The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-06
ANTI-PASS BILL
MAY Bt ADOPTED
COPY or FEDERAL STATUTE EX.
PEcTEp TO BE PASSED IF TWO
CENT FARE GOES WITH 1T.
DENEEN TO WIN FIGHT
FOR Appropriation TO Press suit For
|. C. Back Taxes-LegisIature
VIII Force Railroad Fines
on pemurraae Bill.


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prospects inulcate a nice quite wen
or part OF week, for the Illinois leg
islature. Unless something not yet
announced should break lose III daily
sessions will excite only languid in.
Etcrest. Many Of The members viii 90
Ito lrrbana to visit the state university
next Thursday. and ii is probable hat
Ion that day an adjournment to the
following Tuesday win b taken.
The state administration anti.pass
Ebn will be introduced some day this
week. Il has been prepared by w
r. BOYS of the railroad and warehouse
commission. II is in almost The same
llanguaee as the an ipass section o.
!tse federal rate bill. except that II
adds TO the lis Of exemptions those
pers. ns now required by law to be
Icarrjed free bv railroads m anine
Thereby The members of the railroad
and warehouse commission. The pen.
Ialty ID mo same as in The federal law,
ls2. .0no hre for issusr ana user of j
lnass The fine is made c,llectablc as
/ n civil do,t
ANY railroad Officer ar ennIoya may
he comna)led to testify AZ ia the IL
sYauea OF masses but he NAV not ba
prs cutel fer anything concerning
which he may testify The ant.pas
ibul may pas. n.evided 2 cent ms.
saDrar rave bin eohs Win IT, II win
Ne both or neither SO far as The pres
lent te1nncr Of the bonze can bs
mdeed.
pensen to Get Aouropriation
r NJ, Dickinson eene.aI eounael for
tae Illinois Central road ana W. 1
Horton of re~rla. also counsel for the
COMPANY. filed in the sIpreme court
today motion to dismiss tho suit Of
the state for back taxes on The ground
that the npreme court had not origin.
.al inrisd ction in the case. The su
preme court VIII meet tomcrrow and
il Is expeefed will Eat a date for arcn
ment on the motion To dismiss.
The bin approp,iasing sf5a.000 to
the governor and the attorney genera,
for the prosecution of this suit will be
passed by the senate Ws dnasdav. and
win then 20 10 the house, where ii win
be pas. ed by vote almcss If rot
quite. unanimor s. Even Charles A
Allen who was understood 10 be ready
to oppos the bill IN a speech thai
would make remarks about Govarpo.
Deneep. seems TO have decided TO ne.
cept the inevitable.
\ reciprocal demurrage bin can and
viii be pass d IN the house If shippers
of Illinois make a demand md enough
TO Ua.rart The Law makers in autap
oniz ng the railroads 10 that extent
This is The posiiion of q nromipent
member Of the Republican orcaniza
ton "a stated tonight
The Dropositiop that now finds r,
ylr. although Il was smothared too|
y ars ago bv reference to a snb-con
mittee of the house committee "a,
railroads reouires comnan.ag IN nav
p demurrago OF 81 dav for each car
rot supplied within fweniy.fop hour.
OF the time the simmer dasfr.s suot
car. providing that fortv-eir5f baur-
D. tice has been given This dcm...
rage. or fine is tho Same sim, NOW. .,
acted from ,nvo,e WIN does mot r,..
load congierm pfs within fwanty-forr
hours after the freight has beor re.
ceivcd.
Rosds Are Now Free
By preso.t methods. the railroads
are under no anapri,i obligation to
pr yide cars 10 applicant shippers
who ar ,hus AZ ,ho mercy both Of the
afg e.. rporatlou and officials or train.
men uho. during car famine have
seen their vav to favor shippers will.
i-1 .. pd. 'A'Ed 10Y cars. recent IN /