Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-12
TILT PUTS LIFE
INTO SESSION
OF THE HOUSE
Recommendation for Revision
# of Rules Causes Clash
on Floor.
LITTLE BUSINESS DONE

Little action marked the short sessions
Of both the Senate and House Of the In
diana Legislature this morning when ad-
journment was taken at II o'clock to 10
o'clock Friday morning. The majority
of the lawmakers will go to Lafayette
tomorrow, and aside from some commit
tee meetings that probably will be held
during the day, tomorrow VIII see the
Statehouse almost deserted by the as
semblymen.
Eleven bills were introduced in the
Senate and nineteen in the House.
The first bill of the seventy second
session was passed when the Senate
under suspension OF the rules. agreed to
the specific appropriation bill granting
500, 200 for the expenses Of the Assembly.
The measure was passed by the House
Tuesday.
Lieutenant Governor Branch urged
speedy action on the measure. declaring
ne had been paying postage money out
Of his own pocket since the session had
started"
TILT PROVOKED
IN LOWER HOUSE.
Revision of the rules in the House as
recommended by the committee provoked
the first tilt, several members taking ex-
eeption to the time limit Of forty-fve
days for the introduction Of bills and
TO the proviso that brief must accom-
pany each bill.
The Senate Committee on Rules has
not reported. opposition to a time limit
having developed. Senator BeardsIey is
insisting that no new bills be received
after the expiration Of thirty days.
Objection to the House rule presented
by Representative Givan, Marion -Coun-
ty, to provide for an explanation Of
each bill presented by the author was
voiced by Representative Harris, Lake
County.
AS a result Of the argument over the
proposed new rules, they were laid on
the table and made a special order Of
business for Friday morning at II
O'Clock.
HARRIS REFUSES
TO VOTE ON BILL.
Representative Harris said he had not
had a chance to famiIarize himself with
the provisions Of the rules, and that he
could not vote for them today. He said
thzt on first observation the rule which
would call for an explanation Of the bills
was unnecessary and might result in
confusion, and would possibly allow
some representative to vote for a bill on
The author of the measure might give
his explanation of what the bill would
accomplish. but he might miss his guess"
said Mr.. Harris. while the author
might be entirely innocent OF the fact
some vicious clause might render the bill
unworthy Of passage"
ALSO OBJECT
TO MEASURE.
Representative Henry Abrams, Marion
County. and Representative Claude Smith.
Gibson County, also objected to immeGl-
ate consideration of the proposed rules.
On motion OF Representative Willis. De
kalb County, action on the submitted
rules was made q special order Of busi-
ness for Friday.
The rule proposed by the committee
would make IL impossible to introduce a
bill after the first forty-fve days Of
the session unless the majority of the
House consented. Representative Harris
aIgO opposed this feature.
Another new rule to be known as rule
1914 would provide that all COMMITTEES
chairmen should announce at the opening
OF the committee session, all bills to be
considered at that time.
REGISTRATION BILL
AMONG THE 10.
Included in the nineteen bills intro
duced in the House is one sponsored by
Representative Givan OF Marion County
providing amendments to the registra-
tion act Of 1919. The bill would make it
possible for voters who have registered
in the wrong precinct, or who have reg
istered in one precinct and moved to an
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