The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-04
LIQUOR INTERESTS LOSE OUT
IN HOTTEST FIGHT IN 46TH
ILLINOIS GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
ANTI-CIcARETTE BILL
IS ALSO WIPED OUT
When Senate Decides to Leave All
House Bills Not in Conference
On TabIe-Aaree to Con-
ference Again on
Waterway Bill.
Special to the Bulletin.

Special to the Bulletin.
springfield. H. June 3.-EGorts ot
the liquor interests 10 resurrcct from
the dead the socalled local option
killer, failed absolutely in the senate
this evening and the measures sar-
cophagus was sealed when the senate
adopted the motion of Senator Dunlap
Of Champaign county that all house
bills not in conference lie upon tn
table.
Thus ends one of the most remark
able fights of the forty-sixth Illinois
General Assembly, with the friends Of
the township local option law elatcd
Consoing Themselves.
The liquor interests are consoling
themselves that they put the auti-lo-
cal option bill through the house and
had nearly enough votes in the senate.
They claimed they had twentyeight
votes, or more than a constitutional
majority in the senate but the anti.
saloon forces have disputed this claim.
stating that at the best the liquor
folks could muster but twenty-three
votes.
This is the bill proposing to sepa
rate the city and village from the
township in the vote on the saloon
question. II would have been severe
blow 10 the local option forces who
have won the most of their victory
because Of the fact that the country
vote in the township outside of the
city or village has made many munici.
palties dry.
Surrendered Gracefully.
The fact that Senator Jandus, rep.
rosenting the United Societies and
other liquor interests, did not make a
fight upon Senator nunlap's motion
today, is interpreted to mean that
the liquor interests realized that they
did not have the votes. so they sur.
rendered as gracefully as they knew
how. Up until the time the senate
convened at : O'Clock this afternoon
the friends Of the liquor interests were
still talking fight
Later Senator Mckenzie moved a
reconsideration of the vote by which
all the house bills were tabled, but bv
an almost unanimous vote the senate
declined to reconsider. McKcnzie'S
motion was for the purpose of assist,
Ing Senator Mariner to get before the
senate the Chicago Commercial Clubs
school bill.
Anti-Cigarette Bill Dies.
This action of the senate also killed
the anti-cigarctte bill, which is buried
in the manufacturer committee room.
Senator Curtis had given notice las
Saturday night that today he would
move to reconsider the vote by which
the report OF the referees to the state
board of control bill had been concur
red in by the senate, but this evening
he rose and said he would not urge
his motion for reconsideration. as the
members Cf the state board of chari-
ties had written letters stating that
they preferred this bill to no legisla
tion on the subject
The house bill, which was concur
CURED in, places the finances of the
state institutions in the hands Of the
state treasurer instead of the local
treasurers, and prohibits the purcha,-
ing Of supplies of local dealers.
After some squabblng the senate
agreed to go into conference with the
house again over the deep waterway
bill, and Lieutenant Governor Ogles-
by appointed Senators Curtis. Schmit,
Potter, Bail and Hearn as the con
ferees.
inheritance Tax Passed.
The house unexpectedly this even.
ing rrconsidered the vote by which
it had tabled Senator Gardncr's inher-
itance tax bill last Saturday and pass
ed the bill by vote of 10 ayes to :
nays. II is estimated that the law
will place one million dollars addi-
tional revenue in tle state treasury
within six mCaihs after July !. 1905.
ii the governor signs the bill. The
present Inheritance tax only taxes
gifts, lcgacies and inheritances. while
the new bill taxes transfers. appoint
ments and interests in certain cases.
and provides for th- compromise Of
tax on what is known as contingent
remainders.
The Omrib.5 Bill.
The senate tonight by n vote of Is
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