The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-03
FUNERAL DELAYS
SPEAKER VENEMAN
But Little Work Is Accomplished
in House.
URGE LOCAL OPTION CHANGE
Members Of Both Legislative Bodies
Are Swamped With Petitions
From All Parts Of State
Bill Sure 20 Pass.

instead OF yesterday. " hen the ses-
sion OF the !, legislature adjourned last
Friday afternoon until yesterday after
neon the speaker went home TO Evans
vile TO spend Sunday. and ne was
chosen as one OF the pan bearers for
the funeral oi Father McBarron. who
was Mr. Neneman pastor. The in-
neral was held yesterday and this kept
Mr. Neneman from returning ia time
Tor the session yesterday afternoon.
Representative McMullcn Of Aurora
presided AT the short session which
was held yesterday Little business
was transacted.
In the senate the Proctor local op-
ton bill has passed second reading and
il was the intention To call II up for
passage either today or tomorrow 4
number OF other bills also we're read
the second time
Option Petitions Pour in.
The members of the senate and
house are literally swamped with petit
tons from all over the state urging
that the county option law be not
changed or amended However. the
bin is sure 10 pass both houses
The house and senate committees on
roads will hold a joint meeting tonight
to consider a number OF road bills.
among them being the one to create a
state highway commits sion TO have
charge OF all OF the main roads OF the
state. and providing that the state and
the county shall each pay half Of the
cost OF building and maj ntaining roads.
There will be a fight against this bill.
although II has the backing Of The lndi-
ana Good Roads asosc citation and a
number Of other organizations
Would Increase School Tax
\ bill is being prepared increasing
the school tax in counties from -
cents TO 40 cents on the 500 OF taxa
Bile properly v-ere the county wishes
10 maintain school for six months and
to 80 cents where they wish 10 hold
school for seven months Five per
cent OF the tax would be paid into
deficiency fund from which money
would be given 10 poor counties which
we're not able to raise sufficient money
BY taxation to run their schools the
required six months.
\ flight Is TO be made on the provi-
sion in the child labor bin which linn
its children 10 IS hours work a week
Opposition has shown up from Fort
Wayne manufacturers and they viii
have lobby here 10 change this pro
vision.
\ bin has been introduced by Sen
ator Royse OF Terre Haute 10 give city
councils and town boards power 10
levy a license tax on liquor whole
salers and jobbers the same as agents
OF breweries and distilleres Under
the present law brewery and distillery
agents may be taxed. but not the
wholesalers and jobbers.
Big Fight on Paving Law
One OF the strongest fights now going
on in the legislature is over the bill
TO amend the Thornton paving law.
Under Ibis law the cost OF paving
street intersections Is charged against
the city instead OF against the abut-
ting property owners. as under the old
law. This has caused a suspension OF
paving all over the state. because the /
cities have 10 money IN their general /.
fund with which TO pay Tor the street I
intersections. A bin has been intro I
duced 70 make It optional with the city I
council 10 charge the cost against the I
abutting property or against The city /
Senator Carleton Of Evansville is 4
preparing q public utilities commission I
oil which he viii introduce. There is .
a bin before the senate to limit the .
price OF gas In Evans vile to IS cents /
a thousand. and Carleton is trying 10
ind way to frame his bill 20 as not .
TO upset this price il the gas bill .
passes.
Democrats TO Co 20 fayet;e.
4 number Of the Democratic legisla- 4
tors will 20 to Lafayette tomorrow .
night TO attend the jackson banquet. I
Several OF them are on the program I
for speeches.
Arrang ements have been made for a \
dinner in honor of Senator Elect John \
W Kern at the Denison hotel on Thurs. /
day night, TO celebrate his election last 4
week. \ number OF prominent Demo 4
cratic speakers have been invited. /
among them j. Hamilton Lewis OF Chi I
cago
The Anti-Saloon league forces have I
asked w ]. Bryan to- send a message /
to the Indiana legislature asking that I
Il leave the county option law stand Z
unchanged. but they have not heard /
anything from him. They believe such I
message would have great weight 4
with the Democrats in the general as.
sembly.