South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-27
HOUSE KEEPS UP
ITS GRIND TODAY
Speaker ESChbaCh Shows Dis
position to Keep Com
mitteeS Busy.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan 26.-The
house of representatives held
the first Saturday session of the
SEVENTEEN general assembly to-
day. There is little work for the
members now in the hands o.
Speaker Eschbach, but he has
shown a disposition to keep the va
rious committees busy and it was
understood the Saturday session was
for this purpose. The senate, after
receiving 20 new bills and passing
two of minor significance, adjourned
until , o'clock Monday afternoon.
1t is expected the house will be fol-
lowed in Saturday sessions by the
upper chamber after this week.
The house received 81 bills.
Lieut.. Gov. Bush felicitated the
senate on the progress made this
week. OF the III bills introduced,
50 have been reported favorably and
several others have been disposed of
by indefinite postpOnement. Unless
the situation grows far more seri-
Gus, both houses, the lieutenant
governor says, will be relieved of
the usual congestion at the close of
the session.
Out of respect for the late Sen.
Green, whose funeral took place at
Albion, Ind, at o'clock Friday aft
ernoon. the senate took a 15-minute
recess at that hour.
Care for Leper.
on suspension of the rules the
senate passed house bill IS, appro
priating $1,000 for the care of Da-
vid Biers, Fort Beach leper. and
authorizing the governor and the
state board of health to provide iso-
lation for the man and his family
The senate ordered the eugenics
bill requiring a physicians certifi-
cate of good health from all appli-
cants for marriage license, recon-
mitted. The public health commit
tee presented a divided report, Sen.
Beardsley signing a minority find
ing. sen. Beardsley objected TO in
definite postponement, as proposed
| by the majority and recommended
/ that the bill be amended TO pro-
/ hibit a physician charging more
/ than s for his certificate and that
I in cases where a blood test was nee
essary, the state make the test with
out unnecessary delay, without cost
/ 10 the applicant. The measure
brought forth a general discussion.
/ The senate concurred in favorable
reports on Metzger's bill, authoriz-
/ ing banks and trust companies TO
! consolidate and increase or decrease
! their joint capital stock; and the
/ Spaan absent voters bill.
The committee on education re-
ported favorably on the bill provid-
] ing for the election of county super
! intendents by direct popular vote.
Investigate Canal.
Sen. McCray presented a joint
resolution calling for an investiga-
ton of the states alleged owner
! ship of d canal running through
| indianapolis. which he described as
being insanitary. human bodies be-
/ ing found in it." and as AN open
sewer" The appointment of a COM
mission of six. three from the SEN
ate and Inree from the house. was
asked. TO report not later than Feb.
10. The resolution was referred to
judiciary B.
The senate committee on criminal
code Friday afternoon agreed 10 re-
port favOrably for passage Of house
bill 81. prohibiting the lettering Of
minors in saloons and pool rooms
and house bill 53, known as the
'peeping Tom bill
Friday afternoon the house passed
four bills and adjourned. The Mont
gomery bill. making the theft OF an
automobile or other vehicle. includ
in aerOplanes. a felony and provid-
< penalties from six months 10 20
years Imprisonment. was passed
without serious opposition. This
measure is said 10 be designed TO
break up the practice OF Joy rid
ing"
The Southland bill. providing for
the sale of state lands. across which
drains are TO be constructed for the
purpose OF paying the cost Of the
drains, also was passed in the house.
BY a vote Of IS 10 S. the senate
passed Sen English's bill 10 relieve
men of SO from service on petit or