The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-28
AMENDMENTS MADE.
TO- ELECTION LAW
Speaker Leaves Perch to Talk
Ban on Public Drink
ing Cups.
GRAB" BILL PASSED
Clerks Also to Receive Back
Fees-No Opposition
to Remedy.
CRAB BILL PASSED
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descend from his perch in the House
Thursday afternoon, and agitate for
the passage of amendments to that
act. Representative Smith handled |
the gayel.
The most striking amendment adopt
ed was senate amendment making it
unlawful for newspapers to print any
thing regarding a candidate for office |
that would be derogatory to his repu- |
tation in the community. Unconstitu- |
tionaIity was the only argument
against 1t and this came from lawyers.
Only four negative votes developed
against Representative Cravens's 500
900 appropriation for Indiana's repre-
sentation at the big exposition at San
Francisco. OF this sum $4,000 is
allotted for prizes and expense of trans
portation for, Indiana livestock
- :sions for teachers in towns of
d. 900 population, are provided in
Ply .entative Crawford's bill which
squeezed through with scarcely vote
to spare
Did anyone ever hear of a town
ship trustee resigning because of in
adequate salary?" asked Representa-
tive Beatty, when the Riley bill aiming
to give trustees $1,000 annually in
the township in which Marion is sit
uated came up.
Representatives Stahl and Van
Horneeaarose to state that that very
thing had happend in their counties
(Lake> and Fountain).
I'D like to- have their photographs
for souvenirs" retorted Beatty. 1t was
defeated, after Representative Jones
explained that the Marion trustee had.
heap of work because the Soldiers
HomesWas there.
An innocent locking little legaliZing
bill concerning the act of "a township
trustee in Lake r county in paying
school fund indebtedness out OF, the
general fund, was characterized as the
most dangerous measurerever intro
duced and it was put to sleep, 5 to &C..
Beatty led the assault.
Public drinking cups lin schools.
railroad il trains,si hotelss restaurants,
railway. depots,e and all public places
will be prohibited by law when Gov
ernorS Ralstona signs Senator Whites
bill which the House passed, SO to "a
The blue sky" remedy, drafted by
Assistant Encouragement McCul
lough,f and substituted for Harlan's
Senate bill by Judiciary A. had nc
OPPOSITION on passage. while i9S were
in favor of it..
After charging fee of $40 forsen
gaging. in the sale of stocks, bonds, OF
other securities, it provides for the
approval of, issueseof securities, 1t pro
vides for the appfeval of issues of Sc
curities by the secretary of state; also
that mo stocks, bonds or other Asecur
tiles may be sold in Indiana unless
statement showing athat they hay'
been approved is printed thereon
However, stocks listed on stock ex
changes or boards of trade in India
napolis. Cincinnati. Louisville, Chicag
or New York are exempted as we'll a
those approved by the Indiana publ
service commission Internationa
Dirigible Skyrocket Transportatio
stock would have a fiat" chance unde
this law.
Other measures passed, what the
purpoEt to do, and their sponsor
were.se
When an election on public que
ton fails, the proposition is dead fo
two years. George Wood. senator).
Manuscripts of teachers of specis
branches shall be graded by the stat
superintendent. (Senator kaufman
Enabling Jay county to build ne
courthouse. (Fleming).
Defendants in suits settled by agre
ment must make written statement {
the terms. (BedwelD.
Deeds and mortgages shall take pr
cedenee in order of fling (Ratts1.z
Permitting county superintendent
to name township trustees as scho
book repositories. (Kemp).
Defining what is a diseased hors
(Grubel.
Prohibiting the pursuit of wat'
fowls in power bots on inland lake
(Fitzerl.
7
per cent rate of interest drawn
highway bonds. (Smith).
Fixing hours days work for ele
ton boards.
When a county is without two new
papers of leading political parties leg
notices may be published in leadil
newspaper of one political party al
in an independent newspaper.
The sheriff's fee grab" bill, so lol
bone of contention passed the sena
Thursday, but not as originally VIZ
ten. 1t authorizes a 25-cent lin" a
25-cent "out" fee, so cents per d
each prisoner for food as against
cents for the grub as originally ask.
The high cost of living now as CO
pared with fifteen years ago when t
Accent feeding law was enacted. W
the argument that Senator Flemi
found effective,
Senator Gearing suggested
sheriff feed his wards at his own
pense or let them starve. but his L
ton was defeated. Senator Grr
thought $3.50 was adequate for boa
ing prisoners, and his idea prevail
Eleven voted against the bill