South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-18

raising the mortgage exemption limit
to 1900 instead of 500. which was
passed by the house by a large vote.
was passed by the senate by a vote of
27 to u.
The bill caused a debate and several
speeches were made on it. The senate
did not pass the bill until after an
amendment was attached TO II. This
amendment was offered by Sen. Van
Auken, who proposed that the terms
of the bill should not become effective
until Feb. 1. 1917.
The house passed the Van Mugs
senate bill repeating the famous
pseudo act of 1918, which sought to
raise the salary of the recorder of
Lake county. The bill was passed by
a vote Of Sc ayes and no noes
For Partial Suffrage.
Sen Maston introduced in the SEN
ate the bill providing partial suffrage
for women, prepared by the legisla-
tive council of Indiana women.
The women were jubiiant over the
fact that the bill had been presented
by the majority party after such a
long delay.
Those who have watched the var
iOus forces working in the house of
representatives late Wednesday
thought they saw again the OutcrOp-
emasculate the present housing law
and all things connected Herewith A
day or so ago a situation arose where
in IL appeared that John G.. Brana-
man, democratic floor leader, and Will
lard Van Horne, one of the shrewdest
of the republican politicians in the
house, had leagued together to pull
the teeth from the present housing
law if that were. possible. Again We'd
nesday the same forces seemed to
lead the fight against the Clarke SEN
ate bill, ''mOthered" by Mrs. Albion
Fellows Bacon, which would have
given health officers throughout the
state the same powers to condemn
disease traps" wherever found that
the state fire marshal and his deputies
throughout the state have with refer
ence to fire traps.
Bill is Defeated.
The bill was handed down for third
reading by the speaker and almost
before the house knew what il had
done il had defeated the bill by a vote
of "A ayes and &c noes. Rep.
Mason Niblack arose and changed his
vote from aye" to mo" before the
vote was announced, declaring at the
time that he was doing so for the
purpose of moving TO reconsider the
vote. as he was certain a great mar :.
of the house members had been mis-
informed as 10 the real meaning and
provisions of the bill.
As soon as Niblack moved 20 recon
slider the bill. Floor Leader Branaman
jumped to his feet and moved TO lay
the Niblack motion on the table. Rep.
Van Horne meanwhile had Sauntered
over the Branamans seat from his
own seat on the other side of the
house The circumstances were prac-
tically the same as they were a day
or so ago when the two appeared 10
stand together against the present
housing bill. when IL was assailed in
another way
After the Niblack motion had been
the subject OF much legislative Jug
Cling. discussion was opened on the
bin again and Branaman made a stir
ring address in defense Of the poor
people of the state. at whose homes
ne said the bills provisions sought TO
strike Niblack defended the measure
and in the rear of the house sat Mrs
Bacon. surrounded by the friends of
the housing bin.
NibIacl< Protests.
Niblack protested that he didn't
believe the house members knew what
they were voting on and that the. had
received had information as 10 the
bills provisions for safe guarding the
health OF the people OF the state
Thon Rep Hagerty spoke against the
bin ard Rep. Niblack told him that
ne (Nfbl8ck) had received a com
municatios favOring the bill from the
south Bend Chamber OF Commerce.
Hagorty replied that the progress
sive mayor OF South Bend was presi-
dent OF the Chamber OF Commerce.
Rep. Pierce contended that practical
~ the same provisions as the Clarke
hill contained had been In the Indi-
annapolis BUILDING code for more Chan
year and had operated successfullF
RED Branaman said If that were true
there was no reason to enact the bill
az conditions in IT annapolis. He
contended that the bill would give the
health officers the right 20 teke prop