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conferred upon the courts dealing with the delinquencies of children, to deal also with the adults responsible for or contributing to such delinquencies. That is omitted in Mr. Stimson's

amendment.

I believe you will find it wise to empower the Legislature to enable your judges to act not merely from the side of the criminal law to punish parents, but from the side of equity jurisdiction, by decree to command them to do this, that or the other thing, and on their failure to do these things, to bring them in under contempt proceedings. No substantial right of the accused is violated, but in thousands, hundreds of thousands of instances ignorant parents are going to be saved the stigma of criminality.

The object of all the legislation is to conserve the family, as the cornerstone of civilization, and we are in danger of breaking up the family when we array either the child or the parent in the criminal court, the one witnessing against the other on criminal charges.

I said that in Illinois this jurisdiction had been vested in the court of general jurisdiction our Circuit Court. In Denver, in Boston and in Washington, D. C., it has been vested in special courts. Whether the one or the other is best is a matter that can only be determined in each community and after some time; therefore, as to this the Legislature's hands should not be tied. In Judge Clearwater's amendment there is the possibility of an entirely independent children's court being established solely for the purpose; there is the possibility of conferring the jurisdiction upon any court, inferior or superior.

It is extremely important, in my judgment, that the Legislature should have the power to vest all of this jurisdiction, both as to the children and as to the adult, both the criminal and the equitable in one court.

The great trouble in Chicago to-day is this, that the Juvenile Court, which is a branch of the Circuit Court, deals with the children. If there is an adult contributor to the delinquency of the child, you have got to send him over to the Municipal Court. for trial. If it is a case of non-support, under our peculiar law, we have to send it over to the County Court to enforce the nonsupport provision. If there is some trouble between husband and

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wife, it goes to the Court of Domestic Relations. In the saving of these thousands of poor people and in the interests of the general welfare, all these matters should be dealt with in the one court.

The question is not which of these courses is the wisest one, but whether, by proper constitutional provision, your Legislature shall be enabled, if it deems the exercise of this equitable jurisdiction wise, to enact laws similar to those enacted in other States, to give equity jurisdiction in children's and domestic relations cases without the necessity of vesting this jurisdiction in your Supreme Court. That the Legislature cannot do to-day. That is the fundamental object of this constitutionel amendment.

APPENDIX I

APPROPRIATIONS TO THE COMMISSION BY THE LEGISLATURE

OF 1915

In the Appropriation Bill

For salary of the secretary, three thousand five hun

dred dollars

$3,500 00

Graded Employees

Seventh grade, two employees, one thousand five hundred dollars each....

3,000 00

1,000 00 100 00

Sixth grade, one employee, one thousand dollars...
For temporary services, one hundred dollars.....
For actual and necessary traveling expenses of the
commisioners, secretary and other employees in
the performance of their official duties, one thou-
sand five hundred dollars. .

For furniture, books, blanks, printing, binding, tele-
phone and telegraph service and other necessary
office expenses, two thousand dollars.....
For postage and transportation of letters and official
documents and other matter sent by express or
freight, including boxes or covering for same, nine
hundred dollars

For rent of office, six hundred dollars..

For expenses of conferences, two hundred dollars..

Total....

1,500 00

2,000 00

900 00

600 00

200 00

$12,800 00

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In the Supply Bill

For expenses of conferences, two hundred dollars... For rent, furniture, books, blanks, printing, binding telephone and telegraph service, postage and transportation of letters, official documents and other matter sent by express or freight, including boxes or covering for same, and other necessary office expenses, one thousand five hundred thirteen dollars and twenty-three cents.

$200 00

1,513 23

Total...

$1,713 23

APPROPRIATIONS TO THE COMMISSION REQUESTED FROM THE

LEGISLATURE OF 1916

In the Appropriation Bill

For salary of the secretary, three thousand five hun

dred dollars

$3,500 00

Graded Employees

Eighth grade, two employees, one thousand eight hundred dollars each....

3,600 00

Seventh grade, one employee, one thousand five hundred dollars

1,500 00

1,000 00 100 00

Sixth grade, one employee, one thousand dollars...
For temporary services, one hundred dollars...
For actual and necessary traveling expenses of the
commissioners, secretary and other employees in
the performance of their official duties, one thou-
sand eight hundred dollars...
For furniture, books, blanks, stationery, printing,
binding, messages, telephone and telegraph serv
ice, and other necessary office expenses, two
thousand five hundred dollars...

For postage and transportation of letters, official
documents and other matter sent by express or
freight, including boxes or covering for same,
nine hundred dollars. . . .

For expenses of conferences, two hundred dollars..

Total...

1,800 00

2,500 00

900 00

200 00 $15,100 00

APPENDIX J.

THE DIRECTORY

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