South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-14
ASSEMBLY GIVEN
NEW AMENDMENTS
Woman Suffrage and Salary
Increase for Public Officers
First to Be Considered.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 14.-Pro-
posed amendments TO the state con-
stitution, providing for classification
of property for the purpose of taxa
ton, suffrage for women. classical
ton of counties for registration of
voters and adoption of the executive
budget system are the outstandins
il interest of seven which. 1t is said,
Will be offered at this session of the
Indiana general assembly. Amend
ments for the appointing of the clerk
of the supreme court, defining n
veto power of the governor and ap-
pointing of the state superintendent
of public instruction are provided
for in three joint resolutions which
Will be offered.
Before any Of these proposed
amendments can be considered by
the legislature, w pending pro-
posed amendments - woman sut-
frage and extension of term OF office
or increase of salary Of public off,
GERS during their ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
he disposed Of. The present consti-
tuition prevents consideration of an
amendment while one or more
amendments are pending before the
legislature or electorate. The opin-
ion is expressed by party leaders
that both of the pending amend
ments will be Withdrawn or other
wise disposed Of 10 make room for
consideration of the TO be in
troduced at this session.
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The proposed amendments. eX-
cept woman suffrage, have been pre-
pared by a legislative committee.
Inasmuch as they are designed 10
keep promises made by the repub-
lican party in the last cam paign,
adoption is anticipated by leaders.
in such event. they will be consid-
cred again by the next session Of the
legislature, and if adopted. they will
then be voted on by the indiana
electorate.
The general assembly shall pro-
vide by law" reads one OF the pro-
posed joint resolutions, for the as
sessment of property for taxation
and the raising of revenue thereby
and shall prescribe such regulations
as shall secure a Just valuation for
taxation of all property, both real
and personal II also provides
that the general assembly shall
have power to classify the several
kinds Of property subject 10 taxa
ton and TO levy a tax On each class
of property at such a rate as it may
deem wise and equitable without
] regard to the rate applied TO other
classes Of properly, but all taxes
shall be uniform upon the same
/ class OF subjects within the terrific
rial limits of the authority levying
the tax
In providing for registration OF
persons entitled 10 vote. il is provid-
ed in another hat the legislature
shall have power to divide the
counties of the state into classes,
and 10 pass laws prescribing a uni
form method Of registration in each
class. or to exempt any such pre-
scribed class Of counties from the
operation Of any registration law.
and in any county or counties so
exempted a registration shall not Ls
required as a qualification for vot
ing"
The 31st section would be added
to article four OF the constitution
by the proposed amendment pro-
Viding for every appropriation bill
being either a budget bill or a sup
Elementary appropriation bill. II
would require the governor 10 sub
nit early al each session OF the leg
islature tive budgets. n for each
Of the ensuing years. each coutalp'