Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-01-14
REPRESENTATIVE
or FlREAEN AND ENGlNgNEN
REVIEWS WORK o. GQN.coR

Il has been aiHienn 70 ascertain
Just What has heen Kolas ~ in iha
CONSTITUTIONAL Convention. which IL
Gently adjourned until ncNt senlam.
her The following letter from u
Mccarthy, legislative representative
Il the brotherhood ~ Iae0moiyIe
Faremen aud Fngineman at sprlnn-
held. gives comprehensive review
If the proceedings - rogards the
cause OF labor to the time Of adjourn,
lment.
In orier that sen may be informed
on matters IN connection With the
Constitutional Convention. herewith
submit tho following report
The Constitutional CnaYoaiion has
adjourned until Sept elh, iaai. u
which time II il Intended that lhux
viii conclude their work in Draining
: constitution Il be submitted & ihe
peoplc Cor their approval. So thai iha
action they have taken on adopting
any Of The proposals Is not Hnal
nogeflheiess II Is an expression of
opinion ui the convention sitting as a
leommigtne on the whole aud Is there
fore an indication ei what they vii
finally adopt
All committees have reported io
tho convention except the Committee
of Industrial Affairs and Labor. 10
which wat refeffpd l.aher's Proposal.
which IL stlll IA the hands Of that
committee, as are also several other
proposals. providing for industrial
courts. etc
The convention has defeated al
proposals which provided for the initi.
alise aud referendum and have adopt
ed a reaolution that there shall be- no
Initiative aud referendum IN the con.
stiintlon.
The convention haA also adopted
the following proposals.. Ia tho Com.
mittaa of the Whole, and have refer,
red them to the committen On Phrase.
eiugy and style % ha put Ia ahapc for
final action hy the convention;
isi "A proposal providing FOR the
appointment OF judges OF Cook
county
2nd A proposal extending The
term of office Of Judges of the Sn.
prone Court. ffnn SIX TO ten years,
Ord proposal whereby they not
only limit the repreaenlation of Cook
county In the general aaaemhly, hut
which limits the representation of
every Industrial center IN the state aA
well,
iih proposal giving the iegisla.
ture the right 20 appropriate ten mil
Hon dollars for deep water way,
without Il being Submitted to vote
of the people IA II required under the
present constitution
There are several other matters OF
importance which nro uf vital inter.
lest tn the working peeple Of The asato
ithatth hsen acted on hy tha uon'
yenliop, but | alaIl leave theAu mat,
trrs until the convention meets in
September aud takes anal action at
which time u complete report VIII bo
! furnished
! No doubt every effort viii be put
forth between now and next septem
Der 10 mold public opinion Ia favor OF
+, llie work OF this convention. How.
ever we shall reserve our decision un.
/ IN ihey have iniahad their work. AT
which time you viii be advised fully
as 10 just what II contains,
! wiah al this time 10 call 90 your
attention the fact that the legislature
viii convene IN January and that there
is n movement going Of now through.
out the state 10 have tho legislature
enact Law for u state police and an
antlstrike law along the lines OF the
ones they have In Kansas and Texas
The information which | have 70
roived from other HtateK leads me 10
believe that the movement for this
kind OF despotie Legislation Is nation
al In IT'S scope
II win therefore be necessary for nm
TO put forth our very best efforts 10
sock TO defeat this kind Of legislation
which would deprive the working pao.
pie OF this state OF their rights. ! shall
keep you advised from time To time
as TO what IL being done during the
session OF the legislature.
Fraternally yours,
u. MCCARTHY.