The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-01
WOMEN GIVEN
EQUAL RIGHTS
IN STATE c. O.P.
State Use of Prison Made
Goods Provided in
Senate Bill.

Hoosier senators today promptly
passed the ffty-ffty bill, giving the
women equal voting power with men
in party organization; the bill Tor
state use of prison-made goods, and
a measure permitting damage suits
to be brought against the Union
Traction Company receiver for the
twenty-one persons killed in the
Cirotto crossing crash here in 1927.
For good measure they reconsid-
cred and passed the Niblack bill
repealing the horsethief detective
law. Tie bill had failed of a con-
Stitutional majority Thursday.
Senator Chester A. Perkins
dem, South Bend, was the only
one to take the floor against the
so-called f1fty-fifty bill.
The measure provides that ap-
pointed -chairmen, who are usu-
ally women, will have equal vote in
party councils with the chairmen,
elected and usually men.
DenOunces Measure
Senator Bruce E. Cooper, Stew
artsville, pleaded for the bills pass
age as part of the Republican COM
mittee program and to please the
women.
Perkins then termed it 'an in
iuuitous measure" providing not
equal rights, but special privileges
to women He said if the women
wanted to vote they should get the
craftsmanship and not divide au-
thority in party COUNCILS.
The vote was 80 ayes and 8 noes.
Several senator's names had to be
called more than once before they
responded to the roll.
The RowIey bill for state use of
prison-pladc goods has been amend
ed so mat it is approved by prison
officials, manufacturers, labor ard
the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.
AS pasEed, it requires the manufac-
ture ard sale of prison-made goods
to all governmental units, making
their purchase required and failure
a misdemeanor. The goods to be
D.ade will be determined bya board
,1f classification of three members
appointed by the Governor. Any
surplus may be sold on the open
market.
Grotto Bill Passed
Senator John L. Niblack, Indian
apolis, pulled a coup in having his
horsethief detective repeal bill
passed after defeat. He had seen
some of the unfavorable senators
in the interim and the bill polled
% ayes, without his saying a word
in its favor Only Is ayes are re-
CURED for a constitutional major
ity.
Senator Sumner Clancy, Indian
apolis, sponsored the Grotto recoV-
cry suit bill to passage. The orig
.-inal provision of the measure, which
required permission of the court
appointing the receiver before suit
could be started, was amended out.
The bill polled SO favorable and
only unfavorable votes.
The Adams Dill regulating arr
track automobile races was defeated.
Voter Bill Withdrawn
Senator Winfield Miller, Indian
apolis, withdrew his voter registra-
ton bill and will report similar
house bill from the elections COM
mittee on a divided report. Miller
is chairman of the committee and
will join the majority in urging the
bills passage.
A committee report for passa@g
was adopted by the senators when
the bill permitting fraternal insur-
ance organizations to write old line
life policies was reported out.
The bill came in on divided re-
port. four members being for and
the same number against the meas
ure. Senator William A. Hodges,
Gary, chairman of the committee,
opposed it. 1t is opposed by the
Modern Woodmen of America and
backed by other fraternal organ
izations, the senators said.