"All who are not entitled to the House chamber, will you please retire to the gallery. Thank you."
"The House will be in order and the Doorkeeper will see that those persons not entitled to the floor are removed therefrom. This invocation this after- noon will be by our House Chaplain, Dr. Johnson."
"We pray. Let the words of the psalmist be my own, O God, as we say "In you O Lord I put my trust, bow down your ear to me and deliver me with haste." When we act and live as if we had to make it on our own, remind us that you are constantly with us. When we take ourselves too seriously and forget that laughter is your gift to man- kind, then restore to us the joy of your salvation. When we become troubled and feel that our own wisdom and plans seem to be failing, then remind us to place our trust in your strength. When we would all but despair about the way things seem to be going, then bow down your ear to me and sustain me with your promise to deliver. When personal and professional problems seem to strain my trust, then let me recall that you will never forsake those who look to you in faith. In you O Lord I put myself. Bow down your ear to hear me now in this moment in this Assembly of government. Amen."
"Roll call for attendance. Introduction and first reading of House Bills."
"House Bill 4240, Caldwell, et.al. A bill for an act to revise a law in relation to marriages. GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES First reading of the bill. House Bill 4241, Matijevich, et.al. A bill for an act to amend 'The Election Code'. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4242, Matijevich. A bill for an act to eliminate notarization requirements for absentee ballots applications. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4243, Lehman, et.al. An act to authorize the Department of Transportation to convey by quitclaim deed upon payment of $18,275.00 certain land located in St. Clair County, Illinois. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4244, Merlo, et.al. An act to authorize the Secretary of State to issue identification cards and to make an appropriation in connection therewith. First read- ing of the bill. House Bill 4245, Sevcik, et.al. A bill to make a supplemental appropriation of $125,000.00 to the Road Fund to the Department of Personnel for the payment of state employees under the provisions of the Workmens Com- pensation and Workmen's Occupational Diseases Acts. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4246, Harpstrite. A bill for an act to amend the township zoning act. First reading of the bill."
"For what purpose does the gentleman from Cook, Mr. Davis, rise?"
"Ah, Mr. Speaker, I rise to a point of per- sonal privilege, please."
"Ah, state your point."
"Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, I just came back from attending a meeting of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 4. Advisory Committee on Public Aid. And the statement was made by a distinguished gentleman in that meeting. I was for a little while unable to believe, that such a statement would be made by the distinguished gentleman from Lawrence- ville because he is an outstanding lawyer. The statement was that what we needed here in Illinois in reference to welfare recipients was 30,000 one way tickets. Let me be reminding you that I always enjoy the prayers of the Chap- lain whom the Speaker has provided for us because, I think they come out of the bottom of his heart and even this morning I heard him as he cried, 'bow down your ears, O Lord and hear me'. I listened and our prayers seem to fail and I simply would remind you that while we have boys of all races and all colors and all creeds fighting and dying in the wheat fields of Viet Nam, some of them fighting in a country more than 10,000 miles from our shores and then to say that all we need is 30,000. Mr. Speaker, may I have a little order, please? And then for the gentleman from Lawrenceville to say that all we need is 30,000 one way tickets, I don't care what the color of their skin is, do you hear me? They're not enemy aliens, they are American citizens and you're saying that we should send them to the uttermost parts of this world to fight and protect this country, but when you come back here and there's no job or no provision for you, what we need is the one way ticket if you try to go from one state to the other, to better your condition what we need is a one way ticket to send you back GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from where you come. Now this statement is entirely dif- ferent from what the Illinois Institute of Social Policy has said, because in dealing with this problem, it goes on to say that the numbers and expenditures in the aged and blind categories have been declining. The numbers and expenditures in the disabled categories have been declining. The factors which contribute to the increases in numbers of recipients and expenditures include their recent degenera- tion of the economy in northern Illinois and in the nation. This has resulted in increased unemployment, while greater numbers are compelled to turn to the welfare rolls and cause to the state increase the revenues from state income and taxes rates. And let me say that they're human beings. Let me say that these are the kind of statements that pro- voke in this nation marches and demonstrations and whatever you have. These boys are not going to fight on the foreign soil and come back to their homes and be denied the privi- lege of eating or being told we'll give you a one way tic- ket. They are not enemy aliens. They are American citizens. What we need is a federal government to step in and take over this situation until the end when our citizens will not go hungry and to the end that no one will think that the map mere matter of giving a one way ticket will settle this problem. This is a problem not peculiar to the State of Illinois. This is a problem peculiar to all of the states and a one way ticket will not settle it. We're going to have to deal with this problem, and I'm surprised, I am GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES surprised at such a statement being made by a gentleman who just made his entry on that Welfare Advisory Committee, by a gentleman who has heard the various reports on that committee, by a gentleman who has been called to deal with the problems down there. I am sure that the Director would not agree with a statement of this kind. I'm sure that the Governor of the State would not agree with a statement of this kind, what they need is a one way ticket. As I said in the beginning, I don't care what their color is, they are American citizens and they have the same rights to travel from one state to the other than any other American citizen has. We read about man and we talk about one na- tion under God, one nation do you hear me, under God, with liberty and justice for all and here I go into the Advisory Committee and hear a man talking about this is not one nation under God, but you 30,000 one way tickets if you please and ship them back to an individual state. I believe that one nation under God that we were concerned about the problems of the citizens from all over the states and I think that this remark was most uncalled for. In fact, I resent it to the utmost that I rise in defense of those poof unfortunate people who find themselves distressed, who find themselves without work, who find themselves without food, who must appeal to this nation that nation whom God has spared, the nation whom God has made the foremost nation in all the world, the major nation, if you please, who produced so much that they must plow under corn, they must GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7. kill off livestock, the nation the greatest producing na- tion in the world and what you're saying is give them a one way ticket to go back to where they come, well I don't known how many of us was born in Illinois, but I wasn't borned in Illinois, and I'm going to tell you here and now I think I have the same right of any other American citizen to go to any state in this nation and especially if I feel that I can have a better way of life. Certainly a disting- uished lawyer would know that a thing of that kind would be unconstitutional. And letme tell you this. I tell you I almost cry when I think about it, what does the Lord re- quire of thee? But to do justly and to love mercy. I tell you if you subscribe to the human practices of a Christian nation, you remember when the multitude sought him out and the disciples said send them away, do you remember his words? 'Send them not away. Send them not away. Send them not away.' Surely, a nation that they have pledged to fight and die for will not just subscribe to a policy of sending them away or putting them away the way you would an enemy alien. Mr. Speaker, I'm sorry to have taken up your time, but I think sometimes we have to answer these sort of statements and I hold in my hand here a book now 'The Illinois Institute for Social Policy' and they answers full well all of this statement, every single answer that we want. All employable people, we believe should ideally obtain income from earning, the primary means of enabling this is to regulation of the economy and to insure abundant GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES job opportunities and through direct government efforts to create and develop job opportunities. Members of the labor force have said that their dependents should be in- sured against normal risks, namely old age, disability, shop dram unemployment and letting them earn them. Let me say that their are American citizens and this is a natural problem and you're not going to solve this problem until we deal with it on a natural scale and a one way ticket will not solve this problem. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
"Ah, for what purpose does the gentle- man from Lawrence, Mr. Cunningham, rise?"
"Mr. Speaker, someone told me that the rules permit me to reply if I might have been involved.in the prior discussion. I was uncertain, but thought that I may have been involved. Do I have the right to..."
"Proceed."
"Mr. Speaker and Members of the House, I will not be misunderstood on the matter that transpired this morning. Someone long ago said facts are stubborn things and it's time for a few facts to come onto this morning's discussion and also come into the facts of life in the State of Illinois. It's been my pleasure to serve on the Public Aid Commission, a delightful group of dedi- cated citizens trying to find solutions to difficult problems. It was pointed out this morning in our meeting by myself that 30 years ago in southern Illinois we had a rather sev- ere economic condition and one of the newspapers printed an GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9. editorial that got wide publicity down south that said that what was needed was 30,000 one way tickets. I made the ob- servation of that same principle applicable today in Ill- inois. Now, that statement is not made with any possible racist tone on my part for anyone to deliberately miscon- strue it renders a disservice to the person who is seeking to mix the facts. The English King when he established the order of the guard said 'Evil to him who thinks evil', but the time has come to recognize that society has grown all out of proportion and these large cities are no longer manageable. I extended an invitation to the public aid commission this morning that we have people move out of the cities and move back to rural America. It's a matter of fact and arithmetic that in the county in which I live we have had a 10% population loss in each of the last three census reports that have been taken. I say to you and I say to my good friend, Corneal Davis, that we need to re- cognize in the city that a better quality of life can be had by all and for all if we'll spread out the population. There are many on a national scale that are working in that direction. For Representative Davis to come excited and assume that there is some hidden meaning in the matter is just not realistic. We need and I would call his attention particularly to the line from my duty, quoted a few minutes ago, about do mercy and love justice, he should have put in the last word and that was to walk humbly. In conclusion I want to say to all my friends on both sides of the aisle, GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES if any of you have any extra citizens that you want to move move them down in the 54th District, because we need them to move forward to a better, more prosperous Illinois and it makes no difference what their station in life is, what their creed, what their color or what their politics may happen to be. Thank you for this opportunity to be issuing an invitation to come to the 54th District."
"Ah, introductions."
"House Bill 4247, Regner, et.al. Approp- riation to the Attorney General. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4248, Regner, et.al. Makes an additional appropriation to the Road Fund. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4249, Jones, et.al. Appropriates $900,000.00 to the Secretary of State. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4250, Jones. Reappropriates $3 million to the Secretary of State. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4251, Jones. Reappropriates $5,800,000.00 to the Secretary of State. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4252, Philip, et.al. Makes an appropriation for the ordinary and contingent expense to the Office of the Secretary of State. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4253, Rich- ard Walsh, et.al. Appropriates $7,062,984.00 to the Sec- retary of State. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4254, Pappas, et.al. Appropriates $500,000.00 to the Sec- retary of State. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4255, Lindberg, et.al. Appropriates $62,000.00 to the Secretary of State. First reading of the bill. House Bill GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 11. 4256, Regner, et.al. Appropriates $400,000.00 to the Sec- retary of State. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4257, Phil Collins, et.al. A new act to be known as the 'Illinois Election Campaign Act'. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4258, Blair, et.al. Appropriates $500,- 000.00 to the Secretary of State. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4259, Blair, et.al. Reappropriates to the Secretary of State $400,000.00. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4260, Bluthardt, et.al. Makes an approp- riation to the ordinary and contingent expense of the De- partment of Local and Government Affairs. First reading of the bill."
"Committee Reports."
"Mr. Wall from the Committee on Registra- tion and Regulation to which House Bill 1797 was referred, reported the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass."
"All right, with leave of the House, we'll go to the order of concurrences, consideration post- poned, House Bill 206 and with leave of the House, we'll bring that back to the order of concurrences, and the Chair recognizes the gentleman from Lake, Mr. Matijevich."
"Ah, Mr. Speaker and Members of the House, I move to concur with Amendment Number Two to House Bill 206 and ask for a favorable roll call."
"The gentleman from Cook, Mr. Phil Collins." GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12.
"May we have an explanation, Mr. Speaker."
"The gentleman from Lake, Mr. Matij- evich."
"Ah, yes, sir, Representative Collins, I thought we went through this quite clearly in the fall, but ah. ."
"Ah, just a minute. We're we're on con- currences with the final passage of this particular bill so let's let's give a little more attention to the sponsor."
"Ah, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, as you know for some time now many of us have been trying to eliminate the archaic wall with relation to closing of taverns on election day. This bill and the subsequent a- mendment by the Senate is a compromise wherein now there is no mention in Illinois in the Illinois law as to the closing of taverns on election day. We needed two bills to do it with, House Bill 205 has been signed by Governor Ogilvie in his statement and message in signing House Bill 205, he did state that a companion bill, 206 is pending in the legislature and he will sign that bill. We now have before us House Bill 206 and therefore we need it as a com- panion bill to allow such openings, and therefore I ask for your favorable vote."
"Any further discussion? The question is shall the House concur in Senate Amendment Number Two to House Bill 206? All those infavor will vote 'Yeas' and the opposed 'No'. Schoeberlein, 'Yeas'. Have all voted who GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES wished? The Clerk will take the record. On this question, there are 141 'Yeas' and 9 'Nays' and the House has con- curred in Senate Amendment Number Two to House Bill 206. All right, now we'll go back to House Bills third reading. House Bill House Bill 4113."
"House Bill 4113. An act to amend Section 9 of an act in relation to the state finance. Third reading of the bill."
"The gentleman from McLean, Mr. Bradley."
"Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, House Bill 4113 amends 'The Illinois Finance Act' and makes it possible with the amendment of that act to allow the Auditor of Public Accounts to pay payments to the State Employees of the retroactive funds the retroactive pay that certainly does belong to the state employees as we know the federal government froze wages from September 1 until December of last year. At that particular time there was a 3% increase of funds for the public employees in the State of Illinois that were to take effect as of September 1, and were frozen. The Finance Act is very explicit re- garding retroactive pay and they make only two exceptions. And neither one of those exceptions apply to this particu- lar problem that the Auditor of Public Accounts faces. Ah, this law will make it possible, this amendment that we're putting on today will make it possible for him to go ahead and issue the checks to the people who certainly have the funds coming to them. I ask for your favorable support." GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 14.
"Further discussion? All right, the question is shall House Bill 4113 pass? All those in favor will vote 'Yeas' and the opposed 'No'. Have all voted who wished? The Clerk will take the record. On this question, there are 152 'Yeas' and no 'Nays' and Shea, 'Yeas', and this bill having received the constitutional majority is hereby declared passed. The gentleman from Cook, Mr. Hyde."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, I would like to bring to the members' attention the urgent necessity of calling to the Speaker's attention any bills that you want called. We have a long calendar here, the media is most anxious that we do our work and I'd like the media to know we're here at least the leadership is here on both sides of the aisle, ready to do our work, so if you members would like your bills called, would you please let the Speaker know and they can either go up or down as the case may be. Thank you."
"The gentleman from Union, Mr. Choate."
"Well, Mr. Speaker, after listening to and enjoying those words of wisdom from the Majority Leader, I would like to ask the entire membership to join with me in wishing to Representative Henry Hyde, an outstanding leader in his party, Happy Birthday, Henry."
"Is the gentleman from Christian in good voice today?"
"Yeah."
"He indicates he is. The gentleman. " GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 15.
"With some help I'll try. Happy Birth- day to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dear Henry, Happy Birthday to you."
"With leave of the House, we'll go to House Bills second reading. House Bill 3602."
"House Bill 3602. A bill for an act to amend Section 32 of an act clarifying the powers and duties of the Department of Mental Health. Second reading of the bill. No committee amendments."
"Any amendments from the floor? Third reading. All right, we'll I'll understand we'll hold it on second reading for purposes of an amendment at a later date. With leave of the House, we'll go back to introduc- tion and first reading of House Bills."
"House Bill 4261, Gene Hoffman, et.al. A bill for an act to amend 'The School Code'. First read- ing of the bill. House Bill 4262, McGah, et.al. Amend 'The Safety Inspection and Education Act'. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4263, McGah, et.al. Amends an act relating to the number of appointments, qualification of duties to a Magistrate. First reading of a bill. House Bill 4264, Shapiro. Amends 'The School Code'. First read- ing of the bill. House Bill 4265, Schlickman, et.al. Ah provides for the biased claims fund act. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4266, Schlickman, et.al. Amends the 'State Printing Contracts Act'. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4267, B. B. Wolfe, et.al. Amends 'The Revenue GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 16. Act'. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4268, Schlick+ man, et.al. Amends 'The School Code'. First reading of the bill."
"For what purpose does the gentleman from Cook, Mr. Phil Collins, rise?"
"Ah, Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, I ask leave to table House Bill 2719, I'm the sole sponsor."
"For what purpose does the gentleman from Cook, Mr. Shea, rise?"
"Ah, could Representative Collins tell us which bill that might be. He's got a couple of very important pieces of legislation over there like the state electorial election board and he's also got a bill that some people didn't think was important some time ago about filling leg- islative vacancies. It might be a little more important today."
"Is that a question?"
"I don't know, I'm just asking him what the bill is about."
"All right, all right, I get what you're doing now, the gentleman from Cook, Mr. Collins."
"Mr. Speaker, this is not the bill that Representative Shea fears, it's merely a bill that would have raised the salary of the State Fair Manager."
"Thank you."
"The gentleman have leave? Thank you. GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 17. Back to Introduction and First Reading of House Bills."
"House Bill 4269, Shea, et.al. Amends 'The Wage Deduction Act'. First reading of the bill."
"The ah what purpose does the gentleman from Johnson, Mr. McCormick, rise?"
"Ah, Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, I'd like unanimous consent to table House Bill 2429, the Ambulance Bill and in committee 2413."
"Does the gentleman have leave? All right, those bills will be tabled. For what purpose does the gentleman from Cook, Mr. Hyde, rise?"
"Mr. Speaker, in keeping with our policy with moving along with legislation, I'd like to ask unanimous consent to table House Bill 2856 of which I am the Chief Sponsor and which is now residing in the Executive Committee."
"Does the gentleman have leave? All right, it will be tabled."
"House Bill 4270, Blades, et.al. Amends 'The Municipal Code'. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4271, Blades, et.al. Amends the Downstate and Chicago Teachers' Retirement System. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4272, Glass, et.al. Amends 'The Election Code'. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4273, Moore, et.al. Amends 'The Insurance Code'. First reading of the bill."
"All right, with leave of the House, we'll go to Agreed resolutions."
"House Bill 4274, Madigan. Amends 'The GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 18. Public Act'. First reading of the bill. House Bill 4275, Madigan, et.al. Amends 'The School Code'. First reading of the bill."
"Agreed Resolutions."
"House Resolution 548, Juckett, et.al. House Resolution 549, Juckett, et.al. House Resolution 550, Juckett, et.al. House Resolution 551, Juckett, et.al. House Resolution 552, Yourell. House Resolution 553, Yourell, et.al. House Resolution 554, Palmer. House Re- solution 555, VonBoeckman, et.al. Senate Joint Resolution 63, Hyde."
"The gentleman from Cook, Mr. Hyde."
"Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, the Agreed Resolutions. House Resolution 548 con- gratulates the Park Ridge Amateur Hockey Association for their stunning triumph. House Resolution 549 congratulates the Park Ridge Pee Wee Hockey Team for their outstanding record. House Resolution 550 honors the Park Ridge Squirts Hockey Team on their great accomplishments. House Resol- ution 551 salutes the Park Ridge Might Hockey Team on their remarkable performance. House Resolution 552 congratulates Oak Lawn's retired postmaster, Otis Dunn. House Resolution 553 commends Mr. Emerson Thoms for his public service to the people of School District #126. House Resolution 554 congratulates Elmer Boomer Just on his occasion of his re- tirement and we wish him well. House Resolution 555 con- gratulates Joseph and Theresa Mueller on their 55th Wedding GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 19. Anniversary and Senate Joint Resolution 63 urges Congress to enact the surface transportation act of 1971. I now move adoption of the agreed resolutions."
"All right, all those in favor of the adoption of the agreed resolutions say 'Yeas', the opposed 'No', the 'Yeas'. have it and the agreed resolutions are adopted. All right, with leave of the House, we'll go back to Introduction and First Reading of one House Bill."
"House Bill 4276, McCormick, et.al. Ap- propriates $1,400,000.00 to the Department of Business and Economic Development. First reading of the bill."
"All right, the gentleman from Cook, Mr. Hyde."
"Mr. Speaker, I have an announcement. The Republicans will meet immediately after the next motion, which will be an adjournment, ah, and in Room 212, if the Republicans will come down immediately, we will have a short but important conference. I now, Mr. Speaker, move, ah, I believe the Minority Leader has an announcement."
"The gentleman from Union, Mr. Choate."
"Thank you, Henry. Yes, Mr. Speaker, I would ask the Democratic members to come to Room M-5 for a short conference so that we can get out of there and you will have time to eat lunch before you go to committee meetings. Room M-5."
"The gentleman from Cook, Mr. Hyde."
"I now move, Mr. Speaker, that this House do GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS 20. stand in adjourned until tomorrow morning at 11:00 Α.Μ."
"And there will be a Rules Committee.
"There will be a Rules Committee Meeting in the Speaker's Office at 10:30 Α.Μ."
"All right, ah, all those in favor of the motion to adjourn say 'Yeas', the opposed 'No', the 'Yeas' have it and the motion is approved and we're adjourn- ed until 11:00 A.M. tomorrow." Adjournment at 12:55 O'Clock P.M. 4/18/72 skn. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. STATE OF ILLINOIS