The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-04

SCOTT & BOVINE. 400 Pearl Street. New York
shouted the last word into Hawkins
ear and shook his finger at him.
uproar For Moment.
There was an uproad for moment,
but Hawkins did not resent the asser-
ton. He and Fleming glared at each
other but that was ALL Then Senator
Mattingly arose and threw oil on the
troubled waters by declaring that the
senate ought to cease such child's
play and get down to business, and
the thing blew over.
When the time came to vote on
the passage of the bill appropriating
money for the Drapier claim, Fleming
announced that he had intended to
vote against the bill, but since he had
heard the Jasmine and false state
ment of the senator from Jay" he
would vote for the bill. The bill pass
ed.
After the session had adjourned,
I1dWhlHS, ollll Will tlAS uSSAal dtAOA ny
Kistler ranking within him, approach
ed Kistler.
The Lie is Passed.
II want you to substantiate that
statement" said Hawkins.
What statement" said Kistler.
That you are not the author of
that three mile road law
"YOu are liar"
II want you to substantiate your
statement
You are damn liar
And Kistler and Hawkins both
walked away, in opposite directions.
There are those who believe that
the end of this is not yet and that it
will break out afresh before the ses-
sion is much older. It is the sensa-
ton of the session thus far.
Fleming Keeps Out.
Senator Fleming says he is keeping
his hands off of the local option fight
and that he does not intend to get in
to It, Fleming owns brewery in
Fort Wayne.
Ii WSslC " ldAC AdAu Ill I!lC III
cal option fight" he said. people
you'd say that was doing it for per-
sonal reasons. Therefore, am keep
ing hands off. l have not said any
thing to any one about it and do not
intend to-
sWill the repeal bill pass the SEN
ate?"
I don't know thing about it,
Massacre in House.
The ak was applied to the Sticks bill
which was to strengthen the blind tig-
er law, and also to the Sticks bill
which would prohibit bootlegging.
The latter bill provided that liquors
could be sold only by the drink and
should be drunk on the premises
where sold. 1t was discovered that
this would abolish the growler. Then
a Kleckner bill to suspend a license
for the first violation and revoke the
license for the second violation Of the
law was killed. 1t was felt that this
was going a little too strong and that
most saloon keepers could not stand
for it,
But there are plenty more liquor
bills in the house, and some of them
will not be killed.
Symptoms Of so Cent Gas.
There are some symptoms of 60-cent
gas for Evansville. Fort Wayne. Terre
Haute and South Bend. Senator
Durre, of Evansville, has introduced a
bill in the senate providing that no
more than sixty cents thousand GU
bic feet shall be charged for gas in
cities having a population between
$4,000 and 100000. Evansville is now
the only city that would be affected
at once by the passage of the bill, but
after the next census Fort Wayne,
South Bend and Terre Haute would
be in this class. South Bend does not
appear to be. deeply interested. how
ever. because no representative from
that city appeared before the commit
tee when hearing was held. ]. NJ.
Barrett and s. E. Mulholland. of Fort
Wayne, we're present in the interest
of the gas company in that city.
esasley For Corporations.
John T. Beasley, of Terre Haute.
made the chief argument for the pub
lie service companies He said it was
unreasonable to expect gas companies
operating in cities of that class to
manufacture gas and make profit at
60 cents. The cost of manufacture
was too great and the consumption
too small. he said. He told of the
large investments of the companies in
cities which would be affected by the
law and said that should the bill be
passed it would work a hardship on
both companies and consumers. as
some of the gas companies would be
forced out of business.
The committee seemed to think that
gas could be manufactured cheaper at
Evansville than at Fort Wayne, Terre
Haute and South Bend. because all
the coal is transported by river in
stead of by rail. The committee took
no final action on the bill
An injunction Bill.
The bill fathered by the Indiana