The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-22

thing this morning on the option ques-
ton as the bills were still in commit
tee. Reports will probably not be
ready before tomorrow. The committee
met after adjournment yesterday, but
did not take any action 1t has two
measures before 1t. one. which is du-
plicate of the anti-saloon league BILL
and another introduced by Slimp, of
Washington, which is practically du-
plicate of the Mattingly bill in the SEN
ate. The committee met this afternoon
at o'clock to consider the measures.
1t was thought that the administrative
bill would be amended and that it would
be reported back without the dual fea-
ture just as it was in the senate.
The only thing the house could do
this morning was to act on the appro-
priation measures, which were reported
back by the ways and means commit
tee. These appropriated specific sums
for the maintenance of certain state in
| situations and for the completion of the
| Southeastern Hospital for the Insane
The bill to prevent unexpended balances
from reverting 10 the general fund has
not yet appeared in the house, although
it has been in the senate since Satur-
day The house is holding this bill AS
club over the democrats to keep them
from seeking to adjourn the special
session
Situation Is Muddled.
The temperance situation was mud
died by the Introduction in the house
of a statewide prohibition bill by Pier
son, temperance democrat. 1t had
been thought that he would vote for
the county option with the republicans
but now it is thought he will withhold
support on the ground that statewide
prohibition is better. Pierson is a pro-
hibitionist elected by the democrats
and his bill was drafted by the pro-
hibition state committee.
The fate Of the option bill is still as
uncertain as ever inasmuch as every
body is playing politics. 1t is cinch,
however, that the republicans will not
be able to enact the law without dem
ocratic aid The republican list of hos
tile or doubtful members includes the
names of Cess and Schreeded, of
Evansville; Billingsleys Bowlus and
Keller, of Indianapolis; Condo, Of
Marion; and Meeker, Of Monticello.
The list of democrats who are part
ly favorable to the option and who may
be induced to vote for it includes the
names of Hotttel, of Bloomington;
Sticks, of Lebanon; Green, of Perrys-
burg; White, of Franklin; and Pierson,
of Spencer. These men, however, are
very much averse to deserving their
party in this hour OF need and may be
induced to withhold support by the argu-
ment that the people next November
may decide the matter at the polls
HanIy Gets n Jolt.
The house gave Governor Hanly a
slight jolt when it adopted a resolution
to ask the governor for information
that he may have in regard to the
Night Rider situation that 1t may not be
a mere bugaboo and a bit of fiction.
The resolution came from Lieb, demo-
crat, who lives IN Spencer county, the
largest tobacco growing county In the
state He says they never had fear
about Night Riders down there The
republicans tried to suppress the reso-
luton by laying it on the table. but
IL ey could not hold their own mem
bers from voting with the democrats.
The motion to table was lost by a vote
of 81 to 5S.
Munster Is Legalized.
A bank deposit guarantee bill drawn
in conformance with the Denver plat
form plank on the subject was intro
duced by Coble, democrat. Dryer, Of
Lake county, got the house to suspend
it's rules long enough to pass bill
/ legalizing the town of Munster in his
county Freuchtenicht. of Fort Wayne,
offered a joint resolution calling upon
| the government to build the proposed
Toledo Chicago Fort Wayne ship canal
| The house adopted the resolution and