Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-17
WEEDS OUT ALL
BUTONE MOVIE
CONTROL BILL
Senate Kills Two, Leaving
Only Board of Education
Measure.
CENSOR PLAN TO FAIL

Only one motion picture censorship bill
remains before the Senate today, follow
ing its action yesterday afternoon III
adopting unfavorable committee reports
On two of three such bills introduced IN
that body. The bill which remains Is
the one approved by a number OF GIVE
and uplift organizations, providing that
the State board of education shall be a
board of censorship and shall license all
firms. The bill was reported out OF COM
mittee without recommendation.
One of the bills killed was the Steele
bill providing for a separate board OF
censorship, and the other was the bill
introduced by Senators Hogston and
Furnas, providing a board composed of
State officials, Of which the Lieutenant
Governor would be secretary.
Considerable opposition to motion pic
ture censorship has developed and II
appears doubtful whether the bill viii
pass.
The bill introduced by Senator Robert
L. Moorhead seeking to prevent rent
prOhteering was killed by a vote Of 80
noes and ayes. The bill provided that
no rent higher than Is per cent of the
assessed valuation OF property worth less
than $1,000 nor higher than 10 per cent
Of the assessed valuation Of property
worth more than $1,000 should be
charged.
NO PROVISION
FOR ENFORCEMENT.
The bill was opposed on the ground
that 1t carried no enforcement provision
that 1t would Emit building and that II
is in direct opposition to the law OF sup
ply and demand.
Radical changes in the school govern
rnent Of the State would be brought about
by passage Of a bill introduced by Sen
ator Oscar Rats Of Paoli, which seeks to
make the county instead Of the township
a unit in school control. The bill pro-
vides for the election of a county board
Of school commissioners composed of I'VE
members and for the appointment OF q
county superintendent by this board. The
bill would become effective Jan. /, 1923.
1t is one OF twenty-seven suggested by
the board Of education and other persons
interested in school management.
Senator Frank NJ. Adams of Rockville
introduced bill which would change the
method of appointing the board Of trus-
tees of Purdue University. At the pres
ent time the board is composed Of two
members appointed by the State board
Of agriculture. one by the Indiana Hor-
the school and five by the Governor.
Under the bill introduced by Senator
Adams the alumni would appoint three
six These members would
serve four years instead of six years.
as at present OF the members appointed
by the Governor, two would be farmers
two manufacturers and two citizens "oi
distinction and character" OF the mum
Der appointed by the Governor one would
be a woman. The members appointed
by the alumni would be graduates OF
the university, according to the bill
The Senate passed a bill providing
that IN cases where appeals are taken
from the decision OF the Industrial board
other than by persons injured, attorneys
shall receive as fees Is per cent Of the
award.
FOURTEEN BILLS
INTRODUCED.
Fourteen bills were introduced as fol-
lows:
Cam, providing that all inheritive
taxes shall go to State funds. Judic-
larry A.
Brown, permitting Lake County cities,
the boundaries Of which join, to con-
solidate Oh a favorable referendum.
Hartzel, amending the city park de-
partment law Judiciary A.
NeJdl. amending an act concerning
classification and government Of cities
in cases where population has increased
SO that the cities advance from one class
to another. Cities and Towns.
q Tague. amending weights and meas
res law so as to exempt producers
|h-ar Rhok hA
hade by weight. Judiciary B.
ID McCOnaha, permitting Juvenile courts
n counties OF more than 10000 popula-