South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-12
Proposition Said to Be Backed
by Democrats Who Desire to
Start Morning Paper in
Indianapolis.
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INDIANAPOLIS. Feb IA bnl
defining the duties Of organizations
handling news reports and compelling
all press associations and news serN-
ices 10 come under the Jurisdiction
of that state public commission was
introduced i'm the senate today by
Sen Clarke of Indianapolis
The proposed law provides that
every press association supplying
newspapers i'm Indiana must sell news
To anv paper that desires 20 buy II,
without discriminating in the matter
OF rates or service. Schedules Of
rates charged for service must Ice
filed with the Babnc service cOmuis-
sion. under the Clarke bin. Methods
OF doing business also must be fur
nished the commission and no re-
batting is permitted
n is provided that any persons or
corporation desiring service and be-
ing unable 20 obtain it. may obtain
palment of $1,000 day from the cor
ppration yhat refuses Go grant serV-
ice, and the officers of the organiZa
tion refusing 20 serve any newspaper
day and suffer Imprisonment
Backed 10y Democrats?
II is understood that members of
the democratic party IN Indiana who
desire To start morning newspaper
IN Indianapolis are backing the b.u.
In the senate today Sen. Harmon
bill quarsntininE an tuberculosis pa
tients was passed bog vote OF 40 10
nothing sen. Neal introduced
measure TO compel an milk retailers
10 pastuerize their milk and sterilize
the containers Sen. Hirsch offered a
measure TO permit corporations 10
come under the Barrett law.
Sen. Thornton. speaking ON the
floor of the senate. declared that "a
certain gentleman connected with
certain state department has been
lobbying for am insurance measure
He declined 20 state whom hc meant.
Plan To Hill Three Bills
Ways and means Tor killing three
pending bills in the house are being
sought Dl democratic leaders OF tEat
body The bills marked for dcslTUc-
tiop are The Jones primarN election
measure. the bill 10 change the pres
ent registration law. and the stato-
wide prohibition measure.
Al caucus OF - house democrats
last uieht no definite decision WAS
reached resarding the registration
proposition 4 committee of three
REPRESENTATIVES was appointed 10
study the question and report to The
democratic caucus called for Monday
night al the DenuisOn hotel
The Jones primary Dill was not
brought up in the caucus laSt night
but il was learned TODAY that plans
were being laid 90 defeat the meas
ure by substituting delegate prI-
mary sysem OF providing for ref
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1916.
Tear C.. o. 4. Credit
The house Thursday afternoon tail-
ed TO pass Ihc Neal eugcuics DID FOR
lack OF "a constitutional majority. The
vote was As ayes and 80 mays
thus leaving the measure up FOR iu-
ture action and consideration.
The house also killed the McCor-
mick anti-capital punishment biu
when IL was called up for "a recon
slderatIOu of the vote Ol Wednesday.
Rep. \iblack moved 10 reconsider the
vote by which the DIN had failed to
receive "A constitutional majority We'd
nesday and Rep Branaman. demo-
cratic floor leader. moved 90 las the
Niblack motion ON the table. The
Branaman motion was carried pE
vote OF - 10 rs. thereby ofecrreiy
killing the bin permanently.
The FeiCk bin. to abolish 81 ~ the
deputies OF the state commissioner Ol
fisheries and game was passed by the
house by a vote Of 55 -ayes and .s
"nayes'
Give Veterinarian Aid
bin. believed 10 ne au admins
tratiOn measure. was 20 be introduced
in the house Friday moruin- by Rep
Lindeld Myers 0f Anderson which
would establish practically a working
force 3t the beck ana call of the state
veterinarian 10 be- used IN preventing
OF supprcssing outbreaks OF foot ond
mouth disease or other contagious or
infectious disease among domestic an
lmals.
The bin h. entitled an a,t 90 enable
the state veterinarian tO more eject
lively suppress and prevent the spread
OF infectious and contagious diseases
= domestic animals, providing for the
appointment of county Ecterlnariaus,
etc.
The biu u Is believed. was made
necessary bN she recent outbreak Il
the foot and mouth disease through
ont Indiana when much conflict arose
between various state authorities as %
which should Dee in supreme control