The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-19
TWO DEBATES
IN ASSEMBLY
ARE SPIRITED
Report of Committee Recon-
mending Passage of Bill
Making Mortgages on Real
Estate Taxable Accepted.
ARGUE INVESTIGATION
(By Associated Pressl

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 19-Report
OF a majority of the judiciary COM
mittee of the lower house. recommend
ing the passage of bill which would
make mortgages on real estate sub
Ject to taxation, the same as real es-
tate, was adopted in the house today
after a warm debate.
In the senate joint resolutions by
Senator Douglas calling for a commit
tee to investigate all state offices in
stitutions and commissions, was kill
ed. when the minority committee re-
port favoring it, called adoption
Debate Spirited.
The debate on both measures was
spirited. Senator Cravens. minority
leader. led the fight for the Douglas
resolution, stating that the farmers
of the state are behind the measure
and demand that tire state offices
be managed on an efficiency basis.
Senator Duncan pointed out that
it would be impossible for the pro-
posed committee to accomplish any
thing during the life of the present
session, and further, that no appro-
priation is made for the expenses of
the proposed committee.
Warns Senators.
The discussion brought a warning
from Senator Rats, majority floor
leader, against insinuations on the
floor of the senate. He said that
some members of the senate have
been making insinuations of wrongs
which they have failed to back up
with concrete charges, and asked that
inferences be abolished and that def
mite action be. taken when anyone
believes that anything is wrong with
the state government.
Rep. Smith, one Of the authors of
the mortgage tax bill. said it was aim
ed at the practice of outside interests
loaning money in Indiana, and paying
no tax on the mortgages thus &C
quired. Representative Newman said
it would result in adding between two
and three billion dollars to state tax
ables.
Against Action
Representatives Harris and Milten-
berger counselled against driving for
eign money away from Indiana" at
| time when such loans were needed
badly for the development of the
state
1--WE are all agreed that there is
something wrong with our system of
taxation in this respect" said Repre-
sentative Harris, "but personally do
not think this bill gets at the evil"
Announcement was made by Repre-
sentative Harris, chairman of the cor
porations committee of the house that
| a number of attorneys would partici-
! pate in a hearing concerning the codi-
| fication of corporation laws next Mon
| day evening. A bill prepared by the
state bar association and introduced
by Representative Givan of Indianapo-
| lis, will be considered at the hearing.
1t provides uniform regulations gov
erning the incorporation of firms for
pecuniary profit.
Favorable Report
| A bill introduced by Representative
Smith to make records and orders of
| the state industrial board acceptable
as evidence in courts of record will be
| favorably reported to the house by Ju-
dietary Committee A.
Mr.. Toner held conferences last
night with Senator Alldredge of Ander-
son, author of the primary bill propos.
ing to extend the primary law to all
state elective offices and Representa-
tive r. V. Gibbens of Anderson.
Invite Beveridge.
1t was decided at the meeting that
| ex-senator Albert j. Beveridge would
be invited to appear before the meet
ing. 1t is also planned to have others
come before the hearing to present the
side of the pro-primary advocates.
More than 100 graduate nurses ap-
| peared in the house of representatives
last night to protest against the KAN
/ man bill, which proposes to lower the
standards at present required for In
diana nurses. The nurses expressed
opposition to any movements to lower
| the requirements for girl to become
a graduate nurse.