Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-15
BENEDICT FEE
BILL PASSES IN
HOUSE 60 TO 8
Opponents of Move to Curtail
Grab Declare 1t Not
Drastic Enough.
FULL CREW REPEAL WINS

The Benedict bin, abolishing the fee
system in Marion County and placing the
offices on a straight salary basis, passed
the House late yesterday by a vote Of
90 to g.
Those voting against the bill were:
Representatives Cox Of Marion County.
Day of Lake, GottschaIk Of Adams, Gray
son of Knox, Hall of Jackson, Lafuze
of Wayne and Union, Tilden Of Allen and
Nou Of Marion.
1t was stated that those who voted
against passage of the bill did so be
cause it was their opinion the bin was
not drastic enough. The bill gives the
treasurer access to practically all the big
fees that now go to swell his salary.
The bill now goes to the Senate for fur
Their action.
Several amendments were made to the
bin on second reading and in committee.
II was reported favorably with amend
ments Feb. / by the Committee on At
fairs of the City of indianapolis
Under the bill, as amended. the county
officers would receive the following sal
aries: Clerk, $500; auditor. $500; re-
corder $4,000: sheriff, $500; treasurer,
S5.O00 prosecuting attorney, $500
The officers would not be allowed to
retain any fees, except in the cases of the
treasurer, who would be allowed TO col
lect and retain fees on delinquent tax
collections and delinquent Improvement
assessments, and the sheriff. who would
be allowed to retain foreign fees.
LEMCKE ESCAPES
BILLS PROVISIONS.
The bill would not affect present Of
fcials nor the oficials-elect who are soon
to take Office.
This provision ezempts Ralph 4.
Lemcke, treasurer Of Marion County, who
viii not begin his second term until next
year. 1t means he viii have two more
years to amass fees under the old system.
By adopting the majority report on
House Bill No. 800 and House Bill No.
299. the House passed to second reading
the bills which would provide for repeal
of the full crew switching law passed IN
the 1911 session and the full rain crew
law passed In the session OF 1903
The sieners OF the minority report
Representatives George II. James OF Clay
County and James ". Southland Of La
Petite County, urged adoption OF the
minority report on the ground that repeal
of the laws would throw down the bars
to careIessness and accidents on the
railroads.
The House voted overwhelmingly IN
both instances to adopt the majority re-
ports, favorIng passage. The committee
on labor, which, had the bills under con
stderation. held a public hearing at
which repres entatlves Of labor and
number Of women's organizations pro-
tested against passage
SEVEN OTHER
BILLS PASSED.
seven bills besides the Marion County
salary bill were passed By the House.
They are:
Newman bill, providing that at least 20
per cent Of a concerns employees must
be insured where group life insurance
is provided by an employer for his en-
ployes. Also provides that at least nIty
employees must be included.
Osborn bin, amending housing act Of
1913. providing that when an existing
building is remoJeled into a tenement or
apartment house the rooms may be not
less than eight feet between joists.
Smith bill, providing for issuance by
the Governor Of a qUit-c.aim deed, for
land owned by Wills e. Smith Of Gibson
County
Humrichouser bill. providing for as
sessment Of s per cent on fair valuation
OF school plant to pay for transfer OF
school children from township schools
Harris bill. compelling traction com
panies whose lines cross to pay for the
upkeep Of the crossing On q wheslase
basis
Leer bill requiring county superin-
tendents to appoint one or more dealers
IN a county 10 handle school books and
providing that they shall receive a profit
Of not to exceed 20 per cent on the sale
of the books
Fifty thousand dollars would be sp-
propriated for the construction and
equipment Of a dormitory at the Robert
W. Long Hospital in indianapolis by the
terms Of q Dill introduced by Representa-
tive James ". Southland, La Porte County.
The bill was referred TO the Ways and
Means Committee