The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28
TINES BUREAU
AT STATE CAPITAL.

AT STATE CAPITAL.
indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 2S2Several
bills were passed by the legislature
yesterday and several others were kill
ed. The most important bill passed by
the house was the one to appoint a
special private attorney for the gov
ernor While this was a democratic
measure several republican members
voted for 1t.
The purpose of the bill, as explained
by Governor Marshall when he made
such a recommendation in his mes
sage to the legislature is to give the
governor an attorney who will look
after the legal business of the govern
or's office without bothering the at
torney general to look after 1t. It is
explained that there are many little de-
tails of such business arising every
day and that a special lawyer could
attend to them. For instance, it is
pointed out that when requisition Is
made on the governor for the arrest OF
a fugitive he could refer the requisi-
ton to this lawyer to ascertain wheth-
er the papers are in the proper form.
The Real Purpose.
But the real purpose of the appoint
ment, 1t is believed by a good many,
is to enable the governor to institute
an action against former Governor
Hanly to compel him to pay back to
the state the $500 a year which the
state has been allowing him for house
rent Governor Marshall says this
payment for house rent is illegal. He
! says that it increased the governors
salary to just that extent and that the
! Legislature had no right under the con-
stitution to make the appropriation.
The senate gave a performance yes
terday afternoon that would do well
on the vaudeville stage. The mem
bers had more fun with a fish bill that
they could have had on a fishing ex-
cursion. 1t was Senator Kanes bill TO
prohibit fishing in the streams of the
state from the fifteenth of April to the
fifteenth of June. 1t was amended to
read from the thirtieth of April to the
fifteenth of June.
Right to Fish in CornfeIds.
Several senators took the position
that this was the very time of the
year when the people ought to be al
lowed to go out to the streams and
catch or XIII carp in order to get rid
of them, and that such a closed season
would allow the carp to eat up all the
the rest Of the fish.
up my way. the Kankakee river is
so full of carp that they are destroy
Ing all the good fish," said Senator
Halleck. In the spring Of the year
the river overfows and thousands Of
acres Of cornfeld and pastures along
the river are flooded to depth of from
one to four feet, and thousands of carp
go out into the cornfelds at such
times with pitchforks and killing
them"
In answer TO Seantor Halleck." said
Senator Stotsenburg, Il wish TO say
that this bill only applies to streams
and not to cornhelds. Your boys and
men will have the right to go out in
the cornields and fish any time they
please"
At the close Of the comedy per-
Torrance the bill failed to pass the
vote being % eyes and "a noes.
Saturday Half Holiday.
The senate passed the bill that Gre
ates a Saturday half holiday for all
county offices in counties that have a
population of more than $4,000 from
June / to Sept. /. It is believed thai
the house will pass the bill, also. This
limit Of population will make the bill
apply to every county in the state.
) Muncie is likely to get a new STATE
school Some days ago a bill was in
troduced under which the state would
accept as a gift the old Muncie Norma
, school property and building and tina
1T should establish therein a norma
school similar to the state normal a
Terre Haute The property is valu
able. At a meeting of the house com
mittee on education. yesterday after
r noon, 1t was practically decided to max
favorable report on the bill, and tn
members will go to Muncie Friday al