The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-12
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the constitutional convention at thc
election next September. The senate
amended its bill SO as to make it take
effect when the Governor issues his
proclamation putting the acts OF tbs
session in effect. and this probably Will
be in April or May The senate has
Passed its own amended bill aud sent IT
to the house. The house has net YET
passed its own bill. but it IS ready for
final vote There is a rumor that the
House viii accept the senate bin and
pass il and allow it's own bill to die
The house bill was introduced BY Rep
resentative Alldredge. OF Anderson, and
ne has been endea voring TO get suf-
frage measure through as quickly as
possible. regardless Of whether it is his
bin or the senate bill. which was intro
duced by senator EIaston. who repre-
sents whitley and Huntington counties
in the senate.
The suffragists who have been work
ing hard for suffrage are anxious TO
vote Tor the election of delegates TO the
constitutional convention, and they are
hoping that the House VIII pass the
senate bill.
Members Of the legislature would feel
a great relief if they could get the suf-
frage bill off their hands. for that would
mean that the crowd Of women which
has been here ever since the session
opened would 60 home.
It is apparent that much time in the
senate this week will be consumed by
tho state highway commission bill.
which is on for second reading and
amendment. Tho bill as introduced pro-
posed to create state highway COM
mission which should have full juris-
diction and supervision over the con-
struction and maintenance Of all main
market roads in the state. but the bill
has met with serious opposition and
amendments galore have made their ap-
pearance in the senate one amendment
submitted by Senator Fleming, of Jay
county. would take all such authority
away from the commission and give
boards of county commissioners full
power and jurisdiction over the selec-
ton of road material the letting Of CON
tracts and supervision over the work
1t would leave nothing for a commits
sion to 90. This bill is a special order
Of business for today. and IL viii prob
ably run over into another day or two
before the bin is made ready for pas
sage. IN its amended form il will not
be satisfactory to Governor Goodrich.
and there IS some talk to the effect that
he might veto it. thus leaving the state
again without a state highway commits
sion
Practically all Of the Republican state
platform measures and the Goodrich 40
ministration measures are still in the
hopper. The only one disposed of thus
far was the bill to make easier the i'm
pea hment of public officials who fail
to do their duty This Goodrich binI
was killed in the senate.
Among the Goodrich measures stin
to be considered is the one to create
state conservation bureau and combine
in il the state geoIogist the state parks,
the state entomoloaist. the state fores-
try department, the state fish and game
department and some others. All Of
these offices would be abolished This
bill has met with the most determined
especially from those who
would be affected by il. and there is no
certainty that it will be passed. There
is another Goodrich measure which pro |
poses TO abolish the office Of attorney |
general as an elective office and make il
sppointtve BY the governor. Ele STAINS