Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1917 — LEGISLATURE HAVING A BUSY SESSION [ARTICLE]

LEGISLATURE HAVING A BUSY SESSION

Many New Bills Being Introduced— Democrats Attack Goodrich ===== Measures. The present session of the Indiana legislature, contrary—to—advance notice, is proving to be one of the’ most interesting in history. Advance prophecies were to the effect that the number of new bills would be .srtlalL This is not proving to be^the case and as the session continues the number of new bills is continuing to grow to a large figure. The action that the democratic members-lire taking' towards Governor Goodrich is 4 also helping to make things merry and alj in all it looks as if jt would be an extremely merry session that our folks will -have at the state capital. Impeachment proceedings against the governor on the ground that he is interfering—wit K-business that does not concern him are talked by the' democrats and it is stated that the proceedings are well on their way in the senate. Governor* Goodrich, who has decided to use his pruning knife on many of the state jobs, will again be met with opposition by the Opposing partv. Another item of importance in this session is the proposed bill whereby the state of Indiana would add to 'he prohibition states. The outcome of this hill cannot be determined now and the measure promises to have uncertain sailing.

The democratic members of the house met in the Hotel Dennison Monday evening -to discuss their attitude against the republican administration measures. It is practically certain that the minority will offer a determined opposition to a number of Governor Goodrich’s proposals, * notably those of the abolishment of the oil inspection service, and. for the abolishment of consolidation of several elective state offices. Joseph M. Cravens, leader, of Madison, said; “We have been her® long enough to see how thrngs are going, and it is time that we get together and outline a course affecting bills that are peculiarly partisan in their . character.. Some of the new bills proposed tyis week are: Changes in the first, second and third congressional districts of the state are provided in the bill introduced in the senate by Senator Lanz. Senator Metzger, of Cass county, presented the administration measure to abolish the bureau of-statistician. The same bill provides that state, county, township and municipal officers shall co-operate with the governor in compiling a vear book of reports and statistics which is intended as an economy m state printing bills. The free employment bureau, under the terms of the proposed act, would be placed under the administration of the industrial board. The bill was. referred to Judiciary A.

Senator McKinley, of Delaware county, offered a bill making a halfholiday of Saturdays after 12 o’clock noon, from the first Saturday in June to the last Saturday in October, inclusive. A bill proposing military instruction in the graded schools of the state and providing for the appointment of a drill master was introduced by Representative Anderson, of Elkhart. Changing, the date for starting compensation in industrial accidents from fourteen to. seven days; repealing the three mile gravel road law. A measure to make county treasurers and their deputies a board of registration for the registration of voters. Five-sixths of a jury may return a verdict in a justice’s court or any court of record if theJbill presented by Representative Henkle becomes a law. * Representative Wood introduced a bill which would prohibit a charge of more than 2 per cent a month on all loans and that loans may not be split todnereaaethef ees. ----- > -