49th Illinois General Assembly
{{Short description|1915 to 1917 legislative session}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox legislative term
|before = 48th
|after = 50th
|name = 49th Illinois General Assembly
|term_start = 1915
|term_end = 1916
|image = Capitol, Springfield, Illinois LCCN2011633217.jpg
|caption = The Illinois State Capitol
|session_room =
|chamber1 = Illinois Senate
|chamber1_leader1_type = President
|chamber1_leader1 = Barratt O'Hara, Democratic
|chamber1_leader2_type = President pro tempore
|chamber1_leader2 = Stephen D. Canady, Democratic
|chamber2 = Illinois House of Representatives
|chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker
|chamber2_leader1 = David Shanahan, Republican
|election = 1914
|meeting_place = Springfield, Illinois
|website =
}}
The 49th Illinois General Assembly met from 1915 to 1917. The first session convened on January 6, 1915 and adjourned sine die on June 30, 1915.House Journal p. ii The first special session convened on November 22, 1915 and adjourned sine die on May 10, 1916.Senate Journal p. iii The second special session convened on January 11, 1916 and adjourned sine die on February 14, 1916.
Barratt O'Hara of Chicago was the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and thus ex officio President of the Senate.{{efn|This arrangement was discontinued with the adoption of the current Constitution of Illinois in 1970, effective 1973.}}Senate journal p. vi Stephen D. Canady of Hillsboro was President pro tempore of the Senate. David Shanahan of Chicago was the Speaker of the House of Representatives.House Journal p. iv Shanahan was made Temporary Speaker on February 16 after 68 ballotsHouse Journal p. 100 and was made full Speaker on February 17 on the first ballot.House Journal p. 106 In the first session 1,548 bills were introduced, of which 293 became law.House Journal p. v
Districts
Illinois was divided into 51 districts, each of which elected one Senator and three Representatives. Districts were last reapportioned in 1901Almanac p. 823 and would not be reapportioned again until 1947.{{cite encyclopedia |title= State Politics |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Chicago |last=Devine |first=Michael J. |url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1194.html}}
The counties of each district were as follows:Almanac pp. 821–822
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 15th, 17th, 19th, 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th, 29th, and 31st: Parts of Cook
- 8th: Lake, McHenry, and Boone
- 10th: Ogle and Winnebago
- 12th: Stephenson, Jo Daviess, and Carroll
- 14th: Kane and Kendall
- 16th: Marshall, Putnam, Livingston, and Woodford
- 18th: Peoria
- 20th: Grundy, Kankakee, and Iroquois
- 22nd: Vermillion and Edgar
- 24th: Champaign, Piatt, and Moultrie
- 26th: Ford and McLean
- 28th: DeWitt, Logan, and Macon
- 30th: Tazewell, Mason, Menard, Cass, Schuyler, and Brown
- 32nd: Hancock, McDonough, and Warren
- 33rd: Henderson, Mercer, and Rock Island
- 34th: Douglas, Coles, and Clark
- 35th: Whiteside, Lee, and DeKalb
- 36th: Adams, Pike, Calhoun, and Scott
- 37th: Henry, Stark, and Bureau
- 38th: Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, and Montgomery
- 39th: LaSalle
- 40th: Christian, Shelby, Cumberland, and Fayette
- 41st: DuPage and Will
- 42nd: Clinton, Marion, Clay, and Effingham
- 43rd: Knox and Fulton
- 44th: Jackson, Perry, Washington, Randolph, and Monroe
- 45th: Morgan and Sangamon
- 46th: Jefferson, Wayne, Richland, and Jasper
- 47th: Madison and Bond
- 48th: Hardin, Gallatin, White, Edwards, Wabash, Lawrence, and Crawford
- 49th: St. Clair
- 50th: Hamilton, Saline, Pope, Johnson, and Massac
- 51st: Franklin, Williamson, Union, Pulaski, and Alexander
Members
=Senate=
There were 51 senators.
Unless otherwise stated, "Chairman of the Committee on X" is abbreviated to "Chairman of X", etc.
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|+{{nowrap|Members of the 49th Illinois General Assembly in the Senate by districtSenate Synopsis p. 3}} | ||
| District | Member | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | {{Party shading/Republican}}|George F. Harding Jr., Republican | Chairman of Revenue and FinanceSenate Synopsis p. 14 |
| 2nd | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Francis A. Hurley, Democratic | |
| 3rd | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Samuel A. Ettelson, Democratic | Chairman of License and Miscellany |
| 4th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Al F. Gorman, Democratic | |
| 5th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Morton D. Hull, Republican | Chairman of Public Efficiency and Civil Service, Chairman of RulesSenate Synopsis p. 15 |
| 6th | {{Party shading/Progressive}}|George W. Harris, Progressive | Chairman of Labor, Mines and Mining |
| 7th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Frederick B. Roos, Republican | Chairman of Executive CommitteeSenate Synopsis p. 16 |
| 8th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Albert J. Olson, Republican | Chairman of Agriculture, Live Stock and Dairying |
| 9th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|P. J. Carroll, Democratic | |
| 10th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Henry Andrus, Republican | |
| 11th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Percival G. Baldwin, Republican | |
| 12th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Michael H. Cleary, Democratic | |
| 13th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|John A. Swanson, Republican | |
| 14th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Thomas B. Stewart, Republican | Chairman of Charitable, Penal and Reformatory Institutions |
| 15th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John J. Boehm, Democratic | |
| 16th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Christian Haase, Democratic | |
| 17th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Edward J. Glackin, Democratic | |
| 18th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|John Dailey, Republican | Chairman of Public Utilities |
| 19th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John T. Denvir, Democratic | |
| 20th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Edward C. Curtis, Republican | |
| 21st | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Edward J. Hughes, Democratic | |
| 22nd | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Martin B. Bailey, Republican | Chairman of RailroadsSenate Synopsis p. 12 |
| 23rd | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Henry W. Austin, Republican | |
| 24th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Raymond B. Meeker, Democratic | |
| 25th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Daniel Herlihy, Democratic | |
| 26th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Noah E. Franklin, Republican | |
| 27th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John Broderick, Democratic | |
| 28th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Willis R. Shaw, Democratic | |
| 29th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Patrick J. Sullivan, Democratic | |
| 30th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Walter I. Manny, Democratic | |
| 31st | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Willet H. Cornwell, Republican | |
| 32nd | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William A. Compton, Democratic | |
| 33rd | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Frank A. Landee, Republican | |
| 34th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|John R. Hamilton, Republican | |
| 35th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Adam C. Cliffe, Republican | |
| 36th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Charles R. McNay, Democratic | |
| 37th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Clayton C. Pervier, Republican | |
| 38th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Stephen D. Canady, Democratic | |
| 39th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Peter E. Coleman, Democratic | |
| 40th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|F. Jeff Tossey, Democratic | |
| 41st | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Richard J. Barr, Republican | |
| 42nd | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|F. C. Campbell, Democratic | |
| 43rd | {{Party shading/Republican}}|W. S. Jewell, Republican | |
| 44th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Kent E. Keller, Democratic | |
| 45th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Elbert S. Smith, Republican | |
| 46th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|W. Duff Piercy, Democratic | |
| 47th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|J. G. Bardill, Republican | |
| 48th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|J. A. Womack, Democratic | |
| 49th | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Paul W. Abt, Republican | |
| 50th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|D. T. Woodward, Democratic | |
| 51st | {{Party shading/Republican}}|Sam W. Latham, Republican |
=House of Representatives=
Prior to the Cutback Amendment in 1980, each district in the Illinois House of Representatives elected three members via cumulative voting. There were 79 Republicans, and the rest were mostly Democrats with a few Socialists and Progressives.
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|+{{nowrap|Members of the 49th Illinois General Assembly in the House of Representatives by districtHouse Journal pp. 2–3}} | ||
| District | Member | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|1st | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John Griffin, Democratic | |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|William M. Brinkman, Republican | ||
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Sheadrick B. Turner, Republican | ||
| rowspan="3"|2nd | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|George U. Lipschulch, Democratic | |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Frank Ryan, Democratic | ||
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|John J. Gardner, Republican | ||
| rowspan="3"|3rd | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John P. Walsh, Democratic | |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Edward M. Santry, Democratic | ||
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Robert R. Jackson, Republican | ||
| rowspan="3"|4th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|George C. Hilton, Democratic | Chairman of To Visit Penal InstitutionsHouse Journal p. 186 |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Hubert Killens, Democratic | ||
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Thomas A. Boyer, Republican | ||
| rowspan="3"|5th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Michael L. Igoe, Democratic | Chairman of WaterwaysHouse Journal p. 186 |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Isaac S. Rothschild, Republican | ||
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|John H. Helwig, Republican | ||
| rowspan="3"|6th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Joseph A. Weber, Democratic | |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Robert E. Wilson, Democratic | ||
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|William M. Brown, Republican | ||
| rowspan="3"|9th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Robert J. Mulcahy, Democratic | |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Joseph Placek, Democratic | ||
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|David Shanahan, Republican | Elected Speaker | |
| rowspan="3"|12th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Charles F. Franz, Democratic | |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}|R. R. Thompson, Democratic | ||
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|John D. Turnbaugh, Republican | ||
| rowspan="3"|50th | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|James H. Felts, Democratic | |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Charles Curren, Republican | ||
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|C.A. Stewart, Republican | ||
| rowspan="3"|51st | {{Party shading/Democratic}}|W.C. Kane, Democratic | |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Elwood Barker, Republican | ||
| {{Party shading/Republican}}|Oral P. Tuttle, Republican |
See also
Notes
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References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book
|title=The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year-Book for 1921
|author= James Langland, M.A.
|publisher=The Chicago Daily News Company
|location=Chicago, IL
|year=1920
}}
- {{cite book
|title=Journal of the House of Representatives of the 49th General Assembly of the State of Illinois
|publisher=Illinois State Journal Co.
|location=Springfield, IL
|year=1915
}}
- {{cite book
|title=Journal of the Senate of the first special session of the Forty-Ninth General Assembly of the State of Illinois
|publisher=Illinois State Journal Co.
|location=Springfield, IL
|year=1916
}}
- {{cite book
|title=Senate Synopsis, 49th General Assembly, State of Illinois
|publisher=Schnepp and Barnes, State Printers
|location=Springfield, IL
|year=1915
}}
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