The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-19
When Rep. BroIIey's Measure
Is Read by Clerk, House
Members Interrupt With
Hand CIapping.
FLOOD OF BILLS WAS
POURED IN By S0l0NS
Two Bills Recommending an
Amendment of the National
Constitution for Direct Sc
lection of Senators.
Palladium Bureau.
indianapolis, Jan. 10.

Palladium Bureau.
indianapolis, Jan. 10.
For the first time in many years a
bill was cheered when it was intro
duced in the house yesterday. 1t was
the bill of Representative Brolley, OF
North Vernon to legalize the playing
of professional baseball games on
Sunday throughout Indiana, such
games to be confined to the hours be-
tween 2 and o'clock p. M. on
grounds that are at least 1000 feet
from any church. When the reading
clerk read the bill there was loud
hand clapping in the house. the ap-
plause coming from both sides. There
is general belief that the bill will pass
and that Governor Marshall will sign
it.
Was Flood Of Bills.
There was food of bills in the
house and dozen or so in the SEN
ate, yesterday afternoon. it having
been the first real opportunity the
house members have had to get their
bills out of their systems. The house
came through with about sixty bills.
Some were important, many were not.
One bill to abolish the ONCE Of Fish
and Game commissioner. Two bills,
one by Representative Eschbaugh. re-
pubIicanof Warsaw, and the other by
Chrisney Of Spencer county. democrat.
provide for a reduction. OF the salaries
of circuit court and superior court
judges from $500 to $500 Two
years ago bill raising them from
$500 to $500 was passed. Something
like 100000 a year would be saved
by the reduction in salaries to their old
figure. .
Tonic For Blind Tiger.
A bill was introduced by Represent
ative Sticks to- strengthen the blind
tiger law by requiring physicians to
state in writing on each whisky pres
cription that the liquor is needed for
medicinal purposes. sicks also intro
duced bill stopping boot Logging by
providing that liquor purchased at a
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 board Of optometry.
A proposition was made In bill in
troduced by Representative Fitch of
Delaware county to make the state a
present Of the old Normal School
property at Muncie. provided the state
will maintain 1. as normal school.
Two efforts were made to get legis-
lation for choosing OF the United
States senators by the people. Seu-
ator Killing of Miami county, offered a
resolution asking congress to submit
an amendment to the constitution pro-
viding for the election of senator's by
direct vote of the people. Killing is a
republican. In the house Represents
tive Bassett of Marion county. q demo-
crat, introduced bill providing that
candidates for United States senator
shall be nominated at party pri.
maries. This is another case in which
party lines seem to have been wiped
out on a proposition.
A New Cities Bill.
Representative Wickey Of Lake
county introduced bill providing
that cities shall automatically change
from one class to another. a. their
population changes. Another bill by
Wickey provides that the owner shall
receive pay from the state for all cat
tie killed as result of the tuberculin
test. Many cattle on dairy farms In
Lake county that supply milk to Chi
cago, have been killed under orders OF
the state board Of health after the
tuberculin test was applied. and Wick
ey believes the owners should not lose
their value.
A bill providing that all monies 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-
pairs in front OF their own property.
Senator Kane of Hamilton conuty,
introduced bill to extend the employ.
ers habinty bill so AZ to make It ap.
ply to all employers
Bank Appeal Provided.
One bill that has caused much com.
ment is the one introduced by Sena-
tor Bowser Of Lake and Porter county.
It provides that Whenever county
finance board refuses to apDrove {
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