The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-05
Farber Bill Will BE Vetoed
Present Law to
Stand.
PENSION THE TEACHERS
Indianapolis Pedagogues Get Theirs
While Other Cities Look On
Longingly for Chance.

indianapolis, March Sit is now up
to the governor on the question of in
surance legislation. The Farber bill.
substantially as torn to pieces by the
senate, has passed the house and what
small amendments as the house made
were concurred in by the senate late
yesterday afternoon. And within a day
or two the bill will be presented to the
governor for rejection or acceptance.
SO far, the story has been all along
that the governor will veto the bill,
as being nothing but "a title and an
emergency clause" as has been stated
1t has been stated on good authority
that rather than fool the people into
the belief that real insurance law has
been enacted, he will veto the Farber
bill, and allow the insurance situation
rest over until next session.
If he does veto the bill, there is little
question but that his veto message will
say things. 1t is understood that his
message will take up the direlections
of the Indiana insurance companies to
such an extent that his veto message
will be framed by every representative
of old eastern insurance companies do
ing business In the State. There is no
question but that he can find the am
munition against the companies in the
report of the investigation committee,
If he SO chooses. And the probabilities
are that he viii so choose.
Teachers VIII Get Theirs.
Accepting action in the case as a safe
criterion upon which to base predic-
tions for the future there is little ques-
tion but that within the next few years,
provision will be made for the estab-
lishment OF teachers pension funds in
the different cities of the state. outside
of Indianapolis; nor would it be radical
to expect that such funds would be es-
tablished within a few years for all of
the school teachers in the state.
The pension fund bill applying to
Indianapolis alone passed the senate,
yesterday, and as it was a house mea-
sure, it Is now ready for the signature
of the governor. 1t is from Indian
apolis legislation that the state, later
takes its que.
Such has been the history of the fire.
mems pension fund. the police pension
fund and others Starting with Indi-
annapolis, another large city or two is
included until sooner or later .practi-
cally all of the cities of size in the
state Will have these funds. So too
with the general cities and towns laws
These, too, were based on the Indian
apolls city charter. first extended to
the other large cities of the state by
special charter, and then to the small
Ter cities by the act of 1905.
The change in sentiment as regards
the teachers pension fund is shown by
the fact that in 1906, exactly the same
-
and the bill never got out of committee.
Yesterday it passed with one vote
against it.
other Work Done.
With only three dissenting votes the
senate passed the concurrent resolu-
tion memorializing congress to call a
constitutional convention for the pur-
pose OF providing for the election of
United States senators by popular vote.
Those voting against the resolution
were Senator'S T. T. Moore, Durre and
Forkner. The resolution will probably
be passed by the house. also
There is little question but that the
two railroad commission bills, which
We're recommended by the commission
in its report on the three wrecks in
vestigated viii become laws. One pro
by the trainmen and the other pro-
vides for the establishment of the
block system by roads having net earn
ings in excess of $500 a mile Both
passed the senate. yesterday, under sus-
pension of the rules. The block system
bill is TO apply within two years. The
other viii become effective as soon as
the laws are published
The shippers fight on the shippers
bill is expected any day. 1t may come
up some time today. The railroads are
determined that the reciprocal demur-
rage section of the bill shall not stand
and the shippers are equally deter
mined that it must stand. Which diff
ference of opinion makes for interest
ing debates.
The appropriation bill was to be re-
ported today. This bill, being a rev
enue raising measure originates in the
house and bears Condos name.