49th_Illinois_General_Assembly

49th Illinois General Assembly

49th Illinois General Assembly

Illinois state legislature

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.[1] The first special session convened on November 22, 1915 and adjourned sine die on May 10, 1916.[2] The second special session convened on January 11, 1916 and adjourned sine die on February 14, 1916.[2]

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Barratt O'Hara of Chicago was the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and thus ex officio President of the Senate.[lower-alpha 1][3] Stephen D. Canady of Hillsboro was President pro tempore of the Senate.[3] David Shanahan of Chicago was the Speaker of the House of Representatives.[4] Shanahan was made Temporary Speaker on February 16 after 68 ballots[5] and was made full Speaker on February 17 on the first ballot.[6] In the first session 1,548 bills were introduced, of which 293 became law.[7]

Districts

Illinois was divided into 51 districts, each of which elected one Senator and three Representatives. Districts were last reapportioned in 1901[8] and would not be reapportioned again until 1947.[9]

The counties of each district were as follows:[10]

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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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.[16]

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Notes

  1. This arrangement was discontinued with the adoption of the current Constitution of Illinois in 1970, effective 1973.

References

  1. [1]
    House Journal p. ii
  2. [2]
    Senate Journal p. iii
  3. [3]
    Senate journal p. vi
  4. [4]
    House Journal p. iv
  5. [5]
    House Journal p. 100
  6. [6]
    House Journal p. 106
  7. [7]
    House Journal p. v
  8. [8]
    Almanac p. 823
  9. [9]
    Devine, Michael J. "State Politics". Encyclopedia of Chicago.
  10. [10]
    Almanac pp. 821–822
  11. [11]
    Senate Synopsis p. 3
  12. [12]
    Senate Synopsis p. 14
  13. [13]
    Senate Synopsis p. 15
  14. [14]
    Senate Synopsis p. 16
  15. [15]
    Senate Synopsis p. 12
  16. [16]
    House Journal pp. 2–3
  17. [17]
    House Journal p. 186

Bibliography

  • James Langland, M.A. (1920). The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year-Book for 1921. Chicago, IL: The Chicago Daily News Company.
  • Journal of the House of Representatives of the 49th General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Springfield, IL: Illinois State Journal Co. 1915.
  • Journal of the Senate of the first special session of the Forty-Ninth General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Springfield, IL: Illinois State Journal Co. 1916.
  • Senate Synopsis, 49th General Assembly, State of Illinois. Springfield, IL: Schnepp and Barnes, State Printers. 1915.
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