South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-08
AMEND SUFFR RACE
BILL IN SENATE
Clause Permitting Them to
Vote in Next Primary
is Stricken Out.

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. After a
heated debate in the senate Wednes-
day afternoon Sen. Maston's bill
granting the women Of Indiana the
right to vote was amended by strik-
ing out the emergency clause and
making the act effective upon the
FORMULATION Of the state laws. This
action was in recognition Of the in
sistence Of certain opponents OF the
bill that women be not permitted TO
take part in municipal primaries
March sixth next The laws usually
are promulgated about 60 days after
the adjournment Of the general as
sembly.
Two New Bills I'm.
Two new bills were introduced in
the senate Wednesday afternoon, one
10y Sen. Grant would authorize boards
OF county commissioners to appro-
pirate up TO $4,000 per year for the
announcement Of county fairs. and
the other by Sen. Mckinley, amend
ing the divorce laws so that pre-
liminary notice of intent 10 file suit
must be filed with the clerk Of the
circuit court at least 60 days before
he filing of the suit; which notice
shall be the first paragraph Of the
complaint: hearing on the complaint
TO be withheld for at least 30 days,
and permitting the court TO make
an order in the meantime for care
Hagerty's Bill Passed.
Sen. Hagertys bill providing that
boards Of public works may specify
more than one kind Of foundation
i'm permanent street Improvements
and may assess abutting property up
10 it's full value in making improve
ments, passed, "a TO five
Sen. Negley's bill, exempting
original producers from municipal
license fees in cities Of the first and
second classes, passed by a vote of
IS ayes.
Cities of the fifth class are per-
mitted on action Of the common
council 10 create park boards by Sen.
Bracken's measure which passed by
3S affirmative votes.
A bill extending the period OF
eligibility Of township trustees from
four years in eight, TO eight years
in IL. was passed. 81 10 10. The
original bill was amended 10 strike
out a provision that trustees bonds
should be paid for out of township
funds.
Sen. Nejdl effected the passage
Of his bill 10 empower municipal
ties to create a fireman's pension
fund by taxing the premiums
foreign fire assurances companies up
TO one percent, by vote of 35 to 4.
To Slaughter Bills.
The house committee spent the
afternoon in the consideration of
bills and the result will be a whole
sale slaughter Of proposed laws in
the morning.
The following bills will he rec
commended for indefinite postpone
ment:
Five bills relating 10 increase in
teachers wages, the anti-cigarette
bill. the bill proposing state censor
ship commission TO pass upon NOV
ing picture films, bill to make man
datory fremen and policemen pen
sion in cities of second and third
class. the druggist blind tiger bill.
the bill authorizing the governor
to commission railroad policemen
and many other measures Of minor
I importance.
Among the bills that Will be rec
commended for passage are:
Rep. MOntgomery's appropriating
S3.COO 10 the Indiana Corn Grow
ers' association for the encourage
ment OF corn contests: authorizing
the transfer of detrimental orchard
/ i'm Lawrence county to Purdue uni
versitv; the bill imposing tax OF
/ one-half of one percent on the gross
premiums of foreign fire insurance
companies i'm this state for the pur-
pose of financing the fire marshaIs
I bureau. and Rep. Parker's bill.
providing for night or continuation
/ schools i'm the cities and towns OF
/ the state and compelling the attend
ance Of children between the ages OF
II and 16 Years