There were no payments made by the State of Illinois previous to 1922, whereas the states states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota were allocated the monthly expenses of the association in the years 1919, 1920 and 1921. DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES OF DEEP WATERWAY COMMISSION, MARCH 10, 1922-JANUARY 17, 1923. November 20, 1922. November 20, 1922. November 20, 1922. Pelouze Manufacturing Co. For stamps Neely Printing Co. Wm. Nelson Pelouze. Stenographer's expenses Expenses of Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tidewater Association for the month of September.. December 30, 1922. Martin B. Bailey. Expenses attending River and 46 72 16 08 30 00 2,173 94 Harbor Congress in Washington... 110 60 December 30, 1922. Charles E. Moore. Expenses attending River and Mr. Dailey, from the Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred a bill, Senate Bill No. 33, for "An Act to prevent improper treatment of prisoners or persons accused or suspected of crime, by officers or other persons, for the purpose of attempting to obtain confessions or admissions. of guilt, and to provide a penalty therefor." Reported the same back with an amendment thereto, and recommended that the amendment be adopted, and that the bill as amended do pass, and that it be ordered to a first reading. Under the rules, the bill was ordered to a first reading, and the amendment was ordered printed. PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Boyd, by request, offered the following resolution, which was laid over under the rules: SENATE RESOLUTION No. 34. WHEREAS, A general election was held in the State of Illinois on November 7, 1922, at which Congressmen at Large were elected from this State; and, WHEREAS, The Honorable Richard Yates and the Honorable Henry R. Rathbone, candidates for said office openly declared themselves to be against any weakening of the Volstead Act by the sale of beer and wine, and for strict enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States; and, WHEREAS, Mr. Simon J. Gorman and Mr. William Murphy, opposing candidates for said office ran on a strictly wet platform advocating the manufacture and sale of beers and wines and promising, if elected, to vote for an amendment to the Volstead Act to permit such manufacture and sale, making this their chief issue and systematically and thoroughly cir cularizing and campaigning the State with that as the paramount plank in their platform; and, WHEREAS, At said election the voters of Illinois, both men and women, heartily endorsed the prohibition enforcement stand taken by Messrs. Yates and Rathbone, as aforesaid, so that they were elected by the decisive pluralities of 277,101 and 245,016, respectively, to represent the people of this State as Congressmen at Large in the Congress of the United States; and, WHEREAS, The Volstead Law can only be amended or repealed by appropriate action by an amendment of Congress; and, WHEREAS, A beer and wine referendum was also held in this State on November 7th which referendum was in direct contravention to the Constitution of the United States and under the law of Illinois could not be binding upon the voters, hence was a mere straw vote and known to be of no force or effect, which said straw vote has been given undue publicity as liquor propaganda; therefore, be it Resolved, by the Senate of the State of Illinois, That the Secretary of this Senate forward a copy of this resolution to the presiding officer of both Houses of the National Congress and to each member of Congress elected from the State of Illinois; and, be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of State be and he is hereby directed to forward to the Vice President of the United States, as presiding officer of the United States Senate, and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, a complete tabulation showing the returns by counties for the respective candidates for Congressmen at Large as hereinabove referred to for the purpose of calling to the attention of that Honorable Body the real attitude of the voters of the State of Illinois on the question of the legalization of the sale of beer and wine as evidenced by this State-wide referendum held in Illinois which the voters knew would be of binding effect in that the candidates elected would go to Congress with their votes and influence to directly aid in defeating any amendment for the sale of beers and wines, and further to use their votes and influence to make adequate appropriations for the rigid enforcement of the Prohibition Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Mr. Searcy offered the following resolution, and on his motion, the rules were suspended and the resolution taken up for consideration and adopted: SENATE RESOLUTION No. 35. WHEREAS, There is pending before the Interstate Commerce Commission a proceeding under which bond holders of the Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad, have petitioned for the abandonment of that line; and, WHEREAS, This railroad running from Peoria by way of Springfield to Alton, 205 miles, with branch lines of fifty additional miles, serves an important agricultural manufacturing and coal mining section, including 66 cities, towns and villages, with an aggregate urban population of 300,439; and, WHEREAS, Abandonment of this line, according to investigations made by the Illinois Manufacturers' Association and the Springfield Chamber of Commerce, would be a crime perpetrated upon thousands of people whose property would be made valueless or greatly depreciated by a loss of transportation facilities which they have enjoyed for more than thirty years; and, WHEREAS, In 1917 the road earned $230,226 or 5 per cent on $4,600,000 and at the same time apportioned a liberal sum to maintenance; and, WHEREAS, It can be shown that the road was deprived of valuable freight revenue by rulings of the United States Railroad Administration and diversion of freight during the war and which, if restored, would materially increase operating receipts; and, WHEREAS, The total liabilities of the company approximate $9,000,000 of which $4,000,000 is in capital stock, $4,000,000 in bonds ($2,000,000 first mortgage and $2,000,000 second mortgage) and $1,000,000 in current obligations, receivers certificates, etc.; and, WHEREAS, The estimated scrap value of the line is $2,750,000 and this will not be sufficient to pay receivers' certificates and first mortgage bonds; and, WHEREAS, It is believed a reorganization of this line upon a sound operating basis would show a profit and would give the people in an important section of western Illinois the transportation service to which they are entitled; therefore, be it Resolved, by the Senate of the Illinois General Assembly, That we are opposed to the abandonment of the Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Railroad and that we hereby enter a protest at once with the Interstate Commerce Commission against its abandonment. Mr. Kessinger offered the following resolution, and on his motion, the rules were suspended and the resolution taken up for consideration and referred to the Committee on Highway Transportation: SENATE RESOLUTION No. 36. WHEREAS, Changing conditions and new methods of transportation by truck, and water having greatly reduced the revenues of interurban railways, and short-haul steam roads; and, WHEREAS, The Aurora and DeKalb Electric Railway and the Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Steam Railroad are making plans to abandon their property, ceasing operations and thereby depriving the local communities of this service necessary for the exchange of commodities, and local commercial activities; and, WHEREAS, This fourfold subject of transportation, “waterways," "hard surface roads," "electric railways" and "steam railroads" is a subject affecting the progress and prosperity of the entire State of Illinois; therefore, be it Resolved by the State Senate of Illinois, That a committee of twelve State Senators be appointed to consist of the Chairman of the Committee on Roads, Highways and Bridges, and two members to be appointed by him; the Chairman of the Committee of Public Utilities, and two members to be appointed by him; the Chairman of the Committee on Railroads, and two members to be appointed by him; and the Chairman of the Canals and Waterways Committee, and two members to be appointed by him; and, be it further Resolved, That this committee of twelve shall make a survey of this transportation problem in Illinois and report to the State Senate within thirty days fater the passage of this resolution; and, be it further Resolved, That no appropriation shall be made for this committee but that the Reporting Company recording the debates of the Senate shall be directed to take any testimony, and transcribe all reports during the progress of the survey and that the bill shall be paid out of the contingent expense fund of the Senate. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. The following bills were introduced, each of which were read by title, ordered printed, and, under the rules, were referred by the President of the Senate as follows: By Mr. Barbour, Senate Bill No. 118, a bill for "An Act to amend section 17 of Division III of 'An Act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence," approved March 27, 1874, as amended." Referred to the Committee on Criminal Procedure. By Mr. Barbour, Senate Bill No. 119, a bill for "An Act to amend section 12 of an Act to regulate the civil service in the State of Illinois, approved May 11, 1905, in force November 1, 1905, as amended." Referred to the Committee on Civil Service. By Mr. Barbour, Senate Bill No. 120, a bill for "An Act to amend an Act entitled, 'An Act in relation to a Municipal Court in the city of Chicago,' approved May 18, 1905, and all Acts amendatory thereto, amending sections 15, 17 and 18 and adding three new sections to be known respectively as sections 14a, 14b and 14c, to secure for said Municipal Court the benefit of the provisions of law regulating the civil service of the city of Chicago." Referred to the Committee on Civil Service. By Mr. Barbour, Senate Bill No. 121, a bill for "An Act to regulate the civil service of sanitary districts by amending 'An Act to create sanitary districts and to remove obstructions in the Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers,' approved May 29, 1889, in force July 1, 1889, as amended." Referred to the Committee on Civil Service. By Mr. Buck, Senate Bill No. 122, a bill for "An Act to amend section 78 of an Act entitled, 'An Act in regard to elections, and to provide for filling vacancies in elective offices,' approved April 3, 1872, in force July 1, 1872, as amended." Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Cuthbertson, Senate Bill No. 123, a bill for "An Act providing for the removal from office of public officers for misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in office." Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. By Mr. Cuthbertson, Senate Bill No. 124, a bill for "An Act to provide for washrooms in certain employments to protect the health of employees and secure public comfort." Referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining. By Mr. Hicks, Senate Bill No. 125, a bill for "An Act to amend 'An Act to revise the law in relation to township organization,' by amending section 1 of Article 2 to read as follows." Referred to the Committee on County and Township Organization. By Mr. Hicks, Senate Bill No. 126, a bill for "An Act to amend section six (6) of an Act entitled, 'An Act concerning local improvements,' approved June 14, 1897, in force July 1, 1897; as amended by an Act approved and in force May 9, 1901; as amended by an Act approved and in force May 25, 1908; as amended by an Act approved June 28, 1913, in force July 1, 1913; as amended by an Act approved June 29, 1915, in force July 1, 1915." Referred to the Committee on Municipalities. By Mr. Mills, Senate Bill No. 127, a bill for "An Act to amend section 71 of 'An Act to establish and maintain a system of free schools,' approved June 12, 1909, as amended and to add section 89b thereto." Referred to the Committee on Education. By Mr. Telford, Senate Bill No. 128, a bill for "An Act to amend sections 3 and 3a of 'An Act to establish and maintain a Soldiers' and Sailors' Home in the State of Illinois, and making an appropriation for the purchase of land and the construction of the necessary buildings,' approved June 26, 1885, as amended." Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. By Mr. Turnbaugh, Senate Bill No. 129, a bill for "An Act in relation to railroad watchmen." Referred to the Committee on Railroads. |