Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-02-15
THE india "A LEGISLATURE
Reports of Proceedings and Bills
introduced.
MEASURES IN BOTH HOUSES.
Indications Are That the Agnew Anti
Trust Bill VIII Sot Pass in Its
Present FOrm-Bill May BE Greatly
Changed.
assures IN BOTH HOUSES.
Tuesday. February 3.

The joint republican committee on con-
gresslonal apporuonment united on a bill
and VIII submit it TO a Joint republican
caucus Friday. It makes four changes.
Johnson county. $40 democratic. is taken
from the seventh TO the fourth district;
BIackford. 20 democratic. goes from the
eighth to the eleventh; Howard. 1880 re-
publican. Is moved from the eleventh 10
the ninth. and Decatur. 400 republican. IS
taken from the fourth and put in the
sixth. The measure leaves nine repub-
hcan and four democratic districts by the
last vote. Congressman Lands is greatly
strengthened, a. is Congressman Watson.
ONerstreet and Cromer while the fourth
is made still heavier democratic.
Wednesday, February 8.
The Republicans of the Senate will have
caucus on the Agnew antitrust bill
today. and it is expected that the Repub-
mean representatives, viii be called in for
consultation.
Every Republican senator has been de-
nSed with kilograms and letters, urging
him to vote against the bill in its present
form. Senator Burns alone received thir-
" kilograms from South Bend against the
bill.
number of party leaders from diff
ferent parts Of the State are demanding
that the bill be not passed because they
say, to pass it would be bad politics"
Will not be passed in its present form.
ana that If il becomes a caucus measure
IL VIII be SO amended that little OF the
original will be left.
Thursday, February Z.
After hard fight the house advanced
to engrossment the bill to require rail-
road companies to sell 5OO-mile mileage
DOCKS at rate Of cents a mile. the
books good for use by any member OF
the purchasers family.
Representative Treet introduced a hin
providing that passengers on railroad
trains and street cars, if not provided
with seats shall pay only half-fare.
Where payment has been made in ad-
vance, as on railroad trains, and a seat
Is not furnished him, the conductor must
1urnlsh him statement in writing in or
der that he may collect the rebate
The house and senate have reached a
compromise as 10 the proper method OF
authorizing the employment of addi-
tional help for the house The sneaker
OF the house and other members have
held that employees in addition TO those
provided by law could not be EMPLOYED
unless their employment was authorized
by bill. Hitherto it has been done in
both houses by resolution. The senate
resented the attempt of the house 10
control methods of doing business in tbs
senate and killed the bill providing for
an additional page. two stenographers
and an assistant postmaster Tor the
house.
Friday. February 8.
The senate, by a strict party vote, de-
clded TO make the investigation of the
Indiana reformatory secret The valued
pollcy insurance bill was considered favor
ABLY by the senate. Senator Dausman
has introduced = bill TO reVoIutionize
criminal trials Under il the jury is TO
be The final authority, and is 10 answer.
flrst, old the prisoner commit the crime
charged? and, second. can he be per-
mltted 10 so free without peril 10 the
state? If not. he is 10 receive an indie
terminate sentence OF from one 10 ninety
nine years, but may be paroled after one
year Colonel Eli Ritter the leader OF
the temperance moVemnt in Indiana
threw a Vet blanket on all temperance
legislation by urging the committees not
10 recommend any laws Whatever. He
wanted the authorities TO enforce the
present laws In the house all antitrust
bills introduced by the Democrat - have
been killed. The Republicans Will handle
this matter 10 suit themselves