The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-02

former Auditor OF State W. III. Hart.
possibly one or two others. IL Is within
his power To ask anyone whom he desires
private citizen. One OF the principal tasks
Is 10 compare amendatory and supple
mental measures with the original statutes
Innocent little measures viii be scrutin-
lied with open statute books at his elbow
WORK ALREADY DONE.
BY the stroke OF his pen the Governor
has converted ffty-one bills into laws. He
has exercised his veto power on three and
has sent one to the secretary of state to
become law without his signature. Few
OF the bills that have become laws of
general importance. most OF the important
measures being still in the hands of the
houses.
The most important bill which will go to
the Governor this week will be the general
appropriation measure. providing for an
expenditure of about 100000 to maintain
the various departments of the State gov
eminent and TO provide for the state lnstl-
lance are the legislative reapportonment
measure. the bill To separate the Girls IN
dustrial School from the Women's Prison.
carrying with IL an appropriation OF $lJO,-
900; the bill providing for new Institution
for the Deaf and Dumb; the st. Louis ex-
position bill, appropriating $4,000 for an
Indiana exhibit: the tax levy bill. giving
cities, towns and townships the option or
increasing taxation from IS to 30 cents for
the benefit of local schools, and supple
mentary bill reducing the general State
levy from 29A TO - 7-12 cents: the primary
election bill and the voting machine BILL
WILL PROBABLY BECOME LAWS.
Tte bills mentioned in the foregoing para
grSI,h are almost certain to become laws.
O.ner measures of general interest, the
rate OF which is yet I'm doubt so far as the
action of House or Senate is concerned, are
the Gray railroad consolidation bill, the
Gard fee and salary bill, the Marion coun-
~ judges bill, which has also become the
Allen. Madison. vigo and Vanderburg coun-
ty judges bill, the George Rogers Clark
statue bill, the Wolcott railroad commits
siop bill. the Hastings anti-gambling bill.
the electric railway consolidation bill and
the bill to convert the S-atehouse into a
laboratory of hygiene.
This enumeration by no means covers the
ground, but IL gives bird 's-eye view or the
most important legislation pending. In all
Will never get TO the Governor. Ii Is be-
lieved that the action of the conference
aries OF the judges of Marion, Allen, Madi-
son. Vigo and Vanderburg counties. but
which left out the circuit judge in the lat
ter c)unty-Judge RaSch-Wfll not meet the
approval of Governor Durbin even IL con-
CURED in by the Senate. The opinion is
general that the attitude of the Governor
might be expressed something like this:
Judge Rasch Is not before the Indiana
General Assembly in any way. A law OF
this kind should not take into c0nsidera-
ton the personality of any one, but should
deal exclusively with the office. The bill
Is form of obnoxious special legislation"
The plain words OF Representative Sayre
IN the House Saturday forenoon are said
to echo the sentiments of the Governor.
GRAY RAILROAD BILL
AS for the Gray railroad consolidation
bill. while it was passed in the Senate by a
decisive vote III NAV encounter Vigorous
opposition I'm the House. The Democrats
will oppose 1t solidly, and there are some
Republicans who have declared their inten-
ton of fighting IL.
measure that is encountering desperate
opposition in the House is the Gard fee
and salary bill, which purposes to increase
materially the salary of every county off,
Ger In Indiana. The bill was held up for a
long time by the House committee. but il
was finally reported Saturday, as result