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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1907
Page
3
The session debated ditch bills amid farm support, passed Southern and teacher training measures, and advanced municipal election reforms. Senate considered hospital, library, and insurance bills, while adjournment set for Monday morning.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for a range of female symptoms including headaches backaches faint spells and menstrual pain. It claims to strengthen regulate and invigorate the pelvic organs with no alcohol or habit forming drugs. The notice offers free consultation by letter and a medical adviser book for sale via mail order.
A local initiative reports a big fund raised to challenge or beat license charges, with the collection totaling $30,000. The effort centers on reducing or avoiding regulatory fees through organized fundraising.
Indianapolis February 20 on the eve of the high license vote the city papers claim brewers raised a 30000 fund by saloon assessments to defeat the bill. Majority and minority reports arrive as the house debates continues through the day. Gannard private banking bill moves for passage as five minor measures clear on third reading. House adjourns to 2 pm.
Indianapolis reports a tense legislative day as three members of the morals committee sign a minority report opposing the $1,000 liquor license bill while debate swirls over woman suffrage and other measures. The Senate kills Wood’s constitutional convention bill, and moves pass or block on tax board changes, with sessions alternating between high license fights and public affairs.
Indiana measures advance as the senate approves house amendments to the two cent fare bill. The changes include a 2 percent fare when no ticket is bought and raising half fare age from 5 to 12. The bill moves to the governor for approval amid strong lobbying for a high license bill.
Indianapolis Feb 23 the senate debated seven two cent fare bills postponed indefinitely while endorsing the Mattingly bill setting county treasurer salaries and printing the measure. House amended tax return itemization and debated high license bills as lobbyists faced ejection.
The chamber approved changes to section 26 by viva voce vote, and the body recessed before the senate moved to the house to hear Samuel Gompers deliver his speech. An amendment allowing permit Ted agency firms with safeguards was adopted by voice vote.
Indianapolis leaders endorse a Fort Wayne backed measure altering the elevated track law to shift costs. The bill would require railroads to bear all expense between crossings and 75 percent of crossing improvements, with cities covering changes after plans are set. The proposal applies to Indianapolis Fort Wayne Evansville and several other cities.
The house debated censorship and a medical advertisement bill, which was killed 46 to 40 after a committee report. A Washington birthday recess followed. A senate bill sets county and state treasurer salaries with Marion County at 25000 and the state at 7500, amid debate on public depository provisions. The private banking law amendment requires annual bank exams funded by banks and routed through state costs. The railroad bill expands the railroad commission’s powers while county depository measures advance. Downey primary election bill set as Monday special order. $30000 approved for a tuberculosis hospital site purchase.
Indianapolis Feb 23 Following the defeat of the high license bill in the house yesterday a new measure was introduced by Representative Slimp of Washington fixing the retail liquor license at 1000 dollars with the entire fee going to the city or corporation and none to the school fund The defeat of the earlier bill was viewed as a blow to teachers and the measure was killed on a 51 to 47 vote after a failed attempt to table the motion.
Indianapolis February 25. The sixty cent gas bill is expected for second reading in the house today. It is understood that amendments will be added to the bill as efforts continue this week toward passage.
Indianapolis Feb 25 The governor vetoed a measure granting United States Steel Corp the right to fill in and reclaim submerged land along Lake Michigan due to technical defects.
Indianapolis Feb 26 Governor Hanly signed a cent railway fare law announced today. The action follows debates in the state legislature and sets a uniform one cent fare on trains within the state for common carrier passengers.
Indianapolis February 26. The House killed the Dailey bill to block a railway station within five hundred feet of the state house amid C I E project protests. The committee reported the Slimp thousand dollar license bill for passage, and several other measures were delayed or defeated. Senate actions included pensions for teachers and a druggist sale amendment, while the governor signed two bills including a wife desertion felony and a Tippecanoe battlefield monument appropriation pending Congress match.
Indianapolis February 26 Two measures important to public school teachers passed the house on third reading. One bill raises the tax levy to fund higher teacher wages across the state. The other provides an additional Marion county levy to support a teachers pension fund. Representative Madden introduced the bills and both measures passed easily.
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