The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-05
CHANGE MADE
IN CHILD LABOR
BILL BY SENATE
Effort to Kill Measure Futile
Bill Passed Repeating
Registration Law.
(By Associated Press,

| (By Associated Press1
| INDIANAPOLIS, March 6.-The ad-
ministration measure creating a de-
partment of insurance. went safely on
its way to the governors office today,
when the senate received the report
Of the conference committee which
adopted amendments, naming the
measure the Alldredge-Abrams act.
| After advancing the Wright ''bone
dry" amendment to the prohibition law
to third reading, the senate spent the
remainder of the morning arguing pro-
posed amendments to Representative
up consideration of the tax bill until
this afternoon. although Senator Neg
ley made an effort to cut short the
features on the child labor measure
and resolve the senate into committee
of the whole to take up the tax bill.
Lieutenant Governor Bush said that
the tax bill was to be taken up prompt
| ly at o'clock.
Two efforts to kill the Johnson bill
were futile.
Amendments Adopted
Although the bill was not sent to
third reading before adjournment, fur
ther consideration was to be suspend
ed until the tax bill receives more at
tention Several amendments were
proposed. One offered by Senator
| Munton and adopted is to IA, pro-
vided for certificates of physical ex-
animation before children could be
employed.
Adoption Of an amendment permits
children under is years of age to work
around farm machinery. Another
amendment adopted on motion OF
Senator Metzger permits children to
carry papers three hours each day
without the physical examination cer-
tificates. A third change was made
by Senator Nejdl to permit children
to assist their parents when school
is not in session.
Lieutenant Governor Bush called a
halt on the disposition to rush legis-
lation through during the last few
days, when several senators clamored
for recognition to advance their mea-
sures Mr. Bush declared "the legis-
lative mills can grind only SO rapidly
and will not be speeded because we
are nearing the end of the session"
LaughIin Bill Passes
Representative Southard's bill grant
ing sheriffs 60 instead of 40 cents
daily for each prisoner was advanced
to third reading. House bills subject
of favorable committee report were:
by Davis admitting two persons from
each county to Indiana University an
nually free Of charge.
Discussion Of the tax bill was to be
resumed this afternoon at the point
where it was suspended on the two
proposed amendments at adjournment
last night.
Passage of the Laughlin measure,
providing for the repeal of the regis
tration law, by vote of go to 20, and
defeat of the Kimmel measure, which
would have required court to order
confiscated intoxicating liquor to be
given to hospital for medicinal use,
were among actions taken by the
house of the legislature this morning.
Seek Disposal Of Bills.
With four and a half legislative
days of the session remaining Speaker
Eschbach asked members to suggest
means of disposing Of the house bills
pending on passage He said he is OF
the opinion that it will be useless to
pass them believing that there will
be no chance of consideration by the
senate. The remainder of the session
in so far as the house is concerned
likely will be devoted exclusively to
passage of senate measures and to
reaching decisions on senate amend
ments to house bills. House measure
signed by the governor today include
the bill increasing pay of laborers
from 20 to 35 cents an hour and of
- &C. 1,4
when employed on public work; the
bill providing additional requirements
before becoming a registered pharma
cist and the bill authorizing school
trustees to levy an annual tax up to
rs cents on the $100 and 25 cents on
each poll as a supplemental tuition
fund to extend school terms.
After the Kimmel bill providing for
disposal of confiscated liquor to hos
pitfalls was defeated Speaker Eschbach
said he believes that the bill has mer-
it. Reconsideration of the action is
anticipated. The author changed his
vote from aye to no and is In a posi-
ton to reconsider the action.
PROCESSION to Hospital"
Representative Phelps of Ft. Wayne
speaking against the bill argued that
brewers and distillers favored the bill
because 1t would permit any one to
place sign in front of his home, label
1t hospital and receive the confisc-
ated liquor from police authorities.
Hope springs eternal in human
breasts" said Representative Newman
of Indianapolis in speaking against
the bill. II can visualize the process
sion going to the hospital If this be-
comes law"