Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-30

Inc reason given for sending out for
meals, according to one Of the members
IN the session, is to prevent any possible
information from reaching Gov Good
rich until the COMMITTEES is ready to re-
Port.
Every time a tentative agreement is
reached, some member of the committee
informs the governor. vino Immediately
throws a monkey wrench into the cogs,
! and another meeting TO revise the bill
must be held" he said.
The committee probably will reach an
agreement this afternoon and rush the
bin to the legislature between and
o'clock.
Members of both houses had the i'm.
preston that a final effort would be made<
by the administration to break the dead
lock today.
When Mr.. Wasmuth appeared at the
statehouse there was animated converse
| tiOn among members Of both houses, as
Wasmuth's presence was taken to mean
that political pressure was to be brought
to bear upon the joint committee on the
Kiper bill
When Representative Tuthill, author Of
the Tuthill legalizing bill, and other
members Of the house conference commit
tee on the amended Kiper bill walked TO
the state supreme courtrooms with Was
muth, Assistant Attorney General Q. s.
Leash and Ed Jackson. secretary of state,
it was apparent that the administra tons
drive to end the deadlock was really on
The joint COMMITTEES with Wasmuth
and the others entered the courtroom
Of the supreme court and closed the
door
Members of both houses found nu-
merous excuses to walk up and down
the corridor and they lost no oppor-
/ tunfty to look toward the closed door
| Of the state supreme courtroom
The McCray republicans are pointing
out 1t is absolutely necessary that the
| deadlock be broken and urging that fhe
committee take action which VIII result
in both houses accepting a compromise
Republican political leaders admit
tedly are concerned over the statewide
effects of the deadlock, which gives the
democratic members of both houses am
pie opportunity to criticise the Good
rich administration, as well as the ef
feet of outside influences on the com
mittee.
Every effort is being made to beep
Goodrichism out Of the legislative sit
uatton, but members Of both houses arr
lock.
1t is understood that the presence OF
Wasmuth viii result in the COMMITTEES
being able to report on a compromise
agreement of Section of the Kiper bill
This section, as passed by the senate
is the real meat OF the bill as it provides
for the state board of tax commissioners
and the county board of review reassess
ing, reviewing and equalizing the assess
mentS.
It was said by a member Of the com
mittee that an agreement was nearly
reached yesterday on section 1 after the
house conferees had suggested q comprc
mise, and the senate conferees were
about ready to accept the proposed agree
ment when the committee adjourned fos
lunch.
On the return Of the conferees yester
day afternoon the house members refused
to discuss their proposed agreement, i
is said
The governor expressed the opinion
that the conferees will be able to agree
today and that adjournment wiz follow
The governor admitted that he had
the same thought for several days.
The governor is known TO have favored
legalizatton, but Ii is understood that he
win accept the other way as proposed hy
the senate II compromise is entered
into by the conferees.
He stated he would have been willing
to have appeared before the senate and
explained the administrations stand on
the Kiper apd home rule bills.
But the majority, it appears, didn't
seem to want me- he said good-na-
turedly.
The governor will not go - Turkey
Run today to attend the meeting Of the
republican editors, but will remain al
the statehouse.
While he is optimistic over the ability
Of the committee to reach an agreement,
the majority republicans in a caucus last
night decided to stand by the senate eon-
ferees on both the Ktper and the John
son home rule bills.
With the senate determined TO sup
port Its conferees on the joint commit
tee> who favor the Kiper bill and the
apparent decision of the house to main
tain its position on the Tuthill legalizing
hill as the only cure for the tax muddle,
efforts to break the deadlock were post
poned until 8 O'Clock this afternoon
when the house and the senate recon
vene.
Despite the attitude Of the majority
members Of both houses regarding the
deadlock, there are indications that the
joint conference committee will report
on tAe Kiper curative bill this afternoon.
when it was definitely learned that tho
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