The hour of twelve-fifteen having arrived, the Senate will please come to order. Will the Members be at their desks, and will our guests in the gallery please rise. Our prayer this afternoon by the Reverend Rudolph Shoultz, Union Baptist Churchz Springfield, Illinois. Reverend.
(Prayer by khe Reverend Rudolph Shoultz)
Thank you, Reverend. Reading of the Journal, Madam Secretary.
Senate Journals of Wednesday, April 29# and Thursday, April 30, 1992.
Senator Hall.
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, move that the Journals just read by the Secretary be approved, unless some Senator has additions or corrections to offer.
You've heard the motion as plaeed by Senator Hall. Any discusskon? not, a11 in favor, indicate by saying Aye. Ak1 opposed. The Ayes have The motion carries, and it is so ordered . Senator Hall.
Thank you, Mr. Presldent. I move that reading and approval of the Journals of Friday, May lst: in the year 1992, be postponed, pending arrival of the printed Journals.
You dve heard the motion as placed by Senator Hall. Is there any discussion? If not, a1l in favor, indicate by saying Aye. A1l opposed. The Ayes have The motion carries, and it is so l STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 100th Legislative Day May 5, 1992 ordered. Messages from the House.
A Message from the House by Mr. O'Brien, Clerk. Mr. President I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has adopted the following joint resolution, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Joint Resolution 127. is substantive.
Executive.
A Message from the House by Mr. O'Brien, Clerk. Mr. President am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has adopted the followin: joint resolution, in the adoption of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate, to wit: House Joint Resolutions l29 and They are both congratulatory.
Consent Calendar. Resolutions.
Senate Resolution 1219 offered by Senator Raica. Senate Resolution 1220 offered by Senator Leverenz. Senate Resolutions 1221 and 1222 offered by Senator Collins. Senate Resolutlon 1223 offered by Senator Brookins. And Senate Joint Resolution 156 offered by Senator Palmer. They are a1l congratulatory.
Consent Calendar. Committee Reports.
Senator O 'Dankel, Chairman of the Committee on Agricukture and 2 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 100th Legislaeive Day May 5, 1992 Conservation, reports Senate Bills numbered 1896 and 1947 Do Pass; and Senate Bills numbered 1508, 1955, 2177 and 2182 Do Pass, as Amended. Senator Thomas Dunn, Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary reports Senate Bills numbered 1570, 1669, 1720, 1749, 1861, 1890, 1892, 1950, 1979, 2045, 2062, 2076, 2134, 2152, 2154, 2155, 2163, 2164, 2171, 2190 and 2233 Do Pass; and Senate Bills numbered 400, 2159 and 2178 Do Pass, as Amended.
Senator Geo-Karis, for what purpose do you arise?
Mr. President and Ladles and Gentlemen of the Senate, have some very distinguished visitors here today, because they lre my constituents, and I consider my constituents very distinguished. On a point of personal privilege, I'd like you all to meet Chuck and Stephanie Walsh and their three children, Brian, Shea and Bliss, who are sitting the President's Gallery. Would you please help me welcome them here?
Will our guests please rise and be recognized? Welcome to Springfield. Senator Severns, for what purpose to you arise?
Thank you, Mr. President. 1, too, rise on a point of personal privilege.
State your point, please.
It's my honor today to have joining us, students from Stonington High School. They -- they've been kind enough to join us here in Springfield before, and I'm delighted they decided to come back this year to debate many issues. So they 're in the visitors' gallery. I would like to the Senate to join me in 3 STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY I REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 100th Legislative Day May 54 1992 welcoming them.
Will our guests please stand and be recognized? Welcome to Springfield. Resolutions. SECRETARY HAWKER: ! E Senate Joint Resolution 157 offered by Senators Berman and l Maitland. i ! It is substantive.
Executive. Senator Di Turi, for what purpose do you arise, sir?
I would like to -- if we could take a moment and remember a good friend of ours that passed away, Michael J. Howlett.
Yes, we will have a death resolution and we Will pay appropriate homage to Mr. Howlett, you can be sure. Ladies and Gentlemen, if I can have your attention. I have discussed earlier today w1th Senator Philip the schedule for the week. Let me just apprise a11 of you so that there is no mistake. And everyone can plan accordingly. We have, as you know, a pretty heavy Appropriations Committee schedule this afternoon, and Senator Hall and Appropriations 11 Will meet tomorrow morning at nine, and they, too, have a fairly heavy schedule. So that when we adjourn very shortly here, Senator Carroll will announce his committee and its business this afternoon. We will go into Session tomorrcw at one o'clock. The committee meets at nine. I understand there is a celebrity luncheon on behalf of Mr. Colson , and I 've been asked to defer the Session, which certainly is in order. We will go int.o Session tomorrow at one o îclock. And tomorrow afternoon we will begin on the Calendarr going through bills. We have two hundred and eighty-five bills on the Calendar. We will begin the 4 STATE 0F ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 100th Legislative Day May 5, 1992 process of moving those bills from 2nd to 3rd Reading, if indeed the sponsors wish them moved . There have been # I 'm told , a number of requests for f iscal notes that will have been filed . Committee amendments need not be duplicated ; but, if there are Floor amendments to be acted upon, I Would ask the Members, please , as a courtesy to the others , to have copies of those Floor amendments ready so that We can move with some dispatch . On Thursday , then , We will meet at nine o 'clock in the morning . We will meet at nine o 'clock in the morning . Senator Kelly will have an Executive Appointments Committee report# where We will advise and consent to certain of the Governor's nominees# and we will work until approximately noon on Thursday . And then We will have concluded our business for the week . I have been -- my office has been informed that the wake for Secretary Howlett will be Wednesday night and Thursday night on the north side of Chicago , and there will be a funeral mass on Friday . I do not yet have the time, but we will have al1 of that for you . Friday , at Holy Name Cathedral . Is it eleven o 'clock? All right . Eleven o 'clock on Friday at Holy Name Cathedral, and we will have the information available for everybody . But we -- Senator Carroll # have you been apprised of where the funeral home is? SENATOR CM ROLL : Blake-Lamb on Dearborn. PRESIDENT ROCK: Okay. Blake-Lamb on Dearborn. Right at Dearborn and just north of North Avenue . Okay . Everybody got -- on the same wavelength? We '11 -- when we conclude today , we '11 come back in at one o 'clock tomorrow . We '11 start on the Calendar tomorrow afternoon . Thursday we '11 come in at nine and work until noon , and then we will adjourn until next week Tuesday. And next week, by the way , we will be in Session on the Floor on -- and in committee on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday night, the 5 i STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TRANSCRIPT 100th Legislative Day May 5, 1992 fourteenth of May, I am told, there is a dinner in honor of the Republican Members, and so we will not be here on the fifteenth . We will conclude at a reasonable time on the fourteenth to accommodate those of you who have to travel north , and we will not be here on the fifteenth . All right, any further business , Madam Secretary? Any announcements? Senator Carroll.
Thank you , Mr. President and Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate . Just by way of announcement: The Appropriations I Committee will be at one o 'clock in Room 2l2. We Will also , however , since we will be hearing the Governor 's request for a supplemental appropriation - some of the subject matter would normally be included in Appropriations II - we would like to invite the Members of Appropriations II who Wish to question on the supplemental to join us, probably around 3:30. It will be the last bill we Will call in com ittee today . My guess is that will be around 3:30. So if any of the Appropriations 11 Members Wish to join us at that time, they'd be quite welcome.
Senator Hall. Further announcements?
He has made the announcement . That 's flne .
All right , fine. Senator 5m1th .
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Senate, I stand on a point of personal privilege .
State your point, please .
We have in the -- in the gallery behind me , the elementary school -- the Hartisan Elementary School, which is in my dist rict, 6 i STATE OF ILLINOIS 87th GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGULAR SESSION SENATE TM NSCRIPT 100th Legislative Day May 5, 1992 and I am very proud to say I once attended that school Hartigan School in Chicago y Illinois . Thank you . PRESIDENT ROCK : Will our guests please rise and be recognized? Welcome to Springf ield . A11 right. Ladies and Gentlemen , any further business? Further announcements? Al1 right. Appropriations I at one o 'clock and the supplemental will be heard at approximately 3:30 z for those of you who are also on Appropriations 11 and wish to join in. If there 's no further business, Senator Vadalabene moves that the Senate stand adjourned until Wednesday, at the hour of one o 'clock . One o 'clock on Wednesday, Ladies and Gentlemen. 7 REPORT: TIFLDAY ' q STATE OF ILLINOIS 93/0*/20 I PAGd: 00t 87TH GERERAL ASSEFIBLY 09116:52 SENATE DAILY TRARSCRIPTION OF DEBAYE INDEX I >14Y O5. 1992 SR-l219 RESOLUTIUCC OFFERED PAGE 2 SR- :220 RESûLUTIO: OFFERED PAGE 2 SR- L221 R6S0LUTI0& OFFERED PAGE 2 5R-1222 RESOLUTIOQ OFFERED PAGE 2 52-1223 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 2 8JR-0127 REZOLUTIOR OFFERED PAGE 2 HJR-0129 RESOLUTIOR OFFERED PAGE 2 HJR-0130 RESOLUTION OFFERED PAGE 2 SJ9-Ot56 RESOLUTIO& OFFERED PAGE 2 SJR-0t57 RESOLUTIOIk OFFERED PAGE # 3UJJECT NATTER i j SENATE r0 ORDER - PRESIPENT ROCK PAGE 1 PRAYER - THE REVEREND RUDOLPH SHOULTI PAGE 1 JOURNALS - APPROVED PAGE 1 JOURNAL - POSTPONED PAGE 1 XESSAGES FROH THE HOUS: PAGF 2 CON/IITTEE R6PORTS PAGE 2 ADJOURNZ4ENT PAGE 7 I I !