Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-22
BARKER WINS
FLOOR FIGHT
Insistence on Minority Report
Leads to UndOing Of One
House Measure.

Charges that the chairman Of the
House Committee on judiciary A. Rep
resentative Chester A Davis. jay County,
had refused to submit a minority report
on Senate Bill %, signed alone by Rep
resentative +. [. Barker, Democrat,
Posey County, and favoring indefinite
postponement Of the bill, ana demanding
that the chairman account for the fail
ure to submit the report, were made to-
day by Mr.. Barker on the floor of the
House.
The charge came after the House had
accepted a report on the bill favoring
passage, and following reconsideration,
the minority report was accepted.
The bill provided a new section to the
law prohibiting erection of a schoolho use
within 500 feet of a livery stable, breed
ing barn, or railroad, and that no such
industry could be located within 500 feet
of schooIhOuse. The bill was intro
duced by Senator HartzeH of Fit Wayne,
and was designed to correct a situation
in Allen County.
SETS OUT REASONS
FOR OBJECTIONS.
Representative Barker declared that
the bill was unjust in that it weuld al
low remOdeling or erection of a school
house within 500 feet of such a prohibited
industry, on condition that the secretary
of the State board of health and the
State Superintendent of Public Instruc
ton waive the old law. Following cree
ton of the new building, however, the
old law could be invoked and the pro-
hibited industry, with no recourse, would
be required to rae its buildings he said.
Representative Barker declared that at
he Of p h, h hr1
signed a minority report, favoring in
definite postponement of the bill, but
that the report had disappeared. He
charged Representative Davis with dis
hOnests tactics in failing to submit the
report.
Representative Davis replied by stat
ing that no dissenting opinion had been
given in the two meetings of the COM
mfttee at which the bill had been dis
cussed, and that he had had no minor
ity report to submit. He stated that
there would be no objection to a minority
report being submitted by Mr.. Barker.
DAVIS WON TO
MINORITY REPORT.
A motion was then made to reconsider
the action on the committee report and
Mr.. Barker submitted his report. Fol
lowing explanation of the minority report
Representative Davis declared that he
was then In favor of the Barker report.
He also took occasion TO censure DR.
J. n. Hurry, secretary of the health
board, for his appearance on the floor
Of the House at the time the report was
being considered.
The House adopted the minority report.
In substitution of the majority report,
and the bill was killed.
The House only heard reading Of com
mittee reports in the morning, much Of
the time being taken up 70 reading Of
Washington's Farewell Address, and
singing Of songs in observance of the
first Presidents birthday. Representative
Charles W. Harlan, Kosciusko County,
read the Farewell Address.
TWELVE BILLS
ARE KILLED.
Twelve bills were killed on recon-
mendation Of committees and twenty
nine we're reported favorable for passage.
The important bills that were killed
were:
Morgan bill, providing for the teaching
Of thrift in the public schools of the
State.
Abrams bill, providing that no paper
may be hung on 4 wall in a house IN
less the walls are n a sanitary condition.
Bill INTRODUCED by Representative
Johnson Of Monroe, providing reward Of
IS to person giving information that mo-
tor vehicle is being operated with IL
eense number belonging to another per-
son.
Gasser bin, prohibiting Issuance OF
trading stamps.
Osborn bin, fixing salaries Of officials
in cities of the fourth class.