Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-05
HOUSE KILLS
BILL TO LIMIT
WOMEN'S HOURS
Measure Fostered by Voters
League and Labor In
definitely Postponed.
RECORD VOTE 81 TO 25

Senate bill POI, which would have
mited women in industry TO fifty
ywo hours OF labor a week, and which
carried out a Republican platform
pledge and was supported by organ
lied labor and the Indiana League
of Women Voters, was slaughtered
In the House today without mercy.
When the measure, which has kept an
unusually large LOBBY active for weeks,
came up Representative Floyd V. Miller,
Elkhart moved its indefinite postpone
ment. Representative J. Glenn Harris,
Lake County. moved to table the mOtioL.
but was voted down by 81 noes 70 p ayes.
By a viva voce vote then the bill was
killed.
No debate took place on the measure.
as it came up on special order of bust
ness
STANDING ON
THE ISSUE.
Those voting against the measure were
Abrams, Ahlgren. Anderson, Barker Of
Posey, Benedict, Benz, Beyler, Clapp,
Coapstick, Cooper. Coppock, Cox Cronin-
Davis Of Hendricks, Deleplane, De Long,
Dufendach, Erni, FEbert. Flesher, Free
man. Gaesser. Givan, GOttschalk, Gray
son. Hall, Hansen. Harlan. Harrison.
Hoffman, Holman, Houghman, Hum
richouser. Jameson. Jinnett. Johnson OF
Monroe, Kamman. Kares, kingsbury.
Knapp. Leer, MalOtt, Miller, Mi'tonberger,
Morgan. Myers. Newman, Phillips, Rich
ardson. Ross, RowbottOm, Schurmeier,
Shultz. Smith. Tucker, Waters, Wines
burg
Those supporting the bill were: Barker
of Boone, BedgoOd Boner, Butler, Calef,
Curry, Day, Gibbens, GILL Harris,
Humphries, James, Johnston, Lowe, Nell
son, Osborn, Overmyer. Rich, Sherwood,
Shugart, Sieg. Sims, Willis of Dekalb,
Willis Of Steuben. Youse-
Senator Oscar Rats, administration
leader in the Senate, introduced the Origi-
nal bill, which called for fifty hours a
week This measure was favored by the
League of Women Voters and by labor,
although the latter desired a forty eight
AhOur week The measure had hard going
from the first. At one time 1t was nearly
emasculsted when Senator Harold Van
Orman of Evansville tackled on an amend
ment fixing the hours at ifty-six a week.
The Senate later knocked this amend
ment out and compromised on ffty-two
hours.
SOURCE OF RUMPUS
BETWEEN BRANCHES.
Il was this bin that stirred up trouble
between the Senate and the House, also
when 1t came up in the House an amend
ment which had been rejected by the
Senate was found in the engrossed bill
and led to charges being made on the
floor Of the House that it had been tam
pered with in the Senate engrOssing room.
The Senate demanded that the Represen-
tatives apologize, but to date no apology
has been offered.
The House, on motion of Representative
Abrams. concurred in the Senate amend
ment TO House bill No II. which re-
deemed the amount OF increase in the
salary Of the city judge of Indianapolis
to $4,000, instead of 5000.
Other bills passed were:
81. B. 353-James, providing examina-
tion and granting Of high school diplO-
mas 10 hOnorably discharged service men
Of the World War who have been placed
In training By the Federal board Of yo-
eational education.
II. r. 259-Johnson Of Monroe. prevent
. Ing use By buyers of scales or devices
which give false measurements or weight.
81. B. S13-Lydy, granting privilege OF
fling petitions for repairs Of bitches may
be filed with Circuit or Superior Court
as well as county commissioners.
s. B. 249-Holmes, defining credits, au-
IloTlLlHE taxpayers 10 uelutt tIElA III
debtedness from these credits when list
ing property for taxation, and exempting
from taxation annuities paid by non
State educational Institutions on endOw-
ments.
s. B. 212, S. b. 212-Hogston. provid-
ing FOR twO-platOon system for fire de
partments in towns Of less than 1900
and more than 1900 population.
s. B. 154-Steele, authorizing public
utilities to condemn lands and easements
in lands on approval OF public service
commission.
s. B. Traits, providing for distribu-
tion Of historical commission publica
tions among relatives of men who lost
lives in World War.
s B. 129-NichOls. increasing salary
Of State bank commissioner from $1,000
to 5000 increase.
s. b 1SS-Southworth, providing for
appointment. qualification. removal and
salary of officers at State Soldiers Home
Kiper. to authorize cities, towns and
other municipal corpora tions to purchase
and acquire wsterworks and to issue
bonds payable from revenues and receipts
of such works.
On motion Of Representative Russell B.
Harrison, Marion County, the House con
CURED in the Senate amendments to the
nurses registra ti0n bill. Ii is now ready
for the signature of the Governor.