Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1903 — INDIANA LAWMAKERS [ARTICLE]

INDIANA LAWMAKERS

The Ssnate on Monday adopted a resolution inviting President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers to addreM the body. Bill protecting quail recommitted to committee. Bilkrestrieting use of automobiles on county roads recommitted. Bill introduced grading the offense of embezzlement. Committee report favoring bill making it unlawful to have lottery tickets in Indiana. Coneurred lhr in tire-Honsr-resolutloir was adopted inviting John Mitchell to address the Honse. The House and Senate met Tuesday,: in separate session and re-elected United States Senator Charles W. Fairbanks. There was no opposition. The nominating speech in the Senate for the Republicans was made by Senator William A. Killinger, of Anderson, joint caucus chairman. In the Honse Newton Booth Tarkington, the novelist, made the nominating speech. He said in part: “If the continuance by the people of the party in power is a witness to anything in the world, and it surely is, it is an attestation to the fact that until the present political faitha and conditions and the leopard’s spots shall change you may not look to find political greatness in that fine sense of utility elsewhere than in the Republican party. Mr. Speaker, we of Indiana have looked and have found. For the Republicans of this State I have the honor to nominate for United Statea Senator from Indiana for the term beginning March 4, 1003, Charles Warren Fairbanks, of Indianapolis.’’ The Democrats voted for B. F. Shively, of South Bend. They were outnumbered two to one. United States Senator Charles W. Fairbanks was re-elected Wednesday in joint session of the Legislature. The hill for the reorganization of the Jeffersonville reformatory was passed by the Senate after a sharp fight. In which Democratic support was gained by providing for a board of four trustees, two of whom shall be Democrats. The bill now goes to the House, where Booth Tarkington is making a lively campaign against its passage, on the ground tiiaj it represents machine politics. The attempt of the brewers and liquor interests to repenl the section of the temperance law providing for “blanket” remonstrances found expression In "a bill introduced in the Honse for that purpose. This is the first attack made upon tho law since its passage in 1893, and it has aroused the temperance people, who have begun lobbying against it. Among the bills introduced was one providing for a State fire marshal at a salary of $2,000 a year. Another prohibits the employment of women in all branches of industry that are injurious to their health.

In the Senate Thursday a bill passed increasing the salaries of the Supreme and Appellate judges and. the reporter of the Supreme Court. Bill passed providing for a pure food laboratory. Report was concurred in favoring the bill to exempt fraternal insurance companies fiom taxation. In the House the reformatory “ripper” bill was received from Senate and referred to committee. Bill introduced reducing mileage allowance t» Representatives from 20 cents to 5 cents a mile. Bill introduced prohibiting live pigeon shoots. Wright’s voting machine bill made special order for Tuesday. Representative Muir’s bill grading the offense of embezzlement passed the House Friday with but one dissenting vote. The bill provides that men who are guilty of embezzling shall be punished according to the nature of the offense. The aim of the new bill is to moke It possible to convict men who are guilty of embezzling small suras. Representative Kline introduced a bill which makes it unlawful to take fish from inland lakes between May 1 and July 1. It also prohibits at any time the sale of pike, pickerel, perch, bluegills or black, green or rock bass, if caught in Indiana. It fixes the period for fishing with hook and line between July 1 and May 1. Violators of the law will be fined at the rate of $5 per fish caught. Representative Van Fleet offered a bill which prohibits the employment in factories of females under 16 years of ace.