Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-20
LOCALIZED BOXING
NOW Up TO LOWDEN
HOUSE VOTES 83-41.
TeN.RoUNO MEASURE WINS IN
LEGISLATURE AND BILL GOES
TO GOVERNOR FOR SIGNATURE
BEFORE BECOMING LAW.

DOAlils III lilllol1 ~ ~" "P w "
ernor Lowden.
The house late yesterday afternoon
passed The German bill permitting tel
round nodecision bouts by vote OF
SO to Al
AT the same time it defeated the
Church tpink teal amateur bllI' ohy
thiriv-one votes being recorded IN It's
favor against forty five cast IN oPpo
stiOn.
AS a result the fate Of boxing Isl
now squarely up to the governor. NO
one knows what MS decision VIII De
There is reason TO believe, however
that he will sign the measure ora pc
mil il TO become law without ms siB
nature.
Here is what the bill does
Creates a STATE athletic commission
of three members, VINO are to be an
uointed by the governor ana who are
to serve without pay
A secretary Is also TO be named at al
salary OF $4,000. Headquarters are 10
be established in Springfield.
Controls All Matches.
The commission is vested with the
sole direction. management and con
troll of all boxing ana sparrine
matches held or given within the
state. and no such match or eXhipt
ton can be held without its authority
However, the commission cannot il,
sua licenses to organizations in mn-
inequalities wherein the au. horItleS
have prohibited such contests by orai-
nance. (Cmcago has no such ordI-
nance. boxing here having been pre-
hibited solely under the state law
Fees for licenses range from so up
ward. depending en- the size Of the
city. and tax OFFS per cent of the
gross receipts of such matches ana eX-
hibitions must be paid to the sta'e
treasure.
The Chicago fee Is $500.
The bill requires that the partlcl'
pants be Is years of age, and be
licensed with the commission, ana l"
present a physicians certificate be
fore each contest; that on contest Ne
made more than ten rounds and no
decision be rendered; that there he
at least one minute intermission be
tween rounds. and that no matches o.
exhibitions be held on Sunday.
The sale of intoxicating liquors al
exbihirions is forbidden, as is also
gambling
Some Local" Bills.
Among the bills passed by the gen
erai assembly were several introduce"
nv La Sale County representatives
including in this number the foIio"
ing: ~.
Rrowne-C Carries $1,000 to Raipi
Groom administrator for Frieda Reide
of Peru. who was drowned at STARVED
Rock state park.
Rrowne-Carries 81 763 to Joseph y
Thompson FOR losses due to hool ah'
mouth disease,
scanlan-Carries $685. 20 F. "
NalthiasSen estate loT lHH'i'''''N
taxes enormously assessed. -
Scanlan-Changes time FOR appoih'
ment of board of review member
downstate from January to July.
Scanlan-Validates certain cohaoi
dations and reinsurance OF iraiefh'
societies.
Scanlan-Amends fire insurance Nv
10 hermit companies to insure again.
loss in ocean navigation etc,
,scanlan- Prohibits stock lie con
nanies from issuing policies When il
sets are less than capital stock.
The Waterway Bills.
# will also be interesting to lllino
Valley residents to peruse the folio'
ing list of bills pertaining to IL
waterway project, all of which we
passed by the assembly:
Rarr-The Illinois waterway LAY
Provides for the construction Of Il
waterway between The Lockport pow
n,ant at the end Of the sanitary al
trict channel and Utica, at the he'
Of navigation of the Illinois River
Essinpton-Turns over to the watts
way authorities all the rights al
privileges of the Illinois and Mlcl
gan Canal.
Essington the issue
500 900 600 in bonds for the waterw
construction
Clark-Authorizes the sanitary q
etrict of Chicago to bid for and lea
power created and for lease by I
Illinois water.
]. w. Observation-Disclosures
waterway authorities to remove c
tain distractions in the Illinois d
Michigan channel at Lemont'
Gregory-Transfers to the wat
way the control of the state dams
Henry and Copperas Creek
ACKNOWLEDGMENT the pollution
waterways by the deposit OF any
furious material.
regory-Transfers to the wat
way authorities the powers OF the
rivers and lakes commission
Gregory-The appropriation
that appropriates the $20,ooo,ooo
rived from the bond issue for c
struction.