Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1903 — INDIANA LAWMAKERS [ARTICLE]

INDIANA LAWMAKERS

The session of the House Monday morning was Extremely dull anil, uninteresting. Bills were up for Second reading and -nothing-but the dullest routine * business followed. Several unimportant bills were passed to engrossment. It was equally ns dnli iu the Senate, where Bcyera] UP.import nut hills -were parssefb Senator Wolcott introduced a bill to create a railroad' commission that shall .have, bower to, classify *and adjust freight rates. The object of the bill is-to give better freight’ service in Indiana and to prevent discrimination. The coliseum House. The bill compelling State - and county treasurers to deposit surplus funds in banks offering the highest premiums for the deposits, which was introduced in the Senate some time ago, has appeared in a .new form tn the House. It was introduced by Representative Lcinlneft. } . ■- K 1

In the Senate Wednesday-the, bill legalizing professional baseball on ‘Sunday in all cities Of the State with a population of 10,009 and oyer was killed by a Vote of to 21. The' hill had passed tho Home. A bard figUrfof and afesinst tlie bill had been made in <bbth houses. The scene while the vote was being taken was most exciting r.qd bordered on the riotous. Senators rushed up and down the aisles, pleading their : and the lobbyists outside added encouragement, or disapproval in a boisterous way. Senator O'Brien, who refused to. vote, was’ deqlared iu, contempt. ,

The anti-trnst bift is dead. Kicked end cuffed around for an entire day in the Senate, death finally came, late Tuesday .afternoon, when by a decisive vote further consideration--was indefinitely postponed. There had been mean things said about the bill for hours With an alternate glorification by its friends. The fight was interesting, but along toward tlje close it became one-sided and the rote to kill it was 31 to 17. Jackson Boyd, Representative from Putnam County, made -a plea for the quail that seemed to .go straight to the spot, for he was roundly applauded at the end of almost every sentence. More than an hour was spqnt iu discussing, tho measure = which provides that no quail shall be killed for three years. When the vote was taken thoye Were 53 to 38 iu favor of the passage of the bill. ~\ - -’