Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-24
HOUSE BALKS At
He. L. AND FUEL BILL

The house today refused to concur in
amendments proposed by the senate pro-
vidlng for placing with the public sery-
Ice commission the added duty OF in
vestigatiug and alternating, II possible.
the coal situation and the high cost OF
food, for which the house originally in
tended a separate commission to be es-
tablisbed
Representative Anderson made the mo-
ton that the house not concur in the
amendments aHd that 4 conference com
mittee be appointed
Speaker Esehbach appointed Represeu-
tatives Behmer, Phelps and Bonham 70
meet with Il similar committee from the
senate 10 discuss the measure.
The members u senate committee are
Neeker. Baruum and Duncan.
Representatives Winesburg and Bon
ham originally introduced the bill. but
committee substitute was adopted
providing for the creation of the Indiana
coa3 commission. consisting OF three
mem bers, the duty OF which was to in
vestigate coal conditions. fix coal prices.
seize aud operate mines for the state
aud determine priority Of shipments.
An amendment by Representative
Phelps with provisions that the com
lnittee also have charge OF the inves;i-
cation and relief of the food cost stu
alton. also was adopted by the house.
The bin was passed under suspension
Of rules by a vote Of IS to s. and handed
Il by comforting those duties to the pub
lie service commission instead Of Great
ing a new commission.
Representative Phelps took the first
strand Of opposition to the amendments
in the debate in the house
The people of the state demand pro-
lection. and we are chosen to see that
they get It.
we should take definite action against
the senate amendments, and create A
In which we will have some
authority by virtue of the fact that one
Of the members win be appointed by our
speaker"
CANNs TPHOLDS
SENATE AMENDMENTS.
Representative Cam upheld the sena-
torial amendments.
Il still feel that we should not have
more commissions he said.
He pointed out that by giving the
duties to the public service commission
there would not be the added expense
Of $4,000 to $4,000 which would he
made by the creation and maintenance of
new commission.
why squander this money when It is
probable the commission would not be
efTective?" he asked.
Let us try the plan with the public
service commission"
Representative Bonham, who is one of
the sponsors of the original bill, was in
favor of rejection Of the amendments.
"The public service commission al
ready has more work than it can ef-
fectively accomplish" he declared.
I'VE should not concur in the amend
because the public service com
now has too many duties, and
a committee whose duties are confined
solely to one proposition would accom-
plsh more"
Representative Cam then asked, What
about this additional ! cent extra on
each ton of coal? Who pays it in the
end?"
Il would rather pay an extra 1 cent
on each ton than pay the extra $3.50 on
each ton that I am now paying" Repre-
sentative Phillips replied
Bills of minor Importance occupied the
time of the lower house when that body
today after failing to obtain
a quorum last night.
Under suspension of rules, the house
passed house bill No. sos, which provides
that only a sufficient number of election
ballots be printed in voting precincts