The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-27

noon and not attempt to legalize all |
ether sports and gambling as well the
the governor would sign it. So they
got together and during the afternoon
Representative BroIley. the father of
the original bill introduced new one
that he will try to push through in
time to have it passed before the ses-
sion closes. The new bill is believed
to fit the requirements that are point
ed out in the message. So after all, in
spite of one veto. Indiana may yet
have Sunday baseball
A sure Repeal.
There seems to be no doubt now that
metropolitan police law will be repealed
at this session Each house has passed
repeal bill. but they have been sepa-
rate bills The one passed in the house
several days ago was introduced by
Representative Faulkner of Michigan
| City. and the one passed in the SEN
ate yesterday was introduced by Sena-
tor Mccullough of Anderson. But the
Mccullough bill will now go to the
house and be passed without much de-
Law. This will take out of the hands
of the governor the power to appoint
members of the police board in Rich
mond. South Bend, Lafayette, Muncie,
Anderson. Marion, Logansport. Kokomo,
New Albany, Hammond, Vincennes,
JeffersonviIe. Elwood and Michigan
| City. and will place the appointing
power in the hands of the mayors Of
those cities. as it was under the old
law. The bill passed the senate by a
vote Of 80 to 5.
Bovser for Repeal.
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he was in favor of the metropolitan
police system at Richmond. His only
objection to a repeal, he said. was
that to re-enact the old law the non
partisan feature of police appointments
would be wiped out
Senator Stotsenburg showed Kirk
man that under the old law the non
partisan feature would be retained
and Kirkman said that with that IN
Outstanding he would vote for the Dill
and he did.
Senator Bowser said he could not SCI
the wisdom of governor interfering
with the affairs of a city. Cities n
believed, were competent to look an
er their own affairs. He declared
therefore. that he could not see an,
reason why he should change the Pc
sition he took two years ago when
voted for the repeal bill. He voted TO
the bill yesterday.
Marshall Serves Notice.
Governor Marshall serviced notice
the legislature that he will not receN
r any bills from the house or the senat
y after midnight Friday, March 8 Tn
constitution says that the governor ma
not receive bills for his signature
the last two days of the session. GOV
d ernor Marshall constructs that to mea
; two working days. Inasmuch as In
o legislature will adjourn on Monda,
e March s. he holds that he need not re
! ceive any bills on Saturday or Monda,
n WfcIey in Dramatic Pose.
d There was a lively time in the hous
le vAstardav when the Bassett employ
% ers liability bill was up for passag
The bill was defended by Represents
tive Bassett and Kleckner, who sa
they represented organized labor In II
effort to have the bill passed Seve
al members denounced the bill as ei
lie tirely too drastic, among them bein
! wise of Plymouth Mickey Of Lal
county. Haggard of Lafayette and Sc
eraI others, who made speeches explain
lie ing their votes The bill provided TIL
oI an employe might recover damag
at from his employer II he was injured
E. any manner whatever while in the en-
r pIoy of another. 1t proposed to
- away with the present law on contrib'
!. tory negligence. Representative Ellio
n of st. Joseph county said he repr
y sented, perhaps. the largest manufa
ca turing community in the state and
rs was positive that the working Peep
" Of his county were not demanding
81 law as drastic as this one. He sa
81 the passage of the bill would dri
millions of dollars of capital out
the state and close many of the ia
81 tories and mills.
81 Wlckey held up his empty slice
81 when, during his speech, he said: .
81 man in this house knows better tn
"a | do what 1t means to meet with
81 accident while working at days wo
En- to earn a living. I lost that arm
Ia such an accident, and 1 sympathi
81 with the unfortunate men who sufi
81 injuries and believe that they shol
81 have just recompense But I do I
81 believe in any such law as this b
81 proposes. because it is entirely
81 strict and stringent. The working Pc
81 pie of my district will not hold
against me If I vote against this b
81 and I therefore vote that way"