The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-10
new TANGLE OVER BILLS
HALTS ADJ0URNING, WITH
LEGISLATURE IN UPROAR
All Measures Which Were
Signed S Siisaqs Midnight
May BE SheIved.
BATTLE THROUGH NIGHT
Clashes Are Frequent as
Lawmakers Attempt to
Finish Work.

ate grew cut OF the inability of a
conference committee from both
houses to agree on the bills pro-
visions.
Following the procedure, always
observed before adjournment, sine
die, Speaker Myers sent commit
tee, Representative Elan Y. Guern-
sey (Rep., Lawrence) and Ned H.
Phelps Dem., HowardD to the Gov
ernor to inquire if he had any mes
sage for the house.
His only words we're:
ITO the members of the seventy
seventh generally assembly-let US
pray"
This assumes unusual significance,
In view of Bush,s statement.
Representative H. H. Evans
CRep.. Henry and Virgil Simmons
Dem., Wells and Adams, and Sem
atorS Alonzo Lindley (Rep., YER
million, Fountain and Warren) and
Anderson Ketchum (Dem., Barthol-
omew, Decatur, Franklin and
UnioD haggled for hours over the
disputed provisions, with only the
two senator's signing a committee
report recommending the senate
recede from its amendments. SO
that the bill might pass the house
in the form in which it reached the
senate.
Since the conference committee
report was worthless when signed by
only two members, Senator Lindley
moved-not as conferee-that the
senate amendments be eliminated.
The motion carried.
Myers Gives Statement
In reference to the resultant ac-
tons, Myers charged in his prepared
statement:
After the conferees had met and
failed to agree, and without any
conferee from the house having
signed any conference report. by a
procedure unknown to the under
signed, a record was made In the
senate pretending to show that the
senate receded from its amendments
made prior to third reading of saio
bill, and pretending to pass the bill
after pretending to recede from such
amendment.
Without possession of the bill.
and without conference report
signed by all, members concerning
the bill, the senate made record
pretending to change and pass the
Dill without the amendments there
tofore made by the senate, although
a bill once passed on third reading
can not be changed or altered ur1-
DER the rules OF the house or senate
except by a report Of a conference
committee and the adoption Of the
report"
No Notification Given
Myers statement continued to as
sert that Senators Lindlev and
Ketchum appeared on the floor of
the house while the house was in
recess and verbally informed him
OF the senate action and gave him
written statement.
At no time, Myers statement
charged, has the clerk of the senate
notified the house of any recession
from the amendments.
The alleged recession of the SEN
ate from its amendments left the
exemptions at $500 for single per-
sons, $500 for heads Of families
and $500 allowance for each de-
pendent.
One Per Cent for First $1,000
Rates, after exemptions are de-
Quoted, are per cent for the first
81 600 of net income, 2 per cent for
the second 81 600, 3 per cent for the
third $1,000. per cent for the
fourth $1,000, per cent for the
fifth 81 900 and 6 per cent for all
net incomes over $1,000.
A final spike was driven into the
corporate income tax bill when the
motion of Senator William v.
Dogs Dem, Dubois, Perry and
Spencer), to reconsider the vote BY
which the bill failed to pass March
was tabled, on motion of Sena-
tor Holmes.