Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-12

in Union and Franklin Counties and to
the bench Of which he appointed Senator
Cecil c. Tague today.
2s2 LEFT FROM
49, INTRODUCED.
The new laws which will go on the
books are CLEANED from 465 bills intro
duced in the House and 367 introduced
In the Senate. In addition the Governor
has made effective thirteen Senate joint
resolutions, three Senate concurrent resO-
lutions and one House concurrent resO-
luton.
The Governor vetoed three Senate bills
and three House bills. In addition be
killed by refusing officially to receive
eleven House bills. four Senate bills and
one Senate joint resolution.
As a result Of the 1919 session, 234 new
laws we're put on the books. The greater
number were enacted at the recent ses-
sion against the admOnition Of the Gov
ernOr that the Assembly enact fewer
laws.
DIVIDED STREET
EXPENSE REJECTED.
Street resurfaclng work in Indianapolis
will continue to be done at the expense
Of owners Of abutting property as the
result Of the action of Governor
McCray in refusing to approve the
Benedict bill providing that the city
pay half Of the expenses Of resurfacing.
Objection to the bin was voiced IN the
Legislature and later on the ground that
its enactment would lead to abuse.
Under a misrepresentation that the bill
had been signed by the Governor the
board OF public works announced yester-
day that all street resurfacing work
would be al andOned until the city coun-
Gil authorized a bond issue to take care
Of the city's part in the resurfacing costs
under a tax Of cents on each 800 OF
taxabIes, as provided In the bill Such
a tax, If the bill had become a law.
would have beer, available in 1922.
number Of resurfacing resolutions
have been adopted by the board. 1t is
probable the board Will go ahead and
complete the work.
TWELVE OTHER
BILLS REJECTED.
The Governor refused to accept the res
olutiOn which provides for a commission
to do preliminary work on the Illiana
Harbor project in Lake County. The
Governor explained he refused to receive
II because its purpose was covered by
bill already signed and because an at
tempt was made to appropriate money
by resolution.
Tie following bills were refused and
ara therefore dead;
H. B. 81 (Abrams)-To increase salary
OF superintendent OF Soldiers and Sailors
Monument from 81 800 to $500 year.
H B. 24j (HumrichOuserj-De
Forty second and Seventy first judicial
a. B. % Davis of Jay)-Providing for
prosecution of persons who fail to pay
taxes on dogs and providing penalty.
II. b. us Knapp)-ReQuiring railroad
and interurban companies to destroy
weeds growing along their rights Of way.
II. B. 152-Providing for Incorporation
of drainage districts.
Fl. B. s. ramsl-PrOvidtng for reg
ulation, supervision, control and Hquida-
ton of insurance companies.
II. B. Isl (Curry)-Providing for trans
portatiOn Of high school pupils.
II. B. 81 (OsbOrnl-TO repeal Chapter
800 Of the Acts of 1913 concerning pro-
ceedings in criminal and civil cases.
S. B. 326 Duncan)-PrOviding for high
school district comprising three town.
ships at Newmarket. Montgomery County.
S. B. DDS (Ratts)-Amending present
absent voters law with restrictive pro-
S. B. 16s Decker)-Creating Seventy
first judicial circuit.
S. B. 1SS Oindley)--Defining Twenty
first and creating and defining the Sew
enty-irst judicial circuit.
REGISTRATION
BILL SIGNED.
One Of the important bills signed was
the GraysOn measure making the regis
tration for the next general election a
permanent registration. This does away
with the expensive registrations which
have been compulsory before elections in
the last few years.
Another particularly important meas
ure which received the Governors ap-
rrovaI was the Rats deputy sheriff bill,
which allows sheriffs to hire any num-
Der OF deputies necessary in an emer-
gency, the public to pay the bill. The
bin was designed to Offset the State
constabulary bill which was backed by
the Indianapolis News and would have
cost the taxpayers OF the State thousands
OF dollars.
The appropriation Of 100000 for con-
struetion of an additional building at