The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
IHDIhHA LAWMAKERS.

In the Senate Monday Senator Slack
introduced a resolution fer a memorial
to Congress asking for the election of
United States Senators by popular vote.
The resolution was referred TO the COM
mittee on federal relations. After dis
cussing at length whether or not il should
take any official notice of The alleged cor
rupt lobby now at work, the Senate
voted that it would trust the disposition
of the question to each member on his
individual honor, and tabled favorable
report of the committee on public NOR
ais OH resolution directed at the lobby.
The Senate adopted favorable reports on
Senate bill No. 81. by Senator Farber,
for the repeal of the act providing for
the collection of 6 per cent interest on
delinquent taxes: on Senate bill No. 60,
by Singer. making acid throwing fell
ony, and No. q. providing for appeals
from municipal to circuit or criminal
courts in cases Of conviction of felony.
Ten bills were introduced. among which
was Senator Ganiard's bill for the regu-
lation and control of private banks. A
lively discussion was launched in the
House by a resolution introduced by Rep
resentative awards that 800 copies OF
the four large codihcations bills be print
ed. Representative Shively offered an
amendment to provide for 1000 copies
Immediately several Representatives
were on their feet objecting. on the
ground that the Senate had already or
dered 1880 copies printed. The amend
ment was adopted by a close vote. after
which there was a general discussion Of
the resolution. Seventeen bills were in
PRODUCED.
The two branches of the Legislature
Tuesday voted separately for United
States Senator. Senator Albert j. Bev-
erdge to succeed himself and Represent
alive James A. Hemenway of Boonville
to succeed Vice President-elect Charles
w. Fairbanks received the unanimous
vote of the Republican members. who are
in large majority. The minority cast
their votes for John w. Kern of Indian
apolis and Benjamin f. Shively of South
Bend.
The Legislature in joint session We'd
nesday formally elected Albert j. Bever-
idge to a second term in the United
States Senate and James \. Hemenway
of Boonville to the unexpired four years
of the term to which Vice President
elect Charles w. Fairbanks was elected.
The chamber was crowded with many OF
the most prominent Republicans of the
State and a number of other distinguish
ed visitors when the hour for the formal
election arrived. After Lieutenant Gov
ernor Vii formally declared the result
Senators Beveridge and Hemenway. ac-
companied by Governor Hanly, were es-
corted to the chamber by a committee
and were greeted with tumultuous aD-
plause. Both made speeches.
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Representative J. II. Johnson was
sworn in before a House session Thurs
day. Cough introduced a bill prohibit
lug any public officials accepting n pass
or frank. Ruick introduced bill per-
hitting professional baseball on Sunday
afternoons. In the Senate Senator Good
wines bill for S235,000 to separate In
dustrial School for Girls from Wonen's
Prison was favorably reported. Senator
Barcus introduced 4 primary election
bill, applying to all counties except Ma
rion. Senator Hugs bill raising judges
salaries passed. Senator Moore's saloon
bill WAS amended to conform to CURL
bill. Senator Koehne's bill to pension
teachers was killed.
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Friday both houses adjourned early in
the afternoon until Monday at 10 a. M.
The Indianapolis track elevation bill was
introduced in both houses. In the House
the codifcation bill on eminent domain
was favorably reported, and an unfavor-
able report was made on bill to abolish
truant officers The Senate killed Sena-
tor Roemler's bill to establish n whipping
post for wife-beaters by vote of 81 to
IA against a minority report which ia
vored the bill. Senator Slack Democrat
introduced resolution calling on Indiana
Representatives in Congress TO support
President Roosevelt's railroad recommen-
dations. Senator Goodwine introduced a
bill for relocation of school for deaf.
Senator Barcus introduced bill for State
examiner of county books.
Committees of the Senate.
The committees are as follows. the
first named in each case being chairman:
Elections-Smith. Barcus, Bell. Kim
brough, Roemler, Ulrey, Roche.
Judiciary (a)-Wood of Tippecanoe,
Hendee. Barcus, Talcott, Farber. Ca
niard, Wickwire, Davis, Wood of Jack
son and Washington.
Organization of Courts-Talcott. Ste
phenson, Wickwire, Durre, Mock. Mil
burn. Wood of Jackson and Washington.