South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-09

I\DlANApOLIS- Feb H-A HCOd
OF oratory is anticipated ion the Indi-
ana house when the McC ormick bin
abOlishing capital punishment i'm this
state comes up foIS final consid deration.
Rep. Boyer of Terre Haute. an ardent
support OF the measure, viii make
his maiden speech on the bill Boyer
had prepared bill containing the
sans provisions as the Mccormick
measure. but ne withheld IL waiting
action IN the senate measure.
Sen. Woods bll 10 iiX salaries OF
officials experimenting work on free
gravel turnpikes was defeated In the
senate yesterday. 30 To II.
The bill would have given county
auditors S35. attorneys $50 and cOun-
~ commissioners So day for the
time they put in on the work IN ad-
ditiOn 10 their regular salaries.
EusenicS Bill Ready.
Ia the house the Neal eugenics bill
was ready for third reading. An at
tempt TO kill the measure failed yes
terday afternoon. but an amendment
compelling brides as well as wel as
bridegrooms 10 furnish a health Ger
tincate was adopted and the measure
was advanced.
Legislators were shocked yesterday
when Sen. Robinson, republican floor
leader ih the upper house made the
charge that "a certain state officer who
is. "a former legislator. was lobbying
on the floor of the assembly chamber
The official he meant was easily iden
titled as Homer J.. Cook. secretary OF
state. and two years ago speaker OF
the house.
Hill Pharmacy Bill
ku attempt MADE in the senate To-
compel pharmacists 10 he college
graduates failed when Sen Eisner's
bill on the subject was killed. Sens.
CRUDE Thornton a2d Ballou made
eloquent pleas for the poor man who
cannot afford Go pay for college edu-
cation. and Elsner argued on the in
stances of persons being killed through
the faulty compromising OF drugs The
measure died before reaching third
reading.
The opening prayer i'm the senate
today was made 10y Mrs. Culla J Way
hinger. president OF the Women
Christian Temperance union OF IN
diana. 4 bouquet % flowers. the gift
OF Mrs. s. y. Fleming. adorned the
lieutenant governors desk
In the house the Deck stream poll
luton bin was the subject OF a hot
fight. The Deck bill was advanced 90
a third reading after attempts had
been made TO make the stream pOllu-
tion clause applicable only 20 the city
Of Indianapolis.
Await Suffrage Measure.
4 bilr was 90 be introduced i'm the
senate Tuesdav carrying provisions
for giving women the right 0f suf-
frage in Indiana on all questions and
votes for candidates. except when
such Candidates are what are termed
constitutional officers those named
In the constitution. The bin proDa-
bly, would be introduced by sen
CRUDE. IL was declared The intro
duction OF the bill was discussed az
secret senate caucus here late Mon
day afternoon. which had been called
for the primary purpose OF dlscussinS
the prOpOsed amendments 90 the
state constitution. 40 definite agree
ment was reached as 20 what action
would follow by the senate on The
proposed amendments. though 10 now
is believed here thar six or seven n
the % proposals now viii he acted
favOrably on by the senate and prob
ably by the house. What these are
has not been announced.
Discuss Primary Question.
The house and senate elections
committees and others interested. in
both houses. met Monday night at the
Denison hotel 10 discuss the primary
election question ana the registration
OF voters situation. Roth are boil
ing just now before the Indiana leg-
islature