South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-08
Rep. Branaman introduces
Measure Cutting List =
House and Senate Are Both
Spurred to Action.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. s. = Rep.
Dunmire today succeeded in having
Rep. McClaskey's bill to give hydraul-
ic companies the right of eminent do,
main in municipalities killed by the
house when it came up on second
reading. The bill applied to northern
Indiana situations and similar meas
ure was killed in 1918
Rep. Hagerty introduced two bills
in the house, one providing for the
assessment of the franchises. of public
utilities by the state board of tax
commissioners and another raising the
salaries of special judges from So 4
day to $40. The first bill seeks TO
solve controversy at Mishawaka
The second was recommended by
Thomas w Slick Of South Bend and
Laporte, st. Joseph and surrounding
counties are deeply affected, he said.
Rep. Dunmire introduced a bill to
compel inteburban companies to lay
tracks out of cities of the size of Elk
hart in the middle of the roads unless
majority of abutting property owners
consent to allow tracks along side of
road.
Rep. Hagerty today defended vigor-
ously the Eschbach-FeiT bill to allow
monies from the automobile license
law to remain in the counties. The
bill was upon second reading on a
divided report from the judiciary A
committee, the measure finally was
successful. the house cOncurring in
the favorable report. Northern Indiana
lined up against southern Indiana and
defeated the latter.
The Hagerty bill providing for the
Inheritance of property or real estate
and for the quieting of titles in Ger
tain cases, passed second reading in
the house today.
Another attempt was started today
to eliminate WashingtOn's birthday,
Lincoln's birthday, Discovery day and
New Years day from the list of legal
holidays in Indiana. This similar at
tempt made two years ago failed
Rep. Branaman introduced the hoH-
day measure.
The same plea was made to the
house members to get busy, was made
on the senate side today by Sen. Van
Nuys, presiding in the absence of
Lieut.. Gov O'Neill The acting pres
ident limited that the senate rule al
lowing only six days for the consider
alton OF a measure would be invoked
unless committee action on bills was
more prompt.
The Van Horne bill making the
state housing law ineffective III cities
of less than 10000 people was sent
back to the committee on judiciary \,
after second reading today for fur
ther consideration. 1t is likely the
Van Horne measure viii be changed
by amendment before it is finally act
ed upon
The house received favorable re-
port today on Sen. Mccormick S bill
TO abolish capital punishment in In
diana Sen. Harmon's bill 10 quaran-
tine and register all tuberculosis pa
tients was advanced to engrOssment in
the senate without opposition. The
measure is passed, would place about
tuberculosis all the guards now thrown
about smallpox and other dangerous
diseases.
A license to lobby for a proposed
law in the Indiana legislature was re-
fused today to Judge Henry Neil Of
Chicago today by the secretary Of
states Cffice. Judge Neil, who is here
in the interest of the mothers pen
sion bill now pending in the Indiana
house. asked for a lobbyist license
card but il was refused him because
no opinion on the new anti-lobby law
had been handed down relative to is
suing cards TO lobbyists from outside
the state. Judge Neil, without a IL
cense, went light to wOk among the
legislators talking up the merits Of
the mothers pension law as il is now
in operation in Illinois.
The first lobbyist license was issued
today 10 John . Mara. a representa-
tive of the United order OF Railway
Conductors.