The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-07
HOUSE CONCURS IN
SENATE CHANGES IN
HOME RULE MEASURE

The house concurred in the amend
ments which the senate made in the
home rule bill today, and the measure
was sent to Governor McCray for his
signature.
Proponents of the measure in Rich
mond were delighted to learn that the
house had quickly accepted the SEN
ate amendments, thus obviating any
chance that the bill might not go to
the governor for his signature.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March Tt
appears that there can be little doubt
that the Knapp house bill which has
been passed by both the house and the
senate will become a law and that all
cities in Indiana will have the oppor-
tunity to adopt the commission or
commission manager form of govern
ment which has been tried out sue
cessfully in great many of the cities
of the country.
Governor McCray Saturday when he
was asked to veto the bills repeating
the full train crew and full switching
crew laws said that the bills had been
passed by both houses with stable ma
jorities and in effect that he did not
believe it was up to him to undo the
work that had been done by the legis-
lature. If he applies the same rule to
the commission form bill he can hard
ly refuse to sign it because the meas
ure has gone through the legislature in
it's regular order and with practically
no opposition.
The only senators voting against the
bill were Beardsley, Douglas, Helper,
Kline and Richards. No unusual pres
sure of any kind, except permissible
and regular arguments was used to
get the measure through.
! The new plan in cities where it is
adopted will be a death blow to the
city politicians and to the state or dis
trict politicians who attempt to die
tate city affairs in way to help the
district or state organizations. If
here is one thing that is absolutely
barred in the commission form bill as
1t passed the house and as 1t passed
the senate last Saturday it is politics.
INDIANAPOLIS, March BILLS
given preference by the steering COM
missions of the two houses of the In
diana general assembly came before
the legislature today in rapid success
sion as they hurried through their
program in preparing for sine die ad-
jourment tonight Measures consid-
cred today were principally Of local
Importance.
The question of holding special
election June 7, 1921, as provided in a
bill as provided by Senator English
at which time the voters would pass
on the 18th constitutional amend
mcnts ratified by the general assem-
biz at two successive sessions caused
the house to engage in long debate
THIS morning but no definite conclus-
ion was reached.
During the noon recess house Re
publicans went into caucus to consid-
err action on the measure at the alter
noon session.
THE senate's calendar included only
minor measures but that body worked
at top speed clearing up the measures
before it, Leaders predicted that the
session could be brought to close be-
fore the usual midnight hour.
Bills passed by the house included
the Raft senate bill, placing reStrlc-
ton around the absent voters law to
prevent any voters not actually absent
on election day from using the voters
ballot.
The senate and house conCurred in
a conference-commit report fixing
dog tax at 81. The house had lowered
The tax to 81 and the senate had
raised it to 50, the present rate. The
conference committee compromised at
g. 90