Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-17
MANY SENATE RnIS
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BAskETFUl OF NEW LAWS ANC
CHANGES IN OLD ONES BEING
CONSIDERED IN SPRINGFIELD

Springfield, Jan. 1.-THE commit
tee on committees of the state senate
has announced the following tentative
list of committee chairmanships
which will probably he approved
when the body reconyenes Tuesday
Jan. IS:
Administrative code, Carlson; agri
culture, Lantz; appropriations, Cur
It's; banks, building and loan associa
lions, Pervier; canals and rivers, Els
sngton; charity, penal and reform in
situations, Clark; community welfare
Swift. contingent expenses. Austin
constitutional convention and amend
ments, Hull; county and township
organization, Wright; criminal pro
cedure, Sadler; education, Kessinger
elections. Buck; enrolling and tran
sribing bills, Hamilton; executive
Roos; fish and game, Bardill; indus
trial affairs. Turnbaugh; insurance
Ettelson; judiciary and judicial prac
tiee, Barr; license and miscellany
Wood; live stock and dairyins, Hew
lit; military affairs, Brady: mines anl
mining, Spence: municipalities, Bar
bour; public efficiency and civil serv
ice, Cornwell; public health ant
l, NNian la1
public utilities. DALEY; railroads
Bale; reappointmenj, Cliffe; revenue
and finance, Jewell; roads highway.
and bridges, Dunlap; rules, Duyall
to visit penal and refornatory insti
tutions, Sadler; to visit state CHART
able Institutions, Atwood; To visi
state educational institutions Carl
son; waterways, Miller.
Senate bills introduced ere;
Senator Barr-An act TO provide lol
the incidental expenses Of 10th houses
during the tifty-first general assembly
allowing $4,000 to the senate ant
81 200 to the house.
Barr-An act TO provide for the Az
preparation from the state treasuf!
funds to pay officers and employe
of both houses during the fifty-iirs
general assembly allowing $4,000 fol
the senate and $3S,CCG for the house
Barr-An act TO provide for the eX
pense Of committees of both houses
the senate being allowed $4,000 an'
the house $4,000.
Kessinger-An act to provide en-
ployment for discharged soldiers il
caring for park systems of the state
soldiers TO be given preference il
taking civil service examinations.
Kessinger-An act to amend sec
tion 101a of the state civil servicr
laws SO that soldiers of the civil
Spanish and war with Ger
many be given civil service prefer
ence.
Glackin--An' act to provide for es
Enlistment of physical training in al
public schools Of the state, to proyid'
revenue for payment of instruction
and to make two hours training eacl
week compulsory
Glackin-An act to provide stat
regulation Of public utilities in cite
of over 5000 population.
Carroll--An act to provide for
state athletic commission to hav
charge of boxing matches which
would be legalized and licenses is
sued to athletic clubs desiring to hol
matches.
Jewell-An act to prevent the teach
ing in elementary schools of Hlinoi
of foreign Languages, the bill not al
fecting high schools
Wendling-An act 10 amend the ac
of Feb. %, 1898, for the filing of al
warranty and quit claim deeds witt
the county clerk, a fee of 10 cent
10 be collected on each deed filed.
Atwood-An act to amend stat
laws concerning bastardy; providint
for compulsory payment by the fathc
of ilegitimate children Of at leas
500 each succeeding year for III
child's maintenance.
KesSinger-An act 10 provide for
site and erection of an armory for tn
Illinois National Guard al Elgin. a
appropriation of 100000 being pre-
posed.
Barbour-An act to establish an oil
seryance Of Frances f. Willard day o.
Sept Is of each year in the publ
schools of the state.
Barr-An act to provide for the re
tirement of Supreme Court judges o
Illinois after twentyfour years ser'