South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-15

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soldiers home az Lafayette, sum
equal 20 SIS month for each mem
Der, offce- and enPloye residing al
tic home is also appropriated.
While the Indiana house Of repre-
sentatlves Kept the legislative
wheels turning Wednesday and
passed three bills on 20 the senate
the upper house became stalled IN
q parliamentary tumble and was
unable 20 take final action on any
OF The pending legislation OF the
SPECIAL session OF the general as
selnbly.
The horse gave its anal approval.
under a suspension OF the rules, 10
lie bill apprOpriatng funds for the
lnair tenance OF state Institutions
until sept. 90, the close OF the pres
ent fiscal year This bill was
passed without a dissenting vote.
The second bill approved gives pub
lie service commission authority 10
order railroads 10 provide 100 per
cen car service 70 coal mines YIN
which the state has tJel contracts.
This bill passed a. tC s after the
rules had been suspended.
The house also passed by unani-
nous vote the bill Of Rep. James
Southland, republican, of Laporte
county, amending the registration
law so that the registration OF voters
will be permanent unless they move
from the precinct IN which they re-
side
Attempts at the afternoon session
OF the senate 10 suspend the rules
ard finally pass upon q number or
bills reported favOrably from COM
mittees were futile. Democratic
members of the upper hOust, assist
ed by Sen. Luke w. Duffy. republI-
can, OF indianapolis, voted against
suspending the rules and their Il
votes We're enough 20 beat the con-
stitutiOnal twO-thirds necessary Tor
suspension.
An agreement was reached be
tween party leaders, however, later
under which the democrats Will
agree 10 a suspension Of the rules
Thursday in order 70 pass a bill
drawn up by a non-partisan com
mittee providing for changes at the
TALL election if the federal suffrage
amendment * ratified by that time
May Discontinue Work.
HoTinC TO shut of the introduce
Sen. Arthur ID. Mckinley, rCpubh-
can. Of Muncie, introduced a motion
"Wednesday 10 discontinue the in
PRODUCTION Of new measures after
wednesday, session. Following OBJ
icctions by both republicans and
democrats, Sen. Mckinley changed
his motion so that the limitation
would be imposed Thursday instead
of Wednesday. His motion was
then referred 10 the rules commit
tee, where favorable action Is eN-
pected.
The house has a tentative agree
ment 10 discontinue consideration
OF bills introduced after Wednes-
DAY. With the legislation row on
hand, leaders in both houses say it
will be impossible 10 end the special
session before Tuesday or Wednes-
day OF next week.
The appropriation bill passed
wednesday by the house carries
total OF approximately 100000.
This amount is for institutions
which have exhausted their apprO-
priations. The bill also lCsalizes
the action Of the state finance board
in advancing money cut of the gen
eral fund OF the state treasury TO
the state institutions 20 meet unpaid
maintenance D4llS lltQALtu III 49, >
and 1919.
Would Abolish Commission.
Before djsposing Uf the arprOpr-
atoms bill ithe house passed TO sec
ond reading the bill of Rep. Harry
T.. ROWbOttOm. republican, or
Evansville. proposing the abolish
ment Of the public service commits
sion. \ majority report recon-
mendCd indefinite pCstpOnement OF
the bin while a minority report
signed by Reps =. H. Diem demo
Crat, OF New Albany, and Claude A.
Smith, republican, of Princeton, rec
commended its passage. After "a live
~ debate in which Rep. Smith said
the public had come TO the cOnclu-
sion that il was a rate raising COM
mission the minority report was
substituted for the majority report
by a rising vote of AZ TO 30. Rep. d
NJ Vesey, Of Fort Wayne, made a
short speech in favor of the major
ity report He declared he held no
brief for the commission but he be-
lieved action on this feasure should
he deferred until regular session
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