The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-03-17
Trouble is expected when the I'm

ment law. which was passed In 1905, l
and the bin passed the house IL Is
the purpose Of the Democrats to pass
this bill and then 10 pass a new ap- /
portionment act. II the new act is
court the state will revert TO the ap- /
portionment act OF 1885. which was a
Democratic law Thus the Democrats
expect 20 be able TO control the next |
legislature.
Several salary grab bills have been |
passed in the last few days. the latest
being the one passed by the senate TO
increase the salaries OF the auditors
OF Vanderburg. Allen. ST Joseph and
Vigo counties TO 10000 year.
The bin intended TO create the or
fee Of state fire marshal was killed
IN the house Another bill killed was
one which proposed 10 give creditors
the right TO garnishee ten per cent.
OF the wages or other credits OF
debtor The bill was favored by the
retail merchants Of the state, but 1t
was killed BY large vote
The Hunord bill for the guaranty
Of bank deposits will probably pass
the house, but II may not get through
the senate The bill IS favored by
bankers because they say IL will en-
able them to compete with the postal
savings banks.
There was hot fight in the senate
over the appointment Of members OF
I the Joint conference committee on the
4 LIQUOR regulation bill. Senator Proc
7 tor the father Of the bill. is a high
I license man. and he asked Lieutenant
4 Governor Hall to appoint him a mem
Der OF the committee The lieutenant
governor called Senator Stotsen burg
70 the chair and he appointed Sena-
tors Durre and Hauck. both low license
men. as members. leaving Proctor on.
Proctor stormed and appealed from
the decision. but the chair was sus-
tanned. Proctor charged in speech
that # was a frameup by the brew
ers so as to make sure Of low IL
cense bill Speaker Neneman APP
pointed Representative Seidensticker
OF Marion county and Representative
Grimmer Of Lake county. both low IL
cense men as the house members OF
the committee.
one OF the things that has stood in
the way OF rapid progress in both the
house and senate has been the un-
usually large and active lobby which
has overrun the floor OF both houses.
The lobbyists became SO numerous
and so insistent that II was almost
impossible for the members to get
around on the floor. But the house
Democrats in the conference decided
TO Instruct the doorkeeper to keep
everybody of the floor who had no
business there. and the rule is being
enforced.
Representative Keegan of Marion
county the author OF the child labor
bill which passed the house as draft
ed after having been made the target
for several amendments and when
was emasculated in the senate com
mittee on labor. predicted that the
citizens OF the state Interested IN
further protection OF children would
seek a party that is disposed TO KEEP
platform pledges Mr.. Keegan severe
Is condemned the senate committee
on labor and declared the committee
had set up its judgment against The
iudgmen1 Of the house and the voters
OF Indiana.
we would prefer that the present
; law remain on the statute books rather
than TO have a law such as is pro
posed by the senate committee" de
clared Mr Keegan. In fact the pres
ent law is superior TO the bill a.
amended in the senate
Representative W. W Spencer o.
) Marion county introduced bill TO re
store 10 the county sheriffs the "ir
: and out" fees Of which they we're de
nrived by a decision Of the supreme
r court last week The court held th'
: law passed by the general ASSEMBLY
. az 1907 unconstitutional. Representa-
/ tive Spencer will try TO have the bill
advanced under suspension OF thu
! rules OF the house and senate. in or
/ der that relief may be given to pres
+ ent officials.
/ A bill presented. by Representative
Lyon Of Nanderburg county u passed
n would require county auditors 10 fur
!. nish TO the clerks in cities OF the NIT
/. class and TO the boards OF finance Il
A cities Of all other classes. an annua
n statement OF all taxable property with
a in the limits of the city. The Roggei
r bin provides that all retired member
II OF police forces shall remain subjec
g 10 call by the board OF public safet
Q and shall receive full pay when Gale
4 into active service. The bill turtle
4 regulates the payment OF police an
fremen's pensions.
. The seate has passed l'6 Of its ow
i. bills and has received l27 measure
u from the lower branch OF this nun
D. Der only ~ have been passed In IN
z house only l6 senate bills have bee
II passed.
4 The senate passed the regular an
. specific appropriations bills with
A. number Of amendments increasing sa
n aries OF deputies and clerks in stat
p Offices and also including S25.00