The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-17
TO LIMIT CANDIDATES., EXPENSES.
Must File Itemixed Statement before
Receiving Certificate.

Receiving Certificate.
The bill of Senator Stuart introduced yes
terday to prevent corrupt practices In cleo
tons and to limit the expenses of candi-
dates is modelled after the New York law.
It provides that any person who Influences
a voter by a bride shall be deemed guilty
of a felony. and shall DE punished BIZ inn
prisonment for two TO five years. disfran-
chised for any deterlninate period and for
felt the sum of 500, with costs to any per-
son who shall sue for the same in the name
of the State. This enactment. it is pro-
yided, shall not apply ID any legal, bona
fide election expenses.
1T is provided that any person who re-
relyes a pr5os pu nhafi Pc bs gai impr 81 = mnsah In
the county Jail not less than three nor more
than twelve mounts 2 II y p lne,,anre t fha
punishable by a fine Of so
voting in the narne OF a dead or fictitious
person Is made a felony punishable by inn
The expenses Of candidates for congress
sional, county. township and municipal Of
or less sloo; for each 100 votes over 5000
and under 10000, 81: for eacn 100 voters over
voters over 10000. 80 cents. Every cand.-
date for office, before he shall receive his
file with the OFFICER authorized to issue his
certificate OF election an iteinIzed state
&" so IS IS m nas e pnnishab blkpe MIth a fae,u of So 70
900 and forfeiture OF the office.
II the person receiving tho next highest
cessful candidate has falsifed his expense
account or has bought votes or inundated
fee. and, sustaining his case. shall be
entitled to occupy 1t.
May Keep Gas I'm the State.
Senator Cranor's bill regulating the lay
ing of gas pipes and steam pipes along and
across public highways. is intended as an
obstacle In the way Of the piping Of natural
gas out of the State. it provides that before
1t shall be lawful to lay pipes along or
across a public highway, the permission Of
the township trustee must be obtained An
appeal may lie from the trustee to the board
of county commissioners. such a law, SEM
asnie sra Mho s ars now m9u'd draining he Indiana
gas field, as those companies which nave
their mains completed are under constant
necessity of building and extending lines
to feed the mains that have been laid.
A Bill for Hotel
1t is said that hotel keepers In Indianavo-
lis are TO actively interest themselves in
the Stakebake bill furnishing hotel beats. "
is provided that a guest shall be guilty cf
fraud who fails TO pay his bills, unless ne
has first notified the hotel Or boarding mousse
keeper that he cannot make immediate pay
net mors Than SIS with possible imprison-
ment, is the penalty. Any attempt 10 ABB
scond, without paying. 9r any Temp ha 70
sidered Drima facie evidence Of such fraud.
Baggage may be sold by the hotel keeper
after posting due notice on The doors OF his
place
Maintenance OF q Veterans.
Senator Kern's bill, introduced yesterday,
for the relief of INDECENT soldiers and sailors
who arc inmates OF the roorhouses OF the
state. makes 1t upon county
| commissioners 10 maintain such veterans In
| respectable boarding houses or In private
families. Senator Kern asked that the bill
be advanced at once TO second r%aGing. hut
Senator Watson moved Its rfference 10 the
committee on military affairs. The reason
for this was that liz is expected that the
soldiers home, which Ii Is proposed to es-
tabiish AT Lafayette, viii 30 the 9thin that
Senator kern's bin il expected TO do.
Mr.. Adnms's .~Lay-Oycr's Dill.
There is a comic song about six soldiers
in a bed and "A newcomer who insists that
the six in a bed shall lay over hr.
refrain. A man driving may have the priyi-
lege OF passing a team or vehicle ahead 81
him by crying OUT .lay over" The driver
or rider In advance shall drive to the left,
$40 as to allow the man behind q pass The
party of the tirst part must then drive
| far enough ahead. SO as not 70 interfere
with the man who has sraci ,nsix complied
with the request 10 "lay over" Is j. made
q not to LAY oVss.
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what's Ina a. Name.
Two years ago when, In all the reports.
the name or Senator Mccutchan. hf Evans
| vile. was invariably printed ..McCutoheon.t'
constituents had inquired III he Was al
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