The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-01-06
STATE ASSEMBLY
SPECIAL SESSION
Indiana Lawmakers Gather to
Approve RefOrmatOry ReIo-
cation Measure.
KILL SOLDIER BONUS BILL
Futile Attempt is Aade 10 Put Through
Act in Behalf of Ex-Service Men
Governors Signature on
the New lava

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session of the Indiana legislature
called for the specific purpose of pass
ing law providing for the relocation
of the state refOrmatory, adjourned
after passing the bill.
A feature Of the session. not sched-
uled. was a final hour and futile At
tempt to pass a soldiers bonus bill.
Besides attaching his signature To
the relocation bill, Governor McCray
also signed a bill which appropriateS
$4,000 for the expenses of the special
session.
At the opening Of the one-day meet
ing of the lawmakers. Governor Me
Cray. in ii message TO the legislature.
explained the purpose of the session
and described the pecessity for the
action. outlining the action of the reg
ular session in the matter and the sale
Of the old state institution. which
some time ago had been badly dam
aged by fire, the property later being
sold to Colgate & Company.
Vote 81 to 2e
The refOrmatOry relocation bill was
passed by the house by vote of 81
ayes and % noes. and was later
amended and passed by the senate by
vote of 30 ayes and II noes The
house refused to concur I'm the senate
amendments and the measure was sent
TO conference committee.
The vital change in the bill. which
was made on motion Of Senator OIL
liver Kline of Huntington, provided
that the new prison shall be located i'm
a section of the state where raw ma
terial for brick and cement manufac-
turing is available so that ccnvicts
can produce road material for use in
construction of state highways This
change would compel the location of
the reformatory, it was said. in the
western part of Indiana, where clay
and cement products are found.
Speaker Claude a. Smith of Prince
ton appointed Representative Otto G..
Fitield of Crown Point, Clinton III. Civ
an of Indianapolis, Ed Il. YOuse of
Markie and James L. Kingsbury of
Indianapolis as the house members of
the conference committee.
The sessions of both houses were
devoid of the spectacular and the pre-
dicted clashes between factions did
not materialize, as both branches vot-
ed to suspend the constitutional rules
TO expedite the passage of the bill.
Both houses passed the $4,000 ap-
propiation bill to provide for the ex-
penses of the special session.
No other matters were voted on at
the morning and afternoon sessions.
In the house no other bills were in
trOduced. but in the senate three meas
ures were thrown in the hopper. These
bills were introduced by Senators
Kline, Alfred HOgston of Marion and
John Alldredge of Anderson.
Bonus Bill Had Friends.
Although there was considerable
sentiment in the legislature for the
passage Of soldiers bonus bill, a ma
jority of both houses seemed inclined
To permit this measure to hold over
until the next regular session for fear
of throwing down the bars for the
consideration Of other bills, which
would prolong the session.
The Alldredge bill, which is the same
as a measure introduced in the house
by Representative o. L. Newman of
Indianapolis. provides for the payment
of SO for each month of service in the
army or navy during the World wal
and also would allow certain educa-
tional advantages to eX-service men
The measure is designed 10 place the
matter of paying the bonus up TO the
voters at the regular election next
fall. In event of favorable action AT
the polls the tax board would be au.
thOrized TO make levy TO care for the
payment of the bonus which, it is esti
mated. would total S7,5OO,OOO
This measure was referred TO the
committee on education, of which Sen
atOr Swain is chairman. by Lieut.. Gov
Emmett +. Granch.
The HogstOn bill proposed to elm
mate the minimum salary for teachers
and was referred TO the Judiciary
committee, of which Senator Roscoe
kiper is chairman. The Kline bill
making court summons over the tele
phone legal. also was referred to Judi
! ciary A.
Al the opening of the session Repre-
sentative Barker contested the seats
of two new members. Representatives
Gibbons and Davis, who had taken
The movement failed.