The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-25

indianapolis. Ind. Jan. 25.-word i
has been received by Governor Marsh
all of the death on Saturday of William
S. Sarber. representative from Marsh
all county, which occurred at his home
in Argos. where he was a merchant
Sarber was democrat and was elected
last fall. He was taken i'll while at
tending the session a week or more
ago and had to go home. A stroke OF
apoplexy followed and caused his /
death. Governor Marshall will be
obliged to call special election Of
Marshall county to fill the vacancy. The
house will appoint a committee to at
tend the funeral.
| red hot lot of trouble has been
stirred up over the three mile road
law. According to the reports that
come in from over the state this law
/ is heartily condemned and there is a
great demand for its repeal, or at least
amendment.
Under the present law when fifty
freehoIders of township petition the
county commissioners for the construc-
ton of a road not more than three miles
in length the commissioners must order
the road built and the cost charged
against the property of the entire
township. This, it is pointed out, works
a hardship on many of the property
owners, because in many instances they
are so far away from the road that it
does not benefit them.
In order to correct this condition
Senator Mattingly introduced a bill
which was referred to the senate 1u-
ldiciary committee. This committee is
composed of Senators Durre, Mattingly,
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Moore Stotsenburg. Bingham. Royse and
Proctor.
Senator HalIeck also introduced a
bill. under the provisions of which,
when the commissioners order a road
built a remonstrance signed by fifty
freeholders OF the townhsip could stop
lit
This bill also went to judiciary B..
Now ugly charges are made against
! this committee. 1t is said that the
. committee has decided to make a ia
vorable report on the Mattingly bill
and an unfavorable report of the Hal
leck bill. But it is said that the COM
mittee will recommend that the Mat
: tingly bill be amended so as to provide
that any freebooter in the township
may appeal to the circuit or superior
! court from the decision of the county
/ commissioners. The fact that this COM
q mittee is composed of lawyers is be-
ing used by Senator Halleck as an ar
= gument to show why such amend
ment should not be made.
1 1T means endless litigation in the
L courts over three-mile road orders, "
i he said 1T would make business for
the lawyers out Of every case. That's
: what I don't like about it."
!, In addition to all this there has been
!, introduced bill TO repeal the three
! mile road law outright. The fight is
! on, and it is expected to be a warn
one.
The apparent determination of the
- senate committee on the affairs of the
= city of Indianapolis to make a favor.
= able report on the bill to authorize the
Expenditure Of $4,000 in the purchase
= of ground and the erection OF a gov
= errors house in this city in spite o.
4 the wishes of Governor Marshall ha.
aroused a good deal of comment. Gov
! ernor Marshall says the average gov
: ernor could not maintain such a hous'
on his salary of $4,000 year and tina
if the state wishes to build a gov
h errors house it should not cost NOR
;, than 5000 to $4,000.
- But Senator Cox, who introduced thu
y bill in the senate, and who is chairman
J of the committee that has it in charge
q says the committee will report in ia
Z vor of the bill 1t is expected that tn
- democrats will line up against it an,
"a kill it unless the sum to be spent i
j reduced to a much lower figure. Som
ar division of opinion has arisen also a
= to the makeup of the commission tina
, l.
= provisions Of the bill AS provided il
- the bill the commission shall consis
~ of the secretary of state, treasurer o
j state and auditor of state together wit
two private citizens. 1t may be tina
this will be changed so that the lieu
tenant governor, secretary of state an
r. three citizens appointed by them woul
10 make up the commission. 1t is feared
y, however that commission made u
a. mostly of republicans would not b
- satisfactory to the democrats and tina
- commission made up of mostly demo
20 Gratis would be turned down by the re
e lpublicans. But Senator Cox will prob
II ably agree to almost any plan for tn
ID makeup of the commission in orde
II that the bill may pass.
nc One of the interesting bills of tn
last few days Is one introduced in tn
70 senate Friday providing for the pun
a. chase of 500 acres of land near tn
he Jeffersonvine reformatory. to be oper
he ated as a farm in connection with thu
Il institution. The purpose. as it is ex
~ planned. is to provide a place wheT
u several hundred inmates of the re
Il formatory may work and produce vege
~ tables and farm crops for the use of til
~ other state institutions. This, it is e1
no planned, would take the number of II
90 mates off of contract labor duties an
- would reduce the amount of prison
- made goods that now go on the mark,
in competition with outside free labo
IL Some such plan has been under COZ
~ sideration for some time by the prise
- authorities of the state, and this is sa
to be merely a starter in the directic
of the establishment Of such farm.
Many of the manufacturers of Il
state especially clothing. shirt al
Y. overall manufacturers. have frequent
Up protested against the employment
convicts in the manufacture of goo,