The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-07
Legislature Adjourns Mon
day With No Hope of
Special"
SATURDAY IS VETO DAY
Governor Expected to Get Out His Ak
on Both Farber and McCul-
Tough Bills Then.
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Indianapolis March I'm all human
probability, Saturday will be a great
day in the veto business.
Both the metropolitan police bill and
the Farber insurance bill were deliver
ed over to the governor yesterday. He
has three days in which to consider
measures. after they have passed, and
1t is supposed that he will take all the
time that he can. in order to try to de-
feat a passing of the two bill over his
veto
He may be forced to return the veto
on the metropolitan police bill Friday
evening, owning TO the fact that the
Mccullough bill was given to him
early yesterday morning. If so, it will
probably be late Friday night, in all
probability.
The Farber insurance bill which he
is alleged to have his axe out for, was
taken to him late last evening and he
Will have until late Saturday evening
in which to return the veto.
To no one has he stated positively
that he would veto these bills. His
statements with reference to the met
direct than those with reference to the
Farber bill But the story is pretty
strong that he will veto both.
There is no way to Judge what the
two branches will do over against these
veto messages, but every Indication
now is that they will pass the bills
over his veto. And his veto on both
bills are expected to contain things
that will make interesting reading.
The senate repeated the action of the
house, yesterday afternoon, in passing
the Furnas bill, No. 201 over the gov
ernor's veto by a vote of 80 to IL,
Senator Farber was the only one who
spoke against passage over the gov
ernor's head. and he was voted down.
Late conflicts are still pending on
several measures that are regarded as
being of Importance.
Xiii Antitrust Bill.
In the first place the house amended
the antitrust bill in such a way as to
cause Attorney general James Bing-
ham to say that the bill as it stands is
absolutely non reflective. The change
that caused this statement is the one
which puts on the state the burden of
proof to show that o combination is
bad in any specific case. AS the bill
was passed in the senate, the burden of
proof to show that a combination is
bination to show that it was within the
law.
Early yesterday afternoon, a motion
was entered that the senate do not con-
cur in the house amendment. Just be-
fore adjournment. however, Senator
Slack, one of the Democratic leaders
in the senate offered a motion to recon
slider the vote whereby the senate re-
fused to concur. This was to be fought
out today. 1t seems, though it may not
come up until tomorrow. Whenever it
does come up, there will probably
be afight on the floor OF the senate
In the second place the senate action
cut down the salaries provided in the
house salary bill for county treasurers,
and there is no question but that the
house Will refuse to concur in the sen
ate amendments. conference com
mittee will then be appointed, probably
some time today, and presuming that
this conference committee gets to-
gethe- Its report will have to be fought
out on the floor of the house and the
senate. This will take time.
Goodrich to the Rescue.
Nor is the depository bill in very
good shape as it passed the senate.
Several amendments were made on the
house bill which vitiate the strength
OF the measure, and the house may re-
fuse to concur in these amendments. In
truth. the democrats and the republi-
can malcontents in the senate almost
ran away with the depository bill when
it was up for passage in the senate
Yesterday. and it was only the prompt
n rl,-s,
republican leaders "on the side lines"
that rescued the bill and passed it even
in the shape that it did pass.
HanIy Opposes Special
1t is understood that the governor
viii receive bills up until Saturday
night and perhaps until Monday night.
in spite of the privilege he has of re-
fusing to receive them the last three
days of the session. In this way he
can help along those of the bills that
he wants TO see become a law. and al
low the others to rest quietly until the
session is over.
Within the last few days there has
developed some talk of a special ses-
sion, but those best informed are of the
opinion that sixty days of the present
Legislature have been enough for the
governor. AS rule the chief execu-
tive and the general assembly have not
hitched UP very well together and he
may be glad when it is over.
There is little question but that the
constitutional convention question is
pretty dead. This question comes lu
on special order next Monday, the last
day of the session, and while those
supporting the movement may press
the matter for the ssIxR Of a precadant
tor the general assembly Of 1909, as q