The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-15
PROMPT ACTION
. ON. GERMAN BILL
URGED BY STATE
Constituents Want Speedy
Passage Road and lnsur-
ance Measures Considered.
(By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 15-Few pro-
tests are being received by senators
against the anti German language
bill, .as compared with hundreds of
petitions for speedy action on these
measures. The senate. has passed
two bills on this subject, one by Neg
ley and Alldredge, prohibiting the
teaching of German language in pub
lie schools and another by Van Auken
wiping it from curriculum of Indiana
high schools. 1t now awaits the
Lowe house bill s, which is intended
to apply the same principle to paro-
chial and private schools.
One of the protests received by
Senator Duffey, denounced Duffey's
"acriminous TRADE" in which he asked
the senate to take immediate action
last Thursday. Il have absolutely no
sympathy for the individual who lives
in victorious America and happily
continues to inhale the breezes of
German culture SO extensively served
every American through the medium
of the German language" Duffey
wrote in reply:
Shall our dead soldiers be unset
tied by the teaching of the Huns Ian
guage In our schools-public or any
other kind? Shall the children Of our
men who have given their lives to
spare the fate of. Belgium be forced
to learn the language of the most ILL
mennered nation of all time? Shall
we aid German commercial success
| propaganda through this method al
ready seeking its rebuilding?"
Bills Killed in House
The house of the Indiana legislat ature
was in the humor for killing bills at
the session this morning and among
those to be disposed of were the
Swain measure. providing for inspec-
ton of all food products, and the
Rowbottom bill for increasing the
per diem pay of members of the leg
islature from $6 to So
One measure, providing for towns
| and cities Of 1000 or more population
to accept and to maintain public au-
/ ditor1ums and fixing the maximum levy
at two mills on each dollar Of assessed
valuation was passed by vote Of 81
to 1. Twelve new bills and a joint
resolution, the latter by Representa-
tive Winesburg of Wabash, providing
for the Office of attorney general be-
/ ing made a constitutional Office, were
introduced.
Adjournment was taken at noon
until 2 o'clock Monday afternoon
Chairman Kimmel of the committee
on judiciary A announced a public
hearing will be held in the supreme
court room next Tuesday night on the
/ measures introduced providing for re-
peal of the public service commission
law and restoring franchises and per-
mits of public utilities under which
they operated before coming under
/ provision of the present statute.
! The committee on fees and salaries
! reported the Rowbottom bill for in
creasing the pay in the future of mem
bers, eight committeeman for passage
and five for indefinite postponement.
The debate was the longest that has
been held on any one measure on the
floor thus far in this session. A roll
call vote was demanded, and many of
the members explained their vote. The
vote was 20 to IS for postponement
of the bill
Knapp Wants More Pay
Representative Knapp, of Wayne
county, reflected the sentiment of
many members when he declared he
would like to have the increase in pay
if he is returned to the next session,
adding, "but l must be consistent.
have refused to introduce bills provid-
ing for increased salaries of officers
of Wayne county. Therefore l shall
vote for definite postponement Of the
bill but hope the bill is passed"
Members who spoke in favor of the
proposed legislation declared the cost
of living in Indianapolis is SO high
that they cannot live within their in.
come. Some members added that they
are here because "a few misguided
friends voted for them"
Speaker Eschbach, however, favor.
ed the bill and said he believes one
or both of the political parties should
have backbone enough to insert a
plank in future platforms and put II
up to the people whether they want
the legislature to be a charitable
organization"
Representative Smith Of Princeton,
speaking on the bill to increase salar-
les of court reporters, said Governor
Goodrich is opposed to the increasing
of salaries. He succeeded in having
the bill amended on the second read
ing. fixing the per diem at S. day
and the salaries in certain counties
j at $1,500 year.