South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-14
Proposal to Put Steel City Into
Second Class Opposed Be-
cause of Increase in Jobs
and Salaries Resulting.
n MOlAMA'S 69 TH
| GENERAL ASSEMBLY
| FROM THE NEWS-TIMES
Ii INDIANAPOLIS BUREAU

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 14.-If The
Indiana legislature passes a bill intro
duced today by Rep. Van Horn, mar
ried women in Indiana will become
responsible for their own debts. The
Van Horn bill, if adopted will cause
some hesitancy on the part of the
married man who might place him
self his property in his wife's name.
The house today received from Rep.
Rule the first bill looking toward the
moral uplift Of the state. The Rule
bill provides that the owner of a
house used for immoral purposes shall
be punished for maintaining a nui-
sance.
The senate finance committee got
down to work today before the senate
session was opened at 2 o'clock this
afternoon. 1t is understood thai the
finance committee and ways and
means committee of the house will
work together to get all approprla-
tiOns enacted early during the ses-
sion and do away with the former Gus
tom Of allowing appropriations bills
TO hamper the rush of legislation dur
ing the last week OF the session. In
past sessions the appropriations meas
ure have been the subject of much
trading of votes during the last few
days.
Oppose Salary Raise.
1t developed today that every mem
Der of the senate fees and salaries
committee is opposed to the bill in
troduced yesterday by Sen. Fleming of
Fort Wayne, increasing sheriffs sal
aries in certain counties.
When informed Of the situation Sen.
Fleming this morning smiled and said:
when 1 took the bill for introduc-
ton / told the boys they probably
would find that the only vote Tor it
would be my own"
Much opposition has arisen in both
houses against the measure to make
the city of Gary a second class city,
in the class with Fort Wayne, South
Bend, Terre Haute and Evansville.
The opposition arises out Of the fact
that the elevation of Gary would in
crease the salaries of all city officers
and create new city jobs.
To Create Board.
A bill creating a board Of seven
members for the city of Indianapolis
TO have full power in all municipal
action affecting the levying OF taxes.
and the expenditure of city funds was
introduced in the Indiana assembly to-
day. The measure introduced today
SLlpulaleS lndl the mayor anu CITY con-
troller shall be members of the board
| by virtue of their offices. The mayor,
according TO the bill, shall appoint
| the other members and only two OF
| the appointees shall be Of the mayor
political party. salary of $1,000 a
| year is provided for each board mem
| ber. The bill proposes that the finance
| board take over duties of the council
in the matter Of city employees, their
| salaries and the question Of anneXing
| territory TO the city.
A conference of house republicans
| is being arranged, at which a program
! session Of the legislature. Rep. Jud-
/ kins, progressive of Cambridge City
! will be asked TO join the conference
but while Judkins likely Will vote with
| the republicans on most questions. ne
| is not expected 10 become a part OF
! their organization.
AS Rep. Eschbach. republican floor
| leader. has outlined the plan. the re-
publicans holding together can attrac
| to their side on some questions many
| democratic representatives who ar'
/ not in sympathy with the democratic
| organization and who resent attempt
] made 10 induce them 10 follow th'
| dictates OF the RalstOn administration
| With the aid Of these democrats th'
| republican members hope 10 becom'
a power against Speaker Bedwell anC
democratic floor leader Branaman
| who represents the state organization
forces.