The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-04
AT STATE CAPITAL
BRIBERY INQUIRY WILL OCCUPY
ATTENTION OF SENATE
THIS WEEK.
Anti-Pass Bill, Civil Service and Con
stitutional Amendments on List
County Option Next
Week.

Springfield. H.. April 3.-Interest
among the senate members will cen
ter this week on developments of the
senate bribery investigation commit
tee rather than on matters of legisla-
| ton.
Some of the senators believe the
| life of the Helm committee depends
entirely upon the senate's decision
as to whether or not H. X. Kohlsaat,
editor of the Chicago Record1Herald,
shall be compelled to divulge the
source of information which he claims
to have as evidence that 100000 was
raised to elect Senator Lorimer. This
matter will probably be taken up BY
the senate Friday morning.
It is understood that the testimony
lof Senators Isley and Womak, who
voted for Lawrence B. Stringer dur
ling the senatorial deadlock; former
United States Senator Albert j. Hop
kins, and Carl II, Burgett of Newman,
I'LL, house doorkeeper, will be heard
by the bribery committee before the
citation of Mr.. Kohlsaat at the bar OF
the senate.
Await Chicago Election.
With the winding up of the Chi
cago mayoralty election Cook County
senators will return to their desks
Wednesday morning prepared to as
sist in the disposal of the initiative
and referendum and constitutional
convention resolutions well as the
county option bill, action upon viii N
has been withheld pending the Chi
cago election.
The Republican senators probably
will hold caucus Wednesday night
for the purpose of whipping into
shape for final consideration on the
senate floor the initiative and referen-
/ dunn resolution with its numerous
/ proposed amendments.
Fight AntilPass Bill.
| With the opening of this weeks SEES
sion will come big fight on the ad-
/ ministration's anti-pass bill, which al
ready has been defeated for recon-
mendatlon by the senate railroads
committee, but which since has been
recommended to that committee.
The fireworks will start with the
calling up of the resolution which, it
adopted, will place the anti-pass bill
on the senate calendar on the order
OF second reading. Governor Deneen
feels confident the bill will pass the
senate, but is somewhat doubtful as
to it's success In the house.
On Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock public hearing on the full
train crewand the employers liability
will be given by the senate commit
tee on labor, mines and mining. The
hearing, which Is to be held In the
senate chamber, will be attended by
representatives of railroads, steel cor
porations. and railroad labor organi
cations. The employers liability bill
has been advanced to second reading.
Civil Service Up in House.
Under special order the civil ser.
vice fight in the house will be resum
ed on Wednesday. Probably the en-
tire day will be devoted to the three
civil service bills, Cook county. mn
nicipal courts and park employees
which under special order are 10
re taken up In the order named ina
mediately after the reading OF the
journal The members who opposed
the statewide merit system and sue
ceeded in effecting important changes
in 1t will oppose the remaining three
bills. ,9
. 1t is generally believed among the
!. house members that the manner IN
which the statewide merit bill was
, handled last week sounded Its death
: knell in this session. 1t Is probable
, the house will pass the bill in Its
amended form, that the senate will
Insist on the original form and that a