The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-02-21
Legislative
Calendar
Senate bills introduced:


S. B. $50. Clancy-Providing new mayor
and aldermanic administration for lndi-
annapolis. with salary increases for off,
Gals and election OF alderman tninel
from the city at large. Affairs OF the city
OF Indianapolis.
S. B. 2sl. CIancy-Pernltting the Inoi-
ana Village of Epiieptics TO accept land
for construction OF an overhead bridge
over the Big Four tracks. BeneYolent IN
stitutions.
S. B. 2s2. Cooper. Harlan, CARROT -
Empowering county commissioners only TO
establish, change and divide the elecaon
precincts. Elections.
S. B. 2ss. Garrott-Giving third-class
city school boards permission TO build ana
buy buildings without consent OF city
council. Cities and towns.
S. B. 2s4. Gray-Making driving an
armored motor car on Indiana highways
a felony punishable by Imprisonment from
five to tyenty-one years. Public morals.
s. B. ass. HartzeI. Koenig, Walter.
Holmes. Rowley-Raising judges salaries.
base pay, from present $4,000 to $4,000
the $500 difference being payable half by
the state and half by the counties. Fees
and salaries.
s. B. 2s6. notwithstanding increased
penalties for bankers and bank employees
doing INSIDE job Of bank robbing.
Criminal code.
s. B. 2e7. Hof7mau-Providlng for thor
oughfare plan in second-class cities and
commission to administer it. Cities ana
towns.
S. B. 2sS Holmes-Giving county COM
mission control OF suburban plating.
County and township business.
S. B. 2se. Lindley-Putting state aid
fund administration from the superintend-
ent Of public Instructions office back to
the board of accounts. Education.
s. B. 2so Lindley-Providing for board
Of accounts scrutiny of all plans. speciti-
cations and bids on schoolhouses. Ed
ucation.
s. B. 9e1. Perkins. Brown. Crayens,
Klne-Repealing teacher tenure law.
Judiciary A.
S. B. 3e2. RoWley--Making uniform with
other states the laws governing fishing
in Lake Michigan. Natural resources.
S. B. 293. Stonex. Rowley-AlloWing
clerks OF superior courts III La Porte and
Elkhart counties to obtain clerical help.
Fees and salaries.
House bills passed By senate:
H. B. SO. Trent-PIoviding for educa-
ton of children living in school corpora
tons in which schools have been estab-
lished by trustees of Purdue and Indiana
universities and the Indiana Normal
ScnolS. Ayes Al, noes o.
H. B. 81. Misner-Permitting establish
Inent OF sanitary districts in fourth class
cities operating under city manager gov
eminent. Ayes 4S. noes 0.
H. B. 1874. Ahlgren-IncreaSing salary
Of Whiting mayor from $2,40G to $4,000.
Ayes "a. noes 9.
H. B. 40. MISUNDERSTANDING appel
late court appeals from coming board de-
cisions originally appealed to circuit and
superior courts. Ayres AZ. noes o.
Senate bills passed:
S. B. 2oe. Administering salaries OF
township advisory board members at IS
meeting, but not to exceed s25 annually.
Ayes, 80; noes, H.
S. B. 9. Doogs-SubStituting the Ameri-
can mems mortality table for American
experience table in life insurance under
writing. Ayes, 81; noes. II.
S. B. 142. Misunderstanding political
units the privilege of amortizing bonds,
instead of retiring them through sinking
fund. Ayes, 80; noes, 5.
s. B. 248. Lindley-Permitting Judgment
creditor to file complaint in circuit court
and have cause set for trial when claim
for allowance has been granted by county
commissioners and claim remains IN
paid for i've to twenty years. Ayes, a;
noes, o..
S. B. 24s.-clements. Cooper-Permit-
ting counties bordering the Wabash and
Ohio rivers at state line to issue bonds
for bridge construction to be paid of by
tolls. Ayes. A; noes. o.
s. B. 1859. Gray. Hodges-Providing for
prison-made automobile license plates ana
street signs. Ayes. SO: noes, 0.
Senate bills lacking cOnstltat-
tional majority:
s. B. SO. HilI-Putting change of venue
in civil cases at discretion Of the court.
Ayes, 49, noes. 25.
S. B. 234. Gray. Hill-ReQulring de-
fendant In criminal cases to enter in
witnesses, or forfeit right to continuance
when witnesses fail to appear. Ayes, %;
noes. 81.
House bills introduced:
H. 3. 400. Ferguson Of Clark Amend
atory measure providing that employees
injured at employment shall not be re-
uuired to go outside state for medical ex-
NH r.
health.
H. 3. 42i. Brewster-Limiting TO per
cent OF assessed valuation Of townships
in certain counties. the amount Of bonds
which may be issued for construction OF
free gravel roads. Roads.
H. B. 400. Notwithstanding the
letting OF contracts by public officials to
insure open competition and prohibiting
specification Of ventilating equipment on
which any firm holds a monopoly.
judiciary B.
H. B. 423 Eyans--Making statutory
definition OF disorderly conduct and pro-
viding fine Of from SIS to 500. to which
may be added Imprisonment Of from ten
days to six months. Public morals.
H. 3. 424. Hiatt-Appropriating $4,000
annually for use Of Purdue agricultural
experimental station for research in plant
disease. Ways and means.
H B. 425. King-Proyiding that in ap>
Forthcoming cost OF street and alley i'm
proyements in Indianapolis. benefited
property owners shall not be assessed in
excess Of so per cent OF value OF property.
Affairs Of city of Indianapolis.
H. B. 426. Baker-Prohibiting en-
cumbrance or assignment Of benefits
under domestic life insurance or annuity
contracts by benehciaries when expressly
forbidden in policies or contracts. In
surance.
II. B. 427. CIaycombe. Adams-Grant-
ing judges pro TEN. of Marion county
municipal courts continued Jurisdiction in
causes tried before them while sitting