Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1903 — INDIANA LAWMAKERS [ARTICLE]

INDIANA LAWMAKERS

In the Senate Monday the garnishee bill was advanced to third reading. Bankers’ bill amended and advanced to third reading. Favorable report on bill to separate girls’ industrial school from women’s prison adopted. Vincennes University claim of $120,000 introduced. Bill to add primer to reading course in public schools killed. Prosecuting attorneys’ substitute salary, bill introduced. In the House the dentists’ bill and county superintendents’ bill special orders. In the Senate on Tuesday the bill for a statue of Oeorge Rogers Clark in Statuary Hall at Washington was passed to engrossment. Many petitions received asking Senators to oppose the Luhring bill. Favorable committee report of Indianapolis juvenile court bill. Favorable report by committee legalizing Saturday half-holiday for banks and trust companies. Matson’s bill for a commission to codify corporation laws killed. In the House the committee on morals reported favorably on Luhring bill, eliminating the blanket remonstrance feature of the Nicholson bill. Six bills were passed and one defeated. This one was Wells’ bill making it a misdemeanor for anyone to take, keep or conceal beer, pop or milk bottles. The six that were passed were Senator Bell’s bill to permit the city., of East Qhicago to borrow money for school purposes; Senator Parks’ bill regulating transfer of dependent children; Senator Barlow’s bill legalizing the incorporation of the town of Shirley, Hancock County; Representative Sc breeder’s bill for an appropriation for the completion of the monuments on the Shiloh battlefield; Mitchell’s bill legalizing the incorporation of the town of Atlanta, and Stutesman’s bill regulating traveling libraries.

The temperance forces in the House of Representatives won such a decided victory Thursday that there will be no further attempt to amend the Nicholson temperance law this session. The question came up when the Luhring amendment repealing the remonstrance section of the Nicholson law was reported for second rending. Representative Kirkman moved that the amendment be definitely postponed and the motion was carried by a vote of 63 to 33.

A new railroad consolidation bill was Introduced in the Senate Wednesday. Bill requiring barbers to be licensed was passed. Favorable committee report on bill permitting Sunday baseball in cities of over 16,000 population. Bill passed legalizing election of county clerks. In the House bill passed increasing salaries of Marion County judges. Bill passed increasing salaries of judges and reporter of Supreme and Appellate courts. Bill passed allowing school corporations to incur indebtedness to the limit of 2 per cent of the value of taxable property.