The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-28
CHANCES MADE
IN DRY BILL
GIVEN SENATE
Amendments Required Be-
fore Wright Measure is Re-
ported Out of Committee.
(By Associated Press)

ported Out of Committee.
(By Associated Press)
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. Is Four
quarts Of intoxicating liquor and IL
quarts Of beer for private use is per-
mitted in the Wright bill amending
the prohibition law. as the senate COM
mittee on public morals reported the
measure today. AS the bill now stands
It would not change the law material
ly except to prohibit the sale Of whis-
key by drug stores. The change in
committee was made on the insistence
Of senator Metzger, Of Logansport, to
prevent q divided report which would
have killed the bill under senate
rule.
Senator Beardsley's bill doubling
the tax on passenger automobiles and
tripling 1t on trucks, failed to pass, the
vote being ~ to 20. Beardsley says
he will call it up again soon. The mea-
sure was amended to make the mini
mum license fee on trucks SO.
The joint resolution for amending
the constitution to permit official
supreme court decision on pending leg
islation was reconsidered and receiv-
ed senate approval.
BY vote of 40 to /, the senate
ton in physical culture in schools in
cities of more than 5000 population.
Provide for Soldiers.
Favorable committee reports were
made on the bill admitting soldiers
and sailors of the world war to In
diana educational institutions free Of
charge and the Kessler bill authoriz-
ing county school superintendents to
give returned soldiers who were
teaching before entering the -service
s"suceess grades" ss11Abl1ng them to
continue teaching az the point at
which they discontinued.
The house bill repeating the two
cent fare law was advanced to third
reading. Senate bills advanced to en-
grossment include: by Strobe and
Van Auken, appropriating $4,000 for
creation of an employment service to
cooperate with the federal agencies;
by McConaha, appropriating $4,000
initially and $4,000 annually for the
establishment and maintenance of a
psychopathic department In the Rob-
ert w. Long hospital.
The joint resolution eliminating
that section of the constitution pro-
yiding for the establishment of JUS
tice of peace courts, was also passed
to engrossment as was the proposed
constitutional amendment providing
for legislative appointment on the ba-
sis of votes cast for the secretary Of
state.
Propose Soldiers Bonus
Comparatively little Of Importance
was accomplished at the morning ses-
sion Of the house Of the legislature to-
day. One bill was introduced provid-
ing soldiers, sailors and marines to
receive honorable discharges. be paid
$50 each from the state treasury.
Five measures were passed and now
60 to the senate for its consideration.
The remainder of the time was spent
In considering bills on second reading.
Representative Swain, of Pendle-
ton, who is to introduce the specific
appropriation measure, did not offer
It today and house leaders had no in
timation when 1t would be presented.
Mr.. Swain said It would provide for
900 during the next two fiscal years.
The Symons measure. providing for
appropriation of $4,000 from the
state treasury to be expended in pur-
chase of the birth place of the late
Wilbur Wright. the aviator, in Lib
erty township, Henry county, and for
the appointment of commission Of
three persons by the governor to de-
termine on the nature Of the memorial
to be erected was passed by vote Of
81 to 1. Representative Lowe, OF
Charlottesville, cast the negative
vote.
Daley Measure Passed.
The Daley measure which failed of
passage for want of a constitutional
majority yesterday was passed by a
vote Of so to 36 today. It would create
the office of county engineer In the
counties with population exceeding
$4,000. The Abrams measure provid-
ing for appointment by the governor
Of a commission of five persons, who
would serve without salary. to investi.
gate the compensation paid to per-
sons confined In penal institutions and
to report to the next session OF the
legislature, and the Shilling bill. pro-
viding for parts of dredge bitches be-
ing cleaned upon petition of ten per
cent Of the land owners affected, to
the township trustees were others
which were passed.
The Bidaman measure would au-
thorize the adjutant general of the
state to pay each soldier, sailor and
marine. who is honorably discharged
from the service $50 in partial recogni-
tion of his services and to reimburse
him in part for financial losses sus
tanned. The bill would specifically
exempt from such payment conscienti-
Gus objectors, holders of dishonorable
discharges or of discharges without
honor.
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