South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-03
MEDICAL SCHOOL
To GET BUILDING
House Bill Providing $780,.
600 Passed - ApprOpria-
ton Bill to EngroSSment.

INDIANAPOLIS. March After
sending the regular appropriation
{ bill, with amendments to engross-
ment, the senate Friday afternoon
suspended the rules and passed the
/ Gentry house bill. providing for an
I appropriation Of S350.OOO for a new
building for the Indiana University
! School Of Medicine, 40 10 l.
Sen. Munton alone voted against
/ the appropriation. The house
passed the bill earlier in the after
noon. SO TO 4. Rep McGonagle. a
member Of the legislative visiting
committee, in advocating the pass
age of the bill. said:
"Of all the abominable structures
! housing state instructions. it (the
/ present school building damaged by
! fire. is about the worst" In the SEN
ate Sen. Dorren. who called down
/ the bill made the only remarks.
/ saying: IF any senator wants any
argument in support of this meas
ure all he needs TO do is 10 look at
! the disgraceful shack standing
across the street. (pointing out of
/ the window TO the old building on
Senate av.. opposite the senate
! chamber). None accepted the invi-
\ tation.
Would Kill Oil Appropriation.
Sen. LAM amendment TO strike
out the appropriation for the oil in
| spection department failed in the
/ senate, when it was argued that this
would abolish the oil inspection,
which had been sustained on issues
arising out Of legislative bills to the
same end.
Sen. Van Auken's amendment, re-
ducing the pay of deputy state ex-
aminers from $4,000 70 $2,25O, was
adopted.
Sen. Mercer effected an increase
of $1,000 for the use Of the weights
and measures department of the
state food and drug bureau, max
ing a total of $4,000 available.
The appropriation of $4,000 for
the state horticultural society was
replaced in the bill after having
been stricken out. Lieut.. Gov. Bush
! spoke i'm favor of this appropriation.
The state corn growers, on mo-
ton of Sen. Dorrell. were voted So
| 600 for the purpose of a corn show
Sen. Laney's motion to include in
] the appropriations $4,000 for Tur-
| key run, McCormick's creek and any
other land the state may desire for
park purposes was adopted.
Fails TO Boost Judges Pay.
Sen. Simmons proposed amend
lmeht TO increase the salaries of su-
preme court judges to $500 was de-
clared out of order and the senate
| sustained the chair in this ruling.
Sen. Van AUken secured an addi-
tional allowance of $3.50 for the ad-
| jutant general, making his salary
$500. but was unable to effect an
! increase, for the quartermaster TO
the same amount.
Sen. Gemmill's motion. reducing
the insurance contingent fund in the
auditors allowance from $4,000 to
$1,000, was adopted.
Sen. Whites motion 10 abolish
! the bureau of legislative informa-
ton, oct. /. 1917, and a like motion
from Sen Chambers relative to the
state bureau of statistics were
adopted.
A provision for legislative expense
in excess of the 100000 originally
! appropriated was agreed upon.
when Sen. White explained that
! several Thousand dollars mara NOV
/ be needed"
Another effort to pass the bill re-
\ quiring mine operators to furnish
shot firers failed, p to 20.
| On reconsideration the senate
passed the Cravens bill permitting
school trustees to increase the tax
/ levy for school purposes from so
cents 70 maximum of so cents
! passed, 80 to l.
The senate concurred in the
house amendments to the bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the purchase
of the old state house at Corydon.
A bill making fraudulent adver-
Using misdemeanor was passed,
a ayes
! The Mennonites were exempted
from making the oath required
from applicants for marriage Ii
| censes when house bill was passed,
IS 10 ?.
The measure 10 transfer the Law
renee county orchard from the
state horticultural society. 10 Pur-
due university was passed in the
: senate, As ayes.