The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-26
SCHOOL AID TO
FACE ANOTHER
FIGHT TOL|vE
Measure Once Passed to Be
Subject of Vote in
House Today.
EXPENSE OF s1,ooo,0o0
Northern and Southern
Parts of State Clash Over
TWo-Year Plan.

Parliamentary feat of killing a bill
which already has been passed is
scheduled to be attempted in the
house of Representatives this after
noon as a result of motion to re-
consider action on a measure ap-
propriating 100000 for state aid
schools.
This measure, which would set
aside 100000 a year for two years
from the state aid school fund,
raised through the 7-cent state levy,
for the purpose of paying claims
that developed from 1926 to 1929,
inclusive, passed the house late
wednesday, 1921.
Although fighting the bill vigor-
ously Representative w. E. Stan
ton Oem., Lake, voted with the
majority in order to take advantage
of the house rule and then filed a
motion to reconsider the passage
of the bill. This motion must lay
on the table for twenty-four hours
and will be called down for action
this afternoon at approximately 3
o'clock.
Opponents of the measure charge
the state department of public in
struction with being responsible for
the deficit.
ASsaiIS State Department
eff you want to increase taxes in
this state declared H.. H. Evans
rep, Henry, lust vote for this
bill. There is something wrong in
the education department or this
deficit in state aid never would
have been permitted to accumulate.
I'm what years were these deficits
created?" asked Democratic rep
resentative.
That's the question of a Demo-
crat and it's designed to put the
burden for these conditions on the
Republicans" retorted Evans. Oh
course, we, the Republicans, did it.
You fellows haven't been in power
long enough to put deal like that
over"
Demand for complete reform OF
the state school system was voiced
by John M. Cantley Dem., CaSs)
who declared: This state aid prop
oSition is creeping from southern
Indiana to the Great Lakes. It
must be corrected"
Charges that the state aid claims
resulted from misuse and misman-
agement of funds was made by
Stanton. He pointed out that there
are more teachers than are needed
in the counties of Clay, Crawford
and Martin
SectiOnalism Displayed
The bill was defended on the
grounds that if the members from
the Weather section of the state
has not forced unwanted and Gun
necessarily rigorous education re-
quiremnetS" on the southern part
of the state, where are located the
school corporations asking state
aid, there would never have de-
veloped the necessity for this appro-
priation.
Misuse Of the funds has been
charged on the floor and I resent
the statements" challenged Fabius
Gwin Dem., Dubois and MARTINI
There may have been some things
done down there that were not
right, but will some one show me
part of the state where funds
are not Incorporated?
I'VE were compelled to revise our
school system down there in south
ern Indiana. We were satisfied with
the siX-montlls' term but you forced
us to take eight months. Your
inspectors came in and said you
must have this and must have that,
and the state aid will pay for it.
Now you have the result. All we
ask is that the bill be passed so
the teachers may be paid"