The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-03-01
Included in List of Doomed
Measures Is Commons Bill
Providing for a State Pen-
al Farm.
SENATE SHUTS DOWN
ON ITS OWN BILLS
Only Bills Passed by the
House to Be Considered
by Upper Branch-Many
Good Acts Dead.
palladium Specially

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Indianapolis, March 1.-Two hun.
dred and sixty-three senate bills are
silently slipping into unmarked graves.
No more senate bills will be passed
by the senate during this session of
the legislature. for it would be of no
avail. Senators Stotsenberg and Proc.
tor came to this conclusion a day or
two ago and quietly shut off all fur
ther action on the senate bills, fore
ing the upper body to devote all of it's
time to house bills. Three days is
time for bill to get effective action
when sent from the senate to the
house. which is now jammed with
senate measures already passed, and
with it's own bills.
The failure of SO many bills this
session is making talking point for
those who favor the provision of the
new proposed constitution for a ses-
sion of 100 days. Senator Stotsen-
berg in his argument for the consti-
tuition said:
Session Too Short.
"A session of sixty-one days is not
long enough. In the final rush we see
great mass Of popular legislation
which has to be sighted. 1t will be
impossible to give adequate attention
to large number of bills this week"
There are bills of no small magni
tude among which were born in the
senate and which will die by the way
side. Among them are:
Clark-Proxidins foE- the nomination
of United States senators, representa-
tives in congress and county officers
by popular vote. Also the Moore bill
for statewide primary elections.
F>leming-Creating a state highway
board and the office of state highway
commissioner.
McCarty-Requiring proper sanitary
houses.
Kill Liquor Bill.
understanding the liquor laws
with provision that a doctors pre-
document.
Powers-prescribing changes in con-
struction of fire exits in theaters and
similar places and defining the duties
Of the inspection department. Also the
Hanna bill placing fire escapes in ho-
tells under the state factory inspector.
Long-Amending the pure food laws
which regulate the sale of concentrat-
ed commercial foOdstuffS.
etterville-Prohibiting rebates on
fire insurance premiums. Also the
same senator's bill prohibiting discrim-
ination in rates paid agents of fire in
surance companies. Also his bill
making it unlawful to exchange or
sell the stock of any corporation in
connection with the issuance of an
insurance policy.
White--Making compulsory attend
ance of school between the ages of Z
and 16.
Proctor-Creating a municipal de-
partment in the legislative reference
bureau.
Trautman-For the payment of $685.
900 to William B. Hord for collecting
funds due the state through Indiana S
war lien.
wood-Putting penalty upon
''peeping Toms.
For State Hospitals.
Halleck-For the establishment and
maintenance of county tuberculosis
hospitals.
Clark Giving the appellate court
Jurisdiction as court of claims to
consider all matters referred to ii by
the legislature.
White-Preventins druggist from
selling carbolic acid without a ply
sicians prescription.
Hauck-Ailowing the state to be
made defendant in suits to break wills,
so the relatives of Anderson Hogston
on Grant county can get 100000
which was willed to the board of state
charities.
Commons-Providing for state
farm for the commitment of prison.
ers who now fill the workhouses and
jails.
Lamont-Providing that a bank and
| trust company may not do business in
the same room. Also Hauck's bill pro-
viding banking and building and loan
business may not be conducted in the
same room. both unreported1.
The Drapier claim of $2s.4s1.76 for
BREWER legislative reports.
Wood-To call constitutional con.
yention TO revise the state constitu-
ton.
Earlan-Giying cities the right to
adopt the commission form of govern.
meut-
Labor Bills That Die.
Measures in the senate of impor.