Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-13
LOWE BILL ON
SOLDIER BONUS
MEETS DEFEAT
Measure Giving Veterans $40
for Each Month Killed
by Committee.
DECKS BEING CLEARED

Defeat today met the first efforts Of
Representative Richard Lowe of Craw-
! fordsville to get a favorable report from
the Judiciary b committee on a soldiers,
sailors and marine bonus when members
| OF tde committee stated that they had
killed the proposed bonus bill.
| Members OF the committee stated that
| 1t was their opinion that the bonus mat
ter should be taken up at the next regu-
! lar session of the legislature in January.
Representative Bidaman of Terre
| Haute has announced that he Is pre-
| pared to introduce bonus bill giving
| every soldier, sailor and marine il the
| last war a 800 bonus.
Representative Bidamnn attempted to
! have $50 bonus bin favorably reported
| on at the last session, but the bill
failed.
Even Wisconsin has passed a bonus
bin for her fighters and we should do the
| same" said Mr.. Bidaman.
The proposed bill of Representative
Lowe, which fell into the hostile hands
| Of Judiciary b, provided for a $40 bonus
| to every soldier sailor and marine for
| every month and fraction thereof served
in the last war, and also provided that
| If the former fighters were dead, the
| bonus should be paid to the living heirs.
SOLDIERS COULD
GET FREE TUITION.
The bill also proposed that the SOL
| dier could enter n state educational in
stitution, such as Purdue, a normal
! school or kindred state institution with
| out paying the customary fees, In lieu of
4, the bonus.
The bill also provided that a bonus
/ could be obtained while attending high
| institution Of learning.
a concurrent resolution was presented
calling for the support Of the house In
the passage of bonus bin and this reso-
luton was referred to judiciary b COM
mittee.
A total of seventeen bills and resolu-
tions were presented at the morning ses-
sion Of the house. and when the last bill
was introduced and referred 10 the
I proper committee adjournment was taken
until o'clock this afternoon.
Ii Is understood that the great majority
Of these bills will be killed In the COM
/ mittse, the decks are being cleared for
action on the administration legalizing
tax bill as soon as the committee reports.
With the introduction Of a number of
unimportant bills. some Of which are the
pets Of the house members. the morning
program Of the house was virtually
blocked.
When some Of the least important bills
we're being introduced. a member called
out. why isn't q chicken bill intro
ducedg"
WILL GET DOWN TO
REAL BUSINESS SOON.
The machinery Of the house is expect
ed TO he cleared of these unimportant
biiIs by the committees and In this way
make ready for the real business Of the
special session.
Many committees are expected to i'm
mediately report on the bills referred to
them during the morning session.
Those interested In the war memorial
are watching closely for the announce
ment by the ways and means committee
Of the house Of the method to be used
In handling the war memorial measure
as asked by Gov. Goodrich.
The morning session was practically
baked by the introduction Of non-essen-
tial and pet hobby bills in the house.
One OF the prospective bills which Is
. scheduled to be presented provides fof
the appointment of four election clerks
( in large voting precincts instead of two
Another bill which is. scheduled to be
introduced in the house authorizes the
use Of both voting machines and ballots
when there Is not sufficient voting ma
chimes Mt any general or city election.
The proposed bill which will be intro
! duced leaves It to the discretion OF the
county and city election commissioners
! as TO whether both machines and printed
ballots are TO be used.