South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-13

ganZatlon. Following The roll call
the house adopted "a resolution of
fered by Rep David a. Rothrock
republican Of Bloomington 20 make
the officers Of Che house the same as
az the 1919 session This confirmed
Mr.. Eschbach as speaker.
The senate organized without de-
lay and upon receiving notification
that the house was ready 70 hear the
governors message repaired 20 the
house chamber.
Following the reading Of the mes
sage the senators returned 20 their
own meeting place and began the.r
regular business by the introduction
OF five bills All Of the measures
were products Of the individual
members and none were the mea-
sures advocated By the adminlstra-
ton for consideration al this session
Introduced Bills
The house members also began
the Introduction OF bills following
the governors message and Il bills
were introduced. three of which were
administration measures
One. introduced by Herbert G.
Willis OF Waterloo, would ermit an
increase In the rate allowed for legal
advertising in newspapers. Another
introduced by Rep Otto Fifeld Of
Hebron, provides for amending the
county unit road law giving the
township trustee Jurisdiction over
ne dirt roads and increasing the
number Of petitioners required from
90 10 200. The third. introduced BY
Rep Harry r. Tuthill Of Michigan
city. is the administration tax
amendment law.
All the bills introduced Monday
were referred 10 committee and
committee consideration will begin
Immediately
Before the meeting Of the two
houses, the members in cloak room
conversations indicated preferences
for a short special session Ii was
the opinion Of many that the session
should be concluded i'm one week nut
due 20 the large number OF bills in
troduced II was considered inprob-
able that the session would be con
Guided in such short time.
senate Bills.
The following bills were intro
duced Monday in the Indiana legis-
lattre:
Senate bills:
346 CAlldredge) authorizing
the payment Of additional sums 10
deputy county assessors and assist
ants in Anderson township. Madison
cOunty.s County and township COM
mittee.
r 34T (Duffey) A bill providing
for township trustee authority over
township roads not included i'm the
county or state highway systems
Roads committee.
= 34S (Elsner) Amending 1917
act providing that pupils may be
transported or transferred TO a
school in their district when they live
more than one and one-half miles
from the school and providing that
the township trustee may transfer
any pupil. high or common schools.
10 any other school when condi-
tons warrant Education commit
tee.
s y 349 English Providing for
court aCticn TO determine fair cash
value OF assessed property when the
prop erty assessment Is increased by
horizontal orders by state tax board
and providing for court order for re-
fund. Finance committee. CThis is
not the administration measure on
horizontal inCreases)
r $50 (Negley). Defining per
nicious boarding OF foodstun and
making II misdemeanOr subject 70
fine and Imprisonment and applying
TO those who permit crops TO decay.
Criminal code committee.
House Bills.
II. 3. SOC (RothrOck) Providing
that cities that have passed from one
class 20 a higher class can pay Off
Cials the minimum salaries specified
for that higher class and 10 permit
fifth class cities that have passed
into the fourth class TO abolish
boards of works and safety now re-
quired by law and 20 devolve the
duties OF those boards on the city
council. Cities and towns committee.
II Z 507 (Rothrock). To reduce
the bonding limit from & 10 per
cent IN townships and counties for
roads. Judiciary A.
II 3 sos willis. OF DekaIb). In
creasing the legal rate for public
advertising in newsT apers. Public
printing
n 3 500 (symons). Blue sky"
bill Judiciary A.
X 3 SIG CSymons). Providing for
a Wilbur Wright memorial Ways
and means.
Il b 511 fFiheld). Amending
county unit road law so as To give
township trustees Jurisdiction over
dirt roads and increasing number Of
petitioners required on road petit
lions from SO to 200 Roads COM
mittee
II 81 (Southardl. Providing
for permanent registration of voters
Elections
Music Measure
II y SIS (SOutharde Permitting
cities 20 appropriate not more than
$500 a year for band music In pub
lie parks Cities and towns COM
nittee.
II B 5I4 CTuthnD. Administration
tax law amendment Ways and
means.
HB SIS (HanseID Extending
constitutional debt limit 10 Ter
cent or the school and civil town
ships (bonding limit for school
building 20 replace those destroyed
or condemned. Judiciary b
Fl p sic (Bidamanl Requiring
cities q 200 or more 20 have two
platoon system in hre department
after January L. 1921 Cities and
towns
n 3 SIT CMcNastersl Authoriz-
ny cities OF the first class 10 appro-
PIRATE not moro than $4,000 for ma
tonal cncampments OF the G.. a p
Ways and means
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