Indiana daily times., 1921-02-14

Cray after conferences with leading tax
experts, give the State board Of tax
commissioners appellate jurisdiction over
bond issues and levies upon petition Of
ten affected taxpayers. The State board
was shOrn of his power by the special
session last summer which vested appel
late authority in the county councils.
One Of the essential parts Of the meas
use is that it gives the StIte board power
to reconvene the county boards of re-
view to make equalizing assessments
within a county. When the board was
first created 1t abrogated this power to
itself, but the Supreme Court held that
1t had no authority to make intra-county
equaliDa tions
POWER TO ORDER
EQUALIZATIONs.
Under the proposed bill the State board
will have indirect power to order equali-
cations through the board Of review. The
latter, If they do not follow out the de-
slres of the State board, will subject their
counties to a county wide horizontal In
crease. This is substantially the same
authority the board exercised under the
Tuthill- -Kiper so-called legalizing meas
ure passed at the special session.
Following out the provisions Of a mo-
tion introduced by Representative Otto
G. Fifeld Of Lake County, the House will
sit as a committee of the whole Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock for considera-
tiOn Of House Bills Nos. 3J7 and 358,
the specific and deficiency appropriation
bills
A public hearing Will be held by the
Ways and Means Committee Thursday
evening at 80 o'clock on the soldier
bonus bill, which would give all sol
diers, sailors, nurses and marines Of the
world war $40 for each month they were
in the service, If authorized by a refer
endum.
INSPECTION
BILL KILLED.
On motion Of Representative Russell K.
Eedgood, TippecanOe County, House Bill
221, introduced by Representative Oscar
Ahlgren, Lake County. was killed by
striking out the enacting clause. The
bill provided for inspection Of all masonry
" ork on contracts where more than four
men were employed.
Representative Bedgood objected to the
bill because he said it should apply to
all buildings If there was any reason for
It applying to construction at all.
Tie Day rent profteering bill was
Judiaciary b, when a report was returned
favoring indefinite postponement. The
House adopted the report
NINE BILLS
INTRODUCED.
Nine bills were introduced during the
morning session, as follows:
Richardson, Bedgood, Harlan, Coap-
stick, Shultz and Freeman, amending the
motor vehicle registration law. Judie-
larry B.
smith, authorizing certain railroad
companies to lease or purchase noncom-
peting connecting lines in other States
Railroads.
Freeman, concerning attorneys fees in
/ proceedings for construction Of ditches
and drains. Judiciary A.
| Calef and Beyter amending certain
sections Of an act concerning railroad
companies. Railroads.
Calef, concerning regulation and nd
I iustment Of lights on motor vehicles. Ju-
dietary B.
Bedgood, stating who shall be the nat
ural guardian Of children. Judiciary A
Harris, providing that the secretary OF
! state shall publish lists of registrations
Of motor vehicles. judiciary B.
Harris, fixing time OF hunting water
fowl. etc. Natural Resources.
Smith and Knapp, amending act con-
cerning public utilities. judiciary 4.
1t was nalmost necessary to suspend
business in the House when the movie"
kings and queens, piloted by Marcus
Loew, visited the Statehouse. Most of
the Representatives and clerks deserted
the business Of law-making in order to
get closeup" view OF their favorite
screen star.