The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-02-21

of private schools has not been OF any
aid to the German schools because IT
is in the private schools that the Ger
man language has held the greatest
sway The new measure referred to
was introduced by Senator Cam and
provides that the expense of transfer
ing pupils from public to private
schools may be paid out Of the public
school funds.
Aside from the movie question and
the German language issue, other I'M
portant questions that probably will
come up in the senate this week are:
The bill providing for a state con-
stabulary which is ready for the third
reading.
The specific appropriation bill.
The governors tax bill which has
/, been passed by the senate.
Trust Company Bill.
One of the measures that went
through last week was the Johnson
bill giving trust companies the power
to do a general banking business. This
measure which was introduced in the
house has passed both branches. 1t
was the cause of bitter fight among
! the banking interests, but the fight
had over it is not a circumstance to
| introduced in the house by Representa-
tive G.. A. Davis which provides that
trust companies and state boards shall
not establish branch banks. This meas
Ure would affect chiefly certain finan-
cial interests in Indianapolis.
The senate last week took final &C
ton on the bill to change the status
of the state board of agriculture and
it is now practically assured that all
of the changes proposed by the gov
ernor in this connection will be made
, into law. Under the new scheme con-
siderable state money will be availa BILE
+; for the agriculture board and it should
mean that decided Improvements will
! be made in the annual Indiana state
! fair.
Experiment Station
! A measure of more than ordinary
| Importance which was ready last week
! for the signature of the governor was
the Johnson or Morgan house bill,
which provides for levy of two-fifths
of a cent for the agriculture expert
ment station at Purdue with $4,000
year appropriation until the levy
money becomes available.
The Miller senate bill. providing
! that all teachers in all public and pri-
! vate schools shall be natives or natur-
allied American citizens was passed
in the senate In the house the jim
nett bill, providing minimum pay of
$500 a year for teachers, was killed.
! The house, however, passed a bill to
| increase the salaries of all judges.
The house kept the record last week
on the introduction of bills. SO being
| presented. In the senate Sc new bills
were introduced. The total numbe of
bills introduced in the senate up to
this time is 256, and the total number
in the house 462. Comparatively few
measures will be introduced in either
branch from this time on.
Primary Fight Over
The general supposition is that no
further effort will be made to change
| the primary election law one way or
the other, although both sides on the
primary question are said to be watch,
ing closely for some move on the
other side. The necessity of figuring
out a legislative apportionment bill
! probably has had something to do
with quieting down the primary activ-
! ity. Many of the men who would nat
urally be expected to be active in fig.
uring out a new primary law have
Ueeu tIyluS 10 SlIdlSuIeH OUT Tue leg
! islative districts in such way as to
leave the smallest number of dis
gruntled ones.
One of the rumors floating around
the state house last week was that
certain senators were getting ready to
resign because they were displeased
with the way the apportionment bill
was being figured out. 1t was found
| that the reports of probable resigna
tons were gropndless, but neverthe
less the business of framing an appor
! tionment bill is by no means a Joyous