The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-02-17
HOT SESSION OF
LEGISLATURE DUE
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the school The house has passed tho
first Of these two bills early in the ses-
sion-before a week had gone by-and
the senate thus far has failed to act on
the bill. personal jealousy Of authors Of
other bills on the German question be-
ing large responsible.
The second Lowe bill also has been
PASSED by the house. but with many
amendments thereto The house also
las passed tho Alldredge- NcRley senate
bill after amending IT, and this bin like
wise provides for the repeal Of tho old
Communicating amendment OF 1869
Meanwhile the senate has taken ac-
ton only on a bill. introduced by SEN
ator Van Auken. democrat. TO strike out
{ The provision In the laws governing high
schools of the state under which tho
teaching either Of Latin or German in
tho high schools was compulsory In
view of many persons here the senate *
responsible for much Of the situation
Z that has given rise to such wide pread
public protest against lack Of action on
! the German bills
Personal jealousy Of Harry Z. NoEley.
senate majority floor leader. has been
responsible for many of tho troubles IN
the house, the leaders of tho lower house
contend and the coming week probably
viii see some action taken to compel
Negley 10 merge his personal pride In
being the author OF whatever bills are
PASSED with the common pride Of the
legislature in Graduating German from
the schools
Leaders here have spent more time
considering what they should do In re-
, lation TO the German bills than they
have spent on any one subject during
the past week md tho coming seven
days promise TO develop even greater
discussion Of the German question.
Meanwhile tho highway question is
again the underlying topic Of discus
son in both houses. At a caucus Of the
house republicans several nights ago It
was determined to bring the proposed
| state highway commission law out and
I pass il under suspended rules The
same thing was to be done with the tax
4 reform bill. Neither Of tho bills are cut
and IL was discovered later that wide
spread opposition TO certain phases Of
! ench bin had been responsible for the
overturning Of the caucus program.
The center of the fghe on the high
4 way bill again IS between those legis-
/ lators who desire to see the automobile
/ tdNfS OF inc state diverted to the state
/ highway fund and those who desire
these taxes to be kept in the individual
| counties. as now. 4 proposal that these
taxes he kept In the individual counties
for road maintenance purposes and that
tho state Tux levy Of min proposed in
the original highway bin as one cle-
ment in producing the funds necessary
for tho highway commission properly IL
function In road building. he increased
70 , mills Many Of tho counties OF the
state would he compelled 70 nav in
taxes many thousands or dollars more
under a 2-miIl tax proposal than thew
would give up bv allowing the automo-
bile taxes to be diverted to the state
/ HIGHWAY fund
Friends Of the road hill arc dcternain-
! ID that y shall come down in the house
for quick action early this week 4
bitter aght on the automobile tax rro-
vision Is sure 70 be started II II docs
Meanwhile the tax situation remains IN.
/ changed After caucus agreement II
bring Il down and pass Il under suspend.
- rules much opposition to certain
features Of it developed and It was I'm