The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-07
.DENEEN TO URGE
MANY NEW LAWS
FORTHCOMING MESSAGE WILL
RECOMMEND WIDE RANGE or
IMPORTANT CHANGES.
LOCAL OPTION QUESTION
Promises a Bitter Fight--Governo
May Take Stand For Two Cent
Railroad Rate--Other Sug.
gestions Outlined.

! Springfield Jan. 6.-When the Illi.
inais legislature assemblies In its forty
fifth regular session. at noon mex
Wednesday, II will be given by Coy
Iernor Deneen, in his biennial message
the longest program of important pro
posed legislation ever submitted by
a chief executive to the lawmaklng
body in this state. With the exception
of few bills that will come before
he general assembly from other
sources, nearly every measure that
has been talked about thus far In adj
vance of the meeting of the legisla.
ure viii have it's initiative In the
governors recommendations.
Governor Deneens list of suggested
'eg Station win be long. important,
! md in many respects radical in It's
proposed departure from existing
laws While definite information az
to the contents of the Governors mes
| iage which will be long document
has not been given out, emo gh Ia
known Of the Governors intentions
| md wishes as to legislation to enable
i fair prediction to be made concern
| ing 1t.
| The administration program will be
extensive and comprehensive. 1t will
embrace many subjects and will ap-
ply to nearly every department, net
only of the state government, but 10
| matters that concern the local gov
7 mat - pSft
ities. 1t will advise the legislature TO
enact certain recommended changes
IN tiie laws relating to Insurance, taxa
lions the charitable institution. rail-
roads. the primary law. banking, con.
yict labor, public education. civil SER
vice, the state university. interest on
the public funds the Chicago charter.
the indetermlnate sentence law. the
legal practice act, pure food and elcc.
tions.
Some OF the Accommodation.
Here arc some of the recommended.
ions that II is understood the govern.
,r win make:
| Revision OF the banking laws SO
~ To provide for more thorough In.
'pection OF state banks. requiring d.
| rectors TO investigate the character Of
securities held by the banks as colat-
eral for loans and compelling a re-
0ort of such securities TO be made
monthly TO the state auditor. and plac.
ing bank examiners under civil ser.
vice
Extending the state civil eervice law
TO all departments OF the state gov.
-rnment and to all state institutions.
The enactment OF a law extending
the operation of The civil service law
TO all employees OF Cook county.
The passage of bill providing for
largely increased facilities and i'm.
provements in the state charitable In.
situations and recommending liberal
appropriations for this purpose.
Amending the primary election law
n points In which It has been found
weak or doubtful in application.
Revision OF the state insurance laws
90 as to bring them to the standard Fl
ne Massachusetts law.
Establishing the Office Of state h-e
narhal and defining the duties Of
such of cor
May Revise Convict Labor Law,
I Revision Of the convict labor law.
The governor has made extensive In.
1uiries as TO the laws and methods Of
fealing with convict labor practIced
In other states The specific recon.
nendadons 10 be made by the govern.
Or have not been dfvulged.
Abolish'ng the indeterminaie sen
tence act and requiring persons con.
victed Of crime 70 be -entenced fora
fixed period
Creating a tax commission io in,
quirc into the best method Of levyinE =
taxes.
Establishing an educatiaus/ cap,.Sis.
sion which shall examine into tho
nublic school system Of the state and
make recommendations - IN the
changes resded Ter the improvement
Of The schools
The revision ~ the state pure food
avs 50 as TO make them accord with
the provisions of the national pure
food law.
Requiring state cornty. and city
tressurers 10 account for al interest
received bv them ou+puliic funds AMI :
obligiDg them 10 tarn such interest
into the UIhlic treasury.
Prohibiting the is.ussce Of fra
transportation by railroads and max
'ng aceeps aaces Of such free trans
rortaiich kv any person a criminal 81
fense. in line. With the snt'-psss sec
ton Of the fstloHsl rate law
Increasing the scope Of fhe wosk