South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-28
Senate Plans to Substitute Van
NuyS Primary Bill for Jones
Bill, But House is 0bdurate
on Question.
\ MDlANA'S SO TA
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FROM THE NEWS-TIMES
III INDIANAPOLIS BUREAU

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 27.-When
the seth general assembly Of Indiana
convened last month there was un-
dOubtedly decided demand through
out the state for as little legislation as
was compatible with the needs of the
state from the legislative body.
When the seth general assembly
ad1Ourns here a week from next Mon
day, the legislature, it now appears.
viii have done exactly what the peo-
pie desired.
IL has been the most phenomenal
graveyard that the state has seen in
years.
Primary election legislation, wom-
an suffrage, workmen's compensation,
statewide prohibition, arbitration
and conciliation hang in the balance
and may continue to hand there when
the session adjOurns, although il now
appears that several OF these prob
lems may be solved to some degree at
least.
The slaughter OF bills on other sub
Jects, particularly in the house. has
just become prominent. More than
One-half the bills introduced in the
house already have been murdered,
something like 500 dead ones re-
posing on the speakers desk and in
the files OF the house. in advance OF
today's slaughter. Practically every
freak bill that has been introduced
has met speedy death. Thus, it seems,
IS the seth general assembly carrying
out the apparent Will of the people.
Yet. on this very ground, as the ses-
sion draws TO a close, is the center OF
the attack Of the opponents of the
democratic party being directed.
Many Measures Killed.
In less than fifteen minutes time to-
day Speaker Bedwell in the house
caused the killing Of 102 bills The
speakers action was the most rapid
piece OF legislative work witnessed
during the present session Of the legis-
lature.
AS the number OF each bill and the
authors name was called. the speak
crs gaveI fell and without discussion
each fall Of the gavel spelled death
10 some proposed law. House mem
bers shouted consent as the wholesale
slaughter of bills was being accom-
Plished. All of the measures cleaned
off the house calendar had been acted
upon in committee and reports favor
ing indefinite pOstponement-whe eth
er signed by majority OF the commit
tee members or not-werc concurred
in.
Bills pertaining to the fish and
came laws died by handfuls. road
laws went down with the rest, the
boxing commission bill, the Cleary
equal rights bill the measure com
pelling circuses and theaters TO show
what they advertised. the bill prohib-
iting children under IA To sell news
papers or anything else on the streets
at night and the bill TO create a NOV
ing picture censorship board were
among he dead.
BY this method and with night ses-
sions next week the house expects &c
meet the final hours Of the sixty-ninth
session with a clean slate.
Suffrage Measure Bumped.
When the house committee on judi
ciary met today the subject Of wo-
mans suffrage was brought up. Rep
Pierce OF Marion county moved that
the committee report favorably the
senator Maston suffrage measure
which has already been passed by the
senate. Chairman Sare declared the
committee meeting adjourned without
putting the motion.
Friends OF the suffrage cause went
10 work with more vigor after this
action by the committee in the hone
OF obtaining more individual pledges
among the members OF the lower
house for the suffrage bill.
4 bill was introduced in the house
this morning by Rep. Waltz providing
that the public service commission be
given power TO grant an increase OF
mission finds 10 advisable. With the
introduction 0f his measure the other
Waltz measure TO increase passenger
fares 10 1-2c a mile was killed. The
new bill is "A substitute and was writ
ten 10 include ideas OF Gov. Ralstor
on the subject OF fare increases.
Senator Van Nuys' bill appropriate
ing s125,O0O 10 reimburse stock rails
ers whose cattle were killed on ac.
count OF hoof and mouth disease. was
passed by the house by unanimous
vote OF 81 Senator Rinears bill pro-
viding that voters in cities OF from
1000 20 10000 inhabitants may vote
on erecting city buildings was passed
% 20 26
Can Charge For Meters.
The senate bill providing a salary
of $500 a year for the prosecutor OF
the Elkhart-Lagrang circuit, and CO.
ing away with his fees was presented
To the house with a divided report
The Cleary bill preventing public ser
vice corporations charging for the use
II meters was killed in the house.
Nothing remains TO block the way
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