The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
BIG THINGS THIS WEEK.
Blind Tiger" High License and
Other Important Measures in
Legislature.

This will be a week of big things
with the lawmakers. At least FIVE OF
the most important legislative mat
tiers before the General Assembly
will come up for consideration. As
suggested by more than one solon,
hot time" may be expected all week.
With the blind tiger" the $1,000
liquor license, the shippers the pub
lie repositories and the cities and
towns amendment bill coming up the
Legislature will have its hands full
Friends of the blind tiger bill
are determined, apparently, that it
shall come up for passage in the
House this week. The Anti-Saloon
League of Indiana is taking an active
part in favor of the measure by hav-
ing league members in every county
of the State write letters to their re-
spectise legislators urging passage.
The real railroad fight OF the ses-
sion will begin this week with the
introduction of the shippers bill in
both branches. The Railroad Com
mittees of the House and SenaIe
turned the railroad lawyers down
cold on all suggestions and amend
ments they offered to the bill, and
later voted to introduce the measure
practically as the shippers of the
State drafted it. This means war with
the railroads. The railroads are no
longer counting on finding any cham
pions among members of the two rail
road committees, but will rel on
other legislators. They will work
hardest in the Senate, where there
are several railroad attorneys hold
ing seats as senator's. The railroads
will ask that the bill be amended by
striking out the sections providing
for reciprocal demurrage, penalties
for failure on the part of railroads to
move loaded cars fifty miles or more
in twenty-four hours, and giving the
Railroad Commission authority to
throw the railroads into the hands
of receivers on the refusal OF the
railroads to conduct their business
properly.
1t is expected that the 81 900 liquor
license bill will come to vote in the
House this week. This is attracting
more attention possibly than any
other measure pending before the
Legislature The fact that the bill
passed the Senate by substantial
margin has led to an opinion which
is very general over the State that ii
will pass the House This, however,
is doubtful, according to many of the
leaders. A big majority of the Derlo-
Gratis say they are opposed TO bill
fixing the license fee at $1,000, and
there seems to be many Republican
standing with them. Whether there
are enough to defeat the bill remains
to be seen A good many of the leg
islators refuse to commit themselves
as to where they stand.
If the bill providing for $1,000
license does not pass, its friends will
endeavor to put through one provid-
ing a fee of 5000 If this. too, fails
the figure will be reduced 500 at
time until a point is reached that will
be satisfactory to the side holding
the power 1t is generally conceded
that a high license bill of some kind
will be passed The only question is
as to the size OF the license fee.
Committees appointed to draft a
public depository measure and bill
providing amendments to the cities
and towns law will make report this
week. Both measures are of wide
spread interest throughout the State.
The Legislature will be called upon
to adopt or reject or alter the work
OF these committees