Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-08
COMMITTEE OF
SENATE TO SIT
BOOK CONTRACT
Furnas Holds Investigation
Due in Fairness to State
Board and Public.
FIGHT ON AMENDMENTS

Plans for the proposed investigation of
the letting of school book contracts at an
estimated cost of $4,000 a year more
than under the previous contracts were
expected to be made at a meeting of the
Senate Committee on Rights and Priv
ileges today. Senator Miles J. Furnas,
Lynn, chairman of the committee, de-
clared he believed an investigation should
be made in fairness to the members OF
the State board Of education and to the
public. He declared that ii the board
was justified in letting the contracts the
public should know it and If it was not
justified the public has an equal right to
know 1t. The investigation was pro-
posed by Senator Howard Cam of
Frankfort, who is a member Of the com
mittee.
Pending the senatorial investigation,
L. 8. Hines, superintendent Of public
instruction, has held up the contracts
awarded by the State board Of education.
STRUGGLE OVER
APPROPRIATIONS.
Another fight over the general appropri-
atoms bill was expected to take place
in the Senate this afternoon when the
amendments proposed by the Joint Con-
ference Committee are taken up as spe-
cial order of business. The amendments
brought about a storm Of protest when
they were presented to the Senate yester-
day afternoon.
The amendments provide the follow
ing;
The cutting of the appropriation for
tuberculosis prevention work by theS tate
hoard Of health from $50 600 to $4,000.
The elimination of the Self amendment,
which would prohibit the paying Of adj
ditionsl salaries to any State employe
whose salary is specified in the appropri-
alton bill.
The elimination Of the provision that
the State Soldiers Home should be ex-
Guided from participating in the joint
purchase Of supplies and the substitution
Of the provision that the Southern In
diana Hospital for the Insane shall be ex-
empt.
The cutting OF the appropriation for
the sheriff Of the Supreme Court from
81 200 TO 5000.
TUBERCULOSIS
CUT OPPOSED.
Senator Winfield Miller, indianapolis,
objected to the cutting Of the tubercu-
losis appropriation, pointing out that the
Legislature is making an appropriation
or 100000 to take care OF cattle injected
with tuberculosis and only $4,000 for
human beings.
The objection 70 the provision concern
ing the Soldiers Home and the South
ern Hospital was voiced by Senator Ray
Southworth Lafayette. Senator South
worth declared he did not believe the
old soldiers should be required to SUB
sist on the same food as the inmates Of
other institutions.
Il am opposed TO the way in which the
purchasing committee Is run" he said.
al object to paying the secretary $4,000
while the head OF the banking depart
ment receives only $4,000. The purchas
ing committee Duys the cheapest junk
It can get"
The motion to make the report a spe-
cial order was made by Senator c. Oliver
Holmes. Gary, who opposed the reduc-
tion OF the tuberculosis appropriation.
The Baxter bill making labor picketing
unlawful took the first step toward ad-
vancement when It was reported out of
the Committee on Rights and Privileges
with the recommendation that it be
passed.
BOND ISSUE BILL
SENT TO COMMITTEE.
Considerable discussion resulted from
the bringing up for passage the Boards
10y bin providing that bond issues. with
the exception Of State issues. should be
made only after a referendum al gem
eral or a special election. Senator James
J. Nejdl, Whiting objected to the bill
on the ground that 1t would make road
work and other public improvements I'm
possible. on motion Of Senator Rob
crt L. Moorhead. Indianapolis. the bill
was finally recommitted to the committee
on judiciary a.
The following bills were passed.
Baxter-Making It a misdemeanor to