Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-26
HOUSE PLACES
FUNDTOTALAT
RECORD FIGURE
Appropriation of S5,804,O7O
Largest Ever Made by
Indiana Assembly.
SPECIFIC BILL TO COME

With amendments to the regular ap-
preparation bill. passed yesterday after
noon by the House of Representatives
under suspension Of the rules. being
printed today, it was expected the meas
ure would reach the Senate late in the
day or tomorrow. The Senators are as
anxious as the Representatives to make
a record by passing the bill early in the
session and it is expected it will be
rushed.
The measure, as # passed the House,
carried a total of S5,SO4,O1O, the largest
Y figure ever contained in an appropria-
ton bill In the history of Indiana legis-
latiOn.
The specific appropriation bill, carry
ing a total Of more than 100000, has
not been reported out in the House, bur
is expected in a few days.
Few changes were made in the bill as
reported by the Legislative Visiting
Committee, and such changes as were
made were for the most Part on the rec
ommendatiOn of Otto G. Fifeld of Lake
County, chairman of the House Ways
and Means Committee and majority floor
leader in the House The total of the
bill was increased by S31, 1880, after it
had been considered by the House as a
committee of the whole.
HORTICULTURAL
FUND TRIMMED.
Only one decrease was made in the en-
tire bill, the appropriation for the Indi-
ana Horticultural Society being cut from
$4,000 to $4,000 on recommendation OF
Representative Fifeld. The total of the
1921 appropriation bill is greater by
1926, 794.56 than the total amount granted
the various institutions in 1919 and 1920
and is the largest appropriation measure
ever passed by any Indiana Legislature.
The recommendation of the Legislative
Visiting Committee called for apprOpria-
tons totaling s., 1851, 150.3S. while the in
stituttOnal requests amounted to $780,
e33.27. The bill carried a total Of $5,772,-
$500 before it was considered by the
House as a committee Of the whole, where
$31, 1880 was added.
Several clashes occurred during the dis
cussion of the bill. One WAS when the
attempt was made to increase the salary
of the adjutant general of the State from
s., 900 to 5000. The motion was made
by Representative Fifeld, but tmme-
diately objection was raised on the floor
of the House, to which the farmers Of
the body rallied.
Representative Raymond E. Willis OF
cussion on the subject, stated he had
confidence in the ability Of the Governor
to handle the salary Of the adJutanr
general, saying a large sum had been
appropriated for use by the Governor as
an emergency compensation fund, and
declared the official should be repaid
out Of this fund should it be deemed
necessary to add to his salary. Willis
moved that the motion to increase the
10 1os h. F1h md ha q.
concurred.
An attempt to cut down the appropria-
ton for the Department Of Conservation,
from $4,000 to 100000. made by Repre-
sentative Wayne S. Tucker Of Grant
County, was nipped at the start. Rep
resentative Tucker was asked his reasons
for desiring the cut. He said it was his
opinion the amount was too large. a
motion to table his motion easily pre-
vailed.
The appropriation for the use Of the
IRE marshaTs department was increased
from $4,000 to $50 900 on motion Of Mr..
Fifeld. When asked to explain the re-
quest for the increase, Fiheld said the
fire marshaPs department was self-sus-
tanning and that the increased appro-
priation would be used in prosecuting
the many arson cases that come under
the departments jurisdiction.
the State health department, carrying a
fund for fighting venereal diseases, was
changed to make the appropriation for
this division $4,000 instead Of So, $500,
as recommended by the Visiting Com
mittee This amount would be needed
to carry on the work in Indiana, ex-
planned Mr.. Fifeld, who made the mo-
ton to increase the appropriation, be-
cause of the failure Of the Federal Gov
eminent to appropriate larger amount
for aiding in the work.
HELD AS ATTACK
ON HURRY.
An attempt made by Representative
Chester A. Davis Of Jay County. to In
sert a provision in the paragraph Of the
bill carrying an appropriation for the
health department, that the secretary OF
the State board Of health must be a
phvsician who has practiced for not less
than ten years prior to his appointment,
brought forth a storm Of protest from
the House. It was considered as a d.
rect attempt to legislate DR.. J. n.
Hurty, secretary Of the board OF health,
out of office.
Representative Davis said he was led
70 suggest the provision through many
rnmors that the present secretary Of the
board was considering resignation and
that he would not accept reappoint-
uent when his term expired
Representative J. Glenn Harris of Lake
County declared he had confidence enough
in the Governor to believe he would ap-
point only a man who was fully able to
al the position. He declared that man
who had spent ten years in the practice
of medicine prior to his appointment
probably would not be any more COM
petent to handle the place than a recent
graduate Of a medical school who had
been taught modern methods Of disease
prevention and cure.
Representative Elmer Waters Of Tippe-
canoe asked the House to consider the
idea of appointment Of a sanitary en-
gineer for the place, as the work Of
the secretary of the health board had
more to do with engineers work than
that Of a physician.
The discussion was ended by Repre-
sentative Elmer Sherwood Of Greene
County, when he made a motion to table
the motion made by Representative
Davis. The motion prevailed.
That part of the bill providing for the