Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-19
SOLONS URGED
TO SPEED UP IN
FINAL EFFORT
CONTINUED From page one.)

State, counties, townships, cities and
towns from engaging in engineering
work entailing a cost of more than
$4,000 unless the task is supervised by
a registered engineer.
Representative G. c. Shultz, Randolph
County, in talking on the measure de-
clared that when the highway commits
sion act was put over" the people We're
promised greater efficiency by the cen
tralized control. Representative II. U.
Barker Posey County, said in attack
ing the proposed legislation that he was
afraid it would work out like the high
way commits sion ana said he understood
there was some sort Of an investigation
on down there now" referring to the
State board of accounts charges against
the commission.
Representative Calef and Representa-
tive Elmer R. Waters, Tippecanoe County,
denied that the measure would allow the
formation of ian engineers trust" They
both contended 1t would serve to raise the
standards of the engineering profession.
AGRICULTURAL
BILL PASSED.
The House today passed ~the admins
tration bill introduced by Representative
Murray S. Barker, Boone County, pro
viding for voluntary dissolution of the
companion to the one passed under
suspension Of the rules some time ago,
making the State board Of agriculture Il
department of the State government,
The bill gives the present board au-
thorlty to dissolve before expiration Of
! the terms of the members set by the
charter. The written consent of the ma
/ jority Of the membership is required,
and 1t is also necessary to publish a
notice Of the dissolution meeting in two
| indianapolis newspapers tow weeks be-
fore It is held.
The measure was passed by vote OF
! 70 to O.
The House also passed Representative
Otto r. Beylers bill. PERMITTING the
city of South Bend to collect interest on
Inactive track elevation funds and to
otherwise carry out its track elevation
program, now under way.
GUARDIANSHIP
MEASURE KILLED.
House bill No. 249, introduced by Rep.
resentative Omer L. Newman. Marion
County, and providing that a guardian
may lease lands belonging to wards for
| periods not to exceed ninety nine years
when the money is required Tor the edu-
cation and support Of the wards, was
]
A, Smith to strike out the enacting
clause. The vote was 40 to 21
The Willis bill, allowing women to
keep their voting residence in the pre-
cinct In which they would have voted II
they had not married and removed to
another precinct after registration, came
nearly being lost through lack Of q
quorum. The bill passed by a vote OF
IS to o, but II was necessary to round
up the lettering members before quor-
um was obtained.
The Harrison bin, providing that before
a child can be taken from the Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home and placed
in a private home, consent IA writing
must be obtained from the person who
placed it in the institution, was passed
by vote Of 10 TO T.
| Representative John T. Jameson's bill
! giving the public service commission spe-
/ cihc power to investigate and determine
the efficiency OF headlights in use on in
| terurban cars was passed. 20 TO o.
| The House also passed Representative
| J. d. Mlltonberger's bill permitting IN
surance companies to invest in bonds is
sued or guaranteed by the Dominion OF
1 Canada.