The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-06
SENATE MORNING SESSION.
Hendee Bill to Regulate Trusts Up
for Consideration.

At the morning session the Senate de-
voted the most of it's time to the considera-
ton of the Hendee bill to give the attorney
general power to get after bad trusts and to
proceed against usurping public officers.
The bill was introduced by Senator Hendee
after conferences with Attorney General
Miller. 1t gives the attorney general power
to file information against an illegal COM
bination on his own relation in the Su-
preme Court, which for the purposes named
is made q trial tribunal
The bill, known as Senate bill No. 49, is
the center of remarkable fight. 1t is re-
garded by almost every corporation in the
State with suspicion. and the most pro-
nounced lobbying of the session is in mo-
ton to defeat the measure. Almost every
railroad company of the State as well as
several traction companies and other large
associations, have agents working actively
to strange the bill. These agents, while
not making definite arguments against the
measure, hold that it has in IT llmitless
possibilities of danger and annoyance for
them, and that its enactment into law is
unwise and unnecessary.
Senator Hendee called up the bill on third
reading yesterday morning. and a motion
was Immediately made by Senator Mliburn
that the section applying to persons who
usurp public offices be stricken out. The
senator from Dubois remarked that he had
no objection to the bill so far as 1t related
to giving the attorney general power 10 go
after illegal combinations of capital, but
he did object to subjecting any individual-
to the action contemplated by the bill. The
measure is supposed to have direct bearing
on the case of John s. Dudley. of Sullivan
county whom Governor Durbln under the
law deposed from Office. but who insists on
remaining in the capacity or sherlI
HENDEE'S AMENDMENTS.
Senator Hendee obtained the floor and
held it against all corners. He made mo-
ton for certain amendments in the bill.
The amendments affect the bill by taking
out of il that part which puts the burden
of proof upon the accused person or cor
poration when information has been filed
by the attorney general. This amendment
Senator fendee believes, will add great
strength to the bill, and will bring num-
her of senators TO its support. Another
amendment offered by Senator Hendee was
to take out of the bill the clause, forfeit
ing the property of corporations when they
have violated the law" This amendment
will be acceptable to the opponents of the
measure, and the senator who Is fatherfng
the measure thinks it will make its passage
| certain.
| important to pass upon hastily. and IL was
| made the special order of business for Mon
| day next at IL O'Clock. One or the peculiar
TEXTURES of the situation is that Senator
| Hendee is recognized as a friend of cor
porations. and the principal part OF his law
! practice is as counsel for corporate inter-
4 eStS.
The Senate did little else of Importance at
the morning session, except TO receive COM
| mittee reports on a number of bills and TO
| advance others 10 engrossment.
There was lively scrimmage over the
motion by Senator Dausman that the Sen
| ate concur in the House amendments to
| Senator Woods bill increasing the salaries
| of the judges of the Supreme and Appellate
courts and the reporter of the Supreme
| Court Senator Parks led the fight against
| the amendments to the bill, with which 1t
was passed in the House. because, he main
| tanned IT put the courts on an equality.
| Senators Gochenour and LAWYER spoke
| against the amendments for the same rea-
son. while Senator Ulrey and Senator Daus-
man asked that the amendments be sup
ported. The amendments make the salaries
| of the judges of each court 5000 instead of
$500 for Supreme and $500 for Appellate
| Court judges, as the bill passed the Senate.
The motion to concur was finally adopted
| by vote OF . to 10
| ACTION ON BILLS.
The Senate passed to engrossment the fol-
lowing bills; No. 100. Mr.. KtttinSers