The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-13
Only TWenty-nine Measures
Were Dumped Into the Leg
isIative Hopper of the Up
per House Today.
MATTtNGLY ENTERS ONE
OF GENERAL INTEREST
His Measure Provides for the
Publicity of Campaign Con-
tributions and Stiff Penalty
Is Provided.
Palladium Bureau,
Indianapolis, Jan. 13.

InoidndDOtiS, 1dH' 10.
Twenty-nine new bills were intro
duced into the senate today. One of
the most important was by Senator
Mattingly and provides for the publ
city Of campaign contributions. 1t
provides no corporation shall contri-
butte campaign funds and no candidate
will be permitted to contribute to any
organization, such as church, lodge or
society of which he is not member.
The treasurer of the campaign COM
mittee is to be required to publish
all funds that have been received ten
days before the date of the election
and all subsequent funds within twen-
ty days after the election. Any sue
cessful candidate may be removed
from office II he is found to have vio-
lated the provision. fined $3.50 and
made incapable OF accepting office
forever.
OF Public Interest.
1t is expected this measure will be
one of the most widely discussed that
comes before the session. BY some
there 10 no doubt 1t will be approved
and others will hold 1t too stringent.
It II generally believed that the PEN
lalty 10 made sufficiently severe to
eradicate almost all danger Of at
tempts at violation. It is more than
likely that II the bill becomes a law.
future office seekers will be glad OF
its enactment One OF the greatest
banes of the candidates attempt to
secure office results from his beset-
tings by lodges and other organiza-
tions to contribute to fairs. raffles or
some other money raising scheme.
Introduces Fish Bill.
Senator Kane. of Hamilton county,
introduced 4 bill providing closed
season for all fish in all streams freIn
February to June 15.
Kistler. OF Cass county, believes
electric headlights on all railroad 10
comotives would so long way to de-
crease the number of railroad acci-
dents owing to the added brilliancy
of such illumination. He has intro
duced a bill making the use of cleo
tries mandatory.
Senator Harlan of Marion county,
wants the jury system changed. He
would require that vacancies on jury
be filled by the jury commissioner in
stead of the judge, as now is the Gus
tom. It is believed such a plan would
go q long way to get rid of the pro
fessional juror pest.
Employers Liability.
Extension Of the employers liability
act Is asked for in a bill proposed by
Senator Stotsenberg. He wants the
present law amended SO as to provide
for all common carriers. The rail
roads, interurbans, street cars and
steamship lines would be included.
The quail have found needed
fr1end In Senator Strange OF Grant
county. Strange has hearkened to the
request Of the hunters. who are real
eportsmsn. and has introduced bill
which would prohibit the killing Of
quail for five years. Such a measure
as . pPote ctive agency.
A new official for cities of over
$4,000 population is provided for in a
bill introduced by Senator Wood, OF
Tippecanoe county He would have
a police matron connected with the
jalls Of such cities.
'NilitArism" Is ehampioned by Sena
tor Brube. OF Kosciusko. He believes
the Culver military academy should
be made part of the military and
naval force of the state and has intro
duoed bill to bring about re aliza
tiOn Of his ideas.