South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-28
Excise Tax Measure is Said
to be in Imminent Danger
AS Four Republicans
Join Democrats.
TWO AMENDMENTS ARE
MADE TO MOVIE BILL
Attempt to Kill 1t by Striking
Out EnaCting Clause Fails.
Amend Present Pri-
mary Law.
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International News Service.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. 2S.-
The corporation excise tax bill,
which has been listed doubtful" for
TWO days. was pronounced in immi-
uent danger Of death" today as re-
publicans made their final efforts
TOR the bill The vote twice post
poned 10 TO he taken late today. and
IL is probable that no further post
pOnement will be asked The defec-
ton Of three or four republican SEM
ators has solidiGed the democratic
opposition, anu only two democrats
apparently would support Gov.
Goodrich.
n the excise bin is defeated. the
doom OF practically every admins
tration measure is sealed i'm the
senate. unless ON straight party
vote Lieut. Gov Bush exercises
doubtful authority and breaks the
tie with vote for the republican
proposals
Charges were circulated among
the democrats i'm the senate that
Gov Goodrich had exercised undue
influence" To obtain passage Of the
excise bill threatening 10 veto sew
sral pet" measures OF democratic
senators and the proposed S350,0OO
appropriation for a new building for
the Indiana medical college. The
democrats talked Of refusing 90 at
tend nisht sessions making it inn
possible Co secure a quorum.
Movie Hill Survives.
The NcCray movie bill survived
battle I'm the house today and was
advanced 20 eugrossment with two
amendments. one OF the amend
ments offered by Gentry provides
FOR "A state moving picture commits
sion of three members. TO be paid
annual salaries OF $1,000 each. the
expense to be borne by moving pic
lure owners and another 10y krieg
providing that they shall not open
before o'clock sunday afternoons.
An attempt 20 Kill the bin by
striking out the euacting clause was
frustrated. other amendments de
signed TO cripple the bill also were
tabled.
The senate passed the Chambers
lIU amending the present statewide
primary law. removing the second
choice and providius for the elimin-
alton of the direct vote for president
and vice president, and giving state
political committees supreme power
in party matters. Thirty-four sena-
tors voted for the bin and eight
democratic senators voted against IL
as follows. Bird. BraCken, DorrelL
HUMPHREYS. Jackson. Maston, Nor
msn and simmons
Two Bills Passed
Duworth's bin placing national
puardsmeu under military instead of
civil law while I'm service passed the
house. and the Day bill reducing the
number of Justices of the peace in
townships containing second class
cities 20 one. passed O. 20 10
The senate consumed much time
in bitter discussion over pro-
posed allowance OF SI,450 TO Harry
n Styner and Guy York, senate
clerks. for completing records The
amount has been allowed for several
sessions. out sen. Robinson oIJecNeu
20 H. SEN Beardsley proposed that
they complete the work at the same
tate OF pay they now are receiving
but he did not get "a hearing on his
motion The senate finally voted,
s7 TO 10 make the appropriation.
Determined opposition in the
house committee against the senate
bin providing for a two and one-half
cent passenger fare on railroads IN
the state forecast the doom OF that
bill today. although the hnal fight
viii be carried 20 the floor
House FaVors Report.
The house approved favOra BILE
committee reports on the Kinder
senate bHI 90 allow saloon licenses TO
Ice extended until April . 1918, and
the Davis bill allowing the attorney
general 90 ask court action 10 seize
food stuns held for speculation and
allowing the governor 10 sell the
foOd.