Marshall County independent., 1901-02-01
PRIMARY ELECTION BILL UP.
Several Matters of Interest Are Now BE
fore the Legislature.

fore the Legislature.
Indianapolis, Jan. 30-The primary
election bill was before the house yes
terdsy and was very much amended
If 1t passes as amended 1t will affect
no counties but Marion unless other
counties decide by popular vote that
they want the law to apply to them. 1t
will be necessary for any county other
than Merton to present petition
signed by 800 voters in order to get the
question submitted to the people. Mr..
Metsker offered several amendments,
one of-which was to permit minority
parties other than the two casting the
highest number OF votes at the previous
election. to have a judge on the pri.
mary election board, providing the
chairman of said minority parties files
notice of such desire with the county
clerk at least ten days before the pri.
mary election occurs, and provided
further that such judges of such minor.
purpose of the amendment was to give
the prOhibitionists and other minority
parties ample opportunity to see that
their votes are properly counted. Most
of the democrats voted to sustain the
amendment but the majority was
against il.
The printing Committee yesterday
reported on house bill No. l75, intro
duced 10y Representative Metsker,
amending an act concerning county
business. recommending it for passage.
The house ccncurred and it will come
up for second reading this week.
Representative Smsll's bill providing
for the publication in weekly newsps-
pers of acts of the general assembly,
was recommended BY the committee
and concurred in by the house. 1t will
probably be up for second reading this
week
bill to abolish the board of managers of
Indiana reformatory institution, re-
moving from office the present men,
bers of the board
Senator Parks bill providing that
election inspectors shall be appointed
in September instead of June, was
acted on favorably by the committee
and the senate concurred.
Senator Parks bill protecting fish
was postponed by the rights and priv
ileges committee. Also his bill con.
corning the hunting OF quail.
The bills are piling up and many of
the representatives work over them un.
til the midnight hour. Some are of
considerable importance to the state in
general.
Z. The trading stamp bill will be up for
final passage in the house tomorrow
Among bills handed down on second
reading in the senate was the bill of
Senator Charles, amending the Barrett
law so that an improvement may be
defeated by u majority of resident prop
erty-owners, representing more than
half of the abutting property. The bill
Is of wide interest. applying to all towns
and cities of less than $4,000 inhsb
itsnts.
Mr.. Neal says he has been assured
that the house committee on railroads
will report fsvorably on his bill reQuir.
ing railroad companies to sell 5OOmile
mileage books for $40 each He thinks
the bill will pass the house, as the rail
road companies are making no fights.
He says he bas been assured by prOmi.
nents railroad men that the clause
against scslpers removes their Objec-
tions. and that they will not oppose the
bill.
Fraudulent Marriage Ceremony.
Fred BOnnees was arrested in South
Bend Monday and taken back to Kan
kak 90 In answer Tn the charO0 Of hav.