Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-15
RIGHT OF WAY GIVEN
TWO BILLS IN SENATE


noon for consideration of the appropri-
ations and elections bills.
The appropriations bill, which is an
administration measure, and which was
one IF the chief reasons for calling the
special session of the legislature, was
TO be handed down by the chair to be
considered by the senate as COMMITTEES
of the whole.
It was expected the bill would be
made special order of business and
rushed through to passage under sus-
pension of the rules.
The election bill was expected to be
reported Immediately following the noon
recess. and will be reported favorably by
the elections committee, with but one
minor change.
One bill has been framed by the COM
mittee on elections, to take care OF the
eight changes in the election laws of
the state.
The senate elections committee is COM
posed of Senator's Dobyns, Beardsley,
Meeker, league, Furnas, Rats and Els
ner.
1t was expected that the bills would
be printed and ready for consideration
by the senate Immediately upon conven-
ing at o'clock this afternoon.
ELECTION CHANGES
Sweeping changes in the election laws
Of the state are proposed in the Dill
framed and expected TO be passed with
out extended discussion.
The bill is considered as a highly Inn
portant one, in that it contains pro-
vision for the voting Of women in the
November elections and for the changing
of precinct boundaries to provide for the
increased number of voters
bill proposed by Senator Elsner
would give to women of the state the
same rights a those held by men, In
the holding Of public offices, places on
election boards, and making them elig-
ible TO jury duty.
If the women are to be granted full
suffrage. the same as men, there Is no
reason why they should not be granted
full rights in regard TO holding Offices
said Senator Elsner
The election law was drawn by a BIZ
partisan subcommittee composed OF Sen
ators Elsner and Rats.
BILL TO BE
RUSHED THROUGH.
Agreement has been reached between
the, majority and minority In the SEN
ate that the bill viii be rushed through
to passage under suspension OF the
rules, because OF the Importance OF the
act
The bill viii double the numerical
limit OF voters to the precinct from $50.
as at present. to 500, and additional cleo
ton clerks are provided to handle the
increased number OF votes in the larger
precincts.
Providing that full suffrage is grant
ed women within the next few weeks. the
/ bill win authorize county commissioners
/ TO change precinct boundaries as late as
August s.
/ Some discussion was had In the com
mittee on the return OF unvoted ballots.
following the close Of the polls.
/ TO KEEP BALLOTS
t FOURTEEN MONTHS.
! 1t was the purpose of the committee
to have the ballots burned. hut follow
I Ing objections, II was decided to have
[ tho ballots returned to the board of cleo
/ ton commissioners, boxes TO be pro-
/ vided for keeping them. for fourteen
months following the election.
Under suspension of the rules house
/ bill No. 53s the appropriations bill,
covering appropriations for state insu.
/ tGtions. was expected to be passed this
afternoon.
/ This bill carries an appropriation OF
/ $3.50. 1851, providing funds for the vari-
/ able them to complete the fiscal year.
/ Little opposition to the measure was
expected to be brought up in the sen
/ ate when it is called upon TO pass it.
I SIX BILLS
I ARE PASSED.
/ Under suspension OF the rules six bills
were passed by the senate this morn
/ ing.
! Included in these bills was bill No.
I 359 introduced by Senator Masters of
/ Marion county. providing that the park
+ law should be amended 80 as to au
/ thorize park departments in cities Of the
I first class to establish building lines
/ and to determine what shall be built on
property fronting parks.
/ This bill was reported favorably by
/ the committee on affairs of the city Of
/ Indianapolis, and an attempt to pass 1t
I In omnibus at the Wednesday afternoon
/ session, under suspension of the rules,
/ failed
/ Other bills passed this morning under
suspension Of the senate rules were:
Bill No. 1853 introduced by Senator
/ Brown, providing for the legalization Of
contracts entered into by school cities
and towns for the construction of tenn
/ porary school buildings, and all obliga~
/ tions incurred
+ Bill NO. 0Ot, amenuinB Lne I cru IloOu
/ prevention bill.
/ Bill No 1913, authorizing the erection
/ by counties and cities of soldier and
/ sailor memorials, and exempting the same
/ from taxation.
/ TEMPORARY SCHOOL
LOANS PROVIDED.
Bill No. 377, enabling the board of
school commissioners in cities of more
than 100000 population to make tenn
/ porazy loans for the use Of LOCAL funds"
Bill No 1892, providing for the construc-
ton Of bridges by counties, on state
boundary lines, across streams leading
into an adjacent state.
What action will be taken by the sen
ate on the Hogston bill providing for
/ the adjustment of the public service
commission and the transfer of it's
duties to the old railroad commission,
/ is still an enigma.
The bill was reported out of commit
tee this morning, without recommenda-
ton.
What action will be taken now by the
sponsors of the measure is unknown.
That the bill stands a fair chance Of
going to second reading is indicated by
the fact that the enemies of the measure
were not strong enough to have the bill
killed in the committee.
Senator Hogston was expected to act
this afternoon in some manner to have
his bill receive consideration.