The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-19
REPUBLICANS
WILL ACCEPT
COMPROMISE
Senate Majority Looking To
Political Effect Of
Tax Legislature
NM suREAu At STATE cApITALl

tTIMEs BUREAU At STATE cAPiTALl
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, July l5-Des-
pite the fact hat It was predicted on
saturday that the senate ANGUS COM
mittee would indorse the Tuthiu tax
legalizing bill. developments in the last
few hours Indicate that this commit
tee viii recommend the passage OF a
substantial bill. Incorporating some Of
the features of the measure as it pass
ed the house and also Of the ideas
advocated in the bill advocated by the
Indiana Federation of Farmers Asso-
citation.
MAJORITY WILL ACCEPT
1t is known that the republican ma
jority in the senate with possibly ons
or two exceptions. viii accept what
ever the committee reports in the way
Of a consolidated bill. Senator Duff
few Of Indianapolis has declared that he
viii stand fatty for the farmers bill
and it is believed that Senate Kline
Of Huntington viii hold out for the
adoption Of the farmers bill nmod
fed.
WHAT WILL HOUSE DOR
Should the senate adopt a coIuPro-
mise bill the question arises as 70 the
attitude of the house. which took the
Tuthill legalizing bill without amend
ment except in Section ?. which pro-
vldes now that the state board Of tax
commissioners have final review on all
revision made by ex-oficio members
of county boards Of review.
The traditional a-ntagonisms between
the house and the senate are heighten-
ed in this instance by reports that
some of the friends of legalization in
the lower house served notice on re-
publican members Of the senate that
the lower branch would not accept any
thing but the Tuthin bill.
EsCHBACH FOR 1T
One of the strongest advocates Of the
leEaIization bill Is Speaker Eschbach.
and Z comparatively mall group Of
members on the republican side of the
house inclined to his point of view.
A majority of the house republicans
would take a conciIatory view toward
any reasonable changes the senate
might make. it is believed. because of
their feeling that it would be a stroke
Of political diplomacy To embody some
features of the armers bill and be
cause Of their own feeling early last
week that legaIization. while neces-
sary. is not the most popular course.
CHARY OF MAKING MISTAKE
The senate majority is looking to the
political effect of the tax legislation
more than the house majority. did
Some individuals in the lower branch
expressed doubt about the wisdom ot
confirming, and in a manner compound
ing. the mistake Of the tax board They
were overriden by the argument Of the
leaders that the easiest way out was
legalization, and while it might he
temporarily distasteful and unpopu-
lar. it would be forgotten quickly.
Any general re-assessment with its
consequent new levies and collection
OF the fall installment Of taxes on a
new basis would serve. in the opinion
of the legalization advocates. simply
to keep the dissatisfaction alive.
READY WITH HAMMERS
II is recognized in the senate that
no matter what is done to relieve the
tax situation the democrats Will get
out their hammers for II is their in
tention to make the tax question the
issue Of the campaign in an effort 10
distract the attention of Hoosiers from
the mistakes of the national admins
tration so far as possible.
The republicans in the senate are.