The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
DENEEN IN ILLINOIS
GOVERNOR INAUGURATED AND
 SENDS MESSAGE.
He Urges Prompt Action Te Premete Project For Deep Waterway
 From Lakes to the Gulf.


 Springfield, H., Jan. is.-Governor Charles s. Deneen and the other Re- publican State oficers-eieet were in- sugurated today in accordance with the plans that were formulated last week by the joint inaugural commit tee of the House and Senate.
 As Speaker Shurtleffs gavel fell calling the House to order, Captain Edwin Harlan. the doorkeeper, an- nounced the arrival of the Senate. In body the members of the upper branch of the general assembly marched to seats directly in front of the platform which had been reserved for them.
 The ceremonies began with pray CT by the Rev. Adeibert P. Higley, of Springfield.
 At this point the two committees. in It's session an hour before. made their reports. Representative Fulton reported that the officers-elect had been informed of the canvass of the vote and the election to the respective ofices. and were present In readiness to be inaugurated.
 Speaker Shurtieff introduced Chief Justice James H. Cartwright, who pro- ceeded to administer the oath individ- usiiy to each officer. starting with the Governor.
 Governor peneen combined his vaie- dictory and salutatory in one inaugu- ral address. He read from his mes sage to the Legislature, discussing what in his Judgment what was the more important of the topics con tained in the yoiuminous message nearly one-fourth of which was de- voted to the subject of waterways
 Short sessions of the House and Senate preceded the ceremonies.
 The senatorship situation and the possibiiities of dificulty in selecting a Senator in a joint sesson was 8 burning topic of discussion through out the day In spite of the inaugural activities.
 As to the probability of a caucus to settle the position of the Republican members of the House on the sena- torial situation it was generally be- iieved that such caucus must be called.
 New State officers inaugurated to- day were:
 governor, Charles S. Deneen.
 Lieutenant Governor, John c, okles- by, of Elkhart.
 Secretary of State, James A. Rosem of Golconda.
 Auditor of Public Accounts, James Mccullough, of Champaign.
 Attorney General W. H. Stead, of Ottawa.
 State Treasurer. Andrew J. Russei, of Jacksonville.
 In his message to the Legislature today Governor Deneen urged that prompt and vigorous action be taken l.. nR wRfAFwav from the lakes to the gulf.
 The Governor says:
 It seems to be now an established fact that the Canadian government Is seriously considering the construction of the Georgian Bay Canal. which will give to Canada a deep waterway from the lakes to the Atlantic seaboard, ao cordfnE to our Northern neighbor and its mother country a great advantage over the United States in the matter of commerce between Atlantic and the inland lakes.
 "There should be a speedy beginning on the part of the United States and the States interested in the constrnc- tion of the lakes to the gulf water way in order that this country may stand upon an equality on all com mercial advantages with Canada and 3feat BFltaiu.
 "Our State should take g leading part im the present movement for waterways development and set an example of prompt and vigorous ae- ton which will commend the atten- ton and elicit the cooperation Of the other States and the national Gev- ernment. ~
 "The benefits to follow the building of this great waterway and the devel- opment of water incident to its con structIon are of such q momentous character that the interest of the peo- ple demands the laying aside or all difgerences, bias or prejudice on the mart of the members of the general assembly, in an effort to frame law under which the work can proceed with celerity, while afEordlng the ampiest guaranty of the honest ana efficient conduct of the enterprises.
 ''The accomplishment of this work will be a monument to our State ana furnish a worthy example. for other States to emulate in meeting the de- mands imposed upon them in this great era of waterway development:
 Governor Deneen gives figures inoi- eating that insanity is increasing e' an alarming rate; that tuberculosis is reaninR a harvest of ten thousand lives annually in Illinois ana tha' blindness is also increasing ana sug' eests remedial measures.