Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-18
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
INSIDE INFORMATION AS TC
WORK OF LEGISLATORS.
Democrats of House VIII Get StenOgrs-
pher- Statesman, Defeated Republican
Candidate for Leader. shows AN Ugly
DispOsitiOn-Dr. Aspinall Is Candidate
for AppoIntment-Bourb Fair Associ
alton Wants Legislation.

alton Wants Legislation.
indianapolis, Jan 16, 190l.-The dem
ocrats of the house Will get the ap-
pOlntmeDt of stenographer-or rather,
the speaker will appoint the stenogra-
pher selected by the minority. 1t is
very likely that this appointment will
go to lady in LoganspOrt. She is
here, and the members of the minority
seem to be unit 10 favor of her selec-
ton.
Mr.. Statesman, the defeated republi-
can candidate for speaker, has dis
played very ugly disposition at esch
session this week He has tried TO pass
as an economist on trivial matters for
the sole purpose of humiliating the
speaker The result is that the minor
ity Is In closer touch with the speaker
than Statesman and bis followers. In
stead of the minority uniting with
the Statesman followers as was pub
lished in the Indianapolis Press, just
the opposite would appear to be the eit-
uation. The minority has so far stood
by the speaker in opposition to the
demagogue tactics of the Stutesman
crowd
Mr.. Marshall, one of the Statesman
supporters, offered resolution amend
Ing the bill providing for the selection
of stenographers, which resolution pro-
vided that the stenographer should be
employed, not for the speaker and the
majority, but for the majority and the
official plunder committee, Joseph b.
Healing, Geo Mccullough and the
| Hon. Jim Goodrich. This resolution
was tabled by a vote of 7S to IL, all the
democrats voting to table it. The pro-
posed resolution shows the feeling ex-
lsting between the Statesman support
ers and the speakers friends. With
this feeling existing among the repub-
iican members, the democrats of the
house are liable to have considerable
influence in shaping legislation.
Senator Parks was made chairman of
the congressional spportionment COM
mittee in the senate, recognition
which he values.
The members of the house and sen
ate are invited to attend the "ZoO" this
afternoon and will go over in body.
The democrats liz the house are not
so strong numerically as the republi-
cans, but in ability they eclipse the re-
publican membership. Mr.. Davis, the
minority leader, has already demon.
strated himself to be the strongest man
in the house.
DIR. n. b. Aspinsll is announced in
the Indianapolis papers as a candidate
for membership on the board of medi-
cal registration. The doctor has hold
of some strong wires and is pulling
hard. 1t is conceded that his selection
would be good one for the fraternity
that he represents.
The Bourbon Fair association will
back up the bills to be presented by the
various fair associations of the state
which will provide for an exemption
from taxation of fair association prop
critics, and also provide for an allow
snce from the state treasury of $500
premiums. This, it is claimed, would
enable the Bremen aud Bourbon fairs
to increase their premiums.
The Grocers' association of Indiana
and the Merchants association of La.
fayette have notified the representative
of Marshall county that they will exert
their influence to bring about the pass
age of the bill which proposes to pro-
hibit the use of trading stamps, which
bill was introduced yesterday by Repre-
sentative Metsker. The Daily News.
paper Editorial association. which met
at the DennisOn hotel last night, also
will urge the passage of the bill.
The article in the Press yesterday tC
the effect that Representatives Metskel
and Larr were trying to unite the mi
nority and the Statesman followers on
a proposition to repeal the county and
township reform laws is erroneous
Representative Metsker will oppose
any amendment to these laws that will
change their generalspirit and meaning
II ASKS FOR wOMAN's SUFFRAGE.
Petitions signed by 100000 Persons to be
Presented to Congressmen.
Petitions circulated by Indians