Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-07
WATERWAY BILL TO
BE PLACE. UNDER
FIRE BY SENATORS
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION MADE
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
FOR TomoRRoW-HousE MAY
FIND OPPOSITION TOMORROW.

Springfield. H., April T." ORR
This is expected to be the slogan oil
the LEGISLATORS for the week when
the general assembly reconyenes To-
marrow A four-day session is fore
cast Instead Of adjouning Thurs
aay as heretofore the law makers
Nill probably be in session over frl-
day and when the weeks adjournment
ie taken it il expected to be until
Monday, April IA. And from theA
on five-day sessions a week VIII De
held it is predicted.
There appear to be a general desire
to speed up for sine die adjourn
ment by the first Of June.
Among the big things scheduled Tor
consideration this week are the water
way. constitutional convention anti
Injunction, state police, boxing, CIV
ing soldiers preference in civil serY-
ice employment and probably revenue
bills. The investigation OF Zion CITY
is also expected to be recommended.
The waterway bill is the first i'm
portant measure for discussion. Il
will be a special order of the day
in the senate tomorrow. This is SEN
ator Bars bill relating to the con
struction operation and maintenance
of deep waterway from the water
power plant Of the Sanitary District
of Chicago near Lockport, TO a point
in the Illinois River near Utica and
for the development and utilization
of the water power thereof. The bill
is on the order of se@nd reading. 1t
is expected a few amendments will
be offered to the measure, This de-
layed action on the bill last week
It's importance, however, is predicted
to compel its dispatch this week,
Opposition to the constitutional con-
vention bill is likely 90 develop in
the house where the measure is Oh
the order of second reading. Amend
ments are proposed providing the cleo
ton Of delegates to the convention
during the general election instead
of at a special election it is claimed
the latter will mean an expenditure
of more than 100000 by the tax
payers Of the state.
Large delegations of labor are ex.
pected to be present in the house
galleries when labor's anti-injunction
bill is called for consideration in the
house. 1t is on third reading and if
sent to the senate. There a real bat
tie for its passage will be staged. In
Stroduced by Representative r. G. So
Fderstrom of Streator, the bill pro
shibits courts from issuing injunctions
unless necessary to prevent irrepar-
able injury to property OF the party
seeking the injunction, for which in
jury there is no adequate remedy at
law, and makes unlawful certain or.
CARNATIONS Of employees and laborers.
This bill further provides that no in
junction shall be issued TO prohibit
any person or persons, whether sing
ly or in concert, from striking, or
from persuading others to strike, or
from peaceful gatherings, or from e.
tablishing a boycott 1t has tlre a..
tive support Of state trade unionist 3.
one Of its most enthusiastic defenders
.sbeing John II. Walker, former presi
dent of the state federation of Ia
boT
The state police bill by Senator
Dunlap is on the order of third read
ing in the senate. Labor and capital
are expected to clash when it is
brought up. The former opposes its
passage and the latter is favoring it
The house is expected to pass Rep
Castles three bills extending prefer.
'sence to military service men of the