Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-15
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governor and killed it by postponing ac-
ton on it Indefinitely.
Following this, the Senate took VI the
bin already passed by the House, appro-
prlating $4,000 to pay the expenses of
the session, and passed it Il TO L
The refOrmatory bill then was taken
up and the rules suspended by a vote
of 40 to 1, Senator Joseph Henley of
Bloomington voting mo-
HOGSTON OFFERS
AMENDMENT.
The first attempt to amend was made
by Senator Hogston who moved to strike
out the section providing that plans for
the reformatOry and the selection Of a
site should be approved by the board
OF State charities. He declared that he
did not wish "a bunch of meddlers like
the board Of State charities" involved in
the refOrmatory removal Senator Estes
Duncan of ClOverdaIe declared the amend
nent would ne a mistake. He praised
the ability Of Amos w. Butler, secretary
Of the board of charities. Senator Alonzo
LIndley of kingman suggested in reply
TO this argument that the secretary Of the
board and not the board should have
been named. Senator William N. Swain
of PendIeton moved to table the amend
There was further argument in which
Senator HogstOn wound up by asking
Why the entire removal program was not
left I'D 70 the charities board. The amend
ment was finally defeated.
LINDLEY PROPOSAL
ALSO DEFEATED.
An amendment introduced by Senator
Lindley to strike out the provisions for
the appointment Of an advisory committee
was likewise lost. Senator Howard Cam
OF Frankfort moved to strike on the pro-
, vision that no donations Of land be &C
Cepted This amendment was lost.
= The first successful amendment, the one
providing that the contracts for con-
structiOn be let to the lowest and best
bidder. was introduced by Senator James
J. Nejdl of Lake County.
Senator Joseph N. CraYens Of Madison
introduced an amendment providing that
test wells be sunk on any site selected
and that a hydraulic engineer be en-
ployed to determine the water supply.
One Of the excuses for not putting the
Institution at PutnamviIle. as provided
by the present law, was the fact that
there is not an adequate water supply
there. The amendment was lost.
FAVORS CHECK
BY FINANCE BOARD.
The next amendment, introduced by
Senator Don Strobe of Kokomo, provided
that the board OF accounts shall check
the finances. It was adopted. Senator
Oliver Kline introduced an amendmen,
providing that the new institution be near
a source OF raw material for cement and
brick. The amendment was adopted but
rejected by the conference committee
Senator Nejdl made a fight to have the
provision that prison labor be used in
the construction WORK stricken out, but
he was unsuccessful.
House amendment providing that nc
member of the removal commission be q
member Of the 1921 Legislature was
stricken out on motion Of Senator Rats
Both houses adopted a concurrent resO-
luton endorsing the activities Of Presi-
dent Harding and the Washington con-
ference toward bringing about world
peace.
The fight on the soldier bonus bill in
the House rivaled any fight that took
place IN the regular session OF 1921. The
only opposition voiced against the meas
ure, and the only Representatives cast
ing negative votes on the passage were
Republicans.
BONUS" MEASURE
OFFERED EARLY.
The bill was introduced Immediately
following passage OF the refocmatory re-
moval bill. by Representatives Omer L.
Newman, Marion County, and Oscar A
AhlgreS Lake County. The introduction
Of the Oil was followed by a motion by
Representative Wayne S. Tucker, Grant
County, for suspension Of the constitu-
tiOnaI rules for passage Of the measure.
A point Of order was raised by Repre-
sentative Roscoe Z. Baxter, Posey Coun-
~, 81 the ground the bill, according to
the title, provided for the levy Of a tax,
and must be considered By the House In
committee Of the whole He protested
the suspension of the rules
Representative Clinton Il. Givan, Ma
rion County, objected to the point of
order, but the Democratic leader was
sustained IN his objection, By a ruling Of
the chair. Mr. Givan then appealed from