The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-12
Revision in Legislature Is
Seen as LoOphoIe
for Repeal.
LABOR TO BE ACTIVE
Absent Voter Law Again
Will Be Source of
Contention.
BY ROBERT BEARD


disturbing signs.
There is, of first III portance In
indianapolis, the prospect Of re-
vision OF the city manager law,
under which this city is to adopt
the manager form Of government
in 1880.
The City Manager League faces
the necessity of effecting some
technical changes in the law as it
now stands in order to give certain
powers now held by elective officers
to the city commission. These eff
forts at amendment will open the
way to repeal attempts, 1t is feared,
although proponents of the man
ager plan scout any hint that
actual repeal might be accom-
pliShed.
Registration, it is believed, is GER
tain of claiming attention of the
coming session. Although repeal Of
the old registration law had the
support of both parties in 1927,
sentiment is growing for some sub
stitute. Women's organizations are
voicing this demand and it finds
proponents in both parties.
No Bone-Dry Revision Seen
Labor, which vigorously opposed
repeal of the absent voters law in
the 1927 session, vigorously will see
to it that this matter gets into the
legislative grist, again.
Prohibition probably will be left
out of legislative arguments unless
efforts are made to weaken provi-
sions Of the existing state dry laws.
Dry leaders, including the Anti
Saloon League, are not expected to
strive for further restrictions, but
will oppose stubbornly any effort
to NEEDLE with the statutes as
written.
Utility regulation, which fur
pished the bone of contention for
the 1927 session, is regarded as
certain to engross assembly atten-
ton in the coming session. Far
reaching in Importance and effort
it is a topic provoking wider di-
versity of opinion, perhaps, than
any problem likely to be presented.
The teacher tenure law enacted
in 1927 may become the target
from attacks by the very group
that Endorsed it two years ago.
Teachers generally favored the
measure which provided: That any
teacher serving any school corpora
ton for five or more successive
years and who thereafter contracts
for further service with such school
corporation thereupon becomes a
permanent teacher of that school
corporation, dismissable only for
cause after a hearing.
Bankers Are Interested
Bankers are interested in pro-
posed legislation to increase the
powers of the state bank examiner
and his deputies. The question has
arisen as to how far the state shall
20 in granting discretionary au-
thority to these officers. Indict-
ment of examiners in the exercise
of discretionary privileges rather
than for criminal offenses has
brought the matter to a head, it
is said.
Effort probably will be made to
set up new regulations for bank
loans, invoking some of the strin-
gent restrictions already applicable
to trust companies.
Codification of corporation laws,
broad enough to invite foreign cor
porations to operate In Indiana,
will be presented the coming legis-
lature. A committee, working I'M
der the secretary of state, has been
at work on this for two years,
under authority from the 1927 leg
islature.
Sentiment is spotty for an in
crease in auto license fees which
would enable Indiana to make more
rapid progress in it's road paving
program. This work has pro-
crossed rapidly under the Scent
gasoline tax plan, but an increase
on license fees for Indiana's 100000
automobiles would speed the work
greatly. It is estimated the present
rate of progress could be advanced
200 miles a year with an added in
come of $5000,000 annually.
27I Bills Became Laws
There is little hope, it is indi-
Gated, for legislation which would
give the state the full cents col
lected on each gallon of gasoline.
Counties at present get 1 cent and
the state 2 cents. Any proposal
to deprive counies of this 1 cent
would provoke statewide protest
that would be fatal, aver legislators.
They are skeptical of the success
of any effort to increase the tax
an additional cent.
Reapportionment, looms as GER
tain disturber of legislative peace,
in 1929. The 1927 general assem-
bly, did not disturb the arrange
ment under which one hundred
members of the lower Indiana
house, and the fifty members Of
the upper house are elected.
Two years ago 294 house bills and
80 senate bills we're introduced
together with twenty resolutions
Of this number, 271 bills found
their way eventually to the statue