The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-19

A bill was introduced by Repre- |
sentative Sticks to strengthen the blind
tiger law by requiring physicians to
state in writing on each whisky pre-
scription that the liquor is needed for
medicinal purposes. Sticks also intro
duced a bill to stop bookkeeping by
providing that liquor purchased at
retail saloon must be drunk on the
premises.
Representative Askren introduced a
bill to abolish the state board Of en-
balmers and another to abolish the
state of optometry.
A Present for the State.
proposition was made in a bill in
troduced by Representative Fitch of
Delaware county, to make the state a
present of the old normal school prop
erty at Muncie, provided the state viii
maintain it as a normal school,
Two efforts were made to get legis-
lation for the choosing of United
States senators by the people. Sena-
tor King of Miami county offered a
resolution asking congress to submit
to the people an amendment to the
constitution providing for the election
of senators by direct vote Of the peo-
pie. King is a republican. In the
| house Representative Bassett of Marion
| county, a democrat, introduced a bill
providing that candidates for United
States senator shall be nominated at
party primaries. This is another case
in which the party lines seem to have
been wiped out on a proposition.
WicI<ey Is Active.
| Representative Mickey of Lake
| county introduce bill providing that
cities shall automatically change from
one class to another as their population
| changes. Another bill by Mickey pro-
vides that the owner shall receive pay
from the staet for all cattle killed as a
result of the tuberculin test. Many
cattle on dairy farms In Lake county
that supply milk to Chicago have been
killed unders of the state board of
health after the tuberculin test was
applied, and Mickey believes the own
ers should not lose their value.
bill providing that all moneys left
by deceased prisoners in the state
prison shall be spent for books for the
prison library.
A bill introduced by Representative
Wells of Allen county provides that
property owners may make street re-
Senator Kane of Hamilton county
introduced a bill to extend the en-
p.oyers liability bill so as to make il
apply to all employers
A BOwser Bill.
, One bill that has caused some COM
ment is the one INTRODUCED by Senator
Bowser of Lake and Porter counties
1t provides that whenever a county
finance board refuses to approve bond
offered by a bank or trust company
that has been selected as a public de.
pository the bank or trust company
may appeal to the circuit court, whose
judgment shall be final. Bowser say
the bill was prepared by Judge McMa
non of Crown Point, but that he doe
not know the purpose of it, excep
what is shown on its face.
To Cut Down Expenses.
In lines with Governor MARSHALL
policy of economy and with his mes
sage recommendations the democrat
introduced in the house a bill to re
duce the expenses of the governor
office. 1t abolishes the position o
clerk Of the pardon board and throw
!. the work on the governors stenograph
. err, who shall not receive any extra pa
i for it, and 1t also abolishes the posi-
ton of executive accountant, who re
e eeives $4,000 a year. The bill ais
provides for the appointment of spe
cial counsel for the governor at So
500 a year, who shall have charge of a
litigation that the governor may orde
n instituted. 1t is said by the democrat
: that this litigation heretofore ha
been attended to by outside lawyer
@ and that It has cost more than $4,000
year. The republicans are asking: {
wonder whom Governor Marsha
wishes to make a job for now?"
other Bills introduced.
~ The establishment of agricultur;
! schools in counties; the election
is township trustees and assessors
J. election years; to prohibit the di!
play of firearms in show windows;
Sc prevent the reflling of junk bottles
r to regulate the sale of paint and tut
s. pentine; to give state aid to count
N fairs that are 40 years old; to crea
plumbers examining boards in elite
to require tenants to return keys
property owners when vacating prof.
erty; fixing the qualifications of coul
ty superintendent; to amend the hun
- ing law so that a man shall not |
D. required to have license to hunt
y his own county; to raise the age
e children under the truancy law fro
d IA to 16 years; to limit the operate
t. of mutual insurance companies to OF
d county; were some of the others bill
v introduced.
= Both houses of the Legislature adop
y ed a resolution yesterday to send &
= invitation to President Elect Taft
attend the tariff conference in tn
u city next month and also to visit Il
IS general assembly. There is thought
d, be a good prospect that he will acce
Ig the invitation.
The senate committee on public mo
ais yesterday evening met and consi
cred the Mattingly bill for publici
of campaign contributions and to pr
10 hibit corporations from contributing
IN campaign funds. The committee deci
n ed to make favorable report on t
u. bill. If the bill passes, and it is b
Id lieved it will. because Senator Mattin
)e Iy who Introduced it, is a republican,
as will be strict in its provisions for clei
- methods in the use of camOafun none