The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-10
SENATE VOTES
APPROVAL OF
AMENDED TAX
REFORM BILL
Concurs in Report Of Con-
ferees- Wright Bone Dry
Amendment Killed by Tabl-
ing Of Alldredge Motion.
HIGHWAY BILL SIGNED.
(By Associated Press)/

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INDIANAPOLIS, March 1O-With
few dissenting votes the state senate
today concurred in the report of
house and senate conferees on the
Mendenhall tax reform bill The re-
port recommended among others the
following important changes in the
| bill from the form in which it passed
the senate:
Elimination of the Wolfson amend
ment providing that the intrinsic val
ue shall be the basis of apprisment
of tangible property and the actual
Or income producing value of intang-
ibles shall be the basis of their as
sessments:
| Limitation of the Manters amend
ment providing that recovery can not
be made on securities on litigations
| unless such securities have been lift
ed on the tax duplicate:
Reduce Mortgage Exemption.
Reduction of the mortgage exemp-
tion from $1,000 to $1,000;
Elimination of the listing schedule
and putting the rates in the hands of
| the tax board;
| Removing the secretaries and audi
1 toio vi otdIC lIOul Luc UUdTu WHICH
chooses tax commissioners and plac-
| ing this matter in the hands Of the
governor;
Reducing the salary of the commits
| sioners to $4,000 instead Of 5000 and
the secretary Of the commission to
$4,000;
Inserting a provision that county
assessors can not act in that capacity
| with an appeal from the decision Of
| the state tax board in removing them
Is pending in the circuit court.
Tax Board Not Affected
No amendments were made which
| would affect the power of the tax
board, senate conferees said after ad-
| Journment. On motion Of Senators
Hogston and Wolsen, two Of the SEN
ate conferees, it was agreed to write
| into the journal that Senator McCul-
Tough, Democrat, who was third con-
feree, objected to the bill and signed
| the conference report only to bring
the measure before the two houses.
| If the house concurs in the report,
the necessity for an extra session of
the legisla ture from this source be-
! comes removed.
/ Bone dry" amendments to the pro-
! hibtion law were virtually defeated
I
ator Alldredge asking immediate ac-
ton on the Wright bill carrying these
amendments was tabled by a vote of
II to Is. This is equivalent to the
death of the bill, which would prohibit
i drug stores from selling any intoxi-
| eating liquors except pure grain al.
cohol.
Learn German Bill Status
AT the opening of the session, the
lieutenant governor called attention
to the fact that the lower house had
not yet acted on the senate bill prohib-
iting the use of the German language
in Indiana high schools. He appointed
Senators Wolfson, Van Auken and Nc
Cray to investigate the status Of the
bill in the house.
| Several bills which the steering COM
mittee decided should receive individ-
ual consideration, were taken up at
the morning session and to clear Is
more house bills from the slate an
other amnibus of bills was to be
placed on passage this afternoon.
| Representative Kingsbury's bill
authorizing voluntary admission to
state insane asylums was passed by
vote of 80 to T. after a brief fight.
| Governor Considers Bills
Upon being signed this morning by
Gov. James P. Goodrich, the measure
creating the state highway commits
! sion and legalizing greater statutory
payments of public funds during the
world war became laws. The governor
was engaged during the day in con-
sidering bills passed by both houses.
More than 20 were awaiting his con-
| sideration at noon and this number
was expected to be increased several
times before adjournment sine die TO-
night
Interest in the business before the
house at the morning session Jagged
owing to the comparative unimpor-
tance of the bills handed down on
/ passage. Two measures were defeated
while nine were passed, including one
providing for free service being given
by public utilities and another author
izing street railway companies to re-
assess their stock issues upon deci-
sion of two-thirds of the stock.
| House conference committees did
not report their agreement on the tax
reform measure or on either of two
appropriation bills. These reports are
expected this afternoon. In addition
the senate by refusing to concur i'll
/ amendments to the county unit bill
! and the contractors relief measure,
caused these two to be thrown into
the hands of conference committees.
Establishment of state employ
ment commission of seven persons
| appointed by the governor was auth
orized by the Indiana legislature to-
day when the house passed the senate
bill there SO to O. The bill allows an
appropriation of $4,000 year for the
commission and similar sum is ex-
pected from the federal government,
Branche offices will be maintained at
Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, South Bend,
Terre Haute and Evansville. The du-
tie sof the commission will be to pro-
vide employment, free of charge, to
applicants and also endeavor to pro-
vide crippled and MANNED soldiers
with profitable and suitable employ
ment
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