The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-14
BILL ATTACKS
NJUNCT|ONS IN
LABOR FIGHTS
Law Proposed in House
Would Curb Action of
Courts Against Labor.
VETS DELAY MOVES
Measure for Repeal of Bone
Dry Law Is Held
Back.

Legislative proposals to prohibit
courts from issuing injunctionS in
labor disputes, providing for free
school books to be paid for through
taxes on malt and tobacco products
abolishing reciprocal insurance
companies, raising mortgage exemp-
tons and for redistribution of gaso-
line tax collections were among the
twenty-four bills thrown into the
Indiana house hopper today.
Bills for repeating and amending
the Wright bone dry law which
were scheduled for introduction to-
day were withheld pending several
conferences.
The measure prohibiting courts
from issuing injunctionS in labor
disputes -vaS introduced by Repre-
sentati .e Fred S. Galloway (Dem!,
Marion), and is the one framed by
the State Federation of Labor.
Defines Public Policy
Not only does it prohibit the is
sues of injunction, but defines a
public policy toward labor, uphold
ing its right to organize and repu-
dating the so-called yellow-dog
contract" which prohibits en-
ployes from joining labor unions or
organizing to strike.
Provision for free textbooks is
covered in three measures intro
duced by Galloway and Representa-
tive William j. Black (Dem., Madi-
SOM.
The Galloway-Black textbook bill
provides for the creation of a free
school book commission consisting
of the state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, auditor and treas
urer and would pay all expenses
from free school book fund"
Provides No Penal Labor
This fund, under terms of the bill,
would be obtained from taxes on
"the sale, gift, exchange, barter or
distribution of malt syrup. malt ex-
tract, wort, cigarets, tobacco and to-
bacco products" The measure also
provides no penal labor shall be used
in printing textbooks.
Blacks and Galloway'S two sup
Elementary bills taxing malt and to-
bacco products impose levies of 81
to SO thousand on cigars, 81 a
thousand on cigaretS, / cent an
ounce on smoking tobacco, cents
pound on chewing tobacco, 1 cent
on each fifty eigaret papers, 25
cents q gallon on wort and cents
pound on malt syrup or malt ex-
tract sold.
Another measure specifically
striking at the yellow dog" con-
tract was introduced by Representa-
tive John M. MaSselink dem. Vigo)
which voidS all such contracts which
have been entered into.
Seeks Gas Tax Reduction
Increase of mortgage exemptions
from $1,000 to $500 is sought in
a bill presented by Representative
DELPHI McKeSson (Dem., MarshalD i.
Reduction of the amount of gaso-
line tax allotted to the state high
way commission is sought by Rep
resentative Frank Finnery Dem,
Morgan), who asks that the COM
mission get but two of the four
cents collected, instead of three
cents as at present. OF the remain
ing two cents, three-fourths cent
would go to counties equally; three
fourth cent among the counties on
basis of free county and township
mileage, and one-half cent to the
cities and incorporated towns on
the basis of population.
Uniform Poll Tax Sought
County commissioners are given
discretionary powers in the ex-
penditure of the gas tax money.
A uniform poll tax of $3.50 to be
paid by every man and woman in
the state, under the age of so and
over 81 years, is sought in another
bill.
Two bills providing that Marion
county alone may have juvenile and
probate courts was introduced by
Representative Howard S. Grim
(Rep., Dekalb). Under existing
statutes counties having population
Of 100000 or more may have juve-
nile and probate courts.
Another bill would repeal the
1919 law permitting organization
of reciprocal insurance companies.
Another would reduce the interest
on petty loans from 81 per cent a
month to So of per cent month
or 10 per cent year, with a pen
atty for any contractual relations
between parties.