The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-16
anti SALOONS
HAVE NEW BILL
Seek to Change "Unit of Re-
monstrance" from Town
ship to County.
MUCH BUSINESS DONE
House Has 100 Bills to It's Credit and
Senate 115-New System of
Bookkeeping.
Especial to Lake County Tlme.,.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 16.-Probably
tomorrow the Anti Saloon league will
have another bill introduced into the
senate and house-one affecting the
Moore law in a rather radical way
The bill against blind tigers" and
speak -easies" was introduced in both
branches of the general assembly yes
terday. And the only other bill that
this league is interested in is the one
affecting the present Moore law
The amendment will be simple. but
effective. 1t will change the unit of
remonstrance from the township, as 1t
is now in the country. to the county.
and from the ward. in a city, to the
whole city.
This means. in brief that IL a majority
OF the voters in a city sign a remon-
STRANGE the city will be dry And like
wise, If the majority of the voters in
an entire county sign a remonstrance
the entire county will be dry.
Go At 1t With Vim.
The house cleaned up an even 100
bills introduced. yesterday, and the SEN
ate forged ahead with lis. Commit
tees worked in the afternoon and even
ing and both branches were really
down to work. Among the bills re-
ported favorably to the senate, today
was one transferring some of the old
so-called dormant funds to the state
treasury; one appropriating $1,000 for
a monument to be erected to the mem
ory OF General Lew Wallace in Statu-
ary hail. Washington, d. c.; one ap-
fF4ee
be erected on the Tippecanoe battle-
field In Tippecanoe county; and one
providing that the state take charge
of the grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln.
The Introduction of the anti-lobby
bin of Representative Elliot OF South
Bend was the feature of the morning
session This is the anti-lobby bill
drawn after the New York law, and |
requires the registration of lobbyists I
in the office of the secretary of state. t
The South Bend man moved a sus-
pension of the rules. and the motion |
was opposed Thy Representative Tom
Honan, the democratic floor leader of /
the house Hisaposition is that the I
anti-lobby bill of Senator Slack should /
obtain first inasmuch as Slack intro
duced his before Elliot's was in.
TnIeott VS.. Bingham on Today.
The senate committee on elections
was to meet late this afternon to take
up the case of TaIcott of South Bend
against E. Volney Bingham. 1t was
not expected that there would be a
hearing today, as Martin Hugg. one
of the attorneys for Talcott, is busy
In a trial case
Secretary of State Fred Sims came
put today in favor of daily settlement
Of all state officers who have charge
of money. There will be a big fight
over this feature of the public deposit
.ory law. The Goodwine bill provides
Tor daily settlements with the state
treasurer. The bill drawn up by Audi
tor of State John c. Biilhsimer pro-
Fldes tor monthly settlements This
shows the difference of opinions.
There is no good reason why the
state officers should not settle with the
'tate treasurer every day. said the
ecretary OF state. This may necessi
ate some changes in bookkeeprng-l
ringing the state system up tc any /.
modern business system. This done ,
here is no good reason to prevent the
ally settlements. For example, under :,
resent conditions, Ithave $40, 900 now
n hand that is doing nobody any
ood. Under daily settlement ar :
angement this would all be deuosit
o the credit of the state"