The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-28
VIII Support that Public Util-
tiles Bill or Any Other Bill
which Measures Up to Its
Standards.
LOCAL COMPANY is
OPPOSING MEASURE
Light, Heat & Power Com
pany Shows Its Hand at
the Meeting Held by the
Senate Last Evening.
palladium Specfal)


INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 28.-Judging
from the crowd that filled the Senate
chamber last night and the enthusiasm
exhibited the people of Indiana are
thoroughly aroused over the question
of securing q good public utilities bill.
SO far only two public utilities bills
have been presented to the general as
sembly at the present session, one by
Representative keegan and the other
by Senator Shively. The discussion
last night was on these two bills.
At the previous open meeting the
senate chamber was filled with the
representatives of public service cor
porations, but last night the crowd was
composed of citizens from all over the
state who were there to urge the pas
sage of a bill which would protect the
rights of the people.
There seems to be a general senti
ment among senators and representa-
tives favorable to a good public utili
ties bill but just what constitutes
good bill none of them seem to know.
However, it is the general opinion that
the Shively bill is by far more salts
factory than the Keegan measure.
1t was suggested by member of the
committee today that it was very prob
able another bill would be drafted and
presented within a few days which
would contain all of the principal fea-
lures demanded but be less drastic
than the Shively measure. --.....
SENATOR -w'aner~ commons of Wayne
County stated to- a representative of
the Palladium today that he would
support good public utilities bill re-
gardless of who presented the meas
ure He said he did no think there was
any doubt but that such a bill would
pass both houses. Representative ,Jud-
kins made practically the same state
ment regarding his attitude toward
such a bill.
L. n. & p. Co. Fights 1t.
Only one of the public service cor
porations in Richmond was represent
ed at the meeting last night. President
Bullock of the Richmond Light, Heat
& Power Company and J. S. Beasley.
attorney for the company were both
present and spoke against an effective
public utilities bill.
Edward Fl. Harris. representing the
Richmond Commercial club attended
and advocated the passage of bill
which will measure up to the stand
ards Of the Shively bill
At the meeting last night Senator
Shively declared that the Democratic
party was on trial in the state and that
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stay in power twenty years, but that
If there should be any attempts at
sharp practice in the preparation and
enactment of public utilities bill the
reckoning would be swift and deplora-
BILE for the party.
Applause Adds "Coor."
Representatives of the large corpor-
Rtions We're not so much in evidence as
at the previous public hearing. evident
ly having had their say at the other
session. A majority of the speakers
were outspoken for utilities bill and
the only objections made We're to
specific clauses in the bill. These OBJ
jections were rather in the nature of
questions to make sure that the bill
would be as strong as intended it
should be by it's author.
Applause and interruption from the
audience gave the hearing a new fea-
ture. The remarks at times grew very
spirited
Senator Fleming. a member of the
cities and towns committee, raised an
objection to the remarks of Edward
Barker. who said he appeared as a
taxpayer of Indianapolis and who ask
ed why is 1t that we have to petition
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