The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-09
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Especial to The Lake County Times)
Indianapolis, March 9.-The cities
and towns bill was killed in the SEN
ate yesterday afternoon by a very de-
cisive vote-29 to II. The bill killed,
known as the Morgan bill, No 598,
completely destroyed the old cities and
towns law, passed in 1905, the codi-
ficatiOn commission law, which placed
all of the cities and towns of the state
on classification basis. The demo-
Gratis voted solidly in favor of the Nor
gan bill, inasmuch as that measure
was in line with the party platform of
last summer. With few exceptions the
republicans voted In favor of the in
definite postponement of the bill
Another very dead bill is the McCul-
lough bill, to give the mayors of the
fourteen, erstwhile metropolitan police
cities, the appointing power of the
police commissioners. This was COM
monty called the bill to repeal the
metropolitan police law and in ef-
feet 1t did just that.
VIII Appoint Commissioners.
But the last chance to reconsider
the action whereby the house failed to
pass the bill over the governors veto
failed when the house adjourned last
night. All day long the friends and
enemies Of the Mccullough bill eyed
each other furtively, in vain endeavor
to make out what was coming next.
The friends of the measure counted
noses time and time again, but failed
to see enough votes to pass it over the
governors veto The friends of the
present law were kept in line all day
long, and one of them moved an early
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the chance to pass this bill over the
, governors veto failed. AS soon as the
legislature is over, it has been an
nounced that the governor Will make
the appointments that are pending in
, the different cities of the state.
The last temperance measure was
J passed in the house, yesterday. This
! was the T. T. Moore bill. which origi-
t nally provided that in liquor remon-
; STRANGE cases the burden Of proof
should be shifted to those opposing the
: remonstrance. This was amended in
, such a way as to change the form OF
( the procedure, but to keep the effect
of the measure the same. Representa-
tive Kelley led the fight in favor of the
! bill There is little question but that
/ it will be signed by the governor.
5 Farber BiI Hangs Fire.
5 Today is the day the action on the
= Farber bill is to come. There is little
: question but that the governor will
s veto the bill as an ineffective meas
a ure. The veto may not come unit
late this afternoon. and then the ques
n tion will be the passage over his veto
= The friends of the Farber bill VII
n have time to pass it over his veto OF
, Monday, If it so turns out. And Their
is no reason to believe that the tw,
y branches viii not pass it over tn
s veto.
f The governor has signifed his in
f tention of receiving some bills tha
are passed, up to the very hour of ad
i journment After midnight last nigh
s the legislature could not force on hin
|. any bill, for the constitution gives hin
S three full days in which to conside
e bills. Bills may be brought to hin
: informally, however. and after look
t ing them over if he desires to take ac
ton on them he may. This is the wa.
he will approve the general appropria
'. tion bill which cannot possibly get I
him before tonight, and perhaps no
= until Monday.