Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1909 — THE LEGISLATURE [ARTICLE]

THE LEGISLATURE

ft THURSDAY. House passes bill repealing anti-, cigarette law as It applies to adult and kills vetoed bill to increase salaries of Indianapolis councilmen to S9OO a year. County, scboorsuperintendent salary bill is killed in House. Senate declined to concur in House amendments- to Merchants’ accounting bill and aßks for conference committee; House declines to appoint committee; up to Senate Republicans to make next move. Governor signs Bassett bill for ad-, ditlonal charge of 10 cents on railroad \ trains against persons who fall to buy railroad tickets. FRIDAY. Governor vetoes Sunday baseball bill because of its obscure meaning; new bill is introduced; doubtful that _ time remains for Is passage this session. Charge is made that Prbctor bill would “wet” all the' “dry” territory, in Indiana at one fell Bwoop just as soon as it became'effective. W. J. Bryan delivers stirring speech before members of General Assembly and large audience. Senate passes Wood bill providing change as to prices which State Board of Education may fix for schoolbookß. House kills Bassett labor union employers’ liability bill; result may be no legislation on the subject. Garrad bill for publicity as to campaign expenses passes tbe House. Senate passes bill repealing metropolitan police law. ‘ MONDAY. The General Assembly will meet this morning for the last week of the session, adjourning sine die a week from today. Senate convenes at 10:30 a. m.; House at 10 a. m. The Senate will be the center of attraction until the Proctor-Tomllnsoa liquor bill is disposed of in some man* ner. The Senate will act this week on Merchants’ Association public accounting bill. Fate of Sunday baseball legislation; effort to push It through will be made this week. House to expected this Tree* to take a final stand as to employers' liability legislation. ' Appropriation bill to expected by or before the middle of the week and will take mijch time. , Probable that Gary and Linton court bl)to will be called this week for passage over Governor Marshall’s veto.