Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-22

y resolution yesterday by vote Of
cisive vote, refused to adopt the reso-
Many prominent republicans voted
against the resolution, while the demo-
Gratis generally favored the passage of the
resolution
Representative John W. Winesburg of
Manchester appealed to the house to take
some action which would result in the
lowering of the price of coal instead of
appealing TO Washington.
he pointed out that no one wants an
increase in the price of coal and insisted
that the state was big enough to handle
the situation instead of appealing to the
federal officers at Washington.
SOME CHANGE
AYE TO NAY.
Following the spirited appeal Of Repre-
sentative Winesburg several prominent
republican members Of the house changed
their aye vote to nay
NO member Of the house questioned
the motives back Of the Beardsley reso-
luton and as far as the house officially
Is concerned, no action was taken to de-
termine the motives back of the resolu-
tion.
There is, howeveA considerable specu-
lation among the members Of the legis-
lature Of, the real purposes behind the
resolution.
1t has been suggested in lobby gossip
that Speaker Eschbach of the house is
considering appointing a prominent
democrat" as member of the Indiana
/ state coal commission provided the SEN
ate passes the coal commission bill as
sent to the upper house by the lower
house.
Gossip also has it that Eschbach's in
tentions Of appointing a democrat does
not meet the approval Of the governor.
Added to this speculation was the talk
that the governor probably would not
reappoint Eschbach to state board OF
accounts, from which Eschbach resigned
TO become speaker at the special ses-
sion.
Then there is feeling that the
Beardsley resolution was a plan to In.
/ 1nence the senate to take favorable ac-
ton on the Administrations coal com
mission bill as sent to the senate after
passage by the house.
ACTION is TAKEN
AS PROOF.
The democrats welcomed the Beardsley
resolution as proof of the failure of the
Goodrich state administration TO handle
the coal situation and that the state had
to appeal to the democratic national ad-
mini><ration for aid In solving the coal
+ problem
/ The action. OF the house in refusing to
pass the resolution shows that the house
does not approve of the action of the
senate seeking federal aid
The house also considered. on second
reading, two engrossed senate bills and
a house bill
Ihe bill Of Senator English, No 39S,
which gives any city OF the first class
the power to make temporary loans IL
~ was found that there was to be 4
aeheit was read a second time, and there
teing no amendments 1t viii come up
Tor third reading tomorrow
When senate bill No 35l came p2
Tor second reading an amendment was
made to eliminate from the bill In pro-
vlding for compensation of certain
county officers in Knox, the section
which provides for two typists for GER
tain county officers.
The bill now goes to third reading,
probably tomorrow
MOTION TO SUSPEND
Is DEFEATED.
a motion to suspend constitutional
rules by Representative Willis, Stueben,
following the second reading of house
Dill $40, was today defeated in the house.
The bill provides for the cleaning and
repair of dredge bitches, repeating the
act regarding the organization of drain
age. sanitary and reclamation districts
and prescribing their powers and duties.
and repeating the act concerning the
maintainance, repair, Improvement and
betterment of bitches and drains, as ap-
proved March s, 1915.
Amendments by Representative Harrfs
were adopted and added to house bin
OIL, by Representative Cavolt, correcting
the law covering salaries of certain town
ship assessors
The bill now provides for the psy-
of 81 day to assessors and IS a day
to deputies, as compensation for time ap-
tually employed in the duties prescribed
by law, to be paid from the county
treasury, with the following provisions:
No extra pay allowance is made.
In townships having first or second
class cities deputies will receive not more
than So a day.
IN TOWNSHIPS OF
MORE THAN 5000.
In townships having a population OF
more than 5000 the assessor will receive
y
each additional 1000, or fraction thereof,
population above 5000, up to 10000
In townships having q population Of
10000 to $4,000 the assessor will be paid
salary ranging from 81 900 to $1,7OO
year.
In townships having a population Of
from $4,000 to 100000 the assessor will
receive $1,000 a year
Representative Harris amendment pro-
- i i,
lation of from 100000 to 100000 or in
townships where the assessed valuation
as shown by the last preceding assess
ments amounts to more than 500, 600 coo
taxables, the assessor win receive a sal
airy of $4,000 a year.
A provision to the amendment provides
that townships having q city of the sec
Ond class the township assessor, with the
approval of the county board of commits.
sioners is authorized to employ a fixed
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