Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-20

ton as may be deemed necessary to
create the proper machinery. agen-
cies or boards Of Cancellation, inq uiry.
and of arbitration in all cases where
there is a dispute or disagreement
between employer and employees.
making special provisions in such
legislation for thorough examination
and investigation by such board as
to the causes giving rise to such dis
agreement or trouble, the actual
facts and conditions connected there
with, and for reporting the same.
Instead of standing salaried board
I would recommend such legislation
as will enable the parties to the dis
putc, alone or with the aid OF
county judge. to select their own
board in each case. so that there
may be no question about its i'm
partiality on the one hand and no
unnecessary salary paid on the other.
8. The enactment OF such legisla-
ton as may be necessary to fix q
reasonable maximum limit to charges
for sleeping-car service in this state,
or to make some reasonable provj-
sion for regulating the same in some
other manner.
Q. The enactment OF such legisla-
ton as will insure fair and unbiased
grand juries.
10. The enactment of such legis-
]ation relating to the employm ent of
the convicts OF this state as will be
an improvement on the system now
in vogue and will relieve outside
free labor of compel ition with prison
labor without doing violence to the
taxpayers, ii such system can be
devi sed.
II. The revision and amendment
of the law relating to SANDER and
libel.
Under the constitution the governor
is compelled to state in his procla-
nation the subjects which the gen.
erai assembly may consider at the
extra session. He has done this in
precise and definite terms, and the
me m bers are thus given notice in
advance of the legislation which is
desired by the chief executive. The
first object stated by the governor is
to provide for the raising of revenue
equal to the appropriations. This is
taken to mean that he intends to
veto the tax levy bill passed at the
regular session. This bill provides
for raising 5000, 900 for the general
revenue fund during the next two
years, and the further sum of ST.
900, 900 for the school fund. In or
der to provide these amounts a levy
was made Of 46 cents on each 800
worth of taxable property.
The appropriations made by the
Thirty-ninth general assembly, in
Guiding the emergency appropria-
tions. amounted to about $11,O00,-
900. This, OF course, includes $2,-
OO) 900 for the school fund. 1t will
be seen that the difference between
the amount of the appropriations
and the amount Of the revenue ex-
pected from the tax levy is about
"a. 100000. The second subject to
which the governor calls attention
in his proclamation is the necessity
for a revenue law " hich will compel
all persons and corporations to pay
their full share Of taxes. In this
connection he suggests that the state
board of equalization should be abol-
Iished. 1t is well known that the
governor regards the existing reve.
nue. system as disgrace to the state.
He has long been an advocate Of the
reform Of that system. Several bills
for a revision of the revenue laws
were introduced last winter. The
most important bill! on that subject
was prepared by the Chicago real es
tate board. Had it passed it would
have been satisfactory to the govern
or. 1t abolished township assessor.
! and provided for one county assessor
to be elected for n term of four years
1t required all property to be as
!. sessed for taxation at One-eighth o
, it's actual value. 1t abolished thu
state board OF equalization and au
thorized the governor, the auditor
the attorney general and the stat
, treasurer to perform the duties
which had previously devolved upor
the board. The bill also made tn,
president of the county board tn
supervisor OF assessments in eacl
county. 1t further provided tina
real estate should be valued onl,
once in every five years. The bill wa
: practically killed by the amendment
which were adopted in the house
a After it passed the house and wen
to the senate nothing more wa
heard of it. The corporations wer
oppossd to the bill even in it
} amended form. and their power wa
absolute in the upper branch of tn
: general assembly. The governo
$ also desires such legislation as viii
r put an end to the abuses in the jus
r tice courts in Chicago. A bill o.
this subject was presented last win
Q ter in the house by Mr.. Miller, @
I Chicago. but was defeated. Its DE-
feat is said to have been prompte
. by luminosity toward the governo
because he vetoed the gas. stree
= railroad and other corporation bill.
o The governor also calls attention i
2 his procla m fiOn fo the necessitv r