The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-26
GRAVEYARD or
INDIANA BILLS
Twenty three Hoosier Meas
ures Fail to Pass
Congress.

If the time ever comes when monu-
ments are erected in the legislative
graveyard to mark the last resting
places Of departed bills. it VIII be seen
that Indiana occupies q large share
Of the space set apart for the Fifty
ninth congress, which is now practic
ally at an end.
The Indiana congressman have had
poor luck in bringing their legislative
progenies to maturity. AS rule In
diana members have been kind and in
dulgent toward each others bills, and
have guarded each others offspring
with PARENTAL solicitude but there
have been a few notable exceptions
For instance. Representative Overstreet
swatted the Federal Court bill, caus-
/ ing injuries from which 1t never re-
/ covered
The list Of Indiana measures which
failed to pass the Fifty ninth congress
/ is a long one, and succinctly emu
merated the most interesting Of them
are as follows:
j. The Federal Court bill.
Q Fred Landis's bill for govern
ment control Of Insurance companies.
g. Abraham Lincoln Bricks resolution
for the printing and distribution Of
a large number Of copies Of the Dec
laration of Independence so that this
historic instrument Of freedom may not
perish from the memories Of men.
4. Senator Beyeridges child labor
bill
8. Representative Crumpacker's bill
providing for an appeal from the post
Office department in fraud order cases
which brought upon his head the wrath
of the peoples lobby.
c. Senator Beveridge's bill reqUir
ing packers to pay the cost Of meat
inspection and print the date Of pack
ing on the label
z. Representative Watson's bill to
pension Mrs. Elizabeth Finnan of
Greensburg. an old woman who served
as soldier in male attire during the
civil war.
s. Representative Watsons bin in
q restraint of cigarettes
g. Representative Bricks bill for
The establishment Of q rife range in
every congressional district in the
country,
TO- Legislation proposed by Repre-
sentative Overstreet for the enlarge
ment of the Indianapolis Army Post
and a boulevard to connect it with In
dianapous.
IL Representative Fosters bin for
an appeal in fraud order cases.
~ Legislation advocated by Repre-
sentatives Holiday and CLANCY for the
Improvement of the Wabash river.
10 Representative Zenor's bill to
give Indiana home guards q pension
able status.
tative Foster for a dam across the
Ohio river below Henderson, Ky, 81
as 10 insure nine-foot slack water
stage at Evansville.
IS Representative Chaney's bill 70
an appropriation to conduct experiment
! farms.
is. Legislation asked by several In
diana congressman for the establish
ment Of a fish hatchery in Indiana.
II. Representative Landiss bin re
curing railroad companies to use tn
automatic signal system.
rs. Representative Holidays servic
II pension bill
10. Representative Bricks servic
pension bill
20. Representative Bricks resolu
tion for the collection OF statistic
concerning marriage and divorce
ri p. Representative Crumpacker's bill
appr0priaung $4,000 for a ligbthous
s IN Indiana.
p Representative Fosters servic
T pension bin.
d. - Representative Bricks bill 70 eE
tend the provision Of the tradmar
law so as to cover the emblem Of ira
ternal socities.-Indianapo Star.