The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-19

Inc senate swung into regular motion
Tuesday morning, and entered seriously
in consideration of proposed legislation.
After routine business a roll call for
bills brought a flood of them to the Sec
retary's desk. The first one introduced
was by Senator Askren of Harrison
county, who presented one that passed
two years ago, but failed in the House.
Askren is a Democrat. His bill pro-
vides for the taxation of property held
by non-residents on mortgages. Askren
says the bill will put 100000 OF the tax
duplicate of his county. In the House
Speaker Cantwell disappointed expecta-
tons by not announcing his committees
John K. Johnson of Rockville appeared
in the House and was sworn in. John
son was elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Elias Owens, who was
Killed by a falling tree in Parke county.
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Only forty minutes were required by
the Republican joint caucus Wednesday
night to organize and nominate two cam
didates for the United States Senate
Senator Albert j. Beveridge to succeed
himself and Congressman James A.
Hemenway of Boonville to FIJI the I'M
expired term of Charles w. Fairbanks,
Vice President-elect. Following the nom
mating and ~seconding speeches the NOM
nations of both Senator Beveridge and
Congressman Hemenway were manifest
ed by a rising vote amid cheers from the
members of the caucus. BENJAMIN +.
Shively of South Bend and John w.
Kern of indianapolis were named on the
first ballot by the Democratic caucus as
he party's candidates for the United
States Senate. William J.. Bryan on
Wednesday accepted an invitation to adj
dress the General Assembly, which held
a joint session to listen to him. Mr..
Bryan spoke for an hour from the desk
Of the Lieutenant Governor. He was
frequently a%pplauded. He commended
the paragraphs in the inaugural message
of the Governor warning against corrupt
lobbying. He also commended President
Roosevelt for his stand in favor of rail-
road legislation to give the Interstate
Commerce Commission more power. He
said politics in Indiana was probably as
corrupt as elsewhere and steps toward
reform should be taken.
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Immediately upon the meeting of
Thursdays session of the House. after
prayer by Rabbi Messing, engrossed Sen
ate bill No. "a. to repeal the act of 1903
providing for the engrossing and enroll
ing of all bills in a specially designed
type, was handed down by the Speaker.
On motion of Mr.. Sayre the rules were
suspended, and the bill was passed at
once. The roll call was read once, and
fxranfr-nin0 hills RON ;n%ro1,1oI o0.
them were the five bills prepared by the
codi6cation committee, and previously
laid upon the desks of the Representa-
tives. The bills were referred to the
committees under whose jurisdiction they
fell by Speaker Cantwell. The shortest
session of the Senate thus far held lasted
half an hour. Seven bills were intro
duced.
The House and Senate met Friday
morning, with the Senate looking fol-
something to do and the House exceed.
ingly anxious to get at the task of pay
ing itself. Representative Kline had q
bill appropriating 100000 to defray the
! expense Of the session which had beer
agreed on by the ways and means com.
mittee. Two bills-both aimed to relieve
conditions that seem to be demanding at
tention by the people of Indiana-ap
peared at the morning sessions. One
bill, proposed by Senator Koehne of Ma
rion county, is intended to provide faith,
full school teachers with means of exist
| ence after long terms of service in the
educational institutions. The bill pro.
vides that teachers, after thirty years OF
service, be retired from active duty al
two-thirds pay. The pension fund is tc
be provided by city school boards and
township trustees from the general edu.
cational funds at their disposal. A bill
by Representative Darby of Evansville
which has been introduced by the phar
m%aceutical board, would do away with
the sale of narcotics to habitual users
of drugs and would preclude the posi-
bility of suicide by drugs. The House
received the four bills prepared by the
codification commission at the mornine
session. Rock introduced the eminent do
main bill, Springer that on highways
Say1e on criminal code, Shively on mu
nicipal affairs, and Long that prepared
on the drainage laws. The House pass
ed the law repeating the patented typ
law and when it becomes a law bushes:
in the chamber can proceed. The Houss
received % new bills and adjourned Al
11:30 o'clock. The Senate remained il
session % minutes and adjourned tina
the committees might get to work.