The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-27
PRESIDENTIAL
SUFFRAGE BILL
PRESENTED TO
SENATE TODAY
Proposed Constitutional
Amendments Come up for
Second Reading -Prohibi-
ton Measures Hold Interest
ACTION ON TAX REFORM
tBy Associated Press,

(By Associated PressD
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 27-The third
week Of Indiana's seventy-first gen.
eral assembly, which started at 2 o.
clock this afternoon, will see the leg
islature plunged into the work it's
leaders mapped out at the beginning.
Recommendation of the governors
visiting committee is practically the
only new business expected to be
placed before the assembly. Senator
c. j. Munton, chairman, said the re-
port will be turned over to Governor
Goodrich this week and that printed
copies will be on legislators desks
probably by Thursday, at which time it
will be published. The report is
understood to recommend general i'm
provements of state institutions.
Plan Party Caucus.
Attention Of members of the Indi-
ana general assemly. as they arrived
here today was turned toward the Re-
publican platform and administration
measures.
Few Of these are in such status that
hnal action can be taken on them in
either house before the end Of the
week, and leaders see no reason to
hurry them along by considering them
under suspension Of the rules. 1t is
probable that caucuses will be held
by the Republican senators and repre-
sentatives on some of the bills before
the end Of the week. The Democratic
senators and representatives will hold
raususes Wednesday or Thursday ac-
ording to present plans and that they
II loutline their course Of action.
Presidential and statewide suffrage
VI women will be before the senate
uring the week. Representative
Narles A. Johnson's presidential suff-
'ge bill. passed by the house last
<iday. will be transmitted to the
nate probably Monday afternoon.
there prompt action Is expected.
amendment giving women the vote and
barring aliens from the same privi.
lege WIN come up for second reading
at IL o'clock Thursday as special
order -of business.
Take up sAI06HdM6kte. -
All proposed constitutional amend
ments psnding before the senate. ex-
cept those advocated by Governor
Goodrich. will come up for second
reading In the senate at that time, as
a special order of business. There
will be opposition to some of the gov
ern0r's amendments from both demo-
Gratis and republicans.
The democrats on the committee on
constitutional revision say they will
make minority reports. recommend
ing indefinite postponement. Senator
English, chairman. said it is likely
that all proposed amendments will
come UP for consideration and second
reading with those made special or
der of business. He asserted all pro-
posed amendment probably will have
been reported out Of the committee by
Thursday.
Chairman Swain. Of the house ways
and means committee. said the COM
mittee may take some action on the
tax reform bill. II the house passes
the bill in its original form, it will
find some opposition in the senate.
leaders predicted. The features that
they hold undesirable are the taxa
tion on twenty-five per cent full value
sessments on January first. These
features have encountered some op-
position at public hearings and an
other public hearing will be held
Wednesday evening
Report Road Bill.
The administration highway bill
probably will be reported out Of the
senate and house roads committees on
Friday. Senator Duffey, father Of the
measure in the upper house, said. He
added that the bill will be amended
to provide that the commission will Sc
lect two kinds of road material from
which the director shall choose and
that the director may decide as to the
surfacing of the highways. Another
amendment will provide that Indiana
roads will connect with similar roads
In adjacent states in order that this
state may profit by the federal aid
granted only under this condition.
When the senate reconvenes, 1t will
take up Senator laier's concurrent
resolution authorizing the governor to
appoint non-salaried, bipartisan
commission of four members to con-
duct survey Of the 100000 acres of
Indiana swamp land for reclamation.
The work would be done by the en-
gineer Of Purdue university through
the county agents and report would
he made to the next general assembly
'or required legislation.
Consider Dog Tax.
After this matter is disposed of, an
9ther special order OF business will
come up. Senator Rats bill provid-
ing for increase in dog taxes will be
handed down for second reading The
senate will consider amendments Of
fered by Senator Munton making the
tax on the first dog IS and on all 9TH
ers $40, to which Senator Negley OBJ
jected when the bill came up last Fri.
dav
Bills slated for third reading in the
senate Monday or Tuesday are: by
Nejdl permitting referendum vote
for creation of drainage district in
Lake county: by Dobyns creating sep
arate court districts of Bartholomew
and Decature counties; and by Grant |
that the clerk Of the Lake |
Circuit court shall receive $1,000 addi-
(ional salary for attendance at crimin-
al court.
Senator Harry Negley will call
down for third reading the bill prohib-
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