The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-10
The Period of Trading Votes
Has Arrived and Many
Bills May be Passed.
LITTLE DONE UP TO DATE
NOW A POSSIBILITY THAT THE
HIGH LICENSE AND "BLINO
TIGER" BILLS MAY BOTH BE-
COME LAWS.
(By Demas S. Coe.)


tempt were to be made TO tell what
the general assembly will do during
the last half of the session which
begins Monday, one would he face to
face against difficult proposition.
II would be easier by far to enumer-
ate many of the things that the gen
eral assembly will not do and chief
among these won't, dos" will be to
dispose of one fourth of the number
of bills now pending. The committees
in both house and senate will get out
their axes this week. Every effort is
to be made to trim down the pile of
business in this way so that both
bodies may proceed along lines that
possibly may be productive OF re-
suits.
The ''you-favor-me-Ifavor part
of the session is here and this morn
ing it developed that leading men,
bers of the house and senate are get
ting together for the purpose of see
ing just what measures can be agreed
on for passage. Trades are contem-
plated. it is said, by which the SEN
that are pets in the house. and
the house in turn will pass some of
the bills that have special fondness
for the senate.
Fourteen bills have passed both
houses up to date and are ready for
the governors signature 1t has cost
the glorious state of Indiana just
about $4,000 to do this, and not one
of the bills that has passed both
branches is what might be called of
great public Importance. Yet this
does not mean necessarily that the
general assembly is to be without
result, for it is of course understood
generally that the last half of the
session always has been the period
when the good work (also some of the
bad) has been done.
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Speaking of understanding" as to
the disposition of some of the impor
tant measures, it might be said that
there is an effort being made by lead
ing house members of both political
parties, to bring the senate to time
relative to the Mccullough metropoli-
tan police bill. The house passed it
by a big vote. the senate was depend
ed on to take opposite action and
kill it. 1t is now proposed, according
to gossip, that if the senate will en-
act this bill into law and put it up
to the governor to approve or veto,
the house will, in reciprocal spirit,
do some of the things that the senate
wishes it to do.
1t was said today that the passage
of the $1,000 liquor license bill in
the house was contingent on just
how well the senate behaved. 1t is
a peculiar fact that the temperance
forces who have been as actively
engaged in lobbying against the ST.
600 saloon license as the liquor in
terests themselves. are now said to
be responsible for the apparent
change in sentiment that the house
has taken regarding the bill.
While it was admitted among many
classes that the high license bill
ought TO be sidetracked at this ses-
sion. and while it appeared certain
that the house would knock the meas
ure higher than Gilroy's lite the
temperance lobby's activity in behalf
of the blind tiger" bill has upset
plans. Members of the house who fa-
vor the blind tiger" bill but are
against the $1,000 license, are in a
huff because some of the friends of
the high license bill are trying tc
kill the blind tiger bill. And it is eq-
ually true that the members who
stand for high license but are lined
up against the blind tiger" are en-
ragged at the attitude of the friends
of the latter measure.
The attitude of the temperance for
ces, the high license advocates say
has not been consistent. At any rate
there is knife out for everybody who
is taking leading part in behalf
of either of these measures. but i'm
stead of making a deal to kill both. it
is being related that there is move
ment on foot to pass both. If trades
could be effectually made on these /
two measures, both might be killed, |
but the forces behind each are max |
ing a strenuous effort TO push them
through Both will be acted on in |
the this week.
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II ---s bill framed uD by the house |
committee to amend the present cit I
les and towns law should be approx
ed and finally should be acted on,
Richmond would still be a fourth class |
city, but it would be without board i
of public works, city controller and /
n police judge. Little or no opposi- |
tion to the present system has eman- /
ated from Richmond house leaders I
say, but in Marion. Lafayette, Logans-
port and Anderson there have been
vigorous protests offered. The work /
has been quietly done up to the pre- /
sent time but there are fears express
cd by the friends of the present sys-
tenn, that damage has been done al /