The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-04

attitude of the Indiana companies
changes. In either event, nothing will
result.
And if they pass the bill, as it came
over from the senate, the story is that
the governor will veto it. His position
will be that better have no legislation
at all than pseudo legislation that will
fool the people into a false security. 1t
is known that he thinks the present
Farber bill to be so weak as to be prac-
tically valueless and that being the
case, executive disapproval is expected.
And as it is rather doubtful If the
house would pass the measure over his
veto, it looks as is there would be no
effective insurance legislation this ses-
sion
The primary elections situation had
better get better fast, or the republic
ans will not be able to carry out this
pledge. The senate is done with the
matter. it seems, but the fight will
come in the house, several of the re-
publican members holding out for the
complete primary elections as outlined
in the Downey democratic caucus meas
ure, instead of the partial primaries
outlined in the Roemler bill Every
possible pressure is being exerted to
bring the disaffected ones into line, and
it may be done. If so, the Roemler
bill will go through and become a law.
Fight Over shippers Bill.
There is bound to be a fight on the
so-ca1led shippers bill. This will be a
senate fight, for the house has already
passed the shippers bill as reported to
1t from the committee.
In the senate the fight will come
over the elimination from the bill OF
section fve, known as the reciprocal
demurrage section. The house passed
the bill. section five and all, and the
railroads are concentrating their ef-
forts in their attempt to get the SEN
ate to concur in the committees amend
ment in cutting this section out.
If the shippers succeed in the rein
sertien of this section In the bill, they
win. and the bill Will go to the gov
ernor in Just that form. If they lose,
and the railroads win, the fight will be
transferred to the floor of the house
If the house refuses to concur in the
elimination of this clause, the matter
will have to be settled by conference
This fight will probably take at least
one-half day in the senate, and half
days get very valuable when there are
only about twelve left
Mccullough Measure Will Stick.
In spite of the determined efforts OF
the friends of the present metropolitan
police law. it looks as if it were DOOM
ed. There is little question but that
the governor will veto the Mccullough
bill. early this week, and, on the other
hand there is little question but that
both the house and the senate viii pass
the measure over his veto. Some ef-
fort Is being made now. however, to
change the feeling in the senate to
such an extent that this body will re-
fuse to pass this measure over the gov
ernor's head, but 1t looks as if this eff
fort would be unavailing.
1t is probable that there will be no
radical change in the present cities and
towns laws. despite the early and de-
cisive action of the house in passing
the Morgan bill which tears the cit
! les and towns law of 1905 all to pieces
The senate seems bent on conserva-
/ ttg!n as regards this law. No bill has
been reported out of committee to the
senate, and there is to be at least one
more public hearing on the bill be-
fore a report is made. This hearing
will be held Wednesday night. After
that there may be another hearing be-
fore a report Is made.
In fact il is intimated that the ma.
jority OF the senate committee are anx
ious for all of the hearings that car
Lobtain-in order to delay the game TIL,