South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-06
HOUSE ADOPTS
EIGHT SENATE
RESOLUTIONS
When Signed by Governor
These Resolutions viii Be
Ready for Adoption by
1921 Session.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March g.
Appointment OF "a steering commit
tee of five members TO select from
house measures pending those
which should be placed on passage.
adoption Of the conference commit
tse report of the measure creating
the state banking department which
would place the building and loan
associations under a separate head
from the other banking institutions;
refusal TO concur in the senate
workmen's com pensation measure,
and indefinite postponement of the
bill which would increase salaries OF
the prosecuting attorneys were the
noteworthy transactions of the
house of the legislature at its ses-
sion this afternoon.
Adjournment was taken at 8
o'clock this afternoon until 1880
o'clock tonight. in order to give
committees opportunity to consider
senate bills and to give the steer
ing committee time to reach an
agreement.
Defeats kimmel Bill.
AT the morning session the house
passed the measure for the repeal
OF the registration of voters law and
defeated the Kimmel bill providing
for ccufiscated intoxicating liquors
being given to hospitals for medic
inal uses.
The measure creating the state
department of banking was amend
cd by the conference committee,
consisting of three members of the
house anJ three Of the senate, TO
provide that the building and Joan
sociations shall be under the ad-
ministration of a building and loan
clerk. appointed by the sgovernor,
and the banks and trust companies
under the administration of bank
ing commissioner, likewise appoint
eel by the governor. The salary of
the banking commissioner is fixed
al So 600 by the bill. as compared
To SO, 500 as provided by the house
action previously. The salaries Of
the eight bank examiners author
lied by the bill would be fixed by
the commissioner, and of the three
building and loan examiners by the
building and loan clerk, in both in
stances subject to the approval of
the governor.
Reps. Behmer, Barker of Boone
county McMaster, Fifield and Benz,
the last named a democrat were
named as members OF the steering
committee. The appointment of the
committee resulted from the mo-
ton by Rep. Barker. of Boone coun-
", which provoked long debate and
bitter resentment by house members
of the actions of the senate.
Evening Session.
The evening session was featured
by the adoption of eight senate joint
resolutions, proposing amendments
to the state constitution, and of
seven house bills recommended BY
the steering committee named at
the afternoon session.
The resolutions, which. if signed
by the governor, will be up for
adoption again b. the legislature in
1921. and which if approved again
and also signed by tire next execu-
tive. must DC ratified at a special
or general election, provide for the
general assembly enacting laws rel
atiVe TO taxation. including the tax
ing OF incomes. making the secre-
tary of state, auditor and treasurer
constitutional offices, which with
other state elective offices shall be
for terms of four years each; giving
the governor power 10 veto individ-
uaI items of appropriation meas
ures, specifying that the legislature
shall enact laws to provide for Sc
lection OF the clerk Of the supreme
court. making the office of state SUI
perintendent of instruction elective,
making it easier to amend the con-
stitution hereafter and demanding
return from the library of congress
the parchment on which is written
the original reaty between the
commissioners OF Pennsylvania and
the Miami Indians in 174S.
bills passed. which now go to the
senate for its consideration, would
provide for the eradication OF
harmful barbcrry and mahonia,
shrubs which are said to be injuri-
Gus 10 wheat: bring second class
cities under the law for first class
cities relative to disposal of sew
age: give soldiers and sailors. their
widows and orphans, OF the world
war. equal rights and privileges with
veterans OF previous war in which
the United states has engaged.