Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-27
STATE LAW MAKERS
READY TO START
LEGAL MACHINERY
ASSEMBLY WILL OPEN TONOE.
ROW ON cNE OF BUSIEST SEES
SIONS IN ITS HisToRY-ShAN-
AHAN TO ANNOUNCE COMMIT
TEES.

Springfield Jan 27--Every indica
ton is that the tftydrst general as
sembly is going TO shaCter all prece
dents of recent years by sweepins
away all organization preliminarieS in
January and be ready TO settle down
to the business OF one OF the mos
important sessions ever convened b.
Fen l.
The assembly is to resume IT'S Sos
sions tomorrow morning, but there
is eenuemens agreement on the
senate side thai no business Will b.
transacted until after the arrival o.
me Chicago train in the afternoon
Expectation is that committees vii
be finally determined in bot
branches before adjournment for the
week end The senate committees
already we'll in hand by the commit
tee on committees, are expected 10 be
ready for final announcement and APP
proval by Wednesday afternoon.
Speaker David T. Shanahan is due
back in Springfield this evening. He
announced just before leaving for Chi
cago Friday afternoon that he woul
certainly have his list ready for pres
entation to the house before the emo
of the week Each Republican is t
have membership on four committees
Mr.. Shanahan has declared that NJ
announcements will be made in ad
vance of the entire lists. because ht
proposes many consultations with
members tomorrow and the next day
Senator Frederick p. Roos of Fo.
est Park is said to be again slatet
for chairman of the senate executive
committee, others ON the committee
10 include Senators Richard Barr 10
liet; John Daley, Peoria; Samuel TT
tclson. Chicago; Clarence Buck Mon
mouth; Adam Clitfe, Sycamore: JOIN
d. Turnbaugh. Mount Carroll: Nor
ton d. Hull. Chicago, Republicans
and John Denyir, Al + German ant
Edward Hughes, all of Chicago. Dem
ocrats.
A caucus of house Republicans has
been called for Tuesday night to com
plete the list OF employees, and it is
possible that some legislative acto,
may be discussed A caucus OF sen
ate Republicans is also likely, though
none is yet called
1t is expected Edward J. Brundage
the attorney general, will be ready
with reply to the inquiry of Repre-
tentative Theodore H. Long of Chi
aga as to The constitutionality OF
election OF delegates t
the con titHional convention. Mr.
Long hs produced two bills, one
ARTISAN nominations and
elections and the other non-partisan
II Is understood unoflicially that thu
attorney generals Office will hoo
that under the present laws a narti
san nomination and election is abso
lutely necessary.
Both branches are expected to be
flooded with an. avalanche OF bills
Senator kessinger expects to intro
duce a resolution providing payment
Of six months wages to Illinois sol
diers seeing service in the world war
and a bill imposing an annua. license
OF 800 the year and requiring a bond
OF $1,000 from every commission mer.
chant, Senator John DALEY, bill
creating a vocational board Of educa.
ton with an expert as executive. and
Senator Henry NJ Dunlap. a bill
creating a state cOnstabu.ary.
1t is deemed improbable hat any OF
the administrative measures win be /
this week or that any com.
mittee meetings will be held.
II is expected both branches will /
aet iavorably this week on sugges,
lions that bills be engrossd in the fu, /
ture by typewriter instead OF the
longhand A resolution
by Senator Daley on this subject is .
pending in the senate.
The senate is expected to pass its /
iirsf bills this week. three measures /
for the Incidental ex. /
penses and the payment of employees. ,
penses and the apyment OF employees +