South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-31

PASSES TAX
BILL; QUITS
Special Session Ends After
Prolonged Fight Over Pro
posed Measures.
RESTORES AMENDMENTS
Called by Gov. Goodrich to
Enact Legislation Desired
by Executive.
BY Associated Press.

by Associated Press;
INDIANAPOLIS. July cO.-The
senate and house OF the Indiana
general assembly tonight concurred
In convention committee reports on
the remedial tax bill and the home
rule tax bill. The concurrence Of
the two houses brought an end To
the long discussion Of the special
session Of the legislature.
The special session which ad-
jOurned sine die tonight. met July
u, when Gov. James +. Goodrich
presented ! = measures, which he de-
ciared required emergency action.
Ten of these measures received faV-
Orable action in some form by the
legislature and two were killed.
With the exception OF the mea-
surcs outlined by the governor the
bills passed by the assembly were
Of minor Importance dealing mostly
with emergencies In certain loCaG-
ties. ore Of the most important
measures out side OF the administra-
JiOn bills is the blue sky" Laws
which was enacted and signed b.
the governor.
Summary of Bills.
the administration bills outlined b.
trc governor in his opening message
and which ware acted upon favor
ably by both houses.
Emergency appropriation bill
providing funds for state institutions
which had exhausted their appro-
priations.
Restoring "lost amendments" TO
county unit road law and giving
d tfFs 81 -
dirt roads.
Restoring the fee OF s5 per day
10 county auditors and treasurers
for attending meetings of county
boards OF review.
Increasing the rate Of public legal
advertiZing in newspapers making
IL correspond more closely TO COM
mercial rates.
Providing for construction in In
dianapohs OF a war memorial build
ing.
Remedial tax legislation dealing
with invalidated horizontal increases
in 1913 assessments.
|. Home rule tax bill giving local
authorities control over bond IS
sues and tax levies.
Abolishing employment commits
sion and placing its functions in con-
troll OF industrial beard.
Composite bill including all cleo
ton law changes necessary TO pro-
vide facilities for additional voters
created by ratification of federal
suffrage amendment.
Coal committee bin authorizing
state board of accounts 10 investt-
safe and regulate prices OF fuel.
Give Commission Power.
Giving public service commission
power 10 order priority for coal cars
10 mines with which the state has
contracts for fuel
The senate killed an administra-
tion bill which would compel all
public officials 20 act in accordance
with the public depository law. The
administration bill making the rate
of interest on all public bonds six
percent and on temporary loans
seven percent was killed in the
house.
The new bill embodies some OF
The features contained i'm both the
senate and house bills which were
framed 10 meet the situation
brought about by the decision of
the supreme court invaidaung hori-
zontaI increases in 1919 assessments
made by the tax board. The house
bill was prepared by Rep. Harry 3.
Tuthiu OF Michigan CITY. and the
senate bill ty Sen. Roscoe kiper Of
BoOnVIile.
The kiper bill is said 10 have been
the basis of the COmprOmisc nca-
sure although some features OF the
Tuthiu bill were embodied The
Tuthul bill as originally drawn
sought 10 lcgalize the invalidated
increases and became known as "a
lcgaliziug measure. The senate bill
sought 10 avoid legalizauon ana
shift the burden OF readJusting taxes
IN accordance with the supreme
courts decision back 10 local tax
ing units Senate leaders have stood
firm fer the senate Lill while house
leaders have been inSistent upon the
legaIiziug measure. Apparently the
compromise bill Is a victory Tor
the senators who opposed leEalizsl-
lion.