Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-12
SPECIAL SESSIONS
OPENS; ESCHBACH
is THE SPEAKER
Continued From page one.)


either of the administration or of the leg
islature.
First and foremost is the tax law, to
which the governor is expected to request
amendments be made.
The assembly Is expected to be called
on to return to the people of Indiana. the
power of local self government in so far
as it applies to the fixing of tax levies
and the issuing of bonds.
! This feature Of the tax law is the one
to which general objection has been
raised.
The tax law, also, what is perhaps the
most glazing mistake of the Goodrich
administration-the ordering of horizon
tai property valuation increases-must be
] corrected.
The legislature will be asked to legal
lie this procedure.
The bill of next importance. perhaps,
/ is that providing for additional appro-
pristions for state institutions.
/ This is to correct a mistake OF the
/ legislature itself.
| Under the Goodrich lash the legisla-
ture determined to ''economize" so that
/ the governor could later refer 10 my
record for economy"
They economical to such an extent
| that the funds for institutions were far
from adequate, resulting in the alterna-
/ tive OF calling the Legislature In emer-
gency session or permitting the inmates
Of institutions to starve.
The road bill which has been prepared
is designed 10 correct another error.
During the last regular session en-
rolling clerks who were appointed be
! cause they had worked In the campaign,
and not because they had any par
ticular ability, lost a number Of amend =
ments to the county unit road bill, which
muddled the road question TO such an
extent that the law. as enrolled. be
came imperative by common consent
when the last regular session was
| called the legislature ratified the Susan
r. Anthony suffrage amendment. but be-
cause OF the governors desire TO make
the session brief. despite the constitution.
4 they failed to do the obvious thing and
make provision for women TO vote.
At the last regular session an employ
ment commission was created.
This commission has been IN existence
oniy n short time. but the governor has
decided 1t WAS all wrong and now the
/ assembly viii be asked to place the
duties OF the commission Ia the hands
of the industrial board.
/ These are only few OF the errors and
omissions TO be corrected.
There are a number of other measures
that must be taken up that could as we'll
have come before the last regular ses-
sion
These include the increase in rates for
legal advertising, increases in interest
rates on bonds and amendments TO the
depository law
There are only two measures in the
Goodrich program that are not the re-
sult Of errors or omissions on the M RI
OF the administration or of the legisla-
ture
These are the provisions for a state
operated coal mine and for the state war
memorial
NINE PURCHASE
To BE ARRANGED.
II is proposed in connection with the
mine that the state buy coal cars.
The legislature Is expected TO be asked
to provide for the lease or purchase Of
mine. and If this is not possible, for
the exercise OF the power Of emminent
domain on the part of the state In the
condemnation and purchase Of a mine.
The war memorial proposal is expect
ed TO be eluded by a provision that a
commission be appointed to investigate
the question.
The legislature is expected TO go no
further on this subject.
Very little interest appears TO be mani
tested by the legislators.
Most of them did not arrive until last
night or this morning and they seemed
generally to have made up their minds
10 do what the governor asks and then
to go home.
They are not exactly enthusiastic
about meeting at this time of year any
way.