South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-22
STATE TO APPROPRIATE
Big SUM FOR ERECTION
OF SOLDIERS BUILDING
Members of Lower House
Complete Consideration of
Emergency Measures.
AWAIT SENATE ACTION
Republican Senators II ol d
Night Caucus on Tax and
Memorial Bills.
By Associated Press

f By Associated Press:
/ INDIANAPOLIS. July 2I-The
house of representatives Of the In
diana general assembly Wednesday
I completed consideration OF the
( emergency measures which have
been PRESENTED for consideration at
the special session and is now await
J ing action by the senate. The house
az a busy session Wednesday after
noon passed the reconstructed war
memorial bin and the home rule tax
/ bill restoring 20 local taxing units
/ control over bond issues and tax
I lovies that has rested with the state
/ board of tax commissioners.
Senate Leaders called a caucus OF
/ republican members OF that body 20
meet Wednesday night TO consider
/ action on the various emergency
/ questions which are now pending.
The most important is the tax leg
J islation necessary TO remove the un-
! certainty created by the supreme
! courts decision making invalid the
| state tax boards horizontal in
/ creases in 1919 assessments. The
/ caucus must also decide what atti-
/ ude the majority members will take
/ toward the war memorial bill and
/ the homo rule tax bill. When these
three measures are disposed OF the
I work Of the special session viii be
I near completion.
Unanimous Vote.
The war memorial passed tho
house "Wednesday afternoon. 81 20 @.
IRep. Benz. democrat OF Crawford
Il fcountys voted against the bill on the
lroll call but later changed his vote
'i.in favor OF the bin making Il Unani-
NOUS. he explained that sentiment
in his district was IN favor Of a
| bonus TO ex-service men instead Of a
memorial.
The bill provides for appropria-
tion by the state OF 100000 for
the construction OF a memorial
building and the donation Of ground
now occupied by st. clair park and
the state blind asylum The build
ing would provide meeting rooms
for all patriotic orders. II is ex-
pected also 70 provide national head
quarters for the American legion.
The home rule tax bin, also passed
by the house az its afternoon ses-
sion. received a vote OF IS ayes and
13 noes after the rules had been sus-
pended for It's final passage
The bill was originally drafted by
| Rep Johnson OF Grant county. but
was amended following a republican
caucus by a committee composed OF
i Reps. Tuthul. Swain and Harris.
Give Local Units Power.
The bill provides that local tax
units will be given power at once 20
i fix their own tax lCvics After July
:. 1921. the authority over issuance
! Of bones viii be granted. The state
tax board now holds this power. The
, measure is advocated in the repub-
i liCan state platform
At It's session Wednesday morning
] the house hy a vote OF IS 20 .
fIassed bill aholishinE the primary
4, election law. The measure was sent
, to the senate. The bill would not
! interfere with the holding OF pri-
maries for county officials n the peO-
? pie desire 20 hold such primaries.
! according 70 Rep. Laughlin, one of
the authors % tho bin
, The house concurred e. a confer
, enCe committees report on the
: emergency appropriations bill The
, bin as finally agreed upon BY house
, and senate conferees appropriatcs
S1071.236.18 for various state in
stitutions and departments which
have exhausted their funds
The senate spent most OF Wednes-
5 day in consideration of amendments
to the house "blue sky" bill After
many amendments had been accept
ed and many others rejected fhe
senate voted 90 resume consideration
. OF the bin later in the session
Z After making some amendments
e the senate Tassed the house bin
1 which restores ''lost amendments
3 20 the county unit road laws so that
, township trustees viii have iur.s-
= dict!on over dirt roads. The vote
( was 35 to o. The bin was sent back
% the house for concurrence In the
. amcndm ents-
Restoration OF federal control of
the fuel supply was sanctioned by
the Indiana senate today by aGop-
ton. 2S 70 Is. OF q concurrent res0-
luton offered bv Sen Beardslcy. re-
publican. OF Elkhart for the APP
pointment OF "A committee 20 visit
Prest wilson and urge the rein
statement of a federal fuel admins
5 traitor. The resolution reached the
house wednesday afternoon and
z after an attempt was made 20 XIII
81 il by indefinite postponement it was
: made a special order Tor considera-
5 tiOn ThursdaT
Rep. Davis. republican of Jay
2 county. moved indefinite postpone
r ment Of the resolution but his mo-
ton was lost when put 90 viva
2 -orn vote.