The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-12
GRAND JURY ACT
IS UP THIS WEEK
HOUSE COMMITTEE WILL CON.
sIDER BILL ABoLisHlNG
STATE INDICTMENTS.
FIGHT DEATH PENALTY
important Meetings Regarding
Rail Reforms to be Held
Wednesday.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. ll.-Lincoln S
! birthday will cut heavily iato the
/ working schedule of the house this
lwtek. A short session will be held
/ tomorrow afternoon, merely To OBJ
serve constitutional requirements and
an adjournment then probably will be
taken until Wednesday, the state leg
! slatiya body observing in this man
ner the anniversary of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln
On Wednesday the house commit
tees on judiciary ana railroads will
/ hold important meetings. At the
meeting CT the committee on rail-
roads, tn first that committee has
held since its appointment Chairman
Guy Bush will lay before the mem
bers Representative Adkins recipro.
cal demurrage bin fixing the same
penalties for railroads delaying the
delivery or handling of cars as is
fixed upon shippers for delay in hand.
ling and unload ng A number of del
egates from the State Shippers Asso-
ciaticn viii appear before the com.
Mite TO urge the passage of The
bill
Grand Jury Bill Up.
Three bills are scheduled for cen.
sideration by the house committee on
judiciary on Wednes day. These are
McGoorty's bill abolishing the grand
jury system and subst tuting therefor
prosecution on information, Mr..
Kings employers liability bill which
would practically legislatc out cf OK
istence "youutary relief associatious'
like that on the burlington Ra lroad
by making insurance or indemnity Of
that nature no bar 10 action to re-
cover damage for death or injury OF
an employe; and Mr. Tons bill pro.
hibiting the infiction of capital pun.
ishment where conviction has been
brought about by circumstantial evil
dence
Mr. McGoorty's bill has the right of
way and it is very likely that no ac-
tion will be taken on his measure un'
til subcommittee has carefully gone
over it. At any event there is sure
70 be considerable debate over the
question of abolishing the grand jury
system.
Fiaht Over Death Penalty.
Sentiment sc ms TO favor Mr.. |
Kings bill in committee. while MIR. !
Tons bin will meet with much oppo-
sitiou. It came very close to being
reported ont last Wednesday in a !
form carrying with II the obilition |
Of the death penalty aud the fight over
this is not yet over.
This week will see the Introduction |
Of the third section of the big appro.
priation bills. those providing for the |
state penal institutions, including |
thosa for the ordinary running ex-
penses and those for repairs and i'm
Besides the biz appropriation bills /
he admin stration bills decreasing the !
powers of the railroad aud warehouse |
and the anti-pass bill will |
also probably com into the house and /
be referred TO proper committees.
Senate 20 Do Little.
Little will be accompli he'd by the |
senate this We. X. The session Tues !
lay will be perfunctory. Thursday az /
ernoon nearly all the members will /
cave for Their homes. so there will |
be but two days this " ek during !
which any work will be done. Legis- |
alton will not suffer as a con equence /
of the breife session. as The senate is |
gradually clearing its calendar and !
there is not a bill from the lover /
house awaiting action by the upper
body.
The senate committee on llccus
AMI miscellany viii meet Wednesday
The local option bill will be eonsid- /
cred after those favoring or opposing /
Il hav. been given an opportunity 10 |
be heard. The date for a public hear I
ng on The measure viii bc decided o7
by IN committee al its meeting on
Wednesday. The committee on judi /
rial department and practice viii also 4
give a hearing TO Chicasoaus intcress- .
,d iu The civic federation bills 10 re.
form tb- jury system.
The bin FOR the loa1ing Of the plb- /
lie funds for the benefit Of the state /
l. on second reading The measure I
probably will be advanced Wedne=dsy 1
10 third r. aiding and 81 IS not unlikely /
hat the bill will be passed althougi /
some votes against it are anticipated .
THOUGHT TO BE MURDER
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