Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-15
Legislative Notes.


Indianapolis, Feb. The item yes
terGsy TO the effect that the bill provid.
ing for state forester was lost in the
house, was mistake. The bill passed
in the house.
The house of representatives voted
fsvorstly this morning on the bill to
compel railroad companies to issue 800
mile books for $40, for use of any one
in the family of the one purchasing the
book.
1t looks now As if the Vincennes uni
versity claim of Sl20,000 will be paid.
The state owes the university this
amount, but it does not have to pay it
as the account is outlawed. 1t is NOR
ally under obligations to pay the claim,
however.
Mr.. Scott introduced two petitions
from residents of Putnam county, urg-
ing the passage of house bill No. ll3,
requiring the applicants for liquor IL
censes to obtain petition of majority
of voters in their precincts or wards
before such license lie granted. Re-
ferred to the committee on temperance.
The democratic members of the house
this afternoon had sn informal talk on
the subject of starting an investigation
of the affairs of State GeOlogIst Batch
ley. The accusation WAS made by one
of the representatives that the state
geologist practically sold appointments
under him by requiring division of fees
from the oil inspectors.
aforementioned Gilbert is an in
veterate smoker and be has hard work
to keep a weed out of his mouth while
in the presiding officers chair. He
made q rule that there should be no
smoking in the senate chamber during
sessions and he lives up to the rule
himself. But every once in a while he
calls some one to the chair, slips out
into the cloak-room, lights q cigar and
puffs away with great satisfaction.
When the lieutenant-gOve is not in
his seat, it is safe to say he lie having
smoke.
1t is charged that the Township
Trustees association is acting in organ
lied capacity to defeat several bills be-
fore the legislature. All members of
the house received telegram from
their respective local trustees on the
Metsker bill requiring the publication
Of township trustees reports, as fol-
lows: "Vote against house bill No.
233. Useless expense" 1t is asserted
that the kilograms were prepared at
the headquarters of the association
Indianapolis Press.
Representative James, author of the
bill abolishing the present board of
managers for the Indiana industrial
school for girls and woman's prison
and providing for man on the board,
says that if he can do no better he will,
in order to get the bill passed, consent
to it's being amended so that while
abolishing the present board it Will pro-
vide for new one composed of three
women as now. Some of the members
of the house committee on reformatory
institutions. as has already been related.
object to having man on the board
because of the fact that many delicate
questions come up in the settlement Of
which a mans advice would hardly be
acceptable.
The members of the senate this fore
noon received q circular from w. w.
Parsons, president of the Indiana State
Normal school at Terre Hsute, under
the head of "Does the State Need q
New Normal SCHOOL," He says at the
outset that, as his personal interests
are not involved, he feels free to ex-
press his opinion. He gives the cost of
maintaining the Terre Hsute school
each year as about $4,000. The school,
he says, has capacity of |, 200 students.
The attendance for the fall term is
from 400 to 500 students; in the winter
about 500; In the summer 500 to 600.
He holds that as long as this condition
exists there is no demand for another
state normal school. He holds that the
strength of the Indiana school system
has been 10 its unity. Other states e.
tsblishing more than one normal school
have regretted 1t, he says, and one state
which tried having three abandoned
two of them 30 as to make one strong
institution. This is the fret blow de-
livered openly against the Muncie bill,
but it is expected that they will follow
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