South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-02
LAWS
OF PAST SESSION
TO TRY COMEBACK
Commission-City M a ma g e
Forms of Rule to Be
Storm Center.

INDIANAPOLIS Jan. MANY
proposed laws OF past sessions OF
the Indiana legislature Will attempt
a legislative comeback when the
general assembly meets again next
month. Though it IS certain that
these measures will come back, it
is not clear whether their fortunes
have been changed with the pass
ing Of time.
While IL only a guess Of what the
future has in store for these bills,
indications are that at least one Of
the law proposals may become one
Of the storm centers of the next ses-
sion. This is the bill for the COM
mission form OF city government, or
for the municipality being in charge
of a city manager. The measure has
both its proponents and opponents,
and both are busy getting ready for
the showdown 10 come within the
next two months.
Another measure that will come
back is that proposing the abolish
ment of the public service commits
sion, which was the object of many
a sarcastic remark during the spe-
Cial session of the legislature six
months ago. Higher rates granted
10 public utilities have not advanced
the popularity Of the commission.
and this complaint viii probably
be voiced again as it was six months
ago in the legislative halls of the
state capitol.
Ask Free school Books.
Free school books likewise will be
back again but it is yet too early
for the supporters OF this measure
TO predict what will happen this
time. II is one Of those measures
counted out in the past under the
nomenclature indefinitely post
poned."
Perhaps the bill most common to
past legislatures that will be heard
Of again is the one TO abolish CAPT
tai punishment. Old legislators say
1t Is always among those present on
the committee calendar from early
In the session until the end. 1t. too,
is coming back.
Two bills of interest TO farmers
and shippers also will be back again
the supporters of either claiming
that enactment this time is a GER
tainty. Agricultural leaders claim
that Indiana is becoming a dumping
ground for poor seed and assert that
the situation can be remedied by a
pure agricultural seed law. Such
a bill, compelling a test Of sed TO
] prove it's termination value. has
/ been before the legislature before.
but for some reason or other failed
10 final consideration.
Besides this measure. the farm
ers and stock shippers generally as
sert that the present livestock car
cleaning law costs them thousands
or dollars annually Instead Of com
Polling the cleaning of all Invest oclt
ears that enter the state, II will be
proposed that the present law be
amended so that cleaning will be-
regulated by the Livestock SAM
tary board. Such change. il is
claimed. would be ample protection
, against spread OF infectious stock
diseases. Again, it is claimed that
the present law works so that the
neighbor.ng states not having sucb
! law send their cars in need of
cleaning 20 Indiana.
Here the cleaning is done and the
shipper pays the bills.
Several and various ORGANIZATIONS
of professional men also will have
: their pet measures before the law
makers again this session. TIE Chi
ropractors want 10 be licensed bv
special board, and the physicians
/ want the present board of medical
registration 10 have the power 10
cause annual re-registratiOn of an
doctors. and the architects went a
special board TO license their pro-
fessiOn like the medical beard flnc-
uons among the doctors. The civil
engineers have wants similar to
those of the architects.
Party leaders in both houses e,--
pect there are other bills that will
strive for the legislative ror,, ohio, 81
but none predicts what viii happen
TO any OF them. Some may get M
on the statute books some may get
further than ever before bur fail Of
enactment and some will doubtIess
fall again TO await the coming Of
another legislature and then try
again.