The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-19
Senate Costs State $1,000
Daily. But Wastes Money
And Time in TrifIing Quib-
bleS and SnarlS.
LIQUOR MEASURE is NOT
BEING PUSHED TO FRONT
Attempt to legalize Picketmg
In Time of Strikes by PIac-
ing Responsibility on lndi-
viduaIS.
Palladium Bureau.
lndlAnanolia. Feb. -

indianapolis, Feb. -
Yesterday was an almost ncn-pro-
ductive day in the Legislature. The
same old plan of doing nothing impor-
tant that has been followed during the
entire session thus far characterized
the proceedings and to all appear
ances it may be epected to continue
throughout the session.
Most of the day was spent ir the
senate in a discussion OF bill to re-
quire lawyers to make their demur.
rers more specific. In other words
1t Is to require them to state in their
demurrers the reasons for iiling the
demurrers. This is a rather important
mater so fas as court practice IL con-
cerned. but II is not q matter that 10
OF vital interest 10 the general public
And yet the senate began the consider
alton Of the bill on Wednesday and
did not finish it until yesterday after.
noon. 1t costs a thousand dollars a
day to run the senate. SO the way the
money of the state is being wasted on
trivial things is easily seen in this in
stance.
Clerks to Get Fees.
And then, Immediately after the
senate got through with this demur-
rer bill it passed over Governor Han
ly's veto the bill passed two years ago
to give county clerks the fees collected
by them for making transcripts. In
der the old law all Of these fees
amounting to many thousands OF dol
lars in all of the counties OF the stats
went mot the county treasury. but this
new law gives all Of this now to the
clerks themselves. In Marion county
alone it is estimated that II will add
$4,000 a year to the income Of the
county clerk.
Crowd Was Disappointed.
Another big crowd was in the SEN
ate chamber yesterday all day expect
ing the Sunday baseball tight to be
pulled off. but it was disappointed
again.
The house passed three or four little
bills. but none of them were Of Inn
portance.
Would legaIize PieketSn0.
Senator Proctor introduced bill
that will attract some attention. Il
is patterned after the Texas law on
the subject OF the rights OF laborers to
organize and conduct their labor or
ganization affairs. II provides that 1t
shall not be unlawful for men TO or
ganize for their mutual good, and that
it shall not be unlawful for them as
individual members OF such organiza-
tion to attempt to induce others to
quit work. In other words it would
legalize picketing in strikes. But the
picketing would have to be done by
individuals and not by organizations.
The bill has the sanction of the state
federation Of labor and a red hot fight
| is expected over il.
A bill to prohibit the keeping OF pool
saloons was introduced in the house.
This will raise an unusual howl. be-
cause there are many saloons in the
state in which there are pool and bill
lizard tables.
Liquor Bill Given Rest.
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liquor situation in the senate. and
there is no telling when anything will
be done The TomlinsOn bill Is still
in the hands Of the committee on
public morals and no one seems to
know when it is to be reported out.
| Uncertainty still exists as to how
certain of the republican senators will
vote on the bill. II has been said that
if the bill is properly amended It will
get the votes of Durre. Wood, Con-
herman, Orndorf and Pelzer. But il
must be amended in many ways The
road house feature must be cut out.
the bill must provide for straight
out thousand dollar license. the num-
ber of saloons must be limited and
other things must be done to il be-
fore it will get the vote of Pelzer. He
says So Pelzer would not vote for the
Kleckner bill which provides for the
repeal of the county option Law and
the substitution of the township and
ward option, however The Kleckner
bill is still in the house. but may be
called up again for passage at any time
This is assumed to be Pelzer's atfi-
tude from the fact that he has declined
to say what he would do
Senator Wood has said he would
vote to repeal the county option Law
II a satisfactory high license. restrict
i've Law were offered in its place. But
he wfl not favor township and ward
substitution Gonnerman refuses to
say what he would do il the bill came
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