The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17

probably have rough shedding.
Keegan has had a talk with Cover
nor Ralston about his resignation but
he says he intends to stand pat and
not recall his resignation. There was a
secret conference OF labor leaders at
the Denison hotel yesterday afternoon
to plan to give Keegan backing in his
attack on the legislature, which he has
branded as "a colony of lepers." These
labor leaders say the House is a dis
grace. since it refused to make an
they propose to take political action
against it.
1t is not believed that the House will
take any step toward coaxing Keegan
back into his seat Some joker placed
Grape Keegans desk Saturday.
Keegan went to the state house during
the day and turned in his keys to the
custodian
The state administration and Demo-
cratic org Imitation is preparing
primary election bill wiki will be in
troduced by Representative Fleming of
Portland about Wednesday. 1t Will
provide for a state convention and
also for all county. township. city and
town nomi nations to be made by con-
ventions the delegates to which will
be elected lat primaries around which
legal safeguards will be placed.
This primary bill will take the place
of all others. 1t will meet with hearty
opposition on the part of a large num-
Der of Democratic mem pers. who are
in favor of making all nominations By
direct primary vote, but it is under
stood that the organization has suffi-
cient votes to put the bill through.
The public utilities bill will be pass
ed by the Senate this week and be sent
back to the House with some amend
ments, which, however, will not seri-
ously affect it's present form. according
to the best obtained information. The
Senate will also have to act on the
| anti-cocaine bill, passed by the House
| several days ago.
Thomas Taggart is almost a daily
visitor at the state house. and he is
| urging the members to make haste
with the important measures now
pending. He is pointing out that the
! time is short in which to complete the
work of the session. lie is in favor OF
| the public utilities bill as it now
stands. is in favor of the Fleming prim-
| airy bill which will be introduced Wed
| nesday favors the passage Of the
| housing bill by the house, which passed
the senate several days ago. and is
| working for the passage of several
other important measures.
| The specific appropriations bill will
come from the ways and means COM
mittee of the house in a day or two
| 1t will not carry anything like the
| amount of money that Indiana univer-
| sity, Purdue university, the State Nor
NAL school and several of the other
institutions asked for. and there is
certain to be a red-hot fight on the
| floor Of the house to change the bill so
| as to give these institutions every
thing they ask for. The three state
| schools are asking for an aggregate of
| $1,000, 900 in addition to the large sums
raised for their maintenance by the
| special tax levy. To give them what
they ask would make it encessary for
the state to issue bonds for the amount
The house is full OF graduates of the
various state schools, and 1t would not
be -a~surprise the house tackled or
allowances for everything the schools
are asking for
The ways and means committee has
included in the bill an item of $4,000
to reimburse Governor Marshall for
the money he paid out for house rent
heat and light while he was governor
Mr.. Marshall has said repeatedly that
he would not accept the money If APP
propriated, but the committee has de-
cided to include it in the bill.