Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1917 — Indiana Solons Stop Clocks to Adopt New Law. [ARTICLE]

Indiana Solons Stop Clocks to Adopt New Law.

Indianapolis, March 5. —It was 3:28 o’clock this morning When the Indiana senate and the house of representatives adjourned sine die. But the docks at the state house were at a .standstill. The hands on .the senate clock were ait 9:20 and in the house the hands painted to 11:20. Officially, it was mot yet midnight When the two houses adjourned. Midnight is the dying hour of the Indiana legislature. . The final passage of the state highway commission hill delayed the adjournment several hours. It Was early .this morning When the senate and the •house concurred in the final report of the conference committee. The committee had proposed several amendments. Although these amendment* took some of the teeth out of the bill, it was regarded as being, in it& ultimate farm, a 'law under which Indiana can make a good start toward a better highway system. It was the close of one of the most eventful sessions in the history of the state, being marked by the enactment of three measures of great importance—the act calling for a constitutional convention; the law providing for limited suffrage for women, and the state-wide prohibition act. A program,, of economy and efficiency proposed by Gov. Goodrich was put through, only in part. The legislature made a total reduction of five cents in the tax levy; The general levy was reduced from 7 cents to 4 cent®, the sinking fund levy of 1% cents was abolished and the Vocational education levy was reduced from 1 cent to % cent. Among the features of the appropriation bills was the elimination of appropriations for the state statistician’s bureau and the legislative reference department. Henry A. Huberts is the state statistician and John A. Lapp has charge of the legislative reference library. The house voted to kill the senate bill to give the* public servi e commission power to increase railroad fares to 2% cents.