South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-20
ASSEMBLYMEN
DEADLOCKED
ON TAX BILL
Indiana Legislature Unable TO
Agree on Proposed
Measures.
BY Assoclated Press

BY Associated Press:
INDIANAPOLIS. July 19.-I.ack-
ing decisions from caucus commit
tees which have been appointed TO
consider the important subjects OF
tax legislation and war memorials
the two houses OF the Indiana general
assembly turned their attention Mon
day 10 other bills which have been
introduced since the openings OF the
special session last Monday. The eau
Gus committees were AT work during
the day but members were not hope
full Of reaching an agreement before
Tuesday
The committee considering tax
legislation was confronted with the
problem OF recOnciling two forces.
one contending for legalization Of
the horizontal increases made by the
state board Of tax commissioners and
declared invalid by the SUI RENE
court and the other holding out for
a bill advocated by the Indiana Fed
Grafton Of Farmers Associations
which would leave 10 the county
units the task OF revising tho 1919
assessments in accordance with the
ruling of the supreme court The
committee session Monday afternoon
ended without agreement and the
question will be taken up again
Tuesday morning.
Consider Project.
Another committee considering the
ten million dollar war memorial
project failed 10 reach an agreement
Monday afternoon and at another
session Monday night considered
three plans One provides for car
rying out the memorial project as
outlined In bills now before the
house Another provides for the
same plan but would require that il
be submitted TO a referendum vote at
the November election. The third
plan would provide for the appoint
ment Of n commission 10 consider the
project and report at the regular
session of the assembly next winter
When the senate convened Mon
day afternoon Gov. James p. Good
rich appeared before the senator's
and read a prepared statement an
swering a series Ot questions which
were presented by Sen. Joseph NJ.
CraVens democrat OF Madison, at
Saturdays session. Sen. CravenS'
questions pertained 20 the governors
coal mining interests and implied
that there was an agreement be-
tween the governor and T. NJ. Costin.
of Cincinnati, Ohio, general manager
of the Big Four railroad, whereby
a mine in which they had a joint
interest was given 25 cars daily FOR
shipment of its output.
Governors Statement.
The governors statement denied
all the Implications contained in the
senator's questions. The questions
were presented Saturday during de-
bate on the bill passed by the house
which extends the power Of the pub
lie service commission so that II may
order 100 per cent car service 10
mines at which the state has con-
tracts for supplying fuel 10 state in
stitutious The bill will come up
for passage in the senate al 1880
a. m. Tuesday.
In the course of his reLly the gov
ernor made plea for passage OF
his coal commission bill. This bill
which passed the house Saturday.
provides for an Indiana coal COM
mission with wide authority TO fix
the price Of fuel and regulate the
distribution Of coal produced at In
diana mines.
The senate suspended its rules and
passed BY a vote OF 33 to bill by
Sen. HogstOn, republican. of Marion,
providing for the two platoon sys-
tenn i'm cities and towns having or
Canized fire departments. The meas
ure was sent 10 the house. After tax
ing preliminary action on some
minor measures the senate ad-
iourncd 20 meet again at 10 a. m.
Tuesday
Pass Marriage Bill.
The house devoted most Of its aft
crnoon session 10 passage under Sus-
pension of the rules OF Rep. J. \.
Craig's euCenic marriage bill The
final vote was - TO Il and IL was
then sent To the senate. The bill re-
quires health certificates from az
plicants for marriage licenses show