South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-07
Bill is Being Prepared as a Sub
Stitute and Will Be Rushed
Through Both Houses
Other Measures Passed.
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III INDIANAPOLIS BUREAU

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Mar O.
The Jones bill to submit TO the peo-
pie again the question Of whether a
convention should be called for the
revision of the state constitution was
defeated in the house this afternoon
49 to as. The vote was not along
party lines, republicans and demo
Gratis voting on both sides of the ques-
ton.
The house reversed itself late today
when 10 voted 10 give IT'S employees pay
for the time between the beginninG
of the session on Jan. z and the fol
lowing Monday, an amount variously
estimated at from $4,000 TO $4,000.
The Fleming bill for the creation
of flood prevention districts in cities
of the second. third fourth and fifth
classes was passed in the senate
There was no opposition.
The % proposed changes in the
state constitution known as the Stot-
senburg amendments, died suddenly
in the house today when they were
Drought up as a spe ecial order or
business. on motion of Rep. Niblack,
seconded from all parts of the house
chamber at once, action on the
amendments was indefinitely post
poned.
The house today killed the senate
bill prescribing a limit OF 10 hours a
workers by a rising vote Of 61 repre-
sentatives. This action was taken
with the understanding that another
bill was being prepared as sub and
that plans were being made to rush
1t through both houses OF the leSisla-
ture
The senate under "A suspension of
the rules passed the emergency bill
permitting the transfer of money
from the state sinking fund TO the
general fund. The vote was 81 to A.
Rep. Cunningham's bill for the pro-
lection of railroad engineers was
passed by the senate. "a to o.
Considerable worry was caused the
Legislature today when it was learned
that Gov. RalstOn had signed the
Feick mediation and arbitration bill
carrying both the provisions of the
house and the senate for the appoint
ment Of "a mediation board. The
house voted that the interested parties
III a labor dispute choose two men,
bers Of the board and these two select
a third members. The senate amend
ed the bill so the governor would APP
point all three members. n hurried
consultation was called and the bill
was put through the house again
carving the senate provision.
BY "a vote of % TO IA the senate
passed the Van Horne bill premittins
50 per cent of property owners on
any street 10 petition for street lights
the maintenance TO be paid by the
CITY and the property owners. The
bin was originally designed to fit a
condition i'm Hammond. but as passed
it is applicable 10 every city in the
state.
In the senate today report was
made that Gov Ralstol had approved
the bin giving the citizens OF Gary
Ind. the right To vote on the question
of ccoming a second class city. The
executive approval Of the Harmon bill
compelling the registration Of all elias
ses of tuberculosis and the disinfect-
ion or all places i'm which Consump-
tive has died was also reported TO the
senate today. The pen with which
Gov. Ralston signed the tuberculosis
measure was presented TO w D.
Thurber. executive secretary of the
Indiana Anti-Tuberculosis society.
The house passed the McConaha
bin which viii permit the surplus OF
the Richmond Municipal Electric and
power company 20 be transferred C
the city's general fund.