South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-16
BILL
IS DELAYED BY
TECHNICALLY
BeardSIey Measure Not Ger
titled by Secretary of State.
Wright Would Strengthen
Prohibition Bill.
By United Press


The Beardsley woman suffrage bill
which was scheduled to be killed in
the senate today will be brought be-
fore the upper house as soon as ii is
certified TO the senate by the secre-
tary Of state. When the senate took
up the matter OF the Beardsley and
the English resolutions which pass
ed the 1917 legislature as a special
order of business today il was dis
covered that the secretary of state
had failed TO certify these measures
TO the legislature and the action
previously taken was expunged from
the senate record, upon motion OF
Sen. English.
In the house today, Rep. Frank
Wright of Linn, father Of the In
diana bone dry prohibition law in
troduced a bill providing for amend
ments to the state wide dry law, so
as TO prohibit the handling of In
toxicating liquors by druggists and
the elimination OF the provisions
which permit Hoosiers to have in
their possession a gallon OF whisky
or Il quarts of beer. The violators
of the prohibition law will also be
sent to the state penal farm instead
, Of % county jails upon conviction
under the Wright amending bill.
EnroIls Old Act.
Gov. Goodrich returned enrolled
senate act 259 OF the 1917 session
which he vetoed because Of the fact
that the Sunday motion picture bill
had been tampered with and an i'm
portant provision included in the
bill as il passed the legislature was
not contained in the copy which
reached the governors office.
Rep. Rodney Williamson of An
derson, introduced a bill in the house
today proposing to amend the work
mems compensation law, reducing
the waiting period from seven days
to make the compensation begin
with the day upon which the injury
was received: In the session of 1917
the waiting period was reduced
from II to seven days with many
legislators stating they were in favor
of reducing the waiting period TO less
than seven days. The new bill pro-
vides that employees shall receive
100 percent OF their wages. An
identical bill was introduced in the
senate by Sen. John Alldredge. An
derson.
Would Change Inheritance.
Rep. Ray v. Gibbens Of Madison
and Upton counties today presented
a bill providing that in case OF the
death of a husband. leaving only his
wife his parents being dead and
failing to make a will. half of the
estate will go TO the widow and the
other half to the brothers and sis
ters of the deceased. Under the ex-
isting law the widow receives the en-
tire estate
A bill providing for separate bal
lots and the non-partisan election
of candidates for Judges of state&and
county courts was introduced today
by Rep. Clinton H Givan of Indiana
polls. Under the provisions OF the
Givan bill the names of all, candi-
dates for judges will be placed upon
a separate ballot, upon which no
party emblem appears. Nominations
would he made by petition.
Sen. Laney OF Rockville and Sen.
Rainlm OF Vincennes. jointly intro
duced a bill placing shot firers under
the control Of mine operators instead
of the miners.
New Measures Offered.
Sen Bower. Fort Wayne, introduc-
ed a bill regulating hours OF service
for officers and firemeu in cities OF
between 10000 and $4,000.
Sen Kiper Boonville, introduced
a bill fixing compensation for court
bailiffs in cities where there are eth
er superior or criminal courts. A
bill introduced by SEN Masters IN
diana polls. would legaliZe expendi-
lures by officers in excess of legal
rates during the war.
Sen. Alldredge. Anderson. read a
resolution from the Eiwood Liberty
guards urging the legislature 70 com
pei merchants handling German
made goods 70 display sings announc-
ing this fact. The resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on military
affairs