, 1879-06-13

Indiana mas reau DURING the past winter great
deal about the exploits Of our immaculate
Granger In introducing bills upon subjects Of
which hc had not tho least comprehension, and
he camo finally to the conclusion tl,at he could
do as we'll nnl SO It ono bestar. After duly re-
solving In bis mind what subject would be best
calculated to make hin the Granger Of the Iu-
diana Legislature, he came to tic conclusion
that he knew tho least about tho precautions
taken BY railroads to prevent accidents In ru1l-
Mug through towns and cities, antl he drow I'D
the following bill regarding this matter aud
pushed 1t through with hurrnh:
SIS. !. Be i en4cted BY ths General Assembly
o. t1o Slate 81 indiana. That Il shall be tho dut
haYo attached to each Ind every tocomottYe @ *nsna
whistle, Bnch as IL now In use or mar be here.
after used By all well managed ra!tnad companies,
operating such engine upon the limo Of anY such
railroad, shall. when such cnXino approaches tho
crossing Of any turnpike o. other pntle highway
eighty nur norc thnn 100 rods fron, huct ctossiuV,
sound The whistle on such engine attached thereto
continually fro'n tho time Of sounding sucl, Wills
tc until such engine shall have ln1ly passed s11ch
crossing; {rorided. That nothing herein r!lall bu
90 construed aa to interfere With any otG31naAco
that has been or may hereafter DO passed by any
city in this State regulating Tho management Of
running Of such engine or railroad withnthc limits
SEC. i. Tint svcry cueinoor or person in csargo
Of o. opeEattng any ench engine who sha!l fail or
neglect to colnpfy with the prav!slohs oI Sec. OF
the State Of Indiana In pcnalty Of mt lcks tlsn
setlon, al the auit Of said Slate ID the Circuit nr
superior Court Of any county Whorc!n Euch cfosa-
Ing may bt located, and this company In whoso
employ such cauinces Or person may te Al we'll ~
any person or Ills representative WHO my 10 ill.,
]nrtd in property or perton. or TO any corporation
that may be Injured In property, BY the neglect or
sa3tl.
The law wns promptly approved by GOV.
"blue Joans." and wont into effect on tho 1st
uf this month.
Tl'cra,1roaas running through Ipdlana, In order
TO fully comply with the provisions Ut the Inv,
went to work md replaced their wcak-luuged
sQueaksbg wllietlua With ot.,crs Of tcu.hprse
power tlIAt could give scream equal to tle
best. efforts of Carter }Iarrsson's eaele. In
they n1ats such III ltneartfly noise and rucket
as 10 drive tic people living in tl,ose places half
crazy. 4and make life utmost burden to them.
lnssead Ut preventing accidents, tho law had
u daily occurrence on account Of runway
horses. Tbs feeling oil over the State hos be-
suale ~ Intense that public meetings arc being
llslo, n'n! tllt saptcnt author Of thu law de-
besu taken to the Supreme Conrtof tho state
III order to Eet an oplnion rs to Its
constttntlonality. In tho Incorporated cities
they nrc taking advantage Of the provision
"a1ca aloHh ttieIl 70 IFatne 0FdtflatlceR To Altt
themselves. At Laporte, 1ntl., tho City Coun-
I'll passttl IN ordinances yesterday that, while
passing through their city, tho engineer stall
not uso ttleir whistles unnecessarily, and rcso-
lution was introduced, but not unsscd, "tllat
q leather medal be awarded to the person who
framed such an obnoxious laT. At South Bend
nntl other cities ordinances have also been
passed TINT locomotives whiie passing through
their cities shall giye but tro silrlll b]asts ut
each crossing. The towns ami yIl'agus, Ilow-
eyer, have 10 such renledY, aud they arc coH-
nreu.e Court dect,lee the law Unconstitutional,
or lha law IL Repealed again by the LeUislaiuro
Snfefdi Wsndtch ia TIA Tribune
sou, of Fountain County, has cmioIneJ tho rail-
road companies from G1ecutnt, tue Whist1ne
ln" Ia .l!at county. People iiAvan't becn ablo
" sleep.