The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12

A Rush of Applicants for CIerkships-
Talk of New Laws.

The indications are that the Indiana Gem
eral Assembly will have some very busy
sessions this winter. The law provides
that the Legislature shall convene every
two years on the first Thursday after the
first Monday in January. Next year the
Legislature will meet on Jan. 10. Already
there is much influence being brought to
bear on people who are believed to have
pull with members of the Legislature by
those who want clerkshfps in both houses.
A position as stenographer CT clerk in
the General Assembly is looked upon by
many as an easy and lucrative place
Among the prominent measures which the
Legislature Will probably be asked to take
up will be one relating to some reform laws
for cities where the executive power is en-
tirely within the power of the town council
Editor CARRIER, of the Madison Courier, was
among the first to begin the agit alton of
this matter. He points out that the laws
similar to those that created the county and
township reform measures could be Well
applied to cities of the size of Madison,
where to use slang phrase the City Coun-
Gil is the whole thing" He believes ii
would prevent much extravaganza and
would work good results generally. Some
kind of a measure regulating primary
elections will also receive attention from
the Legislature and Ii is expected that
there will be another measure introduced
with view to simplifying and making less
cumbersome the present system of voting
and counting ballots The last LEGISLATURE
authorized the use of voting machines. but
did not make 1T mandatory on the State to
use them. 1t is believed that some decisive
action will be taken on this matter this
winter.
There is also talk of some legislation that
will aid in the enforcement of the pure-food
laws of the State. 1t is understood that a.
bill will be introduced providing sor the
maintenance of State laboratory which
would be a part of the Health Department
of the State. Ohio, Illinois and Michigan
all have means of enforcing their pure
food laws, it is pointed out, but the Indian ma
Board of Health. it is claimed. is net prop
erly equipped for this duty. c. NJ Thomp-
son, senator-elect, said he had understood
that a certain wholesale grocery house I'm
Indiana. The adulterated goods are in one
lot and they are sent into Indiana. The
goods that are unadulterated are sold In
Ohio.
Senator-elect Layman is in favor of more
stringent fish laws for Indiana, and will
probably introduce a bill providing a pun
ishment for people caught using a seine
any time In the year. The present fish
laws allow the use of the seine two months
during the year. Mr.. Layman believes that
SEEMING should be prohibited entirely in all
of the streams of the State unless IL be the
Wabash and he Is not sure but the law
should prohibit the use of the seine IN this
stream. Mr. Layman holds that one of the
worst features of SEEMING is the DESTROYING
of small fish. Among other matters that
are expected TO take up some of the time
of the Legislature is the consideration of a
report from the fee and salary commissi
and also the consideration of a mea sure
providing a sinking fund to pay of the in
debtedness of the city OF indianapolis.