Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-15
REFORMATORY
BILL IS ONLY
.ONE ADOPTED
Shrewd JOckeying Pre-
vents Action on
Others.
RECESS FREQUENT
Pet Measures Allowed
to Perish in Com
mittee.
RECESS FREQUENT

Members Of the Indiana General
Assembly returned to their homes
today following a stormy one-day
special session which resulted in the
passage of the administration bill
for the removal of the State reform
atory and the passage by the House
Of a bill providing a bonus for ex-
service men. The bonus" bill,
through clever manipulation, died in
the Senate without a struggle. The
session adjourned shortly before 1
g. N. today.
The refOrmatory removal bill was
passed after considerable discussion in
both houses with 8 number Of amend
ments but without any material changes.
There were indications for a time that
the session could not be held DOWN TO
the discussion Of this bill but 1t was
finally accomplished through frequent re-
cessing and frequent stretching Of par
hamentary procedure. Tht House showed
indications OF breaking loose and running
wild when the bonus" bill came up and
its friends mustered the necessary two
thirds majority for the suspension Of
the rules. Only once was there an indica-
tion that the Senate would not follow
the program and that was when three
bills were introduced, one for the sol
der bonus" one for the repeal of the
teachers pension act and one to legalize
court summons by telephone and tele-
graph. All were referred to COMMITTEES
and nothing more was heard from them.
BLOCKS ATTEMPTS
BY FREQUENT RECESS.
The limiting OF the special session was
largely due to the efforts Of Lieutenant
Governor Emmett 2. Branch, who de-
clared repeatedly that the Senate was In
recess in order to head of any activity
that might occur while waiting for the
completion Of the long grind in the
House on the refOrmatOry Dill His ef-
forts eliminated in his action in keeping
the Senate in recess and thus preventing
the reporting OF the bonus bill passed
by the House rntil the last minute He
then held up the bill until he had been
Informed the House had adjourned sine
die and then he handed it down. 1t was
impossible to act on II with the House
not in session.
The reformatory bill, which provides
that the institution be moved from Jeffer-
sOnE1lle- dppFOpTldIes dUVut eOVOtVVV Aof
a new institution, provides for the ap-
pointment OF commissions and makes 9th
ct detailed provisions, was passed in
the House first and then in the Senate.
A number Of amendments were intro
duced and adopted in each house. The
bill then was sent to a conference com
Amittee which reported favorably on three
amendments which were adopted. The
amendments provide that the Governor
shall appoint the commissions provided
for within ten days after the passage OF
that bill, that the board OF accounts shall
check the finances of the commissions
and that the contracts shall be let to
the lowest responsible bidder.
HOLDS OUT HOPE
FOR OTHER BILLS.
When the Senate convened yesterday
afternoon Lieutenant Governor Branch
announced that every opportunity would
be given for the introduction Of bills
The introduction was prevented at that
time, however, by a motion Of Senator
Oscar Rats. floor leader Of PaOl, to
recess. When the upper house recon
vsned three bills were introduced, the
bonus bill by Senator John Aldregre OF
Anderson, the teachers pension bill by
Senator Alfred Hogston OF Marion and
the summons bill by Senator Oliver Kline
Of Huntington. All were referred to
committees.
The Senate then took up a bill pro-
vidinc for an increase in the salary OF
the income tax appraiser OF Marion
County which had been vetoed by the
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