South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-22
DRASTIC DRY
AMENDMENTS
ARE REJECTED
House Refuses Report on
Wright BiIl-IntroduCeS
Measure to Abolish At
tOrney'S Office.
BY United Press

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. 22.-
The lower house Of the legislature
today went on record against amend
ments to the prohibition law to
make the measure more drastic
when it refused 10 accept the report
OF the committee on public morals
recommending passage of the Wright
bill.
After a short fight the house vot-
ed 43 TO Al 10 send the bill back
to the committee. The measure
may now be amended or another
bill substituted
The administration bill providing
for the appointment of the attorney
general by the governor was intro
duced in the house by Rep. Tuthill
OF Michigan City.
This measure will meet with very
bitter opposition among the demo
Gratis. who hope 10 swing enough re-
publicans TO their side to defeat it.
Bcardsley Offers Amendment
The Beardsley equal suffrage
amendment was introduced and also
the constitutional amendments by
Sen. English. The English amend
ments are identical with those which
he previously introduced, but which
were withdrawn until the two
amendments passed by the 1917 leg
islature were rejected by the house
and senate The Beardsley amend
ment provides for suffrage for all
citizens regardless of sex.
Sen. Oscar h. Smith introduced a
constitutional amendment providing
for the statutory Ievying and exemp-
tions OF taxes.
Sen. Maier introduced a resolu-
ton providing for the appointment
OF a commission TO make a survey
OF the swamps of Indiana with a
view OF reclaiming them. The COM
mission will consist OF three mem
bers. who will serve without pay.
The resolution was made a special
order of business for Monday after
noon.
Rep. Smith OF Princeton. intro
duced a bill providing that poison
can be sold only by a registered
pharmacist. or licensed physician
or dentist
sharp Fight Started.
Il sharp fight started when the
senate committee on rules reported
out the Beardsley resolution provid-
ing for the printing OF all bills in
troduced. recommending that the
proposal be rejected. The report OF
the committee was finally adopted.
Opponents 10 printing all bills de-
clared that such action would be
plaving into the hands of the lobby
lists and that the cost would be eX-
Ccssive.
a bill creating commission y
have charge of port improvements
on the Ohio river at Evansville was
introduced by Rep. RowbOttom.
Sentiment was growing among
members OF the legislature today in
favor OF a highway commission COM
posed OF an odd number Of MEM
bers. The bill now before both
houses. provides for four members.
some legislators also expressed
themselves as favoring paying the
commissioners a salary.
Efforts were being made today by
Rep. Symons OF Henry county and
Rep. Givan OF indianapolis. TO agree
on a blue sky bill Both represen-
tatives introduced such measures
and house committee judiciary a
10 which they were referred asked
the two authors &c draft a measure
carving the main ideas OF both Of
their bills into one measure
Recommend Killing Bills.
House committee judiciary a to-
dav reported unfavorably the Willis
bin providing for cancellation Of
personal and property taxes against
deceased soldiers sailors ard mar
ines who died while in service.
The same committee also recon-
mended killing the bill by Rep. Co
Walt providing for change OF venue
when a Judge may be remotely in
terested in the outcome OF the case
The bill introduced by Rep. Ham
iton providing for labelling all
goods oH'ered for sale in Indiana
with the name or the country in
which they are made. was recon-