The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-26
ROAD MEASURE
GIVEN SENATE
BY COMMITTEE
Bill With Amendments Places
Before Upper House
Change Election Clause.
(By Associated PressD

Change Election Clause.
tBy Associated PressD
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 26.-Elimi-
mating the provision that $8OO,O00 OF
the state auto taxes be returned to
the county and returning the taxation
to ten cents instead of Is. the senate
committee on roads today placed the
house bill creating a new state high
way commission before the senate.
The house changed the bill from its
original form to make these prov1s-
ions, on the insistence of representa-
tives who wish that portion of the au-
tomobile fees be returned to the coun-
ty and increased the taxation to over
come the deficit this caused.
Another amendment adopted on
suggestion of the committee would
provide that the highway commission
map out a proposed state highway
system before April /, 1920, and that
the roads on this proposed system be
kept in repair by the state before and
after they are constructed. Several
other amendments were adopted to re-
duce the power conferred upon the
commission director. II the bill pass
es the senate in its present form, 1t
will be returned to the house for con-
currence.
The house administration measure
creating a conservation commission to
embody several state offices. was also
the subject of committee report rec
ommending passage.
Change Election Bill.
Instead Of permitting the introduce
tion Of new bill covering the regis
| tration of voters, the senate commit
tee On elections 9kxnck out ealf after
the enae41ka oaa1Do Of tk0 Hatts reg
istration bill and substituted bill
drawn at the suggestion Of q sub-com-
mittee Of the house and senate COM
mittees. The bill would permit regis
tration by mail or messenger and fix
es the dates Of registration so days
and one thirty days before elections.
Several important house bills were
! handed down to committees by Lieu
!, tenant Governor Bush, among them
the regular appropriation measure,
which he referred to the senate, as n
committee of the whole. Considera-
ton of this bill will be delayed until
! it is printed and placed on the desk.
| The garnishee bill passed by the
house yesterday was referred to the
committee on rights and privileges and
the bill repeating the two-cent fare
law, went to the committee on rail-
roads.
Roll call for introduction of bills
brought out one to exempt soldiers
and sailors of the world war from pay
ing tuition or other fees in state col
i leges. especially Indiana university,
Purdue and State Normal school. Sen.
ator Rats proposed joint resolution
/ for amending the constitution to abol-
ish courts of justice Of the peace.
Appropriation Cut
When the Strobe bill for placing
prosecuting attorneys on salary basis
instead of by fees came up for second
reading Senator Hogston made an un
successful effort to decrease the pro
/ posed salaries on an average OF $500
under the standard fixed in the bill.
Much time was taken up by com
mittee reports, Represents i've Phelps
bill, requiring interurbanl to keep res
taurants, toilets and W ting stations
in sanitary condition IS killed.
The appropriation on the Strobe
tvanAuken bill creating state EN-
:.
federal government was cut from $15,
900 to $4,000.
Senator Sells bill fixing the rate:
of publishing legal notices passed A
to 3 after it had been amended to pre-
vent it from applying to cities OF thu
first class.
Time Wasted in House.
eve certainly have wasted the time
this morning" said Speaker Eschbaci
addressing memers of the house o
legislature just before adjournmen
this noon until 2 o'clock this after
mon. "I hone the members whel
they come will be determined to keel
up the good record they made las
night"
The house received six new meas
, ures and spent the remainder of tn
two-hour session in receiving report
OF committees and in considering bill
on second reading. The volume o
business transacted was regarded a
) the lightest thus far this session.
Governor James p Goodrich signe'
) six measures, including those to pre-
8 vide for $4,000 appropriation annuall
to the G. A. r. for establishing
. charges for protecting commercia
/ paper. and for authorizing tow
J. boards, city councils and townshi
trustees right to petition for drainag
I projects.
c Amendment Fails.
81 Futile effort was made by farme
9 members to amend the measure prt
Y vidfng for the creation Of a sanitar
: live stock commission to provide tha
I the governor shall have the decidin
i vote in case OF a tie. The bill prs
s yides that the state veterinarian sha
+ have this power.
l The Harris measure, providing fo
e physicians paying an annual licens
fee of 81 to practice In Indiana, wa
e advanced to third reading after b.
{ ing amended to give the governc
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