South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-25
Emergency Measures Remain
Undecided as Assembly
Adjourns Saturday.
PASS TEACHERS BILL
Senate Approves Thirty Per.
cent Increase for Teach
ers of State.
BY Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS. July 24.-Both
houses of the Indiana general assem-
bly, adjourned Saturday afternoon 10
meet again Monday at p. m. At
this time the special session will
enter upon It's third week with a
number Of the emergency matters
which il was called upon by Gov.
James Z. Goodrich 10 enact, sui IN
decided.
The status OF the important bills
at the close Of Saturdays session fol-
lows.
Tax legislation affecting horizon
tai increases leEalizing bill passed
10y the house and a substitute bill
passed by the senate, the senate bill
not having been reported hack 10
the house.
Status Of Bills.
Home rule tax bill-passed by the
house. amended by the senate and
sent 10 conference.
War memorial bill-passed by the
house. amended 10y the senate and
sent 10 conference.
Coal commission bill-passed BY
the house, amended by the senate
and sent TO conference.
The conference committee viii
probably be ready with reports when
the session IS resumed Monday. Little
difhculty is foreseen in reaching
decision on the various bills with the
exception of the tax bill in regard TO
/ horizontal increases.
This measure has been the most
dificult problem put up 10 the spe-
cial session. When the bin passed
by the senate is received by the
house Monday, it is certain 10 be re-
iCcted and IL viii go 10 another con-
ference committee.
House Divided.
There are two forces In both
houses OF the legislature. one Is
contending for q measure such as
passed the house which provides for
legalization OF the horizontal increas-
es made in 1919 assessments by the
state board o. tax commissioners
and declared invalid by the supreme
court. The other faction is holding
out for a measure which would refer
the 1912 assessments back 10 the To-
cal taxing units for revision but
would also incorporate some OF the
legalization bill features. Such a bin
was passed Friday by the senate.
Many efforts have been made 10
reconcile the two factions. but 20
far efforts have been futile. Gov.
Goodrich held conferences with many
of the senate and house leaders Sat
urday but they are said 10 have given
him no assurances Of an early set
Element OF the tax problem.
The senate Saturday afternoon
passed the house bin providing for
an increase Of approximately thirty
per cent in teachers salaries. The
vote was 30 20 3. Those voting
against the bin were Sens. Bainum.
Of Vincennes. Duncan Of Cloverdale.
Kline II Huntington, FNrnas OF
Lynn, and Laney Of Rockville. The
bin provides a minimum wage OF
$500 This provision was stricken
out by the education committee Of
which Sen. Kline is chairman but
was rcinserted when the bin was
brought up in the senate.
Appoint Committees.
The war memorial bill. after be-
ing considerably amended. was
passed by the senate Saturday morn
ing and sent back 20 the house. The
house refused 20 concur in the
amendments and conference commit
tees were appointed.
Three conference committees APP
pointed from the house OF the Indi-
ana general assembly are expected 70
report when the special session -
resumed next week on Immediately
important bills upon which the SEN
ate and house have been unable 20
agree.
The memberships OF these COM
uittecs follows.
Coal commission biil-Seus. Estes
Duncan of Cl0vcrdale. CD. Meeker OF
Monticello. and O.. 4. Bainum OF VIM
cenncs. and Reps. Walter J. Behmer
OF LoEansport. John ". Bonham Of
Hartford City and Charles a. Phelps
OF Fort WAYNE.
Home rule tax bll-Sens VIII
Brown OF Hebron, John S. Audrcdge
Of Anderson and Alfred Hogston OF
Marion. and Reps. c. L. Mendenhau
Of Hendricks county, A. Rothrcck OF
Bloomington and J. Is. Winesburg OF
North Manchester.
War memorial blIl-Sens. Cecil
Tague OF BrookVllle. Clarence Nun
ton Of Kcndallville and Robert
Bracken Of Frankfort. and Reps.
William wood OF Parr Howard p.
Newly of Sheridan and sam Benz
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