Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-27
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officers for their services instead of keep
ing them waiting for many years.
Representative Charles Bidaman, Terre
Haute, championed the bill.
If the session should continue until
tomorrow the bill will be called up on
third reading and an effort will be made
to pass it as amended.
Some members have attacked the mo-
ttves behind the amendments, but Rep
resentative Mendenhall claims the motives
are honest
KIPER BILL
SENT To HOUSE.
Following an agreement of the senate.
the kiper tax cure" bill was trans
mitted to the house, although an agree
ment has not been reached on the John
son home rule" bill.
The Kiper bill has been held up in the
senate for several days with the under
standing that the bill would not be sent
to the house until the conferees decided
to accept the Johnson home rule" bill
as amended by the senate giving the
local taxing units complete tax levying
and bond issuing powers.
The decision of the senate to dispatch
the bill to the house allows Speaker
Eschbach to appoint members of the
house TO confer with a senate committee
on the Kiper bill.
1t also appears TO have decreased the
tension and i'll feeling in the lower house
because Of the arbitrary action of the
senate in holding up the bill.
ESCHBACH WANTED To
ACT LAST SATURDAY.
Speaker Eschbach was anxious to pat
the Kiper bill in conference last SatUf-
day afternoon IN the hope that the com
mittee could have agreed by yesterday
afternoon.
AS it was both houses accomplished
nothing Of vital Importance yesterday
afternoon, which did not aid I'm causing
friendly feelings between the two houses
It is apparent that the conferees soon
will be able TO report definitely on the
war memorial bill and il Is thought that
the joint conference committee probably
will agree on the 50 600 900 appropriation
as passed by the house.
The senate amended the war memorial
bill by making possible a mill tax. which
the senator's claimed would yield over
So 900. 600. but which the house maintains
would yield over $4,000, 900.
Many senator's on their return to In
dianapolis- after spending Sunday at
home, stated that their constituents were
against any appropriation larger than
s., 600, 900 and in some instances they
were against any appropriation by means
of a special tax for erecting a war
memorial in Indianapolis.
The johnson home rule" bill remains
one Of the big questions, but il is
thought there viii be an agreement
reached soon on this important measure.
The johnson home rule bill has be-
come a campaign issue, with Lieut.. Gov.
Bush champiOning the home rule bill and
at the same time making much political
thunder for the benefit of Warren T.
McCray, republican nominee for governor
McCray favors home rule as provided
in the amendments made by the senate
to the Tuthill bill and the McCray re-
publicans are insisting that the amended
johnson bill will lessen the load for Nc
Cray during the campaign.
It is admitted McCray can not afford
TO shoulder the burdens OF the blunders
OF the state tax board and it is freely
pointed out that if the legalizing measure
as passed by the house should be adopted
by the senate. that McCrays burdens
would be increased threefold.
HOUSE TILT SHOWS
LAY OF THE LAND.
Lieut. Gov Bush always has stood
for home rule snd he appears to have
the backing OF the senate. but Il IS ad-
mitted the senate's action in threaten
bin until the conference committee on
the johnson bill agreed to favor the
senate amendments to the home rule
bill, has not increased the "bFOtherly
love" spirit between the lower and the
upper house.
This was shown late yesterday when
Minority Floor Leader Barker challenged
the roll call to establish a quorum.
After some discussion, it was shown
that the clerk had made no mistake In
taking the role call and that a quorum
was present
"Of course I take It that the minority
floor leader does not question the chair
for the purpose Of tnferrlng that the
chair would stack a roll call" said
Speaker Eschbach.
"I would rather recess the house for
ten DAYS than resort 20 such tactics"
Mr.. Barker explained that he was sat
isfed that & quorum was present and
called upon the house speedily to take
action TO end the session.
'sThe gentleman has been reading the
papers and knows the nature OF the
deadlock between the two houses as well
as the chair" said the speaker.
Mr.. Barker suggested the doors be
locked to maintain a quorum until the
conferees agreed.
Nj. EscuOICu sLdDeA iA%L ne WdS o.
the opinion that there were no rules to
force a joint conference committee to
report and maintained that locking The
doors would not cause any member OF
a conference committee TO cnange his
honest opinion and convictions
Members Of both houses were insisting
that every member get down TO actual
business and end the special session
some time tonight.