South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-16
Call for Special Session VIII
Issue After Taking Matters Up
With Senate and House Leaders


the coal situation and together they
are drafting the bill
A bill viii also be introduced. ere
adng the state council OF defense
At present this body has no legal
status IL viii bs given power to do
certain things. such as the national
government has recommended, and
viii be provided revenue 10 pay the
expenses necessary 10 properly carry
on the work. Frank c. DALEY is the
attorney selected for the drafting or
this bill
Need State ConstabuIary.
In the absence or the national
guard and all the regular federal
troops at the front the state hss no
adequate defense in case OF emer-
gency. such as the national guard
has been designed 10 meet For TIT.
reason. IL viii be necessary for the
commonwealth 10 have created d
state consta bulary. such as is main
tanned in Pennsylvania and other
states. This will be another bill
which will be presented 10 this spec
ial session, providing also for the
raising OF revenue for maintenance.
The tax and budget question will
also be presented. Since the consti-
tutiOnal convention has been de
clared in itself unconstitutional. the
governor assumes that these ques-
tons viii have 10 be considered sep
arately as amendments, along with
others already submitted. He has
therefore had bills prepared for the
budget system and for a number or
tax reforms. including the excise tax.
Reasons for Excise Tax.
Gov. Goodrich assumes that he
Will have the support Of the legis-
latUre in declaring for the excise
tax. He says II is necessary in some
manner 10 produce additional reve-
nue.. There are two ways in which
this can be done One way Of pro-
ducing IL IS direct taxation. The 9TH
er way is the excise tax.
I'VE do not call out the state mill
tia for the purpose Of protecting an
individual or an individual home. or
the small individual business con
Germ" said Gov. Goodrich. Now a.
large part OF this revenue which We
must raise is 10 be expended in main
tanning a state militia or a state con-
stabulary, whichever you may have.
II this force Is 10 be called out on
any occasion il viii be called 70 pro
tect the property OF some large cor
poration. as IL always has been. n
IL is called on these occasions, then
it is maintained in times Of peace
for the protection OF these large
properties That being the case, the
large properties should pay the ma
ior part OF the expense OF maintain
ing this police force. However. IL
is up TO the legislature whether IL
agrees with me on this. Whatever
il does IL must provide additional
revenue in one way or the other"
Expects oil Bill 20 Pass.
The governor believes that both
the democrats and republicans in the
legislature viii be ready 10 pass the
same bill which was presented at the
regular session, placing the oil in
spection in the hands Of the pure
food and drug department. RE will
therefore, present that bill just as II
appeared at that time.
In the matter of the excise tax.
the governor SAYS he has heard
great deal about the excise tax being
9 burden because the government il
already levying upon the same inter
ests that would have 20 pay 10 the
state.
He points out that in case the state
levies an excise tax, whatever tax -
this sort is paid 20 the state. will be
deducted from anything that the
government would claim. Viewing
from this standpoint an excise tax
in the state, he says, would Dee NO
additional burden.
To Confer With Leaders.
It is also contended that the con-
struction Of military highways and
the purchase Of additional land for
our public institutions, from which
they may produce their own sup
plies, and reduce the cost Of sub-.st-
ence is something that the legisla-
ture must take care Of
The plan which Gov. Goodrich has
adopted I'm reaching decision
whether he will call an extra ses-
sion. is 10 first invite the lieutenant
governor and speaker OF the house
for a conference. In addition to
these deciding upon the wisdom of
calling a special session, they
would be given copies or each or tne
bills which the governor proposes to
introduce They will announce I'd
the governor what committees viii
consider these bills. This list being
completed. the governor viii next
call the majority and minority lead
ers Of the senate and house. and
with them will call the chairman
and ranking minority leader Of each
/ Of the committees 20 which these
| bills viii be presented. This VIII
make his conferees equally divided
/ between the democrats and republi-
cans.
Members May Study Bills
+ The governor agrees that what
/ ever these men may decide after GO
/ ing over matters with him will de-
termine the wisdom Of calling an eN-
/ ira session and doing so at once
When ne sends the call 20 tbs
/ members OF the legislature, giving
them 10 days notice in which %
meet ne will send with that call a
printed copy OF each OF the bills
I which he proposes 20 present This.,
/ he says. viii give them 10 days III
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