The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-05
BILL PROVIDES
CONSTITUTION
CONvEN 7 ION
REFERENDUM
Voters to Decide Issue at
1920 Election Governor
Urges ,O0O,O00 Contin-
gent Fund for Benevolences
ANTI-RED FLAG BILL
(By Associated Presss

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 15.-Bills pro-
viding for the voters determining at
the November election in 1920 wheth-
er the legislature in 1921 shall pro-
vide for holding a constitutional con-
vention, defining as a misdemeanor
the display Of the red flag or other
emblem of insignia of persons oppos-
ed to organized government, and au-
thorizing municipalities to engage in
the ice, coal and gas businesses were
among the II introduced into the low
er house of the Indiana legislature to-
day.
Only one measure was passed by
the house and sent to the senate,
while the Dunn bill, providing for ap-
preparation of public funds by boards
of county commissioners to not ex-
ceed $4,000 annually for payment OF
premium awarded exhibitors Of live
stock, agricultural, horticultural, and
dairy products, was defeated by a vote
Of 50 to 33.
Asks Central Purchaser.
This afternoon the committee on
roads was to report the highway COM
mission bill favorable to passage as
amended The amendments concern
principally the provision relative to
revenue from taxing Of motor vehicles
and chauffers. Six members desire
the counties to share distribution of
the auto tax as they do now with the
remainder Of the revenue received
from increased cost of licenses going
into the state road fund, five other
members believe all this revenue
should go into the road fund, while
Representative Walker favors the
present highway commission law.
Governor James p. Goodrich ap-
tpeared before the ways and means
committee OF the house and urged It
to include in the appropriation meas
ure, to be introduced late this week,
81 ,OOO, 900 as contingent fund to be
expended for the benefit OF correc-
tional and benevolent institutions or
| the state as recommended as by the
visiting committee of the legislature.
Opposition was voiced by some mem
| bers to this provision. No action was
| taken upon the suggestion OF the gov
ernor nor upon his request that the
power to purchase all supplies for
these institutions be placed In the
hands of a purchasing commission OF
three members of whom he would be
one and the other two selected by
him. At present trustees of each in
stitution purchase supplies and the
annual per capita cost varies from ap-
proximately $50 in some institutions
to more than $10O in others.
Councils Of Indiana cities would be
authorized to appropriate public funds
for the purpose Of establishing muni
cipal ice and gas manufacturing plants
and to sell the products as we'll as tc
engage in the coal business by provi
sions of the bill, representative Kess
Ter of Miami county, sent up.
Endorse Suffrage.
The shot firers bill, before many
previous sessions Of the legislature
was passed by the senate at the morn
ing session today by vote of 20 t.
16. The senate also approved the ad
lministration joint resolution To-
amending the constitution to empowe
the legislature to classify country TO
1reg1SCraClOu VI fotclo. AACAo was ~
a dissenting vote.
Presidential suffrage for womel
probably will be endorsed by the sen
ate this afternoon. 1t was planned t
, call down on passage Representative
Johnson's measure granting wome!
. franchise for presidential electors. i
: view of the unanimous senate vote il
, favor of amending the constitution t
grant women state wide suffrage. lead
: ers predicted there will be no oppos
ton to the bill, which already ha
passed the house.
) Another measure passed by tn
senate was one by Senator Dorrel
r amending the statutes to permit
, guardian and one party to marriage t
) convey real estate when the othe
. party is incapable of managing affair
! because of old age, infirmities, in
providence or being spendthrift.