Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1915 — Representative Wood’s Subsidy Bill Passes House. [ARTICLE]

Representative Wood’s Subsidy Bill Passes House.

Hon. W. L. Wadd’s subsidy election bill passed the lower house of the legislature Monday by a vote of 121 to 2. The Indianapolis Star of yesterday, in speaking of the bfli, said: “Promoters of steam and electric railroad lines of the J. Rufus Wallingford variety, are made the subject of attack in a bill passed by the house yesterday morning. The meas ure provides that, where an election is held to determine whether a 2 per cent tax shall be levied to aid these promoters to realize their dreams, the petitioners shall give bond to pay all expenses of the election and other proceedings in the event the tax is voted down.” Now let the senate do its duty and perhaps we will not have a subsidy election called In Jasper county every thirty days.