South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-10
NEW BILL WOULD
SOLVE QUESTION
Provides That Liquor Licenses
Can be Issued For
Part of the Year.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. 10
While 10 the compartment Of mo- I
ton picture camera clicking. GOV. J. /
p. Goodrich was signing the wright /
prohibition bin. which will make In
diana dry after April 2. 1918. the
senate Friday was receiving two .
bills anticipating such condition. .
Both were from sen. Kinder OF Lake \
county, one permitting boards Of .
county commissioners 10 issue lo-
uOr licenses for parts OF a year. and .
the other % make the limit OF town
ship school tuition levy 81 on each .
3l00 of property valuation The first
bill provides further than all IL /
censes issued after April 2. 1917, 7
shall terminate April ]. 1918. The
present township tuition tax limit is .
go cents on each 500 OF property .
valuation. state liquor license fees
now 60 10 the tuition fund
Sens Robinson and Elsner es-
cOrted G.. J. MuntOn. republican. 10 I
the lieutenant governors stand. /
where the successor TO the late sen. I
William T. Green was sworn in by /.
judge Harvey of the state supreme /
court
Triftic Bill Passed.
The senate passed the simmons
bill % 10 II. requiring autos and BIZ ]
cycles 20 stop six feet from an UNI I
loading street car or interurban and /
remain there until passengers have /
alighted. IL also passed the Van
Auken measure which permits Allen /.
county TO work prisoners sentenced I
for terms up TO six months in the
WOrkhouse OF that county Sen
KOlsem's measure extending the au-
thOrity of park boards Of cities of
the second class, but providing for a
referendum on questions affecting
the acquisition Of additional park
land was passed without a dissent
The Thornton bill 10 make 20 cents
maximum price for illuminating
and heating gas in third class cities,
was referred back TO the committee
ON third reading. The bill evoked a
discussion of the public utilities
questions in Indiana cities
The senate received 10 new bills
Among them are provisions that the
trustees of Indiana reformatOry
shall furnish cOnvicts with tobacco:
that sypsies shall not build fires or
camp along public roads: that the
state shall accept the Henry Kahn
property from the city OF Indiana
polls as a governors residence:
that public repositories for state
funds shall be selected 20 suit the
convenience of those using such
funds; that "a bridge shall built at
Nincennes marking the Lincoln trail
and apprOpriating $15O.0OO for that
purpose. contingent Of a like apprO-
priation from Illinois: extending
civil jurisdiction TO city courts in
cities of the second, third and
fourth class. not county seats, and
providing for the election of one
Justice of the peace in such cities
and the appointment of one consta-
BILE: permitting savings banks 10 in
vest outside the state subject to the
state auditors approval: and in
creasins the wages of school teach
ers from a minimum of . IL times
the average license for the first year
TO three times the average license
and fixing a maximum OF IA times
their highest license average for ex-
empted teachers. This is an increase
OF one-siNth.
Amend Voters Bill.
The absent voters bill was amend
cd so as TO provide that the clerk Of
the election board should announce
20 the challengers at the polling
place whose ballot was being cast.
before same is de posted in the bal
lot box. This bill was referred back
70 the elections committee earlier in
the week, when its defeat was
threatened, on third reading.
In order that senators may study
the long list of amendments offered
TO the Dobyns road bill. further con-
sideratiOn of this measure on second
reading was made a special order
of business for o'clock Monday
afternoon
10 required eight motions and two
roll calls before the senate agreed
10 FIX the time TO which TO adjourn
at 10 o'clock Monday morning, and
business 6nauy was suspended when
less than "a quorum remained IN the
chamber
House AdiOurns 60 Monday.
The house adjourned this after
noon until o'clock Monday. after
"a long grind ON bills for second and
third reading
Among the bills on second read
ing were MoOres garnishee bill.
which passed 10 engrossmeut Rep.
Day OF East Chicago attempted 20
amend the bill by striking out the
clause forbiddinE the application OF
the exemption law but the house
voted down the amendment The
%hool house nag bin by Dynes.
Corsk's bin requiring street car
companies 10 carry city hremen "A
well as policemen free on street
cars. and Rep. Behmer's bill divid-
ing the public service commission
and proVidinE for its reoreanization
by the appointment OF six members
instead of 1--WE and designating three
members 20 act as railroad com