South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-13
.DOBYNS MEASURE
is ALMOST NEW
Numerous Amendments to
Commission Bill Are Made
by Democrats.

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 13.-After
amending the Dobyns highway COM
mission bill. said TO have the en-
dorsement of Gov. Goodrich, into
almost a new measure and passing
it 10 engrossment, the senate fol-
lowed .he action of the house in
paying tribute to the memory OF
Abraham Lincoln. Orations were
heard in both houses, Sens. Reser,
Negley and Thornton speaking in
the upper branch and Reps. Hough
ton and Hartke in the house.
The woman's suffrage bill, passed
last week by the senate, was handed
down in the house late Monday and
Speaker Eschbach referred il 10 jul
dietary committee b, witch had in
charge the house suffrage bill. The
house bill is now up for -.Iird read
ing and passage, but. Il is under
stood, il will be held back and the
senate measure given the right of
way. The committee has announced
that a public hearing will be held
on the bill Tuesday night.
Democrats to Support.
Ii is understood the democrats
will support the amended bill and
that the republicans will accept il
as the best available under the cir
cumstances. Republican leaders in
the senate freely predicted that
even if the bill goes through the
house in this form, which is highly
improbable, it is almost certain that
the governor will not sign il.
Thirty-two new bills made their
appearance in the house Monday
afternoon while the senate received
20 Monday morning.
Most of the amendments to the
Dobyns bill came from the demo-
cratic side. and had almost unani-
nous democratic support.
The afternoon session of the SEN
ate opened with a heated statement
from Sen. Culbertson, directed to
the republican side of the senate.
Says Goodrich Leads.
1--WE are now going into a meas
ure Of far-reaching importance"
Sen. Culbertson said. You on the
other side have barred your should
ers TO the leather. You propose
TO spend from 100000 to S1O,-
00O,0 of the taxpayers money
every year. You have your noses
TO Goodrich's heels. You will put
into the pockets of an insidious lob
by these millions. You will never
pass the bill. We want to know
why you are pushing the one mate
rial provision of this bill There is
coward behind the throne"
Sens. Beardsley, Wolfson, McCray
and other took exception to the Cul-
bertson remarks, declaring they
were not subservient TO the govern
or, nor to any other influence ex-
cept the demand of the people of
the state
Sen. Nejdl quoted from reports OF
the Illinois highway commission and
said they showed that the over
head expense of this commission
was 50 percent in 1914 and II per-
enct in 1916. He objected 10 the
bill as originally framed because of
the great cost he said its operation
would involve.
Summary of Action.
Following is a summary of the
action taken on the bill:
Sen. Culbertson accepted the
chambers amendment to his motion
striking out a provision making il
mandatory that improvement be
made by the highway commission
If bids received by county commits
sioners are not satisfactory. Two
Culbertson amendments providing
that bids be received on two kinds
of material and that county COM
missioners must approve contracts
for construction were adopted after
debate, on roll call. "a TO 90.
Sen. Chambers motion fixing
bonds Of the commissioners at $685.
600 and of the highway engineer
at $40, 900 prevailed viva voce
Sen. Nejdl withdrew his amend
ment to strike out the clause re-
quiring a bond from the contractor
to guarantee the road surface for
period of 10 years.
Sen. Jackson's amendment ex-
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as a contributory part Of the high
way fund, was carried, 20 10 Is.
Sen. Dorrell's amendment. fixing
the boundaries Of the four districts
from each of which a highway com
missioner is TO be chosen was car
ried. 81 to IL.
Sen. Reser's amendment. which
would have required legislative ap-
preparations TO defray the expenses
of the highway commission, was de-
feated upon a reconsideration Of a
viva voce vote, 22 TO p, the lieu
tenant governor casting the decid-
ing vote.
Sen. Retherford's amendment, fix
ing the tax levy for the highway
commissions purpose at five cents
on each 500 of property valuation.
was carried by viva voce.
Sen. Chambers amendment.
striking out a part of section u
stipulating that one or more in
spectors shall be employed continu-
ously on all work for which state
funds are being expended. carried,