South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-15
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was defeated in the house, but was re-
turned TO the senate as having passed
the house and was thereafter enrolled
by the enrolling clerk of the senate
and certified to by the two presiding
officers Of the 6Sth general assembly,
and delivered TO the governor for his
approval
AT the time the speaker of the
house signed the bill he did not re-
call that the same had been defeated
in that body. The bill was signed by
the presiding officer Of the senate and
was approved by the governor with
out any knowledge on their part that
il had been defeated in the house. As
the bill now appears in the legislative
acts of this state It is a fraud not
only upon Lake county, but also upon
all the people of the state. / know
/ make no mistake in assuming that
you recognize this pretended law as
a fraud upon your honorable body.
While this act is believed by some
to be unconstitutional, the taxpayers
ought not TO be put TO the expense of
having il adiudged unconstitutional. /
recommend. therefore, its prompt and
unconditional repeal The act re-
pealinS it should contain the provision
that no pending legislation should be
affected by the repeal thereof and
that the right to recover any money
that may have been illegally paid
hereunder is in nowise abridged"
Senate Does Not Act.
The senate took no action on the
recommendation when it was intro
duced, but is expected TO consider it
later. 1t has become known here to-
day that Rep. Judkins and Sen. Wal
ted McConaha. the bull mOOSers in
the present session of the legislature,
are going to Immediately begin the
introduction of bull moose state plat
form measures in each house. These
bills will be introduced with practic-
ally no hope of success, but they will
follow the lines of the bull moose
platform measures, introduced two
years ago.
The decision 10 introduce these
measures was made, following a pri-
vate luncheon given the members of
the buL moose state committee by
State Chairman Edward e. Toner of
Anderson The luncheon was held at
the ClaYpOOl hotel Thursday and aft
orward Rep. Judkins announced that
he would introduce bills on the fol-
lowing moose platform subjects:
Statewide primary law; free school
text books; civil service reform in
county and state; a child labor bill.
Form Farmers Association.
one of the most important develop
ments in the legislature TO date was
the formation Thursday of a farmers
association. which will seek informa-
tion and may vote as a unit on GER
tain measures affecting the agricul-
tural interests of the state. There
were a members Of the house who
attended the meeting and Rep. Will
liam G. Deck OF Martinsville was
elected president. The farmers of the
senate were invited TO join.
A bill. declared by its introducer
Rep. Tonkel, To have been drawn by
the county health officer of Allen
county. was sent in Thursday seek
ing TO revise the entire system Of or
ganization of county health work
Rep Perry Rule introduced a meas
ure providing for the abatement. by
Injunction. Of resorts holding them
nuisances and providing for civil
prosecution Of the property owners
concerned. Willard Van Horne in
troduced bill 10 remove the legal
disa hilities of married women in Ger
tain cases. the bill apparently making
q married woman responsible for her
I own debts. Two road bills went into
the house. the apparent purpose be-
ms 10 put more stumbling blocks in
the way of legislation. which might
provide for a state highway commits
sion. lt is known that Rep. Cleary
of Marion county intends introducing
bill next week To prohibit the de-
struction of election ballots. following
an election. Much interest is being
shown here i'm the attempt OF the IN
dianapolis city administration 10 push
through the legislature several iblls.
which have for their purpose the
holstering mp OF the Bell administra-
tion I'm this city GOV. Ralston al
ready has announced he will lie Op-
posed to one OF these bills. seeking TO
F create another probate court for
+ Marion county.
Tomorrow. the second Saturday Of
our great January Mark Down Sale.