The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-13
Demand for Reform SO Gen.
eral Two Bills Have Been
introduced in legislature
Bland'S Favored.
HIGH LICENSE BILL
HAS BEEN INTRODUCED
Provides One Saloon in lncor.
porated Towns, to Every
Thousand Population-Pro-
visions of City Measure.
Palladium Bureau,
Indianapolis. Jan. IS.

indianapolis, Jan. IS.
Certainly the most important bill
introduced in the senate thus far is
the one TO establish q uniform system
of bookkeeping in all OF the public at.
fees of the state. This will apply to
state as we'll as county ofices. The
bill also provides for creation Of a
state inspector whose duty II shall be
to visit and inspect each public once
at least twice year without notice.
In fact. two bills have been intro.
duced having in view this same object.
one of them by Senator Bland Of Lin
ton, and the other by Senator king
of Peru. The Bland bill is the one
prepared by the merchants and COM
mercial bodies of the state at a gen.
eral meeting held in this city some
weeks ago for that purpose. and repre-
sents what those men believed to be
the proper methods to pursue in the
matter. This bill has had wide pub
lication all over the state since that
time and its provisions are we'll
known.
The Killing bill differs little from the
Bland bill In its material provisions.
except that instead OF creating . new
inspector. Killing would have the audi
tor OF state the chief inspector and
place him in charge of the work. The
merchants object to this provision be-
cause 1t would be the means Of helping
the state auditor to build up a ma
chine for himself that could punish
or reward public officers as he might
wish. 1t is believed that the Bland
bill will be the one to receive most
of the support.
Both bills provide that there shall
be uniform system Of keeping ac-
counts in the ofices. 50 that the books
will show all sums received and what
for; when and for what all expendit-
ures were made and provide for keep
ing the vouchers In such q way that
it may be seen whether the various
sums have been paid out in a legal
manner. The bills lay down the meth
cd OF recovering money paid out ille-
gally. and provide that when an OIL
Ger shall refuse to comply with pro-
visions of the act he shall be removed
from ONCE. Omcers would be re-
quired to deposit daily all public
money that comes into their hands.
viii Pass Killing eiH.
The Killing bill provides that the aud
itor of state shall appoint two depu-
ty inspectors at 5000 4 year each ana
one clerk at 81 100. and that he may
appoint a sufhcient number Of nsld
deputies at IS day for the time en-
ployed.
On account OF the active campaign
made for this bill by the commercial
organizations and the labor organi-
cations as well II Is believed that IL
will pass. Most of the members Of
the legislature are already committed
to the establishment OF \ uniform
system OF bookkeeping and inspection.
Another important bill that has been
introduced by Senator McCarty Of
Frankfort. is one for the guarantee of
| bank deposits. The McCarty bill II
patterned after the Oklahoma Law. II
provides that the governor. secretary
| Of state and treasurer of state shall
constitute a banking board and that
| this board shall have charge Of the
bank deposifors' guarantee fund. II Is
provided that guaranty fund shall be
| raised by levying an assessment Of one
per cent. of the daily deposits for the
year preceding the time when the Law
goes into operation. less the deposits
Of state and United states funds. Each
year the guaranty fund would be re-
yised and increased This fund would
be levied against the capital stock OF
all banks and trust companies except
hat it would optional with national
| banks as to whether or not they
should operate under the provisions
Of the Law.
An Emergency Assessment.
Whenever under the provisions %
| this law the guaranty fund runs down
to a point where If Is not adequate,
the state banking board will be eni-
powered 10 levy a special assessment
10 meet The emergency. the assess
; ment 10 be levied against the differ
eni banks Ia proportion To their cApi.
! ssal stock Whenever > nee bank il
organized after the law eOea into effect
il shall pay into the guaranty fund .
sum equal to three per cent Of ftas capi-
tal stock. II IL provided also that
any hank which is operating under
| this law shall he regarded m hing