Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-05
HOUSE PASSES
BANK MEASURE
IN FIRST FORM
Orc Amendment Barring
Brs nch in Immediate Neigh
borhOOd of Another
FOLLOWS BITTER FIGHT

With the passage In the House late
Fridav of the Rats bill prohibiting the
establishment by any bank or trust COM
pany If branch bank, after the Sen
ate AZ, endment providing that branch
bank ~ould not be located in the '1mme-
diate elghborhOod" of eanother bank had
been tricken from the bill, one of the
most litter fights Of the present session
was near an end. The bill now goes
back t. the Senate for concurrence in the
House amendment and, if the upper
branch does not concur, to q conference
committee.
The bill, which was introduced by Sem
ator Lee Hartzell, Fl. Wayne, and passed
the Senate, "a to u, Thursday, was
passed In the House under a suspension
of the rules
As originally introduced, it provided
that no bank or trust company could
establish branch banks, but On second
reading in the Senate it was amended,
on motion of Senator Oliver Holmes.
Gary, to provide that no branch could be
located in the immediate neighborhood
of any established bank.
When the bill was introduced in the
House it was referred to the Committee
on judiciary A, which struck out the
Holmes amendment, leaving the bill as
it was originally introduced. A minimum
of debate marked its passage in the
House, the only opposition being ex-
pressed by Representative Oscar A. ALL
gren, Whiting, who declared it would
expressly benefit indianapolis financial
institutions.
STATEWIDE
APPLICATION.
L h. -.
situation existing in Indianapolis, bit
friends Of the measure declared it would
have a Statewide application. Many In
dianapolis banks took an active part In
the struggle over the bill
Another important measure. which
passed in the afternoon session of the
House was the Dunn prohibition amend
ment bill, which brings the Indiana pro-
h;bition laws into conformity with the
provisions of the Volstead prohibition
act
Chief among its provisions is a section
which authorizes seizure by local off,
Gals Of automobiles used to transport
liquor illegally and the sale of the We
hicles, the money derived therefrom to be
turned into the State common school
fund. Under the present State law,
money which comes from sale of seized
motor vehicles goes TO the Federal Gov
eminent, as provided in the Yolstead
act
Additional "bonedry" amendments in
Guided in the bill originally introduced
in the Senate as drawn by the Indiana
Anti-Saloon League, were stricken from
the measure after a hard fight before it
passed the upper house.
The bill passed by vote Of 81 to 4
Those who voted no were: Representa-
tives Albert B. Clapp, Clark County ;
James I. Day, Lake County; Henry w.
Kamman, Vanderburg County; Charles
Kares. Vanderburg County.
OTHER BILLS
PASSED.
Other bills which passed during thG
afternoon session were:
Decker. amending an act concerning
suits to contest validity of wills.
Brown, amending acts of 1905 provid-
ing for health and safety Of persons EN-.
ployed in coal mines.
Furnas. requiring mine operators to
register employees.
Rats, providing regulations for ferries
and. providing lake ferries procure IL
censes. from city councils at harbor.
Adams, changing method of selecting
members Of boards of trustees of Purdue
University, six by Governor, two farmers,
two business men and two engineers,
and three to be selected by university
alumni.
Dunn, amending act concerning admis-
sion to State Soldiers Home
Hays, amending act defining crime Of
rape and fixing penalties
Rats, defining purposes for which
bonds may be issued under county coun-
ell reform act of 1899.
Brown, amending certain sections Of
act permitting counties to establish hos
pitfalls.
Richardson, for codidcation Of insur-
ance laws and providing for prevention Of
accidents in coal industry.
Beardsley, permitting refunding Of
school funds.
Rats, providing for transfer of real
estate for taxation when title has been
passed by law Of descent or by will.