The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-02
NEW BILL AIMS
BLOW AT TRUSTS
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE ASKED
TO PASS LAW TO STOP
TRADE DISCRIMINATION.
PURE FOOD MEASURE
introduced, Gives Officials Rroad.r
Scope to Enforce Regulations
Senate Refuses to Confirm
Deneen's Appointees.

Springfield. H. Feb II Senator
Jones Of Chicago, and Representative
Cicero ]. Indy Of Greenyille, have
Introduced bills In the senate and
Ihoase hat are broader and more dra
tic than any measures yet offered in
| the forty.fifth general assembly.
Senator Jones introduced what Is
/ known as a commodity bill, n
signed TO- protect the public from dis
elimination on the part af manufac
turers and merchants. Mr., Indy of
| fered the state administration pnre
food bill. which il more drastic IN ita
terms than he fedora Law. although
| II Is advertised as a practical copy of
he federal Jaw adapted to state par-
poses.
Senator Jones bill provides taat
any person. firm, company assacia
ton or corporation, foreign or domes
tic, doing business in the state Of
lllinois and engaged In the produ
tjon, manufacture or distribntisn OF
any commodity in general usa that
shall intentionally for the purpa So &c
bea ing down competition discrmi-
nate between different sectors. Gun
munities or cities Of the state by sci
ing such commodity at a lower rate In
one place than in another. allowances
being made for quantity and the ar
fft ha ~ FF7
portation, shall be deemed guilty cf
discrimination and shall be fined
from 5000 TO $4,000 OF be impgi4 oael
in the county Jail not to exceed one
year. or both.
May Revoke License.
If the defendants are found guilty
Il is made the duty of the aeare ary
Of state 10 revoke the license under
which the offending person or cor
poration does business In the state.
and il the offender shall continue or
attemnt TO do business after The reyo
cation II is made the duty Of the at.
torney general to oust the offenler
from al business Of every kind and
character in the state.
II is further provided that the act
shall not he construed as repeating
any other act in whole or in part but
that the remedies shall he cumulat 20
to all other remedies provided hy law
This bin was referred to the eommit-
lee on judiciary OF which John Hum
pbrcy of Orland is chairman
I ft,I 20 ~
food commissioner or his deputies ne
cess to all places OF business. fac
ories, farms, buildings. restaurants
dining halls. safes hotels "and all
room thereof anl all places where
food is prepared, stored or served u
patrons
Appointments Are Upheld.
The bitter political feud between
Governor Deneen and the senate.
which is for Busse broke again lnto
Dubl view TODAY when the upper
house failed 10 confirm the elecu-
tiye's appointments This slap was ad-
m.tteily personal in its purpose and
its defiant nature was Indicated u
night by evidence that the espac,a
Target is r. a Eckhart OF Chicago.
VINO was named on the State Ware
house and Railway commission
Mr. Eckahr's neck IS TO feel the
sdco Of the enato,ial sword. The op.
pos lion TO the governor Is II be con
ceutratcd against Eckhau and the
program tonight g. TO refuse 70 con
itm him
The chief reason is that Mr. Eek
hart is n warm personal friend OF the
governor The ostensihle cxplana i1n.
however Is that be is already p,esI-
tent of the Vest Park board. from
which he has stated that he did MT
intend 20 resign for several months
Ir i~ alleged hat this double onicc-
h0ili1- l- Iup0rc-.
Gaip.n Given powe-
An Ingenious scheme has be j
yisai Tor dividing the resp1nsib.rtv
for refusing '0 confirm Mr. + bharf
The govUnor's appointments are -
le parcelied out among the Senst riti
districts in which the aDD0iaiees live
and the senators are % pass upoa
heir qualifications As it happens
Ind a. it was frseseen. This arrange
nenr vnl call for an o. X on Mr.
Eckha-f 10y Sena.or Homer Gaipin Of
he Sec l-U district Clicas1. $40 also
s chief cfrk of rhe Nnnic n71 courts
3ccau-r 90 bis double Office h7ii.nz
W Gaiuiu has been under The FIRE 0t
he Denee- frrst pres Fith the na-
Wai result That Mr Galpu is 81
POSED 20 preach that What is sauce
1r be goose IS sauce fo- the g8nier.
o. Galpin stands by bis determina-
ion 20 oppose Eckharts confirmation.
be -=enatoriai couuesv" is fo Be in
.lkel 20 keep the Chiracoan from fhs
Hallway and Wareho1-e commits ion.