Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-01
BILL TO BOOST
SALARY OF CITY
JUDGE STANDS
Senate Keeps Measure Alive
Over Protest of r. L.
MOOrhead.
HOTEL INSPECTION DIES

Despite the efforts of Senator
Robert L. Moorhead, Indianapolis,
the Senate today voted to keep alive
the House bill which would increase
the salary of the judge of the Indian
apolis City Court from $4,000 a year
to $4,000 a year. Senator Moorhead
was the only member of the Com
mittee on Affairs of the City of In
dianapolis who voted against the bill.
In speaking against the bill Senator
MOorhead said the taxpayers of Marion
County are against it as a unit He
said The judge of the city court need
not be a particularly good lawyer. but
the work may be handled by any level
| headed man Of intelligence
In speaking for the bill Senator VIII
| liam L. English indianapolis. told of the
enoi nous amount Of work 1ouc each wear
by the court and said 1t collects S250,000
annually in fines. Senator Arthur R.
Baxter. Indianapolis. said an increase in
salary would help to get a better man in
the coming election. The vote against
the majority report was 20 to Is.
HOTEL INSPECTION
MEASURE DIES.
On minority report signed by Sena-
tors Van Orman. Arnold and Swain the
Senate killed the Furnas bill providing
for inspection Of hotels by the state fire
marshals department and incidentally
doing away with the roller towel. The
action was taken despite the assurance
of Senator Miles ]. Furnas. Lynn tina.
he would propose an amendment to pro
vide the inspection should be made by
the State board Of health
An attempt to kill the House anti
nepotism bill failed after a short argu-
ment, in which Senator Estes Duncan,
Cloverdale made the principal speech in
its favor. The bill was reported out
with a majority report for passage and
a minority report for indefinite post
poEement. The majority report was
adopted.
The Hogston bill prohibiting candi-
dates in primary campaigns from adver-
tising except on small cards was killed
on a report Of the Committee on Elec-
tlons for indefinite pOstponement
COUNTY NURSE
BILL PASSED.
The Senate passed the bill which pro-
yides that county commissioners may EN-
ploy health nurses on petition Of one
fourth Of the voters Of the county. The
bill was passed under a suspension Of
rules 81 10 . and now goes to the House
for further action.
On unfavorable committee reports, the
Senate killed the Dunn BILL providing for
codidcation of workmens compensation
laws, and the Balnum bill. giving the
Appellate Court int Vlocutory jurlsdc-
tion as to the disposition and custody OF
children in divorce matters where the
husband takes the appeal.
\ concurrent resolution approving the
entrance Of Indiana into the plan for
opening a waterway from the Great
Lakes to the sea and asking the Indiana
delegation in Congress- to cooperate was
adopted.
Senator VIII Brown. Hebron, intro
duced a bill permitting the highway
commission TO be sued in cases where
individuals or concerns have grievances
resulting from property loss or damages
and similar causes.
The Hartzen bill, prohibiting estab-
lishment of branch banks by State banks
and trust companies was passed to sec
ond reading after il was amended to pro-
hlbit the establishment OF such banks
only I'm the immediate neighbOrhood" OF
banks already established. An attempt
by Senator Glenn Richards, Terre Haute,
to bring about the death Of the bill
through indefinite postponement failed.
In talking against the bill Senator c. oil
yer Holmes Of Gary said it applies to
Marion County difficulty"