The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-29
Amendment TO
PROHI LAW IS
PROVED in.
HOUSE REPORT
Opposition on Floor to Wright
Dry Measure Bills Passed
Giving Wives Equal Surety
Rights.
INTRODUCE HEALTH. BILL
{By Associated Press)


surety rights az husbands overshadow-
ed in importance other business trans
acted by the lower house of the legiS-
lature this morning. Two other bills
OF minor Importance were sent to the
senate, 16 new measures were receiv.
ed and committee reports recommend
| ed passage Of more than a dozen
others. including the proposed amend
ment to the prohibition law and to
create departments of banking and
insurance were concurred in by the
house. The last two were opposed by
the house minority members.
After consideration yesterday. the
committee on public morals agreed 70
strike out the prohibition in the
Wright dry amendment. of all bever-
ages containing not TO exceed one-half
of l per cent of alcohol. This leaves
the dry beer" section OF the present
prohibition law intact.
The committee also struck out that
part of the bill specifying that empty
bottles should be considered prima
! facie evidence of the possession Ut
liquor.
Opposition Shown.
| Other provisions Of the bill which
are considered too dra site by support
| ers of middle-of-theroad prohibition
course are those making it an Offense
| for householder to have liquor on
his premises for his own use, and for
| bidding the manufacture of wines for
home consumption.
Opposition to adopt the report of
| the public morals committee. recon-
mending passage Of the Wright bill in
amended form developed on the floor
but the bill was ordered printed upon
the suggestion of speaker Eschbach
J that then the members could deter
mine for themselves whether proposed
amendments to the prohibition law
would make it too drastic II they are
enacted Representatives Kimmel of
Lafayette and Decker asked the auth
or whether the proposed changes
would eliminate the maldR2- of -hnuaa
fm40B wines, cider and declare illegal
possession Of a gallon or less OF whfs-
key. He answered that the amend
ment would not prevent the making OF
home made wines and cider. The Mifs
ler measure providing for "anti-mash-
ing" law, also reported favorable for
passage by this committee will be op-
posed later on the floor of the house.
Provide Health Commissioner.
Democratic members spoke in favor
Of the minority report of the COM
mittee on insurance for indefinite post
ponement of the bill to create an in.
surance department. The majority re-
port recommending passage was
adopted.
| Among the new bills introduced
was one by Representative Willis of
De Kalb county providing for all time
health commissioner in counties of
more than 10000 population and also
Fin cities of more than 10000 popula-
ton. Salaries would be graduated
from $4,000 to $4,000 annually with an
expense allowance of not less than
81 900 for each commissioner.
Other new bills would provide: by
Representative Kimmel of Lafayette,
give county superintendent of high.
ways cents mile travel expenses in
addition to Sc day compensation
when the number of miles exceeds
800 and SIS day when less than that
number.
| Insurance Bill.
| The house committee on insurance
| will amend the bill to create a depart
| ment of insurance to provide that 1t
| would not take effect until Sept. 80,
1920, and cutting the salary from
$4,000 to $4,000 annually The ways
and means committee will recommend
| indefinite postponement of the South
ard measure which would pension
state employees. including teachers at
| the state universities.
The senate committee reported fav-
orably the McConaha measure to re.
| imburse DR.. T. Henry Davis for trav-
cling expenses incurred while serving
on the state board of health.
Labor Legislation.
An eight-hour working day for wo-
men, As hours a week, is provided in
a bill introduced by Representative
Mckinley of Muncie. Owners OF
cattle, condemned after being infected
| with tuberculosis, would be reimburs-
| ed one-third the difference between
| the appraised value and the salvage
value, according to bill by Repre-
sentative Barker. Another measure
| introduced in the house would raise
| the basic pay of teachers in the public
schools.
The house passed the Kimmel bill
| providing for a department of oil in
spection and fees until next October,
| when another oil bill. awaiting intro
duction and favored by party leaders,
will provide that the work be conduct
| ed by the food and drug department.
| An unknown person voted for the
kimmel measure. answering the roll
when Representative Newman's name
| was called Speaker Eschbach will
| cause the arrest of any person who
| hereafter violates the rules of the
house by lobbying on the floor while
| the house is in session.