The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-16
VOTERS LEAGUE
GETTING BUSY
IS AFTER SPRINGFIELD soLoNs
FOR HOLDING UP So-cALLED
REGULATOR ellis.
MANY SUCH PENDING
Being Held as Clubs Over Big Inter
ests and Retarding the Enact.
ment Of Meritorious Laws
Some Striking Examples @

The Bulletin is in receipt OF lie
ter from the secretary of the Legisl;
tive Voters League of Springfield. |
which he says.
Il have received copy of one 3
the recent issues of your paper rels
Tive to bulletin issued by the 81
reau of Legislative Publicity and tn
action OF Representative Hearn i
connection Herewith. The informs
ton sent from Springfield with refeI
ence to these two matters has beel
somewhat misleading. In order tina
this situation may be fairly presente,
to you | enclose you copy Of tn,
bulletin in question. You will OF
serve on reading 1t that it called al
tention to the large number Of bill!
introduced to regulate trades, occu
| pations and professions, mentioned /;
few as examples and aimed solely a
The method of disposing of such bill
whether good or bad Such bills are
defined by Webster as Regulators Ii
| Legislative parlance they sometime;
refer to measures introduced for ques
tiOnable purposes 1t Is almost i'm
possible however, to escape the true
meaning OF the word in speaking Of
bills to regulate. Whether they be
good or bad, they may be used fol
levii purposes The bulletin called
for speedy and proper disposition OF
such bills in committee and a return
thereof to the floor of the two houses
to be voted up or down as theil
merits demanded. II clearly and alb
solutely stated that 1t took no posi-
ton whatever as to the merits OF any
of the measures
Following is the bulletin above re-
ferred 70:
To the Public; The Legislative
Voters league at the beginning of the
present session of the legislature es.
tablished Bureau Of Legislative
Publicity at Springfield This bureau
Is organized to give information to
the people of the state relative TO
matters before the legislature. In or
der 10 do this 1t Is making a careful
analysis of each measure introduced
in the assembly. Each measure Is
compared with the statutes, to ascer-
tain the changes contemplated. The
history of the bill studied to find out
whether IL was introduced in previous
sessions and what disposition was
made of It, If there be law on the
thereof are secured and the opera
ton of such law ascertained We de-
sire al this time, without expressing
any opinion whatever on the merits
Of any of the measures. to call atten-
ton to few of the large class of so
called regulators which have been in
troduced. Regulators are measures
aimed at the regulation or control of
trades and industries OF
all kinds. Some are good in purpose
md effect and many are not. Atten-
ton is here called to only few
of the scores of regulators
so that by emphasizing the fact of
heir introduction the people may
cause such public sentiment as will
result in a speedy and at the same
time proper disposition of such meas
lres. An unworthy regulator is an
impeachment 10 legislation. interfering
With the proper disposition of the real
and merito' ious measures before the
assembly. The public and the mem
Ders OF the legislature should insist
hat the unworthy regulators be dis
posed of in committees at the earliest
moment and be returned
@ the floor of the house or senate.
here to be voted up or down as their
merits warrant The mentioning OF
/ few of these regulators. we trust
will result in a desire by the people
If the state to ascertain more infor
nation concerning all OF such meas
lres. The examples We desire 70 give
md concerning which we express no
opinion as to their merit are as fol- |
ows
House Bill l2 provides that the
'HdiSt lOI rittViuS Ndl ~ =bADDOud-
ions shall not exceed $50 for
over berth and 500 for an upper
,erih for a period of u hours or less:
hat each sleeping car shall be pro
'ided with suitable and safe place !
or the deposit Of jewels and other
aluable articles belonging TO the pas
engers CAS- far back as 1889 a Ills
.milar TO No. l2 were being intro
uced. II Is noted as one OF the "old
riends" in the history OF illinois
egislstion. In 1889 such a regulator
vas introduced by the Committee on
arm DrainageD
House Bill n regulates the use.
ale or offer for sale Of second hand
ottlcs. lin 1879 and 1897 bills 20 pro-
tct owners Of bottles and similar
ticles were passed but declared un-
constitutional as special legislation
\ 1889 bottle bill died in commit
se
House Bill 81 provides that i shall
e unlawful for any railroad company
, sweep or dust anv OF its passenger
Daches while the same are en- route
nd occupied by passenger.
House Bill - declares expsess com
snies operating within the state to