The Lake County times., 1907-02-19
Turmoil Subsidies and Sol
ons Resume Interest in
Legislation.
ROEMLER BILL KILLED
Inheritance Tax Measure Passes
House and Promises to Co
Through Senate.
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Especial TO Lake County Tfmes).
Indianapolis. Feb. 19.-The question
Of a $1,000 license is expected to come
up today or tomorrow For the past
week, the interest Of the members of
the general assembly has been dis
tracted away from this measure, owing
to the turmoil in the republican par
ty. Now that that has subsided to
an extent, owing to the prolonged ac-
tivity Of the republican leaders. the
$1,000 license comes TO the fore again
The $1,000 license situation is stil
more or less an enigma Both sides
claim the victory in the house, each
by about the same vote-lfty four. fer
and against Early today the antis
seem TO have a little the better of the
proposition, though it Will take the
vote to decide.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
brought about d wonderful change in
the sentiments Of the republican mem
bers CT the senate The public charge
that their hostility to Hanly was
ruinous to the republican party be
cause it would result in none of the
platform measures being passed seem
ed to make them sit up and take no
tice At the senate conference on the
Insurance bill last night, there was
marked difference in the tone of the
different members who went. 1t was
expected that the bill was to come up
in the house this afternoon for pass
age
Nc Opposition to Inheritance Tax.
John Edwards inheritance tax bill.
prepared by w. L. Taylor, of this city,
formerly attorney general, and who, by
the way is now in the gubernatoria1
race for the republican nomination,
passed the house by a very large vote.
There was less opposition to this than
was expected, and it would not be sur
prising if the senate considered the
bill we'll enough to pass it when it
comes over.
The senate killed Roemler's registra-
! tion bill without any pity at all. The
vote on the measure stood 10 to 81
This bill had been made the special
order for yesterday afternoon at 2:30
and the senate took just about an hour
in deciding that the conditions in In
diana did not Justify the passage OF the
bill The expense feature of the meas
ure was taken as another ground for
defeat, and between the two ideas of
.
not stand much of a show.
Carl Wood Of Seymour. made good
his threat to introduce a bill providing
for cheap gas for cities in the state,
outside Of Indianapolis His bill pro-
vides for an eighty cent rate, such con
tract to be ratified by the people of
the state by a referendum. He tried
to get the rules suspended, in order to
y o.
the author of the indianapolis sixty
cent gas bin for indianapolis, objected
On the grounds that this would en-
house. hence the rules were not
suspended.
LoOphoIe for Fight Here.
The public depository bin. as out
lined In these columns some days ago,
day. AS predicted the bill as reported
carries no provision for the increase
Of the salaries Of the treasurers Of the
state ana that VIII probably be made
the ground for attack. Unless the sit
Euation changes. this bill viii have a
pretty hard pull to get through in a
recognizable form before the general
assembly is over.
Still the State Life investigation
keeps up in interest. At the closing
hearing. temporarily, the attorney
brought out from ". s. Wynn. one OF
the directors. the statement that he
had been offered $4,000 to resign as
director and allow o. L yanlaningham.
he of the old state Agency company to
take his place. Wynn testified that he
turned the offer down on moral
grounds. Further transactions between
the state Life and Vanlaningham VIII
probably be brought out when the in
quiry is resumed-after Deputy Auditor
Reed and Edward r. Parmalee get
through a further examination of the
books of the company