The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-07

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path for enactment of the corpo-
rate income tax bill.
Adjournment at 5 p. m. ended
one of the most tumultuouS SEES
sions in Indiana legislative annals
without final roll call having been
taken on the bills passage.
Charges of railroading, extreme
unfairness and discourtesy were
shouted at the Lieutenant-G Governor
as, for more than an hour, his gavel
pounded out rulings in obvious dis
regard of the will of the majority.
Bush Voices Threat
Flat defiance Of the chairs au-
thority brought from Bush the
threat:
IF adjourn this senate because
the rules are being violated, I'll adj
journ this senate sine die!"
Such a move would prevent en-
actment of the biennial budget and
force an extra session.
When the clamorous Friday ses-
sion ended, a motion of Senator G.
Oliver Holmes (Rep., Lake, was be-
fore the senate, proposing to restore
the corporation income tax rate to
8 per cent.
This was the figure at which the
rate stood when the senate began
its consideration, but an amend
ment, on third reading, offered by
Senator Thurman A. Goottschalk
Dem, Adams, Blackford and
Wells reduced the rate to liz per
cent during the bedlam.
Put Hope in High Rate
Holmes motion remained to be
disposed of when the senate re-
convened today, although the SEN
ate had a special order of business
to consider the appropriation bill
at 1915.
The 3 per cent effort is favored
by senators opposed to passage be-
cause they feel such a high rate
will bring about the measures de-
feat.
The ruling of Lieutenant Cover
nor Bush which most astonished
and angered his opponents was the
one which permitted reduction of
the rate from 3 to III per cent. A
senate rule prohibits amending a
bill on third reading, except to cor
rect typographical errors and mat
tiers not affecting import of the bill.
Jeers Greet Ruling
When Holmes and others pressed
the point that changing the figure
3 to IL struck at the heart of the
bill change meaning raillions to
industry and businesS-Bush ruled
the change permissible, insisting he
was well fortified" with an opinion
just obtained from DR.. Charles
marlborough, director of the legis-
lative bureau.
Jeers, laughter, and angry shouts
arose from the floor as Bush adj
hered to the Interpretation that the
rate change was only "a minor
change, without altering the import
of the bill"
Holmes appealed from decision of
the chair, and Senator Earl Rowley
(Rep., Laporte and Starke, took the
chair long enough to rule that the
voice vote which followed supported
Bush's ruling.
Reduction Move Loses
Motions and countermotions,
shouted from the floor, taxed the
wit and pencils of parliamentarians.
Rowley's effort to reduce the rate to
l per cent was defeated, although
he insisted Indiana industry, al
ready crippled, could bear no heav-
Ter burden.
Refused recognition repeatedly,
Senator Chester A. Perkins Dem,
st. Joseph, foe of the measure, de-
fed the chair by refusing to take
his seat until threats of force were
invoked and he was promised rec
ignition.
When this was given, Perkins
joined with Senator Roy M. Fried
ley CRep., Delaware) in a protest
against Rowley's ruling on the ap-
peal from the chair.
Repeatedly Bush loked squarely
at senators whose shouts for recog-
milton could be heard across the
halls, and blandly announced he
had not heard them. Just as
blandly announced he had not
heard them. Just as blandly he
gaveled down thunderous voice
votes when they DISTRACTED the path
to passage of tbs hill.