The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-16
Bills Aimed at Railroads and
Trusts Robbed of Import
ant Features.
REFORMS GIVEN SETBACK
INDIANA SENATE FAILS TO AC-
CEPT THE VIEWS OF BILLS AU-
THoRS-kITTiNGE SCORES IN
DIANAPOLIS NEWS.
(By Demas S. Coe.)

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 15.-The
senate took the very heart out of two
important measures today. This
morning when the railroad commits
sion bill came up on second reading
the provision that gives the commits
against railroads in an effort to read
just rates, in the Appellate court,
was stricken out.
The lawyers of the senate, or most
of them held that the Appellate court
was not a court of original jurisdic-
tion and that all proceedings should
begin in the circuit or superior court
that does have jurisdiction. This af-
ternoon when the Hawkins antitrust
bill came up for consideration on third
reading, the same crowd got busy
and cut out the provision that the pro-
ceedings against corporation
brought by the attorney general could
begin in the supreme court.
In both bills it was the idea advanc'
ed by the authors that the success
full hearing of such cases should be
in the higher courts and that the
officers instituting such proceedings
should be given the sanction of the
law to do so. But the senate didn't
sec it that way, and according to
the members who have been seek
ing a means TO bring about reforms
al I.sf
rendered ineffective.
During the discussion of the anti
trust bill Senator I-ittinger of Madi-
son created much excitement by his
scathlng sislinnciatfsr' OF the Intiiana
polls News and of the stories that
have peared in that newspaper in
connection with his attitude in the
senate on the measures of Governor
Hanly. particularly the insurance bill.
Senator Kittinger declared in begin
ming that the Hawkins antitrust bill
reminded him of a spider web that
would catch every fly but which
would allow the big fly, the Standard
Oil company in this case. to break
through and escape And" said the
why Senator Hawkins has allowed
himself to be made fool of by the
indianapolis News which is behind
this bill. The Indianapolis News has
frightened many senators out of their
wits. 1t told deliberate falsehood
today. Ii ought to be named the In
dianapolis Hermaphrodite for nobody
can tell what it is politically or other
WISE The senators applauded much
that Senator Kittineer said and the
spectators seemed to enjoy the cir
GUS fully.
The festive rabbit got the worst of
1t in the house today when a bill was
passed which gives the resident of
any township the right to kill bunnies
in such township without license,
but he cannot kill quail, excepting on
his own land unless he takes out
hunters license Rabbits may be
hunted the year around, but the quail
season remains the same as now.
November 10 to January 1.
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The state board of charities was Civ
en- additional powers today when the
house passed bill which will enable
the board to look after the care of
county jails throughout the state. Up
on applying to the circuit court in the
county where a jail is deemed unfit
for the care of prisoners, the order
shall be issued for an investigation
and until such improvements as the
board shall recommend shall be made.
no persons can be incarcerated there
in. The provision is made that in
such contingency the prisoners are
to be removed 10 the Jail in an ad
joining county. il
The depository bill which has heen
puzZling the legislators for weeks is
being drawn and is about ready for
II will provide for de-
positories for state. county. township
and municipal funds. The deposi-
tories are TO be selected by means of
All the provisions of the
measure have not been worked out