The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01
Senate Passed Bland Bill with
Kirkman'S Amendment by
Unanimous Vote.
HIGH LICENSE is DOOMED
MOVEMENT nN FOOT TO KILL
THE MEASURE RAISING SA-
LOON KEEPERS LICENSE TO
1000 ANNUALLY.
yBy Demas S. coe.)

IndfdndpOilS, lHu, Jan. ol'A@cpiS
sentative Cravens took stand
against Sid Conger, state oil inspector,
In the house today, when he intro
huced a resolution calling upon the
pfficer to present a detailed statement
of his operations during the last year.
The resolution also asks just how
much money has been collected in
fees during the period and in fact
wants Uncle Sid to tell everything
about the conduct of his office. Rep
tesentative Cravens is democrat and
proposes to stir up trouble is possible,
but Speaker Branch referred the res
plutfon TO the committee on rights
and privileges.
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The Bland two cent fare bill went
through the senate this forenoon as if
It had been oiled. The threatened er-
nption over the amendment made and
pushed through by Senator Kirkman
the day previous. by which the rail-
roads were cut off of the extra one
half cent when cash fares are paid,
did not materialize. The bill passed
without dissenting voice and the
house promises to repeat the dose at
the earliest possible moment. BY the
first of May and possibly sooner, the
citizens of Indiana will be travelling
at flat two cent rate. with no adj
vance II a ticket is not purchased, but
cash is offered to the conductor.
Richmond people will go to Cincinnati
for $1.40 each way; to Indianapolis
$1.40 to Chicago for $3.50. 1t became
known today that the railroads or at
least the Pennsylvania will issue their
1ong-promised 1000 mile books, good
for bearer" simultaneously with the
taking effect of the new rate law.
The company also contemplates plac-
ing gates on the platforms of all Goa
ches and OF not permitting a person
to enter car at a station until
ticket is purchased. The railroads. 1t
is asserted, say that they can do this
without violating any provision of the
law. A person does not become
passenger until he enters the car and
the scheme is to prevent a person
entering the car and becoming pas
senger until he has ticket.
Representative Woodfill's bill to
make the carrying of concealed weap-
ons felony, was advanced to engross-
ment in the house. Under it's provis-
ions not even policeman is exempt
ed, though of course it is implied that
a policeman or other peace officer
will not be prosecuted under the law.
1t is not certain by any means that
there are many legislators who be-
lieve that the only way to stop the
promiscuous carrying of revolvers, is
to provide a penalty that will be Sc
we're. and this proposed law might
send a man to the penitentiary.
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The metropolitan police law is a
topic of much discussion. 1t seems
to be the belief that the house will
repeal the present law and pass the
Mccullough bill which will place the
appointive power. with respect to po-
lice commissioners. in the hands of
the mayor instead of the governor
Representative Ratliff. of Wayne vot-
ed yesterday against the proposition
to indefinitely postpone the bill and
he was slated as one of the members
who would vote for the Mccullough
bill. Representative Ratliff today
said, however. that he was not in fa-
yor of repeating the present law and
would vote against the Mccullough
measure when it comes up for third
reading. In the senate there is an at
tempt being made to pass the McCul-
Tough bill when it shall come from
the house. but it will take much hard
er work here than in the house The
indications tonight are that the SEN
ate will kill the bill if it does get
through the house
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II was learned tonight that the ST.
600 liquor license bill may not pass
In fact there is a movement on foot
TO kill the measure for several rea-
sons. In the first place it is claimed
that even the temperance people do
NOT want the law. believing that the
legislature has no right TO tax the liq-
nor traffic at all. but rather should
knock il out of business altogether
Politically. il is argued. il will be 4
bad thing for the republicans. The
third reason is that the republican
platform does not assert itself on this
question at all and therefore there is
no real reason for passing ii. Up To
this morning there had been no parti- |
cular stir made against the bill but
there were evidences before noon that |
a strong lobby was at work and to- |
ward evening il was declared that
many legislators. particularly in the 1
house. We're showing signs of hosti-
lily. The arguments brought TO bear
seem to have been of convincing
sort The bill will he called up in the /
senate tomorrow morning If its antaor /
Senator Mattinaly can arrange for il.
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