The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-25
High License Bill Thought
Dead, Shows Signs of
Resuscitation.
DOWN TO BRASS TACKs
Legislature Must Work Like Mad to
Get Through-Status of I'M
portant Measures.
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indianapolis, Feb. 25.-High license
Is on again in spite of all predictions
that Fridays blow had killed it for all
time, and the chances are that the fight
Of last week will be repeated in the
near future. Representative Slimp has
introduced a bill in the house to make
the saloon license $1,000, as the Mat
tingly bill provided, with an equal
division of $500 and $500 instead of
division of $500 and $4OO as the Mat
tingly provided.
The bill comes into the house with
more force than it has ever had before,
and the prospects fer its passage now
look good. AS a matter of fact, it is
now up to the people at home. If they
want the high license passed. and If
they want it bad enough to tell their
representatives so. the bill will prob
tingly bill provided.
The reaction has ccme since the
defeat OF the bill last week. Represen-
tatives are hearing things that they
never dreamed OF. The dramatic situ-
alton in the house the day the bill was
killed has had something to do with
partial change in feeling. also.
The fact that the enemies of the bin
killed it on second reading, before op-
portunity was given for amendment
had its reactive influence, also. There
were several rather undecided that
thought the bill should have been per-
mitted to go to third reading. and be
given the chance of amendment They
resent to some extent the summary
death of the measure, and have con-
tributed to the general feeling that the
fight was more nearly won In the day
of its defeat than any time before
Must GET Busy Now.
The legislature is now down to brass
tacks. 1t has just a little ever two
weeks in which to complete its work,
and outside of the blind tiger" bill
and the two cent fare bin, nothing of
Importance has been enacted into law.
Some general outlook of the things
to be accomplished in the next two
weeks will show why the legislature
is down to brass tacks
The public depository bill has had
no hearing on the floor of either branch
as yet. The predictions are that this
bill will cause as much debate and
fighting in both branches as any other
single measure. The interests of the
bankers who delve somewhat in poll
tics as side line will see to It that
the bill will be fought over with re-
spect to any Of its provisions that af-
feet It, With them, at least in the SEN
ate, will be the support of pirate
banking interests and the anti-Hanlv
insurance interests This can but pre-
sage a stiff fight, and the bill has just
been reported out for second reading.
The primary election bill, another cf
the platform measures, IS in the same
condition. This bill viii probably have
little trouble in the senate, but it viii
have mighty hard shedding in the
house, which has already given a vote
in favor OF the democratic caucus meas
ure, the Downey bill
VIII Retackle Farber Bill.
And whatever the chances are there
will be a fight made in the house to
reinsert in the Farber insurance meas
ure some CT the provisions that were
left out OF the bill as it left the SEN
ate. How far this fight Will be waged
and how effectively 1t will be waged
remains yet to be seen. but there is
little question that a time killing fight
will be made. And the time element
IS the important element from now on
The antitrust bill which passed the
senate Is StlII hunB up in the house
1t is thought that this measure win
have pretty good chance Of passing
the house. so this bill IS on fair wav.
So too with the two railroad bills. the
shippers bill, which IS ready for SEN
ate consideration, and the bill pre-
pared by the commissioners, which IS
ready for the house action.
The situation is the more discour-
aging because all CT next week. the
senate will put in on senate bills on
third reading That IS. the senate. un-
less the order is changed by unani
nous consent. Will consider nothing but
senate bills. This means, therefore
that so far as the action of the SEN
ate is concerned no bill (Which must he
passed by both branches) will get to
the governor. Its entire time will he
taken up with getting senate bills
ready for house consideration.
In brief. the long and strong mil
to get things actually done will come
in the last week, and nothing can nra-
vent it. In order to do this both
branches Will have to work at white
heat, eliminate the non essentials and
bury themselves in the mass of essen
tials that will claim their time and
consideration.