South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-30
HOUSE AGAINST
LABOR BILL To
BAR INJUNCTION
Reject Report on Dry Meas
ure Which Would Prevent
Court Interference in
Case of Strike.
By United Press

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. go
The house today went on record
against law prohibiting employers
from procuring injunctions against
strikers when it refused TO accept
committee report recommending
passage of the Day bill. This meas
ure, which was favored by the fed
Grafton of labor, would have pro-
hibited courts from issuing injunc-
tions to prevent strikes. When the
favorable committee report was
read 10 the house, it vas turned
down and the bill sent back to com
mittee.
The senate accepted a favorable
committee report on the bill provid-
ing that mine operators must fur
nish shot firers after a long fight.
A majority report OF the committee
favored amendment of the bill so
that it would allow the mine opera
tor to discharge the shot frer and
recommended its passage The min
ority report favored indefinite post
ponement.
BY vote Of So to the majority
report was adopted.
Miners must now furnish the shot
firers.
Protests from W. c. T. U.
Many protests against the bill al
lowing moving picture shows on
Sunday were presented TO the legis-
lators by the W. c. T L.
The bill preventing teaching of
any subject in grade schools in a
foreign language beside the Ian
guage itself. was made a special or
der Of business for Feb. 8. Many
protests against the bill were re-
ceived from Germans in Allen and
Decatur counties.
Rep. Day introduced a bill allow
ing East Chicago to take over the
water works at that city.
A bill allowing townships to con
struct Joint high schools was intro
duced by Rep. Fifeld.
The bill providing for a sewage
system for towns in Lake county
was reported favorably to the house.
The administration tax bill will
be reported out by house commit
tee judiciary early next week, it was
indicated today. Members of the
committee were working on amend
ments which they will propose fol-
lowing the final hearing on the
measure.
Bankers Give Views.
Representatives of banks, trust
companies and building and loan as
sociations expressed their opinions
on the proposed law at the hearing.
They urged that provision be made
i'm the bill for listing debts as an
offset TO credits in making returns
They also advocated the listing Of
foreign stock as intangible property,
the same as bonds.
Several amendments changing i'm
portant portions of the bill will
probably he recommended by the
committee. when the bill is reported
out. They will favor leaving the time
OF assessment March /, instead Of
Jan. /. as proposed in the original
bill and will provide a reduction Of
the 75 percent on intangible prop
erty.
Goodrich TO Continue Fight.
Gov. Goodrich declared today, in
an interview with a United Press
correspondent. that he would con-
tinue his fight for Capitalization de-
spite the opposition which has de-
veloped in his own party. as evil
denced in the vote on the bill pro-
viding for appointment instead Of
election OF the supreme court re
porter.
The governor compared the state
with a great corporation, with the
executive held responsible 70 the
people as manager.
"All office-holders related directly
10 administrative affairs should be
appointed by the governor he said.
This is not a political matter, but
"A step toward giving the state an
efficient government"
Rep Hamilton Of South Bend. in
troduced a bill allowing the mayor
Of Mishawaka 20 receive $500 addi-
tion salary yearly as manager Of the
municipal water plant