The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-07-13
NO BILLS ARE.
READY; SOLONS
SOON ADJOURN
Three or Four Important Bills
To Be Passed at Special
Session; Minor Ones To Be
Coldly Treated.
HURL MONKEY WRENCH

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 13.-
Stalled because Of lack of committee
consideration of bills which have been
introduced, both houses Of the Indiana
general assembly held short meetings
this morning and adjourned until this
afternoon.
During the recess, committees
worked hard to complete their reports
SO that the general assembly may
make progress in consideration Of the
emergency measures recommended by
Governor Goodrich.
There were indications that bills of
minor Importance would get scant
consideration, and that the assembly
would confine its work to passage of
three or four of the bills outlined by
the governor yesterday
Introduce Many Measures
Bills continued to flow in on the
morning roll call, 19 being introduced
in the senate and II in the house.
Out of this number only one was an
administration measure. This was in
troduced by Senator T. L. Dobyns,
Republican, of Greensburg, and pro-
vided for restoring sections of the
highway law which were left out by
an enrolling clerk.
The "lost sections" provide for the
jurisdiction of the township trustees
over highways not included in county
and state road laws.
Consideration was given in the
ways and means committee to the bill
appropriating funds for state institu-
tions until Sept. 80, the close of the
present fiscal year. This was one of
the bills recommended by the gov
ernor and the necessity of which was
primarily the cause of the call for the
special session.
1t is probable that this bill will be
the first to be called up.
Raise Racket About Printing
Printed copies of the administration
bills found on the desk of the senators
and representatives brought objec
tions from Senators Joseph NJ GRAY
ems, Democrat. of Madison, and E. T
Elsner, Democrat, of Seymour
They inquired if the use of state
money in printing these bills before
their introduction was Justified Lieu
tenant Governor Bush explained that
the bills were printed merely for the
purpose of information and to expe
dite the work.
Sentiment for a short session was
expressed at caucuses held last night
by both Republicans and Democrats
There were indications, however that
all the legislation recommended by the
governor would not be passed without
opposition.
Democrats declared in favor of the
war memorial bill advocated by the
American Legion. in favor of the ap
preparations for the maintenance OF
state institutions and for amendments
to the election laws to provide for the
feminine vote when the federal suf
frage amendment is finally ratified.
Democrats Oppose Tax Legality.
They expressed opposition, however
to the bill legalizing the horizontal tax
increases, which were declared invalid
by the supreme court and also to the
governors plan for state owned anc
operated coal mine to furnish fuel fol
state institutions.
The Republicans of the house and
senate caucused separately early ir
the evening. Later at a joint meetins
they declared in favor of a short ses
sion. but took no definite action to
ward outlining program for consider
alton of the various administration
measures.
All of the bills advocated by Cover
nor Goodrich in his message, will prob
ably be introduced today. and consid
GRAFTON will be given to some of those
introduced yesterday