The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-06-23
dunno TO VETO
THE UTILITY BILL
IS THE FORECAST

Forty-eighth General Assembly.
which adjourned Saturday morning
viii go down IN history as having
written into the statute books OF
II inois some of the most meritorious
and some OF the most dangerous
legislation ever enacted.
The session closed in bitterness
and hatred and with recrimination
from every faction and every leader.
A special session OF the legislature
to correct some of the crimes of
emission, and perhaps OF commits
siCn, Is almost "a certainty.
No bill ever passed by the Legis-
lature of Illinois has aroused more
bitterness than the public utilities
bill, primarily designed TO deliver
into the hands OF political commits
sion sitting in Springfield regula-
tion and control OF the 100000
600 public utility corporations OF
Chicago.
1t was a Dunno measure The
Governor in his campaign, in his in
augllral message. and in his first
message to the Legislature, had de-
manded a public utilities bill.
Dunno Program Failure.
The Governors program was a
failure in that the initiative and
referendum and the tax reform
measures which he demanded were
defeated,
The administration insisted that
some big Dunno measure must be
passed at this session of the legis-
iature, and there remained only the
pub ic utility bill. The Dunno lead
ers on the door of the House and
Seenate frankly admitted that any
bill which could receive constitu-
tional majority of both houses would
be acceptable, regardless of the in
Justice 1t might do to Chicago and
other cities in the state
They announced that. this was the
Governors attitude; but he has re-
fused to commit himself. aside from
saying;
Il regret that the bill as 1t GOMEZ
to me from the General Assembly
toes not provide for home rule in
cities"
Veto is Expected.
Because Governor Dunno was
once mayor OF Chicago, and that is
his home; because he has tacitly
pledged to Chicago that no public
utility bin robbing the city OF it's
right to f-government was ac-I
ceptable to him, it is not believed
that the Governor will sign the pub
lie utility BILL
1t is thought that he will prefer
to veto the bill, and name this among
other measures to be considered at
special session, rather than face
the storm which is breaking in Chi
cago.
The Forty-eighth General Assem-
bly, created long list OF immortals,
first among whom are the Chicago
Senator'S who betrayed their con-
stituents and their city by voting
to recede from the home rule amend
ment which the Senate had injected
into the public utility bill. These
men who voted for absentee govern
ment for Chicago are:
Senator'S Frederick, Carroll, Dem
vir. Forst, German, o'Connor and
lWaage.
OF these six, the last four are con-
sidered followers of Governor Dunno
and have responded to his every
command Senators Clark and
Afadigan of Chicago in effect voted
with the Governors followers by re-
fusing to respond to the roll call.
Dunno Bills Passed.
Governor Dunno In his statement
congratulates himself upon the pass
age Of the municipal ownership bill.
the public utility bill. bill con-
solidating the fish and game depart
ments, primary reform biPs and
minor measures which he recon-
mended in his inaugural message.