The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-07
ACT aimed AT
COURTS Relief
is PRESENTED
Measure Proposes to Give
Lower Judges Power in
Criminal Cases.

Another attempt to relieve the
congested docket of the supreme
court is attempted in a bill in
troduced today in the Indiana legis-
lature by State Representatives Roy
Street, Lafayette, and Emerson E.
McGriff, Portland.
The measure proposes that the
appellate court be given supreme
jurisdiction over criminal cases
which do not carry punishment OF
death, or Imprisonment in the state
penitentiary or refornatory, until
Jan. l, 1881, following which the
supreme court will resume jurisdic
ton. No appeals may be taken from
decision of the appellate court.
Increase Salary
An attempt to increase the salary
of the Marion county Inheritance
tax appraiser, Sam Montgomery
from $4,000 to $4,000 is embodied in
bill introduced by Representative
John L. Benedict, Indianapolis.
Appointment of all election Off
Gals by the board of election COM
missionerS instead of by various
units of government is provided for
in a bill introduced by Represent
alive Lloyd Claycombe of Indian
apolis and Harold r. Donnell Of
Paris Crossing.
The house killed through definite
postponement the bill proposed by
Representative H. H. Evans of
Newcastle, which would require
fishermen as we'll as hunters to OBJ
tain licenses to fish in their own
counties,
The Gray bill, which was passed
by the senate, which makes sale of
liquor to minor a felony was re-
ported out of the morals committee
of the house today with the amend
ment that gift of liquor to a minor
also be made a felony and irclud-
ing college students over 81.
Blue Law Up
A "bIue law bill was among the
twenty new measures introduced in
the house. 1t came from Rep
resentative Joseph r. Scott of New
Albany, minister, and would in
crease penalties for violation OF the
1905 act prohibiting "rioting, hunt
ing, fishing, quarrelling at common
labor or usual avocations" on Sun
day.
SCOTS amendatory bill would set
a fine of from $40 to $500 for viola
ton and would forbid operation of
or participation in a public dance
an Sunday, or pool playing on the
Sabbath.
Children, between Is and Il years,
of soldiers killed in the World war,
would be allowed $3.50 each from the
state treasury to defray tuition fees
in state educational institutions, by
a bill introduced by Representative
John w. Scott, of Gary.
| Many New Measures
| Other bills newly introduced would
restrict the weight, height and width
of trucks permitted on highways and
require certain lights at night: re-
ouire refilling of strip mine excava-
lions except by authority of the
state conservation department; re-
peal the requirement for chauffeurs
licenses while permitting children
between IA and is to drive automo-
biles to and from school after OBJ
tanning a permit from the secretary
of state; allow gasoline dealers a 3
per cent rebate on gasoline taxes
collected from them in consideration
of losses in handling; permit cities
and towns to establish rates and
rental charges for use of sewage dis
posaI plants; permit suits to be
brought against the state for injur-
les to persons or property resulting
from negligence on the part of high
way department employees; and re-
uuire the recording of conditional
sales contracts,