The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-02-17
HOLD up GERMAN
Bill TO INSURE
PRACTICAbIL|Ty
Senator'S to go Over Measure
in Detail Amendment to
Unit Road Bill Proposed.
tBy Associated Press,

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. IL To as
sure that the anti-German language
bill accomplish all that. is intended,
democratic and republican senate lead
ers say they will make an attempt to
delay consideration of them for one
or two days in order to give the sena-
tors time to go over every detail. It
is understood that Senator Negley's
bill abolishing German from public
schols which was amended Slightly by
the house, will be held up at least a
day when it is returned to the senate
for concurrence in the house amend
ment. This same course probably
will be followed on the Van Auken bill
relating to high schools If it is amend
ed by the house.
Democratic leaders intend to make
an effort to perfect what they consider
a political coup still further when the
Kimmel oil inspection bill comes up
foS final consideration. It was planned
to make motion to recommit the
bill to committee of one with spe-
cific instructions to amend 1t by add
ing the subject matter of Senator
Elsner's resolution directing that the
jobs created in the Kimmel bill be
first rendered to discharged soldiers
and sailors. A similar motion will be
made in the house to make the same
amendment to Senator Duncan's meas
ure which would place the inspection
of oil within the food and drug depart
ment after September 30. By this
action, the democrats claim they can
break up the oil inspection machinery
already assembled by the republicans.
Amendments to Road Bill.
Senator Beardsley, Elkhart, said to-
day he is preparing amendments to
the county road units bill to provide
that on petition of 100 property hold
ers, the county commissioner may lay
out highway system within the coun-
ty, which must be approved before
constructed by a popular vote at a
special election. Beardsley today ad-
dressed a letter to each senator up
holding the amendment.
"All that will be necessary to OBJ
tain road costing $4,000 to 10000
a mile In any county in Indiana will
be petition of so free holders of said
county under the present BILL" the
senator said in his letter. 1T seems
that every group Of farmers would
get petitions out at the earliest pos
sible moment To- suet IN ATAt and pgor
cure fne hard 1prtace road to pass
their farm =
Chairman Dobyns Of the road COM
mittee, author Of the bill, is refrain
ing from asking second reading of the
bill until Beardsley's amendments are
prepared.
Fight Building Bill
The force of strength Of the build
ings and loan associations throughout
Indiana was thrown against the
Southworth-Symons measure to ere
ate a state department of banking
which was scheduled to be considered
on passage in the house of the leg
islature this afternoon. A delegation,
said to represent every such associa-
tion in the state. headed by Frank
Boone of South Bend, president Of the
state association, called on members
Of the legislature and on Gov. Good
rich today. They pointed out what
they believe will be the harmful ef-
feet on their businesses from the pro-
posed legislation. They also said that
the tax bill now up to second reading
in the house, would affect them SER
iously in their opinion.
Governor Goodrich today signed the
Nejdl measure which amends an exist
ing law and permits a referendum vote
for the creation of drainage district
including Hammond, East Chicago,
Gary and Whiting. The purpose OF
the amendment is to give these cities
an opportunity to better the sewage
disposal system and to remove the
alleged cause OF contamination Of the
drinking water. The sewage is now
deposited in Lake Michigan from
which the drinking water comes.