The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-15
APPROPRIATION
BILL RETARDED
BY SENATORS
Amendment Checks Usual
Speedy Enactment of
Measure.

Proposals for salary boosts tt
four legislative employees kept the
biennial legislative appropriation
dill from its usual speedy enactment
today.
Appropriating $150,0OO for legisla-
tive expenses, the bill introduced in
The house by Representative Sam j
Farrell, chairman of the ways and
means committee, was passed under
suspension of the rules twenty min
utes after the house was called to
order.
Sent to the senate, following Gov
ernor Harry G. Leslie's message, the
bill was moving alog SMOOTHLY I'M
til second reading. Senators had a
disposition to amend it to provide
Tor cleaning and 'rehabilitati1g" the
upper house chamber, but decided to
accomplish by other means.
Boost Employees Pay
Amendments prepared by Senator
Denver C. Harlan (Rep. Wawne)
president pro tenn, and presented by
Senator Alonzo H. Lindley (Rep.
Fountain, Vermillion and Warren),
increased from Sc to $40 day the
pay of secretary Of senate, principal
CLERK of the house, and the princi-
pal doorkeeper of each house.
Senators John L. Niblack (Rep.
Marion) and Andrew E. Durham
dem. Montgomery and Putnam
cast the only dissenting votes on
the amendment. On third reading
the bill passed, as amended, without
opposition, and was returned to the
house, for concurrence in the
amendment.
Because the house had adjourned
until Wednesday at 10 a. m, the
measure cannot be sent to the Gov
ernor until tomorrow. The senate
adjourned until p. m. today.
Members of the house today are
expressing general satisfaction with
committee assignments announced
late Monday by Speaker James M
Knapp. Marion and Lake county
representative who had felt some
apprehension, found they were ac-
corded full share of the honors
and berths on important commit
tees.
Noll Made Chairman
To J. Glenn Harris CRep., Lake.
again fell the coveted chairman
ship of judiciary A committee
Lloyd D. Claycombe (Rep., Marion)
received the Craftsmanship of judi
ciary B. Other important chair
manships included: Elections, Har-
old R. Donnel (Rep., Decatur ano
jennings; public morals, Frank E
Wright( Rep, Marion; ways ano
means, Samuel j. Farrell (Rep.
Blackford and Grant,; agriculture
Charles NJ. Trowbridge (Rep., Henry
and Rush); roads, Oliver P. La Fuze
(Rep., Union and Wayne); labor
John w. Thiel (Rep., Lake,; edu-
cation, Oscar A. Ahlgren CRep
Lake.: cities and towns, Frank j.
Non (Rep., Marion); county and
township business, Henry F. Batter
man (Rep., Lake..
NolFs Craftsmanship of the cities
and towns committee was regarded
favorably by supporters Of the city
manager amendment bill to be pre-
scented this week. Noll probably
will introduce the measure which i
Endorsed by the Indianapolis CITY
Manager League.
Ten chairmanships went to Mar
ion county representatives. In adj
dition to those named they were
Affairs of city of Indianapolis, Will
liam Bosom Jr.; criminal code
John L. Benedict; engrossed bills
John E. King; military affairs, Louis
r. Markum; phraseology OF bills
Thaddeus R. Baker; state parks
James H. Lowry; Soldiers and Sail
ors' monument, Henry F. Kottkamp
Lieutenant Governor Edgar D
Bush expected to announce senate
committees this afternoon.
'I am going to insist that impor-
tant legislative matters be brought
before the entire state, at least on g
divided report, and there discussed
fully" Bush declared. He is opposed
to the killing of important contro-
versial bills in committee.
House organization was complete
while the senate awaited commit
tees and selection of caucus chair
man. Representative Claude G
Malott (Rep., Monroe) defeated
Representative Charles. Worley
(Rep., Madison) for majority eau
Gus chairman late Monday. Mrs
Bertha Zimmerman (Rep., Vigo)
was chosen caucus secretary.