The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-13
STATE WILL OPEN
FIGHT ON THE |. {.
DENEEN TO FOLLOW SPECIAL
MESSAGE QUICKLY WITH
SUIT IN COURTS.
BILL NEAR COMPLETION
Authorizing Cash to Wage Legal Bat.
tie For Back Taxes-Measure
Expected TO Pass--To Push
Treasury Act.


Springfield, Ill.,. Jan IT, Goyetno
ntneen is preparing to follow hi
special message relating to the Ill
q nos Central Railroad Company wit,
II swift action in the courts. B4for
i the end Of next week il is probabl,
A suit will be filed by the state fol
the collection OF $4.50000o or there
1 abouts for compensation alleged &c
/ have been Withheld from the public
Il treasury
4 Ever since the executive received
+ the letter from the directors Of the
4 road announcing that they would not
seek to adiust the claims w Fl. Boys.
/ former assistant attorney general.
who has been engaged by the state 70
prosecute the case, has been busy with
the reports Of the experts who spent
over year in examining the accounts
Of the company ard the data has been
whipped into such shape hat it is al
ost ready fot presentation
May File Bill Thursday
Attorney General St ad ana Mr..
Boys are still working over the brief
ana the expectation is that by Thurs.
day IT will be ready for filing.
The sentiment expressed by a ma.
jcriiy + the legislators is 50 over.
whelmngly in favor Of a vigorous
prosecution of the case that the pas.
sage Of the special appropriation of
$500 asked BY the governor is
considered a foregone conclusion. and
the legal department will swing IFS
heavy guns into action without wait
ing for he financial prim'ng. But
little delay is expected III getting The
tunds from he general assembly. for
the first committee Speaker Shnrt- |
left viii appo Mt will be that on appr1 /
prIations and conticgcn expen.cs I
ana the necEs ssary bills will be shot /
in and rushed through as rapidly as
possible
The exact amount a stake is stlI
state secret. but the best information
is that il is in the neighbuhorhOod
Of 81 100000. that being about The snm
asked from the directors of the road
by Governor Deneen in New York
late last November. although at he
time the amount was supposed 10 be
$3G0000o
To Push Treasury Measure.
Another bin on which speedy action
is looked for from The legislature is
senate bin No G introduced by Sen.
ator Breidt providing a method for
ioaning state funds 10 banking i7sti- =
buttons and trug companies. The A..
measure carries an emergency clause.
which means that It must receive a
two thirds vo in each hous in order !,
to become effective at once. +
It's chances Of passage are cons,d- !,
cred so bright that today the transfer
OF The Office # state treasurer fran 4,
L ScmaH 10 John F. Smu'ski was h
postponed from Jan. IA to Jan 23 d
The delay has been agreed on in or. ~
der TO eiaye the general assembly n
time to pass the Breidt bill. which 81
will be drafted az the insdgation of ,,
NJ Smulsti and which has the an. tt
poval Of the administrator. w
Those of the legislators who are ia,
st II IN Springfield tonight are in ia n
ycr of the measure. About the only n,
question they raise concerning the
mea.ure is whether il would be con
ST utienal This point undoubtedly
will be raised when the bin comes
lp for action. and the Supporters of the
measure will protect themselves with &C
IN opiaion from he law department y
Exodus Of Lawmakers. ~
Only a handfIl of lawmakers is ~
eff in ths cap tai tonight the rest re-. ~ ~
= niug TO their homes for the holi. n'
lays given by adjournment until Tues ai
lay Speaker Shurtlef is here and is >,
his committee lists as 81
possible. and The probability Is thai =.
hey will be ready FIR presentation in -
bout two weeks.
Two years ago the committees we're ~
9t perfected until the middle of Feb
nary. which resulted in swamping o.
ONE Of them when once they got up.
er way. The expedition with which
IT, Shaulen is compiling his lists
his time is expected TO cut the -az-
ion shorter than usual bv few
.eeks. and some Of the optimistic leg BIC
lat-rs pred c. that the middle If iei
pfil viii see abe sine die adjourn Ial
rent. no
The committee on rules will meet wa
Londay tight and viii report Tues sal
7v- Il is probable there will be a
ght if Rcherf w Mckinley Of Cook r
'uniy insists On sending mp again his
uerdmeut for a report on each bin ]
ithin fifteen days after it goes 10 a ers
lmmit Sc on
Defeat is Looked For. wei
n attempting TO get this reform lost