Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-30
LOWDEN PUTS VETO.
ON HALF A HUNDRED
BILLS; SIGNS OTHERS
GOVERNOR AFFlxES SIGNATURE
TO VAST NUMBER or LEGiSLA-
TIVE ENAcTMENTS-LAW MAX
Frs ADJOURN SINE DIE.

Springfield. ILL.,, June 2O-The fifti
eth general assembly adjourned sine
die yesterday after receiving an I'M
precedented number of veto messag.
es.
About fifty bills were vetoed by
Governor Lowden, besides appropri-
alton measures which were trimmed
to the extent of 5000, 243 .33. The gov
ernor disposed of the last of the 400
bills passed during the session by al
lowing twenty-thEee to become laws
without his signature.
Deducting the items vetoed by the
governor, the total appropriations of
the session will be S50,511, l01. 05. as
against SAT $685. 900 two years ago The
governor made every effort to reduce
the appropriations by $4,000 GOO, but
was unable to cut off that much.
Among Bills Vetoed.
A number of bills other than appro.
priation measures were vetoed on the
ground that they would mean greater
expense. Among bills in this class
were the following.
Increasing salaries of judges of
the Circuit Court in downstate coun.
tries from $4,000 to $1,000.
Increasing the salaries of members
of the Chicago city civil service com.
mission
Increasing the salaries of members
of the Cook County civil service
commission
Permitting the City of Chicago to ac.
quire and operate municipal con.
vention hall
Bountes are Cut OF.
Increasing salaries OF jury com
missioners and permitting judges of
courts to appoint them. and also per-
hitting prospective jurors to designate
the most convenient time for service
Two bills permitting larger
school tax in districts having pol
ulation Of less than 5000.
Providing a bounty of 10 cents each
to be paid for the obstruction of crows
and | cent for the destruction Of Eng
lish sparrows during certain months.
Providing for the creation of rec
reation districts in counties outside
of Cook
Kills Third Degree Bill.
Other bills which were vetoed in
Guided the following:
Third degree bill prohibiting po
lice officials from attempting to OBJ
tain confessions.
Placing taxicab rates under the
control Of the state utilities commits
sion.
Prohibiting secret societies in high
schools.
Providing a pension fund for EN-.
/ plOyes Of Cook County
1 Regulating collection agencies.
Providing for the licensing Of steam
and operating engineers.
No City Ice Plant.
/ Affecting the consolidation and re.
assurances of insurance companies
Giving cities the right to estab
lish and maintain free municipal
! lodging houses.
Two bills revising the game and
fish laws
Bill backed by Cook County of
! ticials aimed at tax sharks.
Permitting Chicago to own and OPP
crate an ice plant.
Providing for the regulation OF
cold storage warehouses similar tC
another bill approved by the gov
ernor.
Regulating mutual insurance com
panies.
Cuts Appropriations
Most Of the vetoes were based upor
opinions from Attorney General Brun
dage.
Governor LoWden vetoed items IL
the omnibus appropriation bill total
ing $412.0l576. He cut SIG 100 .fron
the charitable institutions BILL $50,
66762 from the foot and mouth dis
ease claims, $4S,97l,S5 from private
claims, $4,000 from the prisons bill
$4,000 from a state charitable insti
tuition deficiency bill, $4,000 for Pom
tiac paving, $4,000 for Peoria roat
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