The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-11
DELUGED BY
RAIN OF BILLS
Enough Measures to Stag
ger Any But Veteran
War Horse.
SENATE IS IN THE LEAD
This Branch of Legislature Gets
Down to Business While House
Is Thinking About It.
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indianapolis, Jan. 1.-THE ssnate
lead Off today with a mass Of bills that
were introduced. Starting at the.
head of the roll CALL Lieutenant Gov
ernor Miller began to call for new bills.
and the way they poured in would
have startled anyone but the old-timers
around the chamber. Public deposit
tory bills, two cent fare bills, one bill
aimed against the Standard OIL COM
pany, one with a bearing on temper
ance legislation, one further regulating
private banking-these We're a starter,
outside of sundry resolutions. one OF
which called for the election of the
United States Senators by popular
vote, and another which made addition
al qualifications for the voters
In getting these bills and resolu-
tions introduced. the senate is days
ahead OF the house. In fact The SEN
ate will be at work-real work--this
week. and the house will probably not
start in before the first OF the week.
straws show How the wind Blevvs.
The personel of some OF the senators
committees shows the way the wind
blows as respects certain legislation.
Senator Caniard, for example was
named chairman of the banking COM
mittee. 1t was Caniard who. two
years ago. made such a strong fight
for the present private banking bill.
Today he introduced another bill.
stronger In it's terms. that the one That
was passed two years ago. 1t WAS re-
/ feTred 10 hts committed. OF course.
Wickwire is the chairman of the COM
mittee on labor. Wickwire is known
as a strong labor man. SO prospects
look good for the labor interest dur
| ing the session. Forber as the chair
man of the insurance committee will
probably be counted on TO do steady
work on the matters that will be placed
before this committee.
The house and the senate listened
to the governors message yesterday
afternoon for three hours. In that
time he delivered about two thirds of IL,
omitting much with reference to in
surance. This was finished before five
o'clock, and both houses adjourned.
Outside of the complaints of several
whose measures the governor did not
particularly advocate. the general Inn
preston of the message was favorable,
"Mass of Sound Facts"
1T was not an oratorical effort in
senators today, but 1t had a mass OF
sound facts" For the most part the
$50 members listened to the long read
ing very carefully.
For one thing, the strong recommen-
dation in favor of an income tax win
probably prove of enough force to in
sure the enactment of such a law.
Wickwire of the senate and Babcock OF
the house have prepared income tax
measures that they will fight for
throughout the session. Wickwire is
an old inheritance tax man. having In
troduced such a measure before. Bah
cock is the youngest man in the house,
but is counted by his colleagues as be-
ing a very level headed young man.
bit of politics that was played,
and disastrously at the caucus Of the
democratic members of the house came
to light today. 1t seems that in order
to find II there could be such thing
as a democrat that was favorable to
the governor, Representative Joe Cra-
vens introduced a resolution into the
caucus, appointing a committee to con-
fer with what of the insurgent repub-
, licans they could find with references
, to opposing Branch for speaker. The
purpose Of the resolution was plain.
Democrats Rally TO Governor.
They soon found out, according TO
the story: Six Of the democrats imme-
diately protested against any such act
ion, thus giving good proof TO the state
. ment that the governor would get
. some supporters from the democrats.
In the senate the so-called reform
forces were beaten, five to six. Here
I IT partook somewhat of the nature of a
personal victory for Wood, however,
I as a victory for the Taggart organiza-
I tion. Benz, Bingham, Moss, Parks.
! Patterson and Stotsberger supported
I Woods and Kistler. Mcdowell, Ranke.
I Shafer and Tyndall supported Slack.
I who was supposed TO represent the re-
I form element of the party. Whatever
I the outcome of this party caucus vote
I was, however. is it probable that Slack
I will be the real leader in the senate
. as he will be in closer touch with the
I machinery that will do things.