The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-16
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Especial to Lake County TImes).


Indianapolis March 16.-It is settled
beyond question that Indiana will not
be represented at the Jamestown ex-
position. Although there has been con-
siderable talk since the legislature ad-
journed to the effect that the consti-
tutionality of the action of the legis-
lature in creating a commission of its
own members to spend the $4,000
appropriated for the exposition was
questionable, the matter had not been
definitely determined until today.
Today 1t was learned an authorita-
tive information that neither Former
Speaker Branch Of the house nor Lieu
tentant Governor Miller would urge
the carrying out of the plan intended
by the general assembly. Under this
plank these two were to appoint eight
additional members OF the last general
assembly, who were to serve with Mil
Ter and Branch on a commission of
ten, to take charge of the Indiana end
of the exposition. They would natur-
ally be the people most interested in
the carrying out Of the intention of
thel legislature When il comes from
them, therefore, that the matter will
not be pushed, there 1t littlel iklihood
of any strong effort being made in this
direction.
This decision has removed one of
the grounds that the governor is
known to have had for vetoing the
appropriation bill. This matter settl-
ed definitely and authoritatively, those
around the state house began to breathe
more easily.
Today was the day that all bills
had to be signed, vetoed or allowed
to become laws with neither a sig
nature or a veto. The governor was
in his office early considering several
bills, aside from the appropriation bill.
One was the Beardsley bill, to eliminate
druggists from the operations of the
blind tiger" law, and another of con-
siderable Importance was the bill giving
sheriffs of the state the 'in and out"
fees. One way or another all of these
questions will be settled by tonight
Next week the governor can turn his
attention to the many appointments
that he has to make. First in this list
is ab unch of police commissioners.
One member is to be appointed on the
boards Of police commissioners in
every city controlled by the system, a
the governor has never filled the va
cancies that existed Jan. 1, 1907, by
reason of expirations of terms. In
some cities two members are to be ap-
pointed.
Then an additional member is to be
appointed to each of the state insti-
tutional boards, with the exception of
the board of the reformatory, which
has four members now. The other
boards have only three members and
the institutional bill passed by the last
legislature makes all of the boards
consist of four members.
The state factory inspector is to be
chosen soon, also. The story is current
here that the governor has promised
that appointment to be placed at the
disposal of Congressman Watson and
that Watson is going to chose one
William Blakely Of SheIbyvine. This
would mean the removal of the present
inspector, u. H. McAbee. who has
served in that capacity for many years.
There is no story as to how the gov
ernor came to promise that Watson
could name the man The governor
has never been in the habit of farm
ing out the appointments in this way.
McAbee, who is a civil war soldier. is
making a vigorous fight for renten-
tion, and has rallied to himself much
strong support. with the result that
hem ay be e-appointed. though it
looks as if the cards were stacked
against him in this game. 1t is un-
derstood that he will make a personal
request of the governor next week,
and that then the matter will be
threshed out.
A study of the results OF the legis-
lature shows that one OF the important
insurance bills passed and became laws.
Out Of a total Of fifty introduced. only
eleven We're signed by the governor
and one vetoed the Farber bill Prac-
tieally ell Of the bills which were in
toaaced as administration measures
We're killed, along with many more
that were introduced.