pending the rules and in favor of refer- 

 ring the bill to the Appropriations 

 Committee, thereby killing it, and 57 

 members voted in favor of suspending 

 the rules. It was clearly pointed out 

 in the debate that failure to suspend 

 the rules would kill the bill. The roll 

 call showing the votes for and against 

 the bill is printed elsewhere in this 

 report. 



Plumbing Law 

 Amendment 



The Illinois Agricultural Association 

 sponsorea an amendment to the plumb- 

 ing law to provide that this law should 

 not apply to work done on farms and 

 making it possible for persons to work 

 on farm water supply and plumbing 

 systems without securing a plumber's 

 license. This bill (House Bill 985, in- 

 troduced by Representatives Knaut and 

 Field) passed. The plumbing law pro- 

 viding that only licensed plumbers 

 might work on water supply and 

 plumbing systems, was passed in 1935 

 — the proponents arguing that it was 

 necessary for the protection of the 

 public health. After the law was en- 

 acted, efforts were made to enforce 

 the law against farmers repairing their 

 farm water systems. In some cases 

 plumbing supply houses refused to sell 

 plumbing supplies except to licensed 

 plumbers or in cases where they were 

 assured that the work would be done 

 by a licensed plumber. The amend- 

 ment taking work on farm property 

 out from under the law was sponsored 

 in order to relieve farmers from an un- 

 reasonable situation and to enable them 

 to do this work for themselves or to 

 employ unlicensed persons. The roll 

 call upon this bill is printed elsewhere 

 in this report. 



Painters' Regulation 



Similar to the requirements under 

 the 1935 Plumbing Law, was a pro- 

 posal (S.B. 395 Kielminski) under 

 which only jjersons licensed by the 

 State might engage in the business or 

 occupation of painting, paper-hanging, 

 etc. This bill would have divided 

 painters into three classes, namely, con- 

 tractors, journeymen and apprentices. 

 Under its provisions only persons not 

 more than 21 years of age might re- 

 ceive certificates of registration as ap- 

 prentice painters. In effect, this would 

 mean that persons not now engaged in 

 painting who are over 21 years of age 

 never could become apprentices and 

 qualify for a painter's license and en- 

 gage in the business. This bill was 



defeated in the Senate. It is an ex- 

 ample of a tyjse of bill, the number 

 of which is increasing, sponsored for 

 the protection of the public health or 

 general welfare but in reality affording 

 some unfair selfish advantage to a par- 

 ticular group or class. 



Fresh Fruits and 

 Vegetables 



Of importance to the fresh fruit and 

 vegetable industry are House Bills 490 

 and 491 (introduced by Representa- 

 tives Parker and Field) sponsored by 

 the Illinois Agricultural Association 

 pursuant to a resolution adopted at 

 the last annual meeting. These bills 

 license commission merchants, brokers 

 and dealers handling fresh fruits and 

 vegetables and onion sets. They do 

 not apply to producers or persons buy- 

 ing solely for sale at retail or to can- 

 ners or processors. They set up fair 

 trade practices for the industry and 

 provide for proceedings before the De- 

 partment of Agriculture for recovery 

 of damages occasioned as a result of 

 the violation of these fair trade prac- 

 tices. They are modeled after the Fed- 

 eral Perishable Agricultural Commod- 

 ities Act enacted in 1930. These bills 

 will afford fruit and vegetable growers 

 protection against unscrupulous prac- 

 tices where the fruit and vegetables are 

 sold and moved entirely within the 

 confines of the State. The roll call 

 upon this bill also is included in the 

 voting record. 



Bangs' Disease Control 



Dairy and livestock breeders will 

 benefit under the provisions of H.B. 

 803, (introduced by Representatives 

 Collins and Russell) supported by the 

 Association. This bill requires dairy 



and breeding cattle imported into the 

 State to be free from Bangs' disease 

 and should be of assistance in prevent- 

 ing the sale in Illinois of cattle re- 

 acting to Bangs' disease when tested 

 in other States. The bill also appro- 

 priates $200,000 for payment of the 

 State's portion of indemnities to owners 

 of Bangs' infected cattle who volun- 

 tarily test their herds. Under the 

 Bangs' elimination program, the Fed- 

 eral Government, the State and the 

 owner each carry one-third of the loss 

 for reactors. The roll call on this bill 

 is printed in this issue. 



(Aj we go to preis, newspapers report that 

 Governor Horner has vetoed the $200,000 

 appropriation in this bill, but apparently the 

 protective features of the measure are not 

 disturbed. The governor is reported as say- 

 ing that the Department of Agriculture will 

 have sufficient funds to administer the act.) 



Grade "X" Milk 



Of particular interest to fluid milk 

 producers is S.B. 287 (introduced by 

 Senator Hubbard) sponsored by the 

 milk producers and supported by the 

 Association. This bill requires fluid 

 milk labeled and sold as Grade "A" 

 to conform to definite sanitation re- 

 quirements laid down in the law. Milk 

 not complying with these sanitation 

 requirements is not affected except that 

 it may not be labeled and sold as 

 Grade "A". 



Truck Bills 



Bills sponsored by the Uniform Mo- 

 tor Vehicles Laws Commission were 

 introduced in the House and in the 

 Senate, making detailed provisions for 

 the regulation of the trucking industry. 

 The bills as introduced would have 

 required all truck of>erators to secure 

 a permit or certificate, to make cer- 

 tain annual reports, the detail of the 

 report varying with the type of opera- 

 tion, and to report changes in equip- 

 ment. In addition, the bills contained 

 certain safety provisions requiring all 

 truck operators to carry public liabil- 

 ity and property damage insurance, re- 

 quiring all trucks to be mechanically 

 inspected twice each year and limit- 

 ing the hours of labor of the oper- 

 ators. They also gave the State Depart- 

 ment administering the Act supervision 

 over the rates of trucks operating 

 for hire. The Association favored such 

 regulation of trucks as is necessary for 

 the protection and safety of the public 

 and the conservation of the highways 

 and endorsed the so-called safety pro- 

 visions of the bills. It opposed the 

 requirement that private o[>erators (the 

 class including farm trucks not for 



hire) 

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I. A. A. RECORD 



