The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-26

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ors are among those who are not al
lowed under the present law to sue
coed themselves, and they did not
think it was fair for them to be tied
to limit in this manner. Many OF
them admitted right out that they
were good officials and that therefore
they ought to be reelected. And
they decided to go to the Legislature
with their troubles. Hays bill is the
result
Peculiar Marriage Bill.
Representative Wider, OF Goshen,
introduced a funny bill yesterday. 1t
provides that applications for marri-
age licenses shall be kept on file in
the office of the county clerk for a
period of ten years and that there
shall be no other record of marriages
kept. Just how man could prove
after living with woman ten years
that he was married to her, is not
made plain, but perhaps Wider goes
on the theory that after ten years the
man would not care to prove it.
The three mile road law came in
for more attention yesterday when
two more bills to repeal it were in
troduced. They seem determined to
kill that law.
Judges who practice law in addition
to sitting on the bench will have to
quit one or the other occupation if the
bill introduced by Representative
Behymer becomes a law. The bill
prohibits Judge from practicing law.
Two Prize Bills Entered.
Representative White and Repre-
sentative Murphy introduced the two
prize bills yesterday. however. Muir
phys bill is to abolish the pernjcious
and demoralizing practice of tipping.
1t provides that no patient in a hospit-
al, no guest at hotel, no passenger
on atrain or sleeping car or any other
person who is supposed to be paying
for all he gets shall be allowed to
give a tip--not even five cent piece
in return for any service by an en-
ploye. This bill will, of course, have
tlC uuulVlueu OppOSlllOu Ol every COL
ored porter in the state.
Whites bill proposes to abolish
gypsies. 1t says that no wandering,
meandering, peregrinating ornomadic
person shall be permitted to stop
longer than twenty-four hours in one
place along the public highway.
These bills are about on a par with
the one introduced the other day max
ing it crime to try to open can Of
powder with pick.
Lawyers Examination Bill.
Representative Behymer would, un-
der one of his bills, require all attor-
neys to pass an examination before
the supreme and appellate courts be-
fore being allowed to practice law.
Senator CRUDE introduced the reg
ular bi-annual bill to abolish capital
punishment. He says he did it on his
own hook, and that he does not repre-
sent any person, firm, corporation, So
ciety or other wise in the matter.
This bill comes to the front with a
charming regularity every time the
legislature meets.
Representative Kleckner. of Logans-
port, introduced another bill for the
repeal of the county local option law.
1t proposes to make high license,
limit the number of saloons according
to the population of the city or town
and provides that the license shall be
revoked for violations of the law.
To Deposit Securities.
In order that several Indiana insur-
ance companies and associations may
be able to do business outside of this
state. bill was introduced in both
houses yesterday, authorizing all in
surance companies and associations
Of every and any character organized
under the Indiana laws to deposit
with the auditor of state. securities
for the benefit of policy holders. AS
the matter now stands an Indiana
company cannot do business in anoth-
er state unless it has securities on de-
post in its home state. This would
let them into other states.
Representative Roggin. of Allen
county. put bill in the hopper, yes
terday, presumably to relieve a con-
dition at Fort Wayne. The bill pro-
vides that cities of the second class.
in which Fort Wayne is included, may
issue more bonds than they are now
| allowed to issue for the purpose of
erecting school houses
To Improve Health Laws.
A bill will be introduced today or to-
morrow for reorganization of the
state health department so as to give
force and effect to the health laws of
the state. 1t has been prepared by
Secretary Hurry, of the state board of
health. and will be introduced by Rep
resentative Moss. 1t provides that in
cities OF the second and third class
| there shall be a board of health COM
posed of three members appointed by
the mayor and common council and
the health officer, who Shall be Sec
rotary of the board. shall receive a
salary of $500 year and shall be
able to pass an examination in medi-
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