The Lake County times., 1913-02-18
THEY PUT
THE BILL
TO SLEEP
Garnishee Act Is Lulled to
Eternal Slumber and It
Was Done Without Any
Soporific;; Senate Passes
Whiting Bill.
NENs
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 1s.-The
garnishee bill which has been causing
SO much discussion and trouble among
the members Of the house went quietly
to sleep yesterday afternoon when its
author. Representative Billman. called
the bill up for passage. Representa-
tive w. w. Spencer of this city slip
ped one over on Billman. Spencer
moved to make the garnishee bin a
special order Of business for March 2,
and his motion carried with a whoop.
1t did not dawn on anybody until aft
erward that March 2 is Sunday and
that there is no session Of the house
on that day. This effectually disposes
of the garnishee bill. unless by some
hitherto unknown means of parlia-
mentary practice 1T can be resurrected.
This is one of the bills against which
Representative Keegan fought while
he occupied his seat.
Another echo Of the Keegan resigna-
ton was heard when Representative
Branaman introduced a resolution call
ing on the governor to accept Keegan's
resignation. One member moved to lay
the resolution on the table. Branaman
called for an aye and no vote on the
motion to table. but Speaker Cook ig-
nored his request and put the motion
and declared the motion to table car
members, believing that Keegan Is
playing a clever game of politics at the
expense of the house. are anxious that
his resignation be accepted.
The senate passed the Gavit bill te
elevate Whiting from a fifth class to
| fourth class city: the Jackson bill ts
authorize township. on a petition
filed by IS per cent of the voters. te
erect a building or room in which &c
teach agriculture and domestic educa.
tion in connection with township
schools.
The bill by Senator Lamont tc
exempt SIS worth of household goods
of every person from taxation had 9
narrow escape, but 1t finally was pass
ed by the senate by a vote of 81 to IA
Senator Kistler had an amendment
adopted excluding musical instruments
from the exemption of the bill. because
he said only the rich had pianos and
other musical instruments. Senator
Wood took exception and said tina,
many a poor family has piano or or
gan out of which they get much plea
sure and that their instruments ought
to be exempted as well as any other
property.
Senator Van Nuys produced figures
to show that 500.o 900 persons in Indiana
would be affected by this bill. and that
| this would mean the exemption of $37,-
| 100000 worth of property from taxa
ton. He said this was a serious mat
ter. However. the bill passed.
| bill was introduced by Represen.
| tative Van Horne that would put al
| Chinese laundries out of business In
| the state. 1t provides that all loun.
dries shall take out license to cost 81
a year. OF course. Chinaman is al
| alien who cannot be naturaliaed and
therefore he cannot be a citizen of the
| United States. Therefore. he could not
| take out a license. This would NEAR
| that he would have to get out of bust
ness and leave the laundry business II
! the hands of the steam laundry trust.
! Representative Sands introduced
bill under which the mayor of Soutf
| Bend would be authorized to appoint
| the members of the South Bend schoo
boa->
| The Bedwell bill, making it an Of
/ Tense for any person to knowingly and