The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-07
{By Associated Press)

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INDIANAPOLIS, March Z. - No
change will be made in the primary
election law relative to the date of
holding the nominating elections ac-
cording to action taken by the house
Of the legislature which body this
morning struck out the enacting clause
of the Duncan measure. The bill pro-
vided for the date of holding the pri-
mary being changed from the first
Tuesday in May to the first Tuesday
in March. 1t had been passed by the
senate by vote of 33 to s.
The house received the Mendenhail
tax bill in the form as amended and
passed by the senate but no action
was taken. House leaders said that
the house would refuse to concur in
the amendment and would ask ap-
pointment of conference committee.
Many visitors, known to be interested
in the tax measure, were talking 10
members at every opportunity. When
the bill was received the house min
ority joined by few Republicans, ap-
plauded.
Passage of four senate measures
concurrent in the senate amendment
to two house bills and adoption of n
minority report to postpone indefi-
nitely the senate measure proposing
increases in the maximum salaries
which officials of cities of the different
classifications may be paid, and ad-
vancement of a number OF senate
measures including the county unit
bill to third reading constituted other
business before the house.
Contracts Affected.
Bills passed provide for penalty
of fine of not to exceed $1,000 or
Imprisonment for one year Of any con-
tractor who issues a receipt falsely
stating that all labor and material
obligations have been paid in full; or
county commissioners to erect and
maintain at important road functions,
guide posts and boards, and for pris-
on sentence of from one to five years
be imposed upon conviction of any
public officials who demand or re-
ceiye any compensation legally belong
ing to a deputy, clerk or employe.
Another bill provides for the auth
orization and regulation of the ex-
change Of certain classes of reciprocal
and inter-insurance contracts be-
tween individual partnerships and
corporations.
Senate amendments to the Deem
anti-red flag measure and to the Kim
mel fire marshal bill were concurred
in by the house upon motions OF the
authors of the measures. The former
incorporates provision for prosecution
of Bolshevists who attempt to spread
that propaganda in Indiana.
No Extra Session
Lieutenant Governor Bush today
told the state senate that there will
be no extra session of the general as
sembly to pass the appropriation and
other necessary legislation and said
he desired to refute the rumor that
it would be necessary for Governor
Goodrich to call an extra session to
dispose Of these matters.
Bush's declaration was made during
consideration of the regular appropria-
tions bill which the senate took at
1880 in committee Of the whole.
Shortly after the senate had resolv-
ed itself into committee, Bush made
the announcement that he will try
to cut in half the proposed increases
in appropriation for state institutions.
His statement accompanied a motion
to reduce the appropriation for the
central hospital for the insane at Ind
annapolis from $375.000 to 357, 500.
Last years appropriation was $340, 900
and Bush's motion was in keeping
with his announcement.
After long argument and some