of he taking effect of ID act the
oyernor by and with The advice ami
onsent OF the senate. shall appoint
mee competent persons with relui
lie knowledge Of water power and
fater power development 10 be
nown and styled water power COR.
aissieaers, who shah hold their
Glccs for a term OF Two yelrs and
ntil their successors are appointed
nd qualified Each OF said members
hall receive the SUN Of 81 per day
pf each and every day necessarily
peut in the discharge of their duries
Sc 3 If any person. association
persons. corporation or muu cipai
shall desire t0 c,cct ans
am o dams across either the DE
IaiHcs or Illinois rivers for The de-
H'opmeut of the wafer power which
l- ils operation would be dependant
son water Withdrawn through aru
,lal channels from Lake Mich gan.
Ich pe son. association OF persons.
1p0ratioH or municipal corporation
all first make application Ia writing
the water power commiss onefs~
~ hall file with said app1cagru
p and detailed plans for the no
.sed water power The determine
in of the said board sta1 BE- te.
rfed in writing to fbc e1vc nnr
.d If said defcrm'uat'o1 is fsvar
De- ie tba petitioner or ptfione-s
p DIE pwtcct examined thc Cover
.r Mas linen iu DIS discreet ou Issues
such peiis0nnf or petitioners fCr
l for The Rnff.
Dam tss Protecte5.
Sec The -fate of Illinois. scfu-
and fa-ol-h ihe waiter r.oac- com-
s i17ors mlI acquire Dr. pnrrha-e
condemuatiou. far the IcFei rpueat
wafer power s1ch dlu ae or
M sites and uc1 lands a. NAV be
by tack water from any
NJ Or dams which ii MAJ erect or
use tn be- erected and in case it Is
CessafE to acquire such dan site
dam sites and sucb lands bg con.
unafian thC said water roaer -rm-
ssfoners are hereby Invested Wifh
Rer to oh-ain TIE tide to any dan
Z OF dam sites Gr land under the