The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-29
HOME RULE
IS TO PASS
SAYS KNAPP
Citizens of Richmond Who
Are Interested In Measure
Urged to Attend Hearing
Next Thursday.
ASKS FOR OPINIONS

Citizens of Richmond who are inter
ested in the Home Rule bill for In
diana cities are urged to have their
representatives present at the hearing
to be held next Thursday evening. be-
fore the committee on cities and towns
OF the state legislature which will be
held in the house of Representatives
chamber at 7:3O p. m, by Representa-
tive James Knapp of Hagerstown.
representative from Wayne county,
who introduced the bill in the Iegis-
lature.
The time Of the hearing will be
divided equally between those in fa-
vor of and those opposed to the meas
ure. according to Mr.. Knapp.
Expect Representatives.
Chief opposition to the measure
seems to be developing among the
representatives from Marion county,
Mr.. Knapp states. He expects the op-
position to show their hand at the
meeting Thursday evening. Repre-
sentatives from many other cities over
the state. including Muncie, Ander-
son, Marion and Peru are expected to
be present at the hearing before the
commmitee.
The majority of the committee Is
said to be in favor of the bill. Jacob
Miltenberger, chairman of the com
mittee on cities and towns. favors the
measure. The strength of the conf
mittee's report to the house will de-
pend to some extent on the meeting
Thursday tato
Says Bill Will Pass
THE Home Rule bill will pass this
| legislature, according to all indica-
tions," Mr.. Knapp stated.
Representative Knapp is sponsoring
four bills in the present legislature
i A bill to have the auto license funds
returned to the counties; one to com
I pei interurban companies to cut weeds
along their right-of-ways; a bill allow
ing county commissioners to accept
donations for tuberculosis hospitals:
and the home rule bill are his offer
ings.
Urges Repeal
Mr.. Knapp has been making a de-
termined fight to have the bill pas
+ sed in 1919 giving the automobile H.
cense funds to the state highway COM
mission repealed and this money re-
turned to the counties. He introduced
the bill in the special session of the
! legislature last spring, but it was
killed in the committee. His chief
opposition to the bill seems to be in
the committee. he states, as he is un-
able to get it reported out. He has
reintroduced it in the present session
and expects to make a fight to have
! it reported out
Bill to Cut Weeds.
The bill to COMPEL interurban com-
| panies to cut the weeds along their
property has been introduced at the
solicitation of farmers along the Ma.
! tional Road who complain of the lax
iety of the 7. H. |. & Z. company in
doing this. The present law in effect
! is said TO apply only 10 steam roads.
The bill allowing the Wayne county
commissioners TO accept a gift Of 500
900 for tuberculosis, hospital has
been reported out favorably by the
committee and will probably pass this
! session without difficulty, according
to Mr.. Knapp.
Urges Communications.
Home Rule for cities OF Indiana is
the fourth measure the local legislator
/ has brought to the floor of the house
| Constituents of Mr.. Knapp are urged
| 10 get in communication with him if
they have any opinions on the various
| tills that are before the state body
He stated that it has always been his
opinion that voters should express
! themselves to their representative and
says that he will consider advice given
! him either for or against measures
! that come before the house.