The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-09
TAX REFORM TO
Be THE ISSUE
NEW ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE TO
TAKE UP QUESTION OF
CHANGING METHODS.
AGAINST FEDERAL TAX
Because it Would Deprive Treasury
From Big Sum---Anti.SaIoo
Provision May Be Struck
Out as Unconstitutional

Springfield. Ill.,, Jan. s.-With no
contest over the Speakership or The
organization In either house or senate
and with the United States senator
Il ship settled by the Republican pii
! maries last summer, the gathering
here tonight of members of the Gen
eral Assembly preliminary to the
convening of that body Wedne day
noon is unusually quiet
large majority OF the member
ship Of the bouse reported as present
in the hotel lobbies tonight and many
of the senators have put in appear
ances.
Beyond discussing in an informal
way the proposed legislation which
Governor Deneen is reported to be
ready to recommend in his me sage,
the legislators are talking ma My
about the weather.
Many of them have bills which will
be introduced later. but they are not
at this time giving notice of their in.
tentions, The principal points to be
covered by the governors message
have already been published He will
send two messages to the Legislature.
one on Wednesday and another on
| Thursday The first will be the .aa
era message and the second will be
devoted to the Illinois Central rail
road back tax matter, Much Of the
general message will be devoted to
discussion of the needs Of The state
charitable institutions and re+om
mendations as to legislation concern.
ing them.
The question of taxation will he
treated extensively and the governor
| will ask authority 10 appoint tax
commission to devise a better sysem
lfHvying state taxes
! He will say tbyt this inquiry II
made necessary by the inequalities Of
the pre- ent system captious persons
might construe this part Of the mos.
sage as criticism OF the state board
OF equalization, but the governors
| friends say the message win not be
an attack on the equalizers.
! II Is probable that the house com
mitice on rules will be announced on
| Thursday This committee must re-
| port. and its report must be accepted
by the house. before the other com
mittees are named The speaker VII
be chairman Of the committee on
rules Soon after the rules are adopt
ed the committees on appropriations
and contingent expenses will be ap.
pointed as the committees are pra"'
tically made up Representative II,
w. Austin, of Oak Park, will be
chairman OF the contingent expenses
committee. according to common
rumor.
Iirniy at the Helm.
Cicero ]. Indy. ,ccordinE TO tho
same authority. will be chairman Of
the house Republican steering com.
mittee.
John A. Reeve. os Decatur. will be
clerk of the House. with 3. NJ. Nc
Cam. of Bloomington. Thomas vii
liams. of Louisville. and William Har
IAN. NJ vandalia. as assistants
Mrs. Mlllie Jackson will be post
misirc 5. There Is contest for
House dooFkeeper. Captain I'D Har-
ian. J. y. Rodman and L. H. Peterson
belrg candidates
Mayor w. n. Behrens. Of Carlin
Vile. the Republican member from
the Thlrty-eighth district. expects 10
introduce a bill requiring railroads
to make a daily distribution of their
empty coal cars in proportion TO the
tonnage Of the mines along their e
speciive lines. and another 10 require
steam and electric roads TO maintsin
electric signal gongs at all Gro sings.
n the country IS well as In the cities
AntiPsss Law Fsvoreo.
Many Of the country members who
have arrived are declaring IN favur of
an anti-pass law. This viii be rccOm
mendcd by the governor in HIS mes
sage. Some uf them also favor c~nt
per mile passenger rate bill. Thir VII
not tc mentioned IN his message bv
the governor. because the rai'ru4d
and warehouse commission area '
has power 70 Ak such a rate. and the
governor does not wish tO ask the
legislature 70 DO something With Cne
II his board has power r. o.. fiils
regulating banking and insurance VII
Be introduced As Administrative mees
ures. Governor Deneen. sctlnE IN con
junction with State Treasurer Elect
Iohn ?. Smulski. has prepared a
method of insurinE return % he
treasury of interest On state funds.
The legislature will ADOPT probably
a resolution requesting The llliuoi-
delegation to congress 70 vote against
the proposed federal Inheritance iaN
Against Federal Tsx.