South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-27
UPPER AND LOWER HOUSE
CONTINUE TO BATTLE ON
TWO PROPOSED MEASURES
Senate Rejects House Bill and
Leaders Say House Will
Reject Senate Bill.
HOLD SHORT SESSIONS
Conference Committee Make
Little Progress in Solving
Important Measures.
Rv Associated Press

BY Associated Press:
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. July 2s.-
Republican members Of the Indiana
senate at a caucus late Monday
agreed that they would stand firm
for the passage Of the home rule tax
bill at the special session of the In
diana general assembly but also de-
cided that they would no longer
withhold from the house the tax
bill written by Sen. Roscoe Kiper OF
Boonville. and passed by the senate
as a substitute for the measure pre-
pared by Rep. Harry b. Tuthill OF
Michigan City.
The Kiper bill was passed in the
senate last week following receipt OF
the Tuthin bill which was passed
by the house IL has not been sent
back 20 the house, the republican
majority at caucuses having decid-
ed 10 hold il until final action was
taken on the home rule bill which
is now in the hands Of a conference
committee.
send Bill to House.
At the republican caucus Monday
afternoon il was decided, however.
20 send the Kiper bill 10 the house
and il VIII be released TO the lower
body at the session Tuesday morn
ing.
Both houses held short sessions
Monday afternoon and wiz meet
again Tuesday morning Little BUS
mess was transacted Monday the
interest OF the legislators being cen
tered in the tax bills.
The home rule tax bill is in the
hands Of conference committee
composed Of Sens. Allredge. Brown
and Hogston and Reps. MendenhalI.
Rothrock and Givan. They held no
conferences Monday but were ex-
pected 10 get together before tho
two houses meet Thursday
The bill passed by the house pro-
vides for authority Of local taNaC
units over bond issue and tax levies.
but names the state tax board as
the body TO which appeals should
be taken The senate amended the
house bin so as 20 make the circuit
court the appeal body
senate Will Stand Firm.
Lieut.. Gov Edgar y. Bush ex-
planned that senate republicans
would stand firm for their amend
ments 10 the home rule bill lie de-
clared there is strong sentiment for
the bill and that Il lis bound 10
pass and become law"
The lieutenant governor explain
ed that in holding the Kiper bill
during the last few days instead Of
returning il Immediately 10 the
house he was acting in accordance
with the majoritys desires"
Previous 10 Monday afternoons
meeting republican senate leaders
have indicated that they would hold
the Kiper bill in tho senate until
the home rule tax bin was passed
and had been signed by the govern
or
When the Kiper bin is returned TO
the house that body is expected TO
refuse 20 accept IL as a substitute
for the Tuthin bill and both bills
will be put in the hands OF a confer
ence committee The bills are both
designed 10 meet the situation Gre
ated by thes upreme cc,udt decision.
which declared invalid the act OF
the act OF the state tax board in
making horizontal increases in 1919
assessments
Make Little Progress.
The conference committees which
have other important measures.
made little progress Monday but all
hoped 20 be able 20 make reports
Tuesday. The committee 20 which was
referred the coal commission bill has
decided upon n report which names
the state board or accounts as tho
commission which would receive the
power Of investigating and regulat-
ing fuel prices The house bill
would have named new comm.s-
sion 20 deal with the coal problem.
while the senate proposed that the
matter be placed under control q
the public service comm issiou.
There was no session OF the war
memorial conference committees 20
which the house and senate bills on
this subject have been referred.
Sen. Clarence HuntOn of Kendall
vile. one Of the conferees. was not
IN the city and Lieut. Gov. Bush
named Sen. Edward B. James OF
Dana 20 iii the place.
The county unit road law confer
ence committee also failed 10 hold
a session but expected 20 meet Mon
day for an informal conference.
Practically no business was trans
acted II the afternoon session Of the
house. -
Two New Bills.
The senate received two new bills.
one was introduced by Sen. George
L LEEey OF Rockville 20 permit In
diana and Purdue universities and
/ Indiana state normal school 20 bor-
row money when they are short o.
fuEds The other was introduced
F by Sen. Harry Negiey of Indlanap-
oils and would permit the city 10
+ increase 20 six percent the interest
on Indianapolis park bonds.
The house bill introduced BY Rep.
/ Clark Mckinley OF Muncie 20 COM