South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-22
NEW FEES BILLS
ARE INTRODUCED
Measures Would Fix Officials
Salaries in Proportion
to Work They Do.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. = = - Ihat
an earnest effort will be made this
session OF the legislature to recast
the entire fee and salary law OF the
state as il relates TO county and
township Offices. developed Wednes-
day afternoon when Rep. Clapp Of
Fort Wayne introduced the state
board Of accounts bill in the house
just before adjournment. A similar
bin was introduced in the senate a
few DAYS ago. The bin divides the
counties into 10 classes based upon
population and the theory OF the bill,
as worked out, il is said. is 20 pay Of
hcials i'm proportion to the amount
of work they are required 10 do. II
is claimed by those who have eN-
amined the bill that IL viii prove to
be the most satisfactory salary bill
ever enacted In the state. Repubh-
can leaders indicate their purpose
10 pass the bill II posi- ole.
The attempt 10 revive the athletic
commission bill ended in a failure
Wednesday afternoon Minority
Leader Craveus moved a recon
sideration Of the vote by which the
bill was defeated Tuesday afternoon
and the motion prevailed. A brisk
parliamentary skirmish ensued in
which Rep Harker Of Frankfort led
the fight against the bill The bill
was again put up on passage but
was defeated. 35 10 40. After the
vote was announced Speaker Esch-
bach. who was plainly irritated over
the matter remarked This little
play has just cost the state of In
diana $50 md nothing has been
achieved
Rep. Harker then moved a re-
consideration and 10 lay the motion
on the table, effectually killing the
bill for the remainder of the ses-
sion.
Killed Dairy Commission Bill.
The bill creating a state dairy
commission and providing standards
and methods for marketing milk and
butter. which has been the bone OF
bitter contention before the commit
tee on agriculture all session, was
killed after prolonged wrangling on
the floor OF the house. The bill was
advocated by the manufacturing
group of dairy interests and was
opposed by the producing dairymen
of the state.
one of the Goodrich measures
that abOlishing the Office of the
bureau of statistics--was passed by
"a TO 81. The democrats voted
against the bill.
Passed II House Bills.
The senate passed II house bills,
rejected two and made another a
special order of business for three
O'Clock Thursday afternoon.
The bills passed included the fol-
lowing:
Requiring state licenses for cir
cuses.
Permitting retention of pension
SURPRISES by board of trustees OF
state soldiers home over S25 from
married men, over SIG from unmar-
ried men and over SIC from widows.
for expenditures not provided for in
annual state appropriations.
Requiring sale OF foodstuffs by
weight except from original prOduc-
ers.
Increasing soldiers burial fund
from $50 to SIS.
Authorizing monthly teachers in
stitutes at discretion of trustees and
superintendents-
Permitting the registration Of trade
marks. slogans. etc, with the secre-
tary Of state and county clerks.
Encouraging the establishment Of
trout hatcheries by local sportsmen's
organizations.
Pro-rating the tuition fees of or
phans among townships from which
they come.
Changing date for corporations
reports to conform TO federal re-
quirements.
The bill TO make private banks
public repositories upon the surety
of seven directors was opposed Wig
orously ON the ground that il
would amount to the bankers bond
ing themselves" and it was made a
special order for Thursday after
noon.
Quail Bill lost.
The bin TO make q three year
closed season for quail. was lost, %
TO "a.
The proposed repeal Of the pres
ent law regarding changes of venue
wherein the state and defendant