South Bend news-times., 1915-03-04

Tor uftn class cities. the hll DclnE
intended 10 relieve conditions al
Peru and Losansport. The house
also passed under suspension ol
the constitutional rules the Van
Auken bill providing FOR food
protection by second class cities
such as Fort Wayne.
INDTANAPOLIS. March "A dis
pute is ON i'm the house today oVe
Gov. Ralston' act IN declaring ne wi
not consider for approval amy ban
passed by the legislature after Fuoa
night. In message 10 the house this
morning the executive said he woul
keep his office open antu that hou
and that after midnight ne would no
sign any bills unless an exceptions
case came up.
Rep. Niblack attacked the COVER
nOr's right 10 do thus and urged th
ne DE asked 20 consider bills until 81
urday midnight. The house took
action ON NinlaCks suggestion.
The senate tins morning passed Ih
Jackson bin providing that nine juror
can return q verdict iu "a civil ease
attorneys for both sides agree on sue
verdict. The vote was 30 tO tnrCcE
Another INVESTIGATION of alleged
legal lOhbNlnc was started by fh
senate today an the suggestion of sen
Chambers The Newcastle editor de /
clared lobbyists were al work 90 dc /
feat his bill which would divide th
state printing So that more firm
could compete in the bidding Sen
CRUDE succeeded in ,.mending Cham
bers' resolution So that the INV estlra
tion would include all lobbying that
said 10 be going on.
A favorable report was received 4
Sen. NeaIs bill for pure milk.
Senate democrats cauCUsed thIc
hours and decided 10 pass the Sarj
wOrkmens compensation bin viii
minor amendments. The remaindc
OF the time was consumed an "a worl
war on the primary election question
with the major portion OF the atten
tion being given 70 4 new compromi 4
bin drafted Dy Evan r. Statsenburs 1
New Albany. formerly senator I'D
win Corr. former assistant attorne
general, and Burt New. legal advisl
10 Gov. Ralston.
Another senate caucus al o'clo,
Thursday afternoon VIII mark th
final attempt OF the upper mouse
get together on the primary que
ton. The caucus "Wednesday ni2hI
adjourned without taking vote o i
the problem
The new tin provides for a- comI
pulsory primary relating 20 governor
vice president, president and senate
ial candidates and those fOlloWin i
after the list now nominated 90 sta
convention. The state convention
retained. Registration day and pr
mary day would coincide some time
April. under the new hill
Muddic L. Possible.
If MAS FHunTfFN here several tW.
the entire primary situation appcare
TO be ready for gigantic muddie
with nothing a. the result Take 1
with the governors announcemc i
late wednesday night that he would
exercise his option aS to receiving auI
bills after midnight Thursday nsgh|
from the legislature this view Of tha
primary question rapidly spread here
one plan under consideration would
he Tor the senate Thursday 20 Strik /
out AN after the enactu- clause in thd
Jones state wide primary uil and md
sert the new Dim. lt is NOT heiieVed
he Jones following iu The housI
would concur in such amendments n
the Jones hill Whether that elemcn
is strong enough In the closing da j
to prevent action by the house IS un
certain now.
The house "Wednesday alternoor|
defeated the WALTZ BIN which sou i
have given the public service com
mission at it's discretion power
grant 90 steam and iuterurhau roads
in Indiana an Increase 800 pas~cngo 4
fares to not exceeding i-2 cents Il
mile
Several amendments were made n
the Benz legislative appuruonmeHt
hill Whica appcrunu- the members
OF the house or represe enfafives. H her
the bin was up for second reading
The biE as amended provide chad
in counties having three coz more ren-
resentatir.s the county maN DEE di-
vided iuto districts hE tne board Hf
commissioner Whp must atf Dcforl
july T. 1915. Iu ease az failure TO acL
before fhat time the epresentatllr-
are T. boz elected h. thr county as a
81 hole as under tne present iaw.
N d also provided That the dis
tricts once made shah not ae changed
during the continuance ln force ot
the action.