The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-08

One of the steps In the project of !
the Lake Shore railroad to build a four
track line across northern Indiana |
came up, here day or two ago. when |
Frank L Littleton, attorney for the |
Big Four. came in and explained a bill I
which had been introduced in the house /
by Representative Wilder of Elkhart. |
This bill was designed to give railroad
companies the right to condemn what |
ever amount of property 1t required for
building additional tracks. Under the
present law 1T was pointed out that the
Lake Shore could not take a sufficient
width of ground for the four tracks, so
Littleton prepared a bill and had Wider
introduce 1t. One of the provisions OF
the bill was that under the general
powers of railroad company it should
have the right to fix the compensation
which it should receive for its service.
1t was feared that this provision might
by implication repeal the two-cent fare
law and attention was called to it. Lit
Teton explained, however. that the
company had nothing of that kind in
mind. All it wanted, he said, was the
right to condemn the land 1t needed for
it's four tracks. He said he would
write another section into tire bill
which would specifically say that the
the two-cent fare law. With this adj
ditional section the bill will probably
get through.
The three representatives from Allen
county all voted to amend the Keegan
child labor bill in such a way as to
make it worthless. They wanted to
raise the age limit and do other things
to 1t. in spite of the fact that the demo
cratic state platform declared for a child
labor bill But the kreegan bill got
past the amendment stage in the house,
thanks to a number of republican votes,
including Representatives Van Horne
and Grimmer of Lake county. Wider of
Elkhart. Representatives Ross and
Clark of st. Joseph county voted for the
amendments Representative Keegan,
the father of the bill, caused some
thing of a sensation when in his speech
he said that a prominent business man
had told him that it would be worth
$4,000 to him to get from behind the
child labor bill. He mentioned no
name, however.
One of the strange incidents of the
session of the legislature was the effort
on the part of the ways and means
committee of the house. yesterday, to
give George w. Miles. state FISH and
airy when he did not want it. The com
mittee recommended in the appropria-
lions bill that the salary be increased
I from $1,000 to $4,000. When the APP
propriations bill was under considera-
ton in the house some member moved
! to reduce the amount back to $1,000
/ Then Representative Cravens, chair
man of the ways and means committee,
told the house he would agree to it
and would second the motion, because
1 Miles had told him he did not want the
/ salary increase. The house made the
| amendment and Miles will not be burd-
ened with the ST. year salary
| Already the rumor is prevailing that
! there may be an extra sess ion of the
! legislature in case the present session
should fail to pass reapportionment
| bills, But it is said to be cinch that
! the extra session will not be held until
after the baseball season opens, If
Senators Proctor and Curtis can help it.
1 Representative Maddox of Hartford
4 city has prepared a bill which he will
Introduce and which will cause saloon
keepers to sit UP and take notice. His
4 bill will provide that saloon shall
open before in the morning and that
it shall close at at night. When the
Proctor liquor regulation bill was I'M
der consideration in the senate the 9TH
er day an amendment of this same kind
was offered and 1t was killed. So even
If the Maddox bill should set through
the house, which is doubtful it is not
believed 1t would stand any chance OF
getting past the senate.
One interesting thing has developed
in the house in connection with the
liquor question, and that is that there
is an Unexpectedly large number oil
high license men in the house. When
the senate was wrestling with the