Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-14
ALL VISITORS
BARRED FROM
HOUSE FLOOR
10 a. m.-tO-AdjOurnment Rule
Voted to Strengthen Ban
on Lobbyists.
MANY BILLS IN HOPPER

Although the Legislature was in ses-
sion only a short time this morning, n
food Of bills poured into both houses.
Twenty were filed in the House and
nine in the Senate.
The House adjourned shortly after IL
o'clock until Monday afternoon at ?
clock, giving the members an oppor-
tunity to visit their homes over Sunday.
The Senate adjourned until Monday
morning at 10 o'clock.
AS a result Of the unusually large mum
Der Of lobbyists who have appeared,
joint resolution was passed In the House,
barring lobbyists and visitors from the
floor Of the House between 10 o'clock a. N
and the hour of adjournment. Consider
able discussion followed introduction of
the bill as to whether the present House
rule against lobbying was sufficient to
stop the practice.
The resolution was offered by Repre-
sentative Phillips Of Fayette and Frank
lin Counties, during the introduction OF
bills and was tabled until the introduc-
ton Of bills was completed. Several rep
resentativeS took occasion to call atten-
tion to the practice of lobbying on the
floor of the House and as a direct re-
suit OF the agitation started against the
practice the resolution was passed
OFFERS SALARY
INCREASE BILL.
a bill making possible a $1,000 In
crease In salaries Of Marion County su-
perior and Circuit Court Judges was in
troduced In the Senate by Senator VII
liam f. English OF Marion County. The
salaries are now 5000 a year. The in
crease would be added on petition of 100
citizens.
A heavier penalty for vehicle-taking is
provided in q bill introduced by senator
Lee J Hartzeil OF TT. Wayne 1t pro
vidcs that the stealing Of an automobile
or other motor vehicle shall. be punish
able by Imprisonment OF not less than
three nor more than five years. The
present penalty is not less than six
months nor more than five years. The
law provides also q fine OF not less than
500 nor more than 5000.
Senator English also introduced a bill
providing an appropriation Of $4,000 for
the erection OF an Indiana monument at
Yicksburg, Tenn
Senator Alfred Hogston of Marion in
troduced a bill to give Superior Courts
Jurisdiction in probate matters. He also
introduced a bin to make the nnding
Of less than the full membership Of the
industrial board conclusive, unless the
case in question is reviewed.
TO BAR PROSECUTORS
FROM PRACTICE.
a bin was introduced by Senator c.
Oliver Holmes Of Gary In behalf Of Sen
ator \ H. Bea rdsley Of Elkhart making
the practice Of law by prosecuting at
torneys and judges Illegal.
Senator Roscoe Kiper Of BooDvills in
trOduced a bill making all culverts and
bridges less than twenty feet In length
parts Of State highways and declared
that longer bridges are not a part of
state highways.
Senator Maurice Douglass Of Flat Rock
introduced a bill TO amend the law pro-
yiding for the incorporation Of farmers
mutual insurance companies.
Introduction Of a soldier bonus bin
providing for the payment Of so for each
month of service. a police pension fund
bill providing that cities of the third
class, may be treated in the same man
ner as cities Of the first and second
classes, and bill defining and setting
penalty for general libel, featured the
session Of the House
Among the bills introduced were meas
ures designed to amend various laws and
others providing new salary and taxation
laws 1t is expected that the general
appropriation bill will be presented in the
House Monday.
The committee on mileage, headed By
Representative Dufendach Of Dubois and
Orange Counties, reported that So, T57 30
IS due the House members for travelling
expenses.
ACTION ON RULES
SET FOR MONDAY
No action was taken on the report OF
the committee on rules Of the House,
which was made special order of bust
ness for today at IL o'clock 1t was
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