The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-19
MEASURES FOR TWO CENT RATE
AND CLASSIFICATION ACT
GET ON CALENDAR.
OPTION WAR IN HOUSE
viii Continue Lively as Bill VIII be
Called Back for Amendments
Fight On the Publicity
Measure.

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rate classification measure, which
are both on second reading, remain
the two most important bills on the
calendar Of the senate. With the
exception OF the advancement or the
house maximum fare bill % second
reading railroad legislation in the
senate was not touched last week,
The members Of the upper branch IN
the meantime have had an oppor-
tunity to study both bills, and it Is
said they win be called up this week.
II Is also said that the Republican
organization has not changed in It's
determination to support the classifl-
cation bill Senator Hurburgh, whose
bill the railroad subcommittee has
used practically in It's entirety, Is
prepared thoroughly to so into the
subject Of railroad fares as covered
IL the measures introduced by him,
and to give reasons why this bill
should be passed
Among the pending questions in
The senate is a resolution introduce
Iy Senator Chafee last week for an
inquiry into the receipts and ex-
penditures or the state board Of agri-
culture In connection with the state
fairs that have been held ~ Spring
field. Action ON the resolution prob
ably will be taken by the senate this
week
Court Reports Up This Wesk,
Mr. Chafee has announced his IN
tention Of introducing q resolution
this week asking that the COMMITTEES
On appropriations. TO which was re-
ferred the house bills Of Mr.. Pruyine
reducing the pgice of the printing OF
the supreme and appellate court de-
cis'ons, report out the measures, on
which no hearing as vet has been
bad. The bills unanimously passed
the house nearly a month ago, but
Mr. Gardner. chairman of he com
mittee o appropriations, says the
committee has been too busy with
hearings on the big appropriation
bills to take up the Provine meas
ufes. He has Indicated his willing
ness for q hearing on the merits OF
the bills.
The senate will pass a score OF
more of bills this week, and as no
limit on the Introduction of bills has
been fixed in the senate number
of measures will come in for several
weeks yet Numerous committed
meetings will be held probably theI
most important of which will be that
en- the Chicago charter, A Joint
meeting Of tho senate and house com
mittees will be held Wednesday
evening. 1t is expected. after which
it is announced, daily sessions of the
senate committee on the charter will
be held.
Option Still Nightmare.
Local option VIII remain the night
mare of the house during the greater
part OF the coming week. n was
Speaker Shurtlef who fe1 MT
Browne and other Democratic lend
ers the sleep destroying mince pie
in the way of a suggestion that theI
Browne submeasure must be called
back TO second reading for vital
amendments. and they saw the brick
house falling. The bill win he re-
called. ame1ded so as to plug Up the
hole whereby saloonkeeper aoula
continue 70 do business in anti saloon
terrtoiy for a year after such terri.
tory was created. and again ad- /
vanced If IN the meatime the friends
Of the original local option measure
do not muster sufficient strength
further to amend the bill, which Is
unlikely.
The bill therefore. viii hardly
co-ae TO vcte before Thurs lay, as
Mr.. Kings employers liability bill,
affecting the so-called voluntary re-
lief associations" OF certain rail-
roads. is special order after the
reading of the journal on Tuesday.
Mr. Browne processes the utmost
confidence in the passage Of hi5 bin
in the house this week. and says he
also believes II VII pass the senate.
in which belief. however. he is noi
supported by the Anti-Sal0on league
by a long ways.
Fight On Liability Bill.
The employers LIABILITY hin is fufc
10 be productive Of a brisk parlia-
inentary fight Mr.. L8n'z Of Coof
a-d oisrrs are aete- mined to defeat
the measure II possible and the de-
hate and action Of the horse over
This bill viii be wat he'd with inter
est By the representatives Of or
saHized labor. who have been wor..-
ine hard FOR is success
Nsny of the more important con
n 5tfees have their wark CT ont tof
them this week The committee ~
license viii give a hearing 10 tie % I
poneats Il Mr. ApMaloe's bu pro