The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-01-27
SENATE KILLS
BILL AGAINST
PRIMARY Law
Beardsley Measure Defeated
70 to l8-Friends Vainly
lmplore Upper Branch to
Delay. : ........ .....-
NEJDL LEADS IN FIGHT
(Bv Associated Press)

10y Associated PresSp
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 27-By vote
OF 26 to Is, the state senate today
killed the Beardsley bill, generally
recognized as administration meas
ure for abolishing the state wide
primary.
Senate debate disclosed that an es.
lore was being made to effect a COM
promise between the primary support
ers and those favoring its adjustment,
but no definite agreement had been
reached. However, leaders expected
some other bill more favorable to the
present primary would be brought be-
fore the senate for consideration.
Senator Nejdl of Lake City, led the
fight TO kill the Beardsley measure,
Offering a motion for it's indefinite
postponement soon after the senate
had voted 26 to 21 to recall the bill
from the elections committee.
Appeal For Delay.
Saln appeals were made by the sup
porters of the Beardsley measure for
delay. No record vote was taken on
'hO llIotiOH the Dill.
it was supported by practically the
same senators who voted for the
Strobe motion that brought the meas
ure before the senate for action.
On the Strobe motion the roll call
follows.
For immediate action-Aldrich. Arm
old. Brown, Buchanan, Cam. Cleve-
land, Cravens, Decker, Douglas, Hart.
zel, Henley, Holmes, Humphreys.
Kline. Leonard. Lindley. McConaha.
Mccullough, Maier. Masters. Miller.
Moorhead. Nejdl, Steele, Strobe and
Van Orman; total 26.
Against-Adams, Bainum, Baxter
Beardsley. Bowers, Duncan, Dunn,
English, Fitch. Furnas, Hepler, Hill.
Hogston, Kiper. Meeker. Rats. Rich
ards. Self. Southwoth, Swain and
Tague; total 21.
Fight Bitter
= The fight today over the bill wa5
the first one In the senate to assume
any bitterness. Senators We're charged
from the floor with having connived
against an administration measure,
and a counter-charge of attempts to
subJugate were made.
At the opening of the session. Sen
ator Fitch, chairman of the elections
committee. resented the attacks made
on the committee, saying that no sen.
ator had asked for the return of tho
bill before the motion was made and
telling of the meetings of the COM
mittee in an effort TO make a report
He asked permission to submit a re-
port on the bill, which was denied on
a point of order.
Forecast Compromise
A compromise bill was forecast by
Senator Hotston, who requested that
the senate refrain from doing any
thing that would remove the privilege
of the senate from action on the pri-
mary matter. 1t was intimated that
the Aldrick bill, up for second read
ing. or an entirely new measure.
would be used to carry amendments
to the present laws.
Senator Moorehead's bill, making a
certain amount OF education in Eng
lish compulsory in the state, was
passed by the senate by a vote of Sc
to 2. The measure makes it impera-
tive that all foreigners be able to pass
a fifth grade test in English.
Movie Bill
Another moving picture control bill
appeared in the senate when Senator
Steele offered his bill providing for
COHInlSSlOn 10 censor pictures. Il ne
bill provides for commission of
three men appointed by the governor
Senator Baxter introduced a bill
prohibiting picketing in labor dis
putes. An attempt to legalize expen-
ditures for gravel road repairs in ex-
cess of amounts authorized in counties
for road work and to permit issuance
of bonds to pay for such repair was
defeated in the lower house today.
Reduce Dog Tax.
After a spirited debate on Repre-
sentative Davis's bill TO provide q
blanket kennel tax on breeders OF full
blooded dogs, the house determined to
reduce the dog tax from s. as provided
by the present law, TO 81.
The permanent registration bill in
troduced by Representative Givvan
passed on second reading and went TO
engrossment with an amendment to
permit voter to be registered proper
ly on election day if he has previously
registered in the wrong precinct.
Appointment of a state board of
building inspection is provided for in