The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-30
ILLINOIS SENATE COMMITTEE DE.
ciDEs TO APPROPRIATE BIG
SUM FOR LEGAL FIGHT.
FIVE MILLIONS ARE DUE
The State by Road Says Governor De-
neen--Resolution Seeks Congress.
lonal Aid in River I'm
provement.


faction was taken by the senate appro.
Iprlations committee on bills appro-
priating $4,000 for the use of the at
torney general In prosecuting the Hi.
nois Central tax case and 100000 for
the use Of the governor for continuing
he investigation of the tax matter.
Governor Deneen told the commit
tee that the state examination in the
matter being made by experts, had
shown that the Illinois Central to date
was indebted to the state more than
S.. 600, 900.
Seeks Congressional Aid,
The resolution which was iutroduc.
cd In the bouce by Cicero j. Lindly
and which was adopted by the Miss
ourt Legislature yesterday, calls on
congress to appropriate $l,00O,000 for
Improvement of the Missouri river;
81, 100000 for the Mississippi from ST.
Louis to Cairo, and 81 100000 for the
from st. Paul to st. Louis
and liberal appropriation for begin
ming the work on the lakes to the
gulf deep water way. The resolutions
criticise Congressman Charles II. Bur
bors committee, fer his opposition to
fair appropriations for the Missouri
and Mississippi, and to any appropria-
tion for the deep water way. Burton
Is also criticised for advocating the
large appropriations for Cleveland har-
bor and the Ohio river, in which. it
said, Chairman Burton is personally
and openly Interested
Anti-ciaarette Bill.
Among the bills introduced in ths
house today was one prohibiting the
sale of liquor within four miles CT the |
OF an army post
The anti-cigarette bill was favorably |
reported TO the renate today. The
bill prohibits PERSONS under lG years
Of age and minor pupils in schools and
smoking cigarettes, cigars
Or tobacco in any public place. $40
tine being the penalty.
A resolution for the submission TO
The people of an amendment to the
state constitution enabling the legis
ature to enact primary election law
applicable only To the state outside Of
Cook county will be offered in the
'enate within a short time and it viii
,e supported by the country members
VI both houses. The supreme court
las hcld that a primary election law
must he uiform throughout the state.
The country members are not sat s.
ay was framed to meet the needs Of
he patty organizations and the politi-
al conditions in Chicago.
The country statesmen are willing
o let Chicago make its own primary i,
aw, under the charter amendment or
ny other way, provided the law for
be rest of the state be not forced TO A.,
It Chicago conditions. Lieutenant
Governor Sherman is one OF the
trongest advocates of the proposed /,
amendment.
Will Try TO Strsishten Tange.
One of the primary election bills
hat will be introduced will attempt
D provide a method of nominating :
lore than one candidate for the legis-
iture in each senatorial district The
resent law requires the nomination
{ the candidate who has the ma !.
,rity of the convention delegates in
tructed for him at the primaries.
ut in each district one party or the
ther nominates two candidates for
ne house. The primary law provides
Irther that only one candidate for
omination for representative is TO
e voted for in the primaries. :.
The bill which a number of Re ;,
are discussing. will aim 10 "
rovide for the nomination under the :,
-imary law Of more than one rand.-
3tc for the house, leaving Il 10 the
sry committecs to decide how :
any shall be nominated in each :
strict. !,
Campbell Bill Doomed. .
The resolution for constitutional
ncudment providing Tor separate
cthods of levying taxes for State
Id for county Of municipal purposes
troduced by d. A. Compbell at the -
quest Of the Chicago Civic fedora .,
1n. seems 10 be as good as defeated is
ready. Judging fro mthe talk Of the =
untry members. The prOpOsd =
nendment provides that all railroad J.
operty shall be assessed IN theI
unity where il exists. This would
can that the extremely valuable
ilroad terminals in Chicago would
assessed only for the benefit Of
licago and Cook county. and the =
ate would get no share Of the reve- u
le thus produced. At present. toe