The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-10

ADJOURNS TO
PAY TRIBUTE
TO ROOSEVELT
Committee Assignments to be
Announced Monday-Pro-
posed Amendments to
Constitution to be Offered.
REVIEW STATE TROOPS
(By Associated Press)

JNDlANAToLiS, Jan. " IOuso
and senate marked time today so far
as legislation was concerned, in trib-
ute to the late Theodore Roosevelt
The senate met at 10 o'clock and ad
journed shortly after receiving the
report OF the committee on employ
ment The house adjourned yester
day afternoon to meet again at 2
o'clock Monday afternoon. when
Speaker Jesse Eschbach will announce
his committee assignments. Lieut.
enant Governor Edgar ID. Bush will
also announce senate committee as
signments when the senate goes into
session Monday.
This afternoon the entire legisla-
ture. with Governor Goodrich, will re-
view the troops of the 137th and 139th
Field Artillery regiments, who have
been overseas and are here now await
ing discharge The reviewing stand
has capacity for three hundred per-
sons and legislators said today that
it will be full.
Continue Organization.
Organization of both houses on ad-
ministration legislation will be con-
tinued tomorrow. Republican mem
bers said today there will be some
opposition within their own party to
the governors proposed revision of
the tax laws, especially that provision
wipipg out all past records of tax
dodging 1t was also said that the
governors request for power to ap-
point certain commissions which he
asks the legislature to create VIII
cause some slight dissention within
the republican ranks.
Many senator's and representatives
will leave the city after the parade to
snend the weekend with their fam
lilies.
Proposed amendments to the state
constitution, providing for classified
ton of property for the purpose OF
taxation suffrage for women, classif-
cation of courfsfes for registration OF
voters:and' adoption Of the executive
budget system are the outstanding in
interest Of seven, which 1t is said, will
be offered at this session of the Indi-
ana general assembly. Amendments
for the appointing of the clerk of the
supreme court. defining the veto pow
or of the governor and appointing OF
the state superintendent of public in
struction are provided for in three
Joint resolutions which will be offered.
Suffrage Up First.
Before any of these proposed
amendments can be considered by the
legislature, two pending proposed
observation-disclosures suffrage and eX-
tension of term of Office or increase OF
salary of public officers during their
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS be disposed OF.
The present constitution prevents con-
sideration of an amendment while one
or more amendments are pending be-
fore the legislature or electorate. The
opinion is expressed by party leaders
that both of the pending amendments
will be Withdrawn or otherwise dis
posed Of to make room for considera-
ton of the seven to be introduced at
this session.
The proposed amendments. except
woman suffrage, have been prepared
by a legislative committee. Inasmuch
as they are designed to keep promises
made by the Republican party in the
last campaign. adoption is anticipated
by leaders. In such event, they will
be considered again by the next ses-
sion of the legislature, and if adopted.
they will then be voted on by the In.
diana electorate.
The general assembly shall pro
vide by law, reads one of the pro
posed joint resolutions. for the as.
sessment of property for taxation and
the raising OF revenue thereby and
shall prescribe such regulations as
shall secure just valuation of taxa.
ton OF all property, both real ana per
sonal" 1t also provides that the gen
cral assembly shall have power to
classify the several kinds of property
subject 10 taxation and to levy tax
on each class of property at such
rate as it may deem wise and equita-
hle without regard to tlie rate applied
10 other classes of property, but all
taxes shall be uniform upon the same
class of subjects within the territorial
limits Of the authority levying the
tax"
Registration Question.
In providing Tor registration of per-
sons entitled TO vote, it is provided in
another that the Legislature shall
have power 10 divide the counties OF
The state into classes, and TO pass
laws prescribing a uniform method of
registration in each class, or to ex.
empt any such prescribed class of
counties from the operation CT any
registration law, and in any county or
counties so exempted a registration
shall not be required as qualification
for voting"
The thirty-first section would be ad-
ded TO article four Of the constitution
by the proposed amendment pro, iding
for every appropriation bill being
either a budget bill or u supplement.
tary appropriation bill. 1t would re-
quirc the governor to submit early at
each session Of the legislature two
budgets. one for each of the ensuing
years, each containing complete plan
-Lpr proposed expenditure and estimat-
I'd revenue, Us well as showing the
estimated surplus or deficit for the
year to which it pertains. In addition
the governors budget will be re-
quired to give in detail the expendi-