South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-25
LULL IS CAUSED
BY GREEN DEATH
Legislative Interest is Center
ed on Committee Work
in Lower Branch.

1NDIANAPOLIs. Jan. 25.- with
10th houses Of the general assembly
adjourned out Of respect for the
memory Of the late Sen. William T.
Green. legislative interest Wednes-
day centered in committee work in
the house Of representatives. The
senate business is az standstill.
there being no meetings Of any kind
on the calendar for the day. Both
houses meet at 10 a. m Thursday.
The house committees on roads
and ways and means met Wednesday
night 10 hear the objections of resi-
dents OF Warrick and Pike counties
10 she report OF the Lincoln highway
commission. appointed by Gov.
Ralston. following the last session
Of the assembly and the house bill
based upon this report.
Politics Enter Dispute.
u is said that political Considera-
tions have entered into the dispute.
which were responsible for the cleo
ton OF Rep William +. Williams Of
BoOnville. the only republican
elected 10 the legislature from the
first district last year Rep. Williams
* directing the opposition 10 the re-
port Of the commission. which in
cluded Jesse Weik Of Greencastle.
and Rep. Joseph Cravens Of Madi-
son. The contention OF Rep. VIII
liams is that the commissions re-
port Is inaccurate and that il was
made 20 sustain a published docu-
ment made by Mr. Weik prior 10 his
being assigned 20 the task of laying
out the official route taken by Abra-
ham Lincoln in his journey through
this state.
Commissions Report
The commissions report fixes the
route as leaving Troy, Spencer coun-
~. and proceeding via Gentryville,
Spencer county. westward To Dale,
Huntingburg Jasper, in Dubois
county. 20 Algiers. Petersburg and
Wrights ferry. in pike county.
through the swamps i'm Nincennes.
Rep. Williams not only excerpts TO
the commissions selection of "a route
through the swamps. but contends
that the route should be as fol-
lows
Troy. Lincoln city 10 Gentryville
in Spencer county, westward to Fol
somviile. Boonville and Lynnville,
i'm Warrick county, then TO Arthur,
Winslow and Petersburg in Pike
county. thence 10 Vincennes, in
Knox county
About so residents of the counties
affected by the commissions report.
appeared in support of one or. the
other OF the routes
Expect New Commission.
~ is expected that the house com
mittee will undertake 10 have new
commission selected.
The house. cities and towns COM
mittee this afternoon deferred one
week action ON the Day bill 20 pro-
vide a fremen's pension fund for
cities and towns. by taxing foreign
insurance companies premiums. The
committee heard representatives of
the insurance companies today.
Rep. Robinson's bill providing for
elections i'm towns. to correct an
omission i'm existing election laws,
and fixing the terms OF office for
trustees at four years and of clerks
and treasurers at two years, viii -
reported favorably.
Bills Killed.
Rep Mosier'S bill making it un-
lawful for common councils 10 enact
ordinances regulating private con-
nections with sewers. gas. water. or
other pipes except where such pipes
have been extended far enough in
the streets TO establish such CON
nections was killed by indefinite
postponement.
Rep. Curry's pure leather bill. re-
Quring that boots and shoes made
of imitation leather be SO stamped,
likewise went 10 the indefinitely
postponed grave yard of house
committee on judiciary \.
The same committee will report
favorably Sen. Thornton's bill pro-
hibiting attorneys employed 10y
county commissioners from praCtic-
ing i'm commissioners courts.
Dentists Bill Up.
House committee on judiciary A.
viii have a public hearing on the
bin regulating the qualifications and
ethics Of dentists following adjourn
ment or the house next Monday aft
eruOOn
Members OF the house elections
committee the governors legislative
advisory committee and others in
terested were i'm conference with
GOV Goodrich Wednesday afternoon
relative To "a proposed bill making
registration OF voters simultaneous
with primary voting The bill also
viii make II possible for the voter
70 conceal his political utilization in
registering although restricting him
To participating i'm the nomination Of
candidates ON one ticket. if the
house committee can so provide.
Il is planned 90 have an open
hearing Thursday evening on the
senate and house measures fixing
the qualifications OF county superin-
teudeuts
Favorable action was taken by the
house elections committee on the
absent voters bill. IL will be recon-
mended for passage. \ similar
measure Is pending in the senate.
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