The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-13
VETOES nine MORE BILLS
GOVERNOR DIsAPPROvEs OF HUR-
TVS LABORATORY SCHEME.
Tarkington's Bill for Industrial
School for Blind Also Killed-Ac-
ton on Other Measures.

Nine bills were vetoed by the Governor
yesterday. Among the Inflated measures
was the bill to create state laboratory Of
hygiene. known as Senate Bill 81 and intro
duced by Senator Ogborn. The bill was got
through the Senate and House largely by
the efforts of DR.. John N Hurry, secretary
of the State Board of Health. although its
passage was obstructed by arguments
against it's necessity or utility. The text
of the Governors veto message on the bill
will be announced tomorrow. The other
bills which failed to receive the approval
of the executive were:
II. B. 328-Provides for the creation of a
state bureau to regulate the practice of
optometry. The bill was vetoed for the
reason that the Governor could not see the
necessity for the creation of another ex-
pensive state bureau for this particular
purpose.
H. B. 3S2-Tarkington's bill to provide for
the maintenance of adult blind persons who
have lost their eyesight since becoming
twenty-one years of age and have not
learned any trade at which blind people
are able to work. The Governor takes the
position that there is no authority in law
for the establishment of an Industrial
school for afflicted persons except as ,spe
cifcally provided by the present statutes.
The State should stand ready, the Governor
says, to further any humane cause, but IL
such a bill as $50 should become a law it
would open the way, he thinks, for dozens
of other measures of similar character. to
the loss and detriment of the taxpayers.
DEBT LIMIT BILLS KILLED.
H. B. 276-Denbo's bill to give the city of
New Albany authority to exceed its consti-
tutional debt limit for school improvements.
The Governor has stated his objections fire.
quently to all bills of this character.
II. B. EZollman's bill to authorize the
city of Jeffersonville to exceed its constitu-
tional debt limit for school purposes re-
ceived the disapproval of the executive for
the same reasons.
II. B. 95-Wilson's bill to give the city of
East Chicago the right to operate its own
waterworks system by levying assessments
upon the property benefited was vetoed be-
cause the Governor held that lit sought to
establish serious innovation. No provi-
sion was made for the hearing OF citizens
affected by assessments.
S. b. A2-Hendee's bill to create boards
of electric light commissioners received the
disapproval of the executive.
drainage of fresh-water lakes in Indiana
was vetoed for the reason that the Gov
ernor believes there are numerous beautiful
the bill should have become a law. 1t pro-
vided that lakes of more than a certain
area should not be drained, but it left the
way clear to destroy smaller bodies of
water. The Governor determined that the
effect of the bill would be Injurious
S. b. 33S-De Ravens bill to allow grad
yates of approved medical colleges to prac-
tifcate of four years course was vetoed.
The Governor held that ii did not throw
sufficient safeguards around the practice of
medicine. and that the act would be a use
less measure.
The latest bills signed by the Governor
are:
s. B. No. Ss2-Goodwine's bill to separate
the Industrial School for Girls and the
Women's Prison and creating commission
to purchase new site for the former in
stitution.
s. Il. No. 256-Dausmans bill to allow
judges who have circuits composed of two
or more counties $500 for travelling expenses.
S. b. No. 241-Singer's bill to allow veter-
mary surgeons to apply for licenses at any
time by complying with the usual condi-
tons.
FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS
II. B. No. 3OS-Stutesman's bill to author
ize the school trustees of Converse to issue
bonds for school improvements.
II. b. No. 239-Wilson's bill to authorize
the school trustees of East Chicago TO issue
bonds for school improvements.
II. b. No. 2S6-Stechhan's bill creating a
commission of three TO investigate the mat
ter of convict labor. the commission to
serve without pay and to report to the next
H 3. No. S1-Hume's bill providing that
the minimum wages for teachers shall not
be less than an amount TO be determined
my multiplying 2l1 cents by the examination
grade of the applicant.
II. B. No. 170-Jakways's bill to provide
for certain safety appliances on steam boil
ers.
In addition to the measures on which he
| took action yesterday the Governor still
| has on his desk fifteen or twenty bills
| Probably only four or five of these will be-
| come laws. the attorney general having sig
! nified that to be the Governors intention
/ The Governor has followed a wedding out
process during the past two or three days
| and only one or two bills of any great i'm
| portance remain to come from the executive
| table.
So far 246 bills have become laws with oil
without the Governors signature. although
| only two or three were sent TO the secretary
| of state without formal approval. Sixteer
bills have been vetoed. four Senate meas
ures and twelve House bills.
| Deputy Secretary of State Grubbs is send
/ ing the corrected measures 10 the State
printer as fast they are sent to his Office
| by the Governor. and he is making record
| for rapid work. The printing OF the 100
/ statutes will be facilitated to degree by
| the hard work in the Office of the secretar,
| of state.
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