Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1915 — New Bills Introduced in State Legislature Saturday. [ARTICLE]

New Bills Introduced in State Legislature Saturday.

Senator VanNuys introduced a bill in the state legislature for an appropriation off SIOO,OOO to reimburse etock raisers in Indiana who lost stock from the foot and mouth disease. Senator Kinder introduced a bill giving a salary instead of fees to justices of the peace where there are two or more justices in a township. Senator McCorriftck introduced a bill providing for the levying of a tax for the construction of school houses where townships have already reached the limit in bonded indebtedness. Two registration laws were proposed, one by Representative Feick provide® permanent registration on the 29th day before election. This is the democratic caucus measure. The other also provides permanent registration. Kemp and Dragoo are the authors. Representative Waite would limit the governor’s pardoning power by providing that he cannot grant a pardon without the approval at the pardon board. About the limit wtas reached in a bill proposed by Representative Waltz for an appropriation of sl, 500 per year for an athletic commissioner to license boxing bouts in Indiana. , Representative Strange would have township trustees paid according to the population of their townships.