The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-03-10
HOUSE PASSES
NEW LIQUOR BILL
REGULATION LAW is SENT BACK
TO THE SENATE WITH A NUM-
Der OF AMENDMENTS.
COMMONS MEASURE PASSED
Providing for an Increase In Salaries
Of County Comm issioners In Coun-
ties Of 10000 10 10000
Population.

Population.
indianapolis vote OF 50 10 40
the house passed the Proctor liquor
regulation bill and sent II back to the
senate with a number OF amendments
II is expected that the joint commit
tee will agree on the changes in
the bill and that It will be signed
by the governor in the next day OF
two.
The senate passed the bill for
the new constitution and the house
win pass IT, All Democrats in the
senate except Senator Powers voted
for the bill and all Republicans
against H. The vote In the house also
will be a strict party vote
The Commons bill. providing for in
crease in salaries OF county commits
sioners in counties Of 10000 10 $780,
900 population was passed by a vote
OF CG 70 lG. The bill provides an IN
crease in five counties. making the
following changes: Lake county. ad-
yances from 5000 to $1,000: st. Jo-
seph from $3.50 to 81 200: vigo. from
5000 to 81 200; Allen from $1,000 to
$500 and Marion. from $4,000 10
$4,000
Representative Finley. by permits
sion OF the house. amended the Var
Y ling bill making interurban railroads
maintain stations in towns OF 5000
/ population. so as 10 include Kendall
Vile
The McCarty school sanitation
bill was passed by vote OF 81 TO %.
The legislative apportionment bill
will be passed by the house II Is
said that no changes viii be made in
the present congressional apportion-
ment
The senate passed the bin intro
duced by Representative Racey and
which provides that corporations may
take over and operate sewer systems
in any city Of the state The bill is
designed to apply particularly 20
Vincennes. where more or less diff
Guilty has been experienced in recent
years with the operation OF the sew
erage system there.
The Tingle bill giving cities the
right TO levy tax OF two cents on
each 800 OF taxable property for the
maintenance OF kindergartens was
passed. School teachers throughout
the state have been interested in the
bill and the Indianapolis Free Kinder
garten has favored II. The present
tax for kindergarten purposes is one
cent on each 800
The fact that Senator Nettervile
has been iii and unable 10 attend the
sessions OF the senate for several
days did not prevent the passage OF q
bill in which he is interested. Sena
tor Netterville's bill. regulating the
placing OF telephones and telegraph
wires over railroad and interurbar
tracks. was passed after Senator
Kistler presented a resolution stat
ing that the author OF the bill was un
able to be present and look after hi:
measure.
The general and specific appropria
ton bills were passed by the senat,
with little or no discussion Their,
were only two amendments the mos
important being offered by Senator
Stotsenburg. which provides that a
the discretion OF the governor. audito
and secretary OF state. the sum o
$4,000 may be expended for the es
adjustment Of an Industrial schoo
for colorcd children.
Senators Fleming and Kane an
Representatives Cravens and Finle,
were appointed members Of the con
ference committee on the appropria
ton bills.
sharp fight was precipitated II
the senate on the Yarling bill. to Pre-
vide that the Judge OF superior court
room /. Marion county. shall hol
, court in Shelbyville four terms eac
|, year. The measure has been passe
by the senate amended in the lowe
house by substituting Room g." 10
, Room l." and the amendments wer
concurred I'm by a viva voce vot
in the upper house. The bill is aime
TO tighten the judicial burdens G
Shelby county.
The Republican members ar
wrought UP over the ROAD roller mfl
DDS OF the majority IN the house an
I threatened TO break the quorum
; Several called meeting Of the r,
publican members after adiournmer
! and proposed that all the Republican
D resign 10 avoid voting on N
= constitution. The fear that the M
? jority Of the house would arrest thei
+ and fine OF imrrison them only pr
$ vented such action. They finally d
a cided TO be in their seats and n'
2 vote. thus breaking the quorum
r DEGREES Fee Law Decision.
g A number OF Indiana sheriffs al
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