The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-08
Fluctuations and Gifts Fea.
ture Death of 18th Leg
iSlature.

with pretty speeches OF lenclta-
ton and good will, gifts for those
who had served in sundry capacities
and a modicum OF accomplishment
the seventy-ffth biennial session Of
the Indiana Legislature passed into
history at 2:30 this morning.
Marking time while the Senate
cleaned its calendar the members Of
the House visited to and fro, con-
CURED in an amendment now and
then and waited for the appropria-
ton measure.
Held as a club to compel passage
and signature by Governor Jackson
of other legislation the $40 900, 900
bill was finally brought out and con-
CURED in by voice-vote at the last
minute.
The measure contained many
items not included in the original
amount--notably $4,000 for State
armories which members of the
American Legion in the House had
battled for in vain, before sending it
to the Senate.
IdFuOn BOARD ADOllSncd
One board was abolished during
the session. At the suggestion of the
Governor the pardon board passes
into history. No provision has been
made for the disposition of it's val
liable records. It's work will be
done by the trustees of the penal in.
situations of the State.
Two new boards are created. Bar
bers and beauty parlor operators
will come under supervision of new
bodies established. License fees are
provided and preliminary training
demanded.
Farm relief was extended in the
shape of a revision of the valuation
and assessments on farm properties.
1t is estimated that approximately
$3.50, 900 will be cut off the tax
duplicate and effect a saving to the
farmer of about s1,5OO,OOO in tax
alton.
In the hope that a chaa~e would
be made in the licensing of automo-
biles to provide more funds the high
way commission helped in the pas
sage of the Evansville bridge bill.
All efforts to increase the cost of
motoring failed although many
measures were introduced to bring
it about.
Paved Roads Lost
State maintenance of detours will
take about $75O,OOO from the high
way department. Adding the cost of
the Evansville bridge, if built, will
result in a loss of about eighty miles
of paved roads this year.
Little on Utilities
Utility legislation was squelched,
although bills giving the right of ap-
peals to the Circuit Courts and the
commission the power to investigate
operating expenses OF utilities are
now up to the Governor for sigma
ture.
Efforts to compel producers of mo-
ton pictures to sell their product in
less than blocks, as is now the Gus
tom. failed to get to the Senate. The
House, however, went on record as
favoring abolition of the practice.
Compulsory arbitration between pic
ture producers and the motion pic
ture rheater owners would.also have
been abolished il the bill had been
enacted.
Increase in workingmen's liability
compensation was secured through
a determined lobby by labor organ
izations.
Old age pensions on a county OPP
ton plan were killed in the House
after the bill had passed the Senate.
The bill establishing State Box
ing Commission met a similar fate,
in reverse order.
A building program at the State
universities and normal schools is
made possible by passage Of a bill
providing 2-cent tax levy for each of
ten years. 1t is believed the levy
will raise $10.0O0,0O0.
The George Rogers Clark Me-
mortal Exposition to be held at Vim.
cennes in 1929 calls for a 4-mill
levy, estimated to realize about
100000. The exposition will com.
memorate the capture of Fort Sack
Vile.
Salary increases galore were al
lowed. Lake and Marion County
judges go into the $4,000 a year
class. Supreme and Appellate Court
judges also were remembered TO the
same extent.
Legislators will be paid $40 a day
in 1929, instead of the Sc rate now
in effect.
Expenses incidental to the i'm.
parchment of Judge Clarence w.
Dearth of Muncie, were guaranteed
in the appropriation measure.
POSING MAY BE SHORTER