The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-31
(Rv Associated Pressl

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 31.-Many
proposed laws Of past sessions of the
Indiana legislature will attempt a leg
islative comeback when the general
assembly meets again next month.
Though it is certain that these meas
ures will be back, it is not clear
whether their fortunes have been
changed with the passing of time.
While it is only a guess of what the
future has in store for these bills, in
dcations are that at least one of the
law proposals may become one of the
storm centers of the next session.
This is the bill for the commission
form of city government. or for the
municipality being in the charge of a
city manager The measure has both
its proponents and opponents, and
both are busy getting ready for the
show down to come within the next
two months.
Fight on Commission
Another measure that will come
back is that proposing the abolish
ment of the public service commits
sion. which was the object of many a
sarcastic remark during the special
session of the legislature six months
ago. Higher rates granted to public
UTILITIES lid We uOl duN duCcu luS Popu-
larity of the commission, and this COM
| plant probably will be voiced again
as it was six months ago in the legis-
lative halls of the state capitol.
Free school books likewise will be
back again, but it is yet too early for
the supporters of this measure to pre-
dict what will happen this time. 1t is
one of those measures counted out in
the past under the nomenclature I'm
definitely postponed
Perhaps the bill most common to
past legislatures that will be heard
of again is the one to abolish capital
punishment. Old legislators say it is
always among those present on the
committee calendar from early in the
session to the end. 1t, too, is coming
back.
Bills for Farmers.
Two bills of interest to farmers
and shippers also will be back again,
the supporters of either claiming that
enactment this time is a certainty.
Agricultural leaders claim that Indi-
ana is becoming the dumping ground
for poor seed, and assert that the sit
uation can be remedied by pure ag-
ricultural seed law. Such bill, CON-
pelling a test of seed to prove ger
mlnatlOn value has Deen before the
legislature before, but for some rea-
| son or other failed to final considera-
! ton.
| Besides this measure, the farmers
and stock shippers generally assert
! that the present livestock car clean
| ing law costs them thousands of dol
| lars annually. Instead of compelling
the cleaning of all livestock cors that
enter the state, it will be proposed
that the present law be amended so
that cleaning will be regulated by the
Livestock Sanitary board. Such a
| change, it is claimed would be ample
protection against the spread Of
infectious stock diseases. Again, it is
claimed that the present law works
so that the neighboring states not
| having such law, send the cars in
need of cleaning to Indiana.
Here the cleaning is done and the
shipper pays the bill.
Other Measures.
Several and various organizations
of professional men also will have
their pet measures before the law
makers again this session. The chiro-
practors want to be licensed by a