The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-10
Legislature Was Slow Get
ting Down to Work but
Members Plunged into 1t
Today with Vim.
FIFTY-NINE BILLS
ENTERED IN HOUSE
While Forty-fivc Bills Were
Presented in SenateOp-
ton Repeal Bills in Senate
and House.
yPaliadium Specially


Indianapolis. Ind. Jan. 1O.--The leg
islature was somewhat slow in getting
down to work, having been since last
Thursday getting off its coat and
picking up its tools. but when 1t did
start this morning 1t made up for lost
time. and showed the result of close
organization upon the part Of the ma
jority. BY adjournment OF the morn
ing session both houses completed the
roll call. In the house fifty-nine bills
had been introduced. while the senate
had introduced As bills. Senate bill
No. 80 and house bin No. 40 will he
the two bills repeating the senate bill
and Representative keeney. OF Rising
Sun. introduced the house bill.
Both houses introduced resolutions
asking for the legislature to ratify the
proposed income tax amendment Of the
United States constitution.
A List Of Bills.
Bills providing for direct primary
election, registration, employers liza
bility and good roads were introduced
in both houses. Many OF the so-called
administrators. measure caused
ripple when they were recognized.
The labor bills introduced during the
course of the sessions were a shot fir
ing bill and two workmen's compen-
sation bills in the Senate: In the
house, employers liability bill, a bill
to prevent garnishment Of wages
through medium and one prohibiting
children from acting as messenger
boys, newsboys or engaging In SINH
lar work and bill indorsed by the
Indiana railroad employees organization
providing for standard cabooses On ali
/ freight trains.
Other than these, In the senate,
Senator Greenwell introduced the bill
urged by the state board of health reg
ulatjng cold storage of food products.
Senator Fleming introduced the bill
indorsed by the Indiana Good Roads
association. the principal feature OF
which is to stop working out road as.
sessments and making them payable
! in cash Senator Kistler introduced a
4 ball providing for the establishment
of hospital for the criminal insane In
connection with the Indiana state
prison Senator Shiveiey introduced
a bill providing for recall of city Of
| ficials by direct election upon the Pc
tition of 25 per cent of the legal voters
| for such an election and one making 1t
necessary for an affidavit to be filed
asking for coroner before one can be
called into an inquest
Bills in the House.
/ In the house, Representative Nc.
Kennan introduced bill making 1t
necessary for lobbyists to register
and state for what purpose they are
working: Bremig, a bill making inter-
| urbans establish commodious waiting
stations at al their stops outside Of
city or town corporation limits; Rat
Eliff, bill defining pandering or secur-
ing, making it a crime and affixing
penalties: Williams, bill creating
1.-THE office Of State Architect: Wells, a
4 bill regulating the state board of ac-
counts and resolution demanding
1.-THE state board of accounts to
| make a report to the legislature
of its receipts and expenses and what
it has done; Spencer, a resolution de-
/ claring it the sense OF the legislature
that the Indiana delegation In con-
gress support New Orleans as the site
for the Panama Exposition: Mas. a.
loan shark bill: Cook. bill to place
Isnperintendents of public instruction
upon flat salary rather than per
diem which does not change the salary
of any one.