South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-29
HOUSE ADOPTS
MORALS bODY'S
REPORT ON BILL
Committee Eliminates Most
Drastic Provisions From
Proposed Amendment to
Prohibition Measure.
By United Press

By United Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. 29-
The house today accepted report
OF the committee on public morals
recommending passage OF the
Wright bill. amending the prohibi-
tion law which would prevent the
making OF wine in homes and would
prevent householders from having
any liquor on their premises.
The committee had eliminated
other drastic provisions from the
measure. There was "a snort fight on
the report but opposition was not
sufficient TO defeat it.
A majority report by the senate
committee on constitutional amend
ments favoring passage OF the res
OlutiOn making the clerk OF the
supreme court appointiYe instead OF
elective was adopted by the senate.
q 10 %. a majority report signed
by Cravens and Van Auken recon-
mending indefinite pOstponement.
was rejected. The majority report
amended the resolution so that il
would not affect the incumbent. If
il is enacted.
The house adopted reports favor
ing passage OF the bills creating sep
arate departments Of banking and
insurance by "a strictly party vote.
Rep. Harris bill providing for
public library fund, was passed by
the house without a dissenting vote.
New Bills offered.
FrN-
Willis OF DeKadb-Providing for
full time health officer.
cKinley-Providing for free text
books in schools.
Dean Raising the license fee on
automobile trucks 10 from S25 to
$50. depending on their horsepower.
Kessler-Providing for appoint
ment OF commission 10 Investigate
the teachers pension fund.
The senate adopted a resolution
introduced by Neidl protesting
against any further increase on
freight rates on constructing mater
ial by the United States railroad ad-
ministratiOn.
Provides Heavy Penalties.
A bill providing severe penalties
for any one trying to bribe a dele
gate voting in political convention
and for any delegate voting more
than once. was introduced by Nejdl.
The bill also provides for secret
balloting in political conventions.
other measures introduced in the
senate included:
Bainum-EXtending the firemen's
pension law 20 apply 20 cities OF the
third. fourth and fifth class
McCray - Licensing insurance
brokers.
Alldrich-Providing for physical
training in elementary schools.
Minority Holds Meeting.
Minority members of the legisla-
ture met today 10 determine their
policy regarding measures pending
in the house and senate. The tax
bill was regarded as the most i'm
portant measure under consideration
10y the democratic legislators and il
was expected a united stand against
many provisions Of the bill would
be opposed by the entire minority
vote i'm both houses. Platform
measures of the republican party,
which are now before the two
branches OF the legislature. were
also under fire.
The democratic forces i'm the SEN
ate claim that they viii be able To
mobilize the necessary 10 republican
votes 10 defeat at least a few of the
majority measures. This was seri-
ously questioned. however. by repub-
lican leaders.
Economy l. Apparent
a tendency 90 reduce the eNpen-
ditures OF the state was evinced to-
day when the house committee on
WAYS and means reComm ended Rep.
Southard's bill providing for pension
ing employees OF state institutions. 60
wears old. who have 20 years serv-
ice be killed The senate declared
itself as opposed 10 additional ex-
penditures by reducing the salary OF
the proposed commissioner OF insur-
ance 30 $4,000, instead OF $4,000 per
year. as originally provided for in
the Alldredge insurance bill.
Rep. SWANS bill, legalizins the
action OF Gov. Goodrich 10 borrow
money 10 finance the state council
of defense and sppropriatins SIO5.-
GOO 10 repay such loans, was re-
ported out Of committee favorabiy.
Sen. Meeker's bill providing for a
bureau or legislative reference was
reported out II committee favorably