Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-14
SUSPENSION
OF RULES PUTS
PLAN ON WAY
Gill Location Proposal
Starts First Fight
in Legislature.
SMITH IS SPEAKER
BULLETINS.

BULLETINS.
Lieutenant Governor Branch after tha
Senate convened this afternoon opened
the way or the introduction of bills other
than the reformatOry removal measure
when he announced that he would order
a roll call for the Introduction of mea-
sUres.
Before this could be acted upon, how
ever, Senator Oscar Rats, administration
hoOr leader, moved for a recess and the
motion carried, thus choking or for ths
time being the introduction of bills.
Two amendments to the Reformatory
Dill were adopted in the House, just be-
fOre 1t was sent to engrOssment. One
authorizes the Governor TO appoInt tha
relocation committee within ten davS
after the bill becomes a law, instead OF
within sixty days, as was provided in
the original draft. The other prohibits
any member of the 1921 Legislature from
serving on the committee. Both amend-
ments were introduced by Russell TX,
BedgoOd of TippecanOe County, and were
passed by a viva voce vote.
The suspension Of the rules in the
House Of Representatives and the
placing of the bill for the removal Of
the Indiana reformatory from JEFF
fersonyille to a more central loca-
ton indicated that the administration
would be successful In limiting the
special session of the Legislature.
which convened today, to consider.
alton of the reformatory measure
alone.
The bill was the first introduced in the
House after the preliminaries were over.
motion was Immediately made to sus-
pend the rules and the motion carried by
a vote of so to u, a total Of II votes over
the necessary two-thirds.
HOUSE ROLL CALL ON
SUSPENSION OF RULES.
The following is the roll call of the
House on suspension of rules:
Ayes, Republican-Abrams, AhIgren.
Anderson, Barker of Boone Bedgood,
Benedict, Beyler, Boner, Butler, CaIef,
Coapstick, Coppock, Cox, Daley, Davis
of Hendricks Davis of Jay, Day. Dean.
De Long, Dufendach, Fifeld. Filbert.
Flesher Freeman, Gaesser, Gibbons. Gi,
van, Grayson, Hannberg, Harlan, Har-
ris, Harrison, Haworth, Hoffman. Hol-
man. Hughes, Humphries, Humrichouser.
James, Jameson, johnson of Morgan,
Johnson of Monroe, Johnston, Kamman,
hares kingsbury, Knapp. Lafuze, Leer.
Lowe, Lydy, Malott, Mann, Matthews.
Miller, Miltenberger, Morgan, Myers. Mel.
son, Newman, Noll, Overmyer Phillips.
Rich, Ross, Rowbottom. Schurmeier.
Sherwood, Shugart, Shultz, Sieg, Sims.
Smith, Southard, Tucker, Waters. Willis
of Dekalb. Willis of Steuben. Winesburg
and Youse.
Noes, Republican-HanselI and Houg,
ham.
Noes, Demorcatic-Barker of Posey.
Benz, Clapp, Cooper, Cronin, Curry, Erni
Gill, Gottschalk and Hall
Total-Eighty ayes and twelve noes
The limitation of the session was de-
pendent absolutely on the suspension of
the rules. Otherwise, adjournment could
not be taken under three days because of
the constitutional rule which provides
that unless rules are suspended bills must
be read on three separate days.
GILL AMENDMENT
STARTS FIRST FIGHT.
Following the adoption of the motion
to suspend the rules, the bill was ad.
vanced rapidly to second reading when
fight on amendments started. The
first amendment was introduced by Rep
resentative Willis E. Gill, Democrat, of
Cloverdale. He moved to amend the bill
to provide that the institution should be
sent to Putnamville as provided In the
present law, which was found unwork-
able. The amendment was tabled by a
viva voceS vote
The amendment. introduced by Mr.. Gill
is a reflection of the attitude of the
fa 10 81 1irhk
Gus agreed to favor locating the reforma-
tory at Putnamville.
The second amendment was introduced
by Representative r. U. Barker of Posey.
County, Democrat, to provide that no
person financially interested in building
materials be appointed on the removal
or advisory board provided in the bill.
This amendment was adopted by a viye
vOce vote.
Following the action on the reforma-
tory bin the regular order of the House
would call for the introduction of other
bills. There is still a question as 10
whether other bills will be introduced
In case they are, it is probable that q
determined attempt will be made to kill
them in order that the session might nor
be prolonged.
"BONUS" BILL
WORRIES.
The principal movement that is worrv-
ing Administration leaders in the As
sembly was the one to bring about action
on a soldier bonus" bill. Representative
Omar Newman of indianapolis and Sena-
tor John Alldredge of Anderson were
prepared to introduce the bills.
According to Senator Estes Duncan.
chairman of the Finance COMMITTEES Of
the Senate, to which committee the bonus
bill probably would be sent, the commit
tee will refuse TO act favorably on it.
The Senate still remains an unknown
quantity. Every effort was being made
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