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

ACOuklnue0 FROM rage Ohe.l
ommittee on the Johnson bill has
reached an agreement.
BOTH HOUSES
SESSIONS SHORT
Both branches of the legislature held
short sessions this morning.
The senate was called to meet at 9
o'clock, but Immediately recessed until
. AS for want of a constitutional quo
rum.
The session which began at 8 AS lasted
f0rty five minutes.
The house did not convene until 10 80.
Immediately after Speaker Eschbach
allied the house to order Representa-
live Mendenhall made a motion to recess
until o'clock this afternoon.
The ways and means committee is
ready to report on three bills, according
to Representative Mendenhall, who is
chairman.
They are the Marion county and the
city Of indianapolis war memorial bills
and the bill to authorize state educational
Institutions to borrow money.
"a motion to recess until this after
room is the best thing" said Representa-
tive MendenhaIl, explaining that If a roll
call were taken. and it was found that
a constitutional quorum was not present,
the house would be forced to adjourn TN
til tomorrow.
IF the legislators will be present at 8
o'clock we may be able to finish the work
by night" he added.
II believe that there are enough mem
bers IN the city to make a quorum.
GO OUT AND
GET MEMBERS.
eff there are not the onIv recourse will
he to arrest and bring into the house
the members who have gone home"
Conference committee report on the
Johnson home rule bill will be delayed
until agreement on the Kiper curative
measure is reached by the committee.
The reports will be introduced stimuli
taneously, according to Representative
Charles L. Mendenhall Of Hendricks coun-
ty, one Of the members Of the joint con-
ference committee on the johnson bill.
Representative Mendenhau today said
that agreement on the johnson bill has
been reached.
After the senate committee refused 10
accept the offer of the house members
TO adopt the senate amendments, another
meeting was held in which the amend
ments were changed so as to bring about
the agreement, Representative Menden,
hall said
I'VE arc now waiting for the report
on the Kiper BILL" he said
1.-THE purpose of the delay is to ascer-
tain the specific provisions In the Kiper
measure
The two bills must be in harmony.
and If our action agrees with that Of
the committee on the curative bill, then
they will both be sent to the house at
the same time
The representative from Hendricks
county intimated that If provisions in
the Kiper measure did not harmonic
with those of the johnson bill another
conference on, the Johnson bill would
be had.
SOME SENATORS
WILL STAND PAT.
In face Of the optimism of Gov. Good
rich concerning adjournment, there are
some members of the house who see no
prospects for adjournment because they
claim they stand for legalization and will
not recede from their position.
Senator James J. Nedjl, republican, Of
Lake county introduced a motion at last
nights session asking that the governor
explain his attitude.
The energetic efforts of Senator Ros-
zoe Kiper, Boonville, the author Of the
Kiper substitute bill for the TuthiH Ie-
gaining Dill as passed by the house,
turned the tide during a roll call on q
motion Of Senator Donald ?. Strobe, ko-
komo, to lay the melton of Senator Nejdl
on the table
The motion to lay the Nejdl motion on
the table was carried by vote Of 20 ayes
and II noes.
Those voting in favor of tabling the
Nejdl motion were Alldredge. BaInum,
Bowers, Dobyns, Duncan, English. Fur
mas, Hogston, James, Kiper. Kline, Nc
Conaha. McCray, Mckinley. Masters. Metz
ger, Munton, NeGley, Self, Southworth,
Strobe, Tague and Wolfson.
Those voting against tabling of the
motion were Arnold, Bracken, Brown,
dravens, Decker, Elsner, Hepler, Hum
bhreys, Laney, Mccullough, Meemer and
NeJdl
Those not voting Wne Beardslsy, Dor
rell, Douglass, Dufe@ Erskine, Grant,
Hagerty, Kolsem, Mailer. Rats, Signs
and Smith.
NEJDL ATTACKS
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES.
In a spirited address from the floor
Of the senate in support Of his motion
TO ask the governor appear before the
senate and explain his views Of the
deadlocked measures, Senator Nejdl at
tackled the outside influences" which
were working on certain committees and
causing them to get further apart from
an agreement than when they went into
conference.