The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-31
MEASURES IN
PROCESS OF
ENACTMENT
Legislators Have Much Work
Cut Out For Them
These Days.
STAFF CORRESPONDENT IN. SERVICE sdv

fSyAEr CORRESPONDENT I. n. SERVICE
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. o1---seN
eral bills of statewide interest incIuo- :
ing four new administration measure -
are to be presented and acted upon 0y
the indiana general assembly durins g
the present week.
Chief among the measures which
are now in process OF enactment are
the following:
/. The general appropriation Dali
.. The Alldredge bill for the e@-
tention OF the primary system
:. The btu FOR the amendment OF
the 1919 tax law
4. The English resolutions propos-
ing amendments TO the state oons'l-
tuition, and
q The bill Ger the abolishment OF
the Public Service Commission.
~av administration bills. approved
bv Governor McCray and drafted un-
der his direction, to be introduced in
the assembly early in the week Will
/. establishing L budget system for
state finances.
9. Authorizing the removal CT the
Indiana state Reformatory from Jeff
ersonville'
3. Placing the salaries Of members
Of the state board OF pardons on per
diem basis, and
4. transferring the board OF agri-
culture TO state control.
The introduction in the house Of the
specific appropriation bill is also ex-
pected during the week
Although the required twenty-four
hours had elapsed when the legislature
convened at two O'Clock this afternoon
70 permit consideration of the general
appropriation bill in the senate, it was
not presumed that the bill could be
called up for second reading and oe-
clared open for amendments without
the suspension OF the rules. The bill
might have been passed on Saturday
had not Senator Nejdl objected TO
suspension of the rules TO enable the
measure to be rushed through. Sena-
tor Nejdls objections we're advanced
on the ground that the bill should be
printed and placed in the hands of
members Of the senate Sor at least
tyyenty-four hours before it was plac-
ed upon its passage. and. although he
indicated that he would make no
further attempt today to delay action
on the appropriations, 1t was believed
that the senate would not proceed IN
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such legislation have been observed.
When the bill 10 handed down BY
teh lieutenant governor for second
reading. an amendment will be pro-
posed to prevent employees OF state de-
partnents and institutions from re-
ceivlng salaries in advance of the
amounts fixed by lar. Contingency
funds. 1t is said. have been utilized in
eone instances to increase salaries in
violation of the spirit. If not the let
ter. OF the law. Senator Cravens IL not
81 apected to object to Senator Strode's
proposal to limit the governors an
nhortty over appointees oniy to those
pregons who are named Ga positions
by the executive. The Strobe amend
rnent, which could not be considered
by the senate last week because Of a
parliamentary tangie. will again be
presented when the appropriation bill
comes before the upper house,
Amendments to She Alldredge pri-
mary bill have been prepared are ex-
pected to be introduced ear7y shis
week. Most Of these changes will be
fConffnTed on maze Y7x-Aa