The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-08-03
INCOME TAX
BILL READY
FOR HOUSE
Leslie Expected to Veto
Measure If Passage
Is Voted.
ADVANCE RELIEF STEPS
Proposal to Take Fees
From Marion County
Treasurer Likely to Pass.

An income tax bill, providing a 3
per cent corporation levy and rates
OF to per cent on personal in
comes, was ready for final action
by the house Of representatives to-
day.
Should the measure pass, which
appeared likely. it will be the sec
ond defiance OF Governor Harry G..
Leslie hurled by house members
within twenty-fo hours.
Five bills in line with the sessions
tax relief program were advanced
toward passage in the house and
two major bills conflicting with pro-
visions of the general salary re-
duction measure were killed.
Battle was precipitated on the
floor when the Rowley senate bill
making appointment of county agri-
cultural agents optional with
counties, was reported out of COM
mittee
It's provisions we're branded by
Representative f. Curtis White
Demo of indianapolis as tearing
down the government.
arms Against Mistakes
This session is meeting under a
peculiar circumstance OF hySterla,
and this bill is an example of the
fact that it is going to take years
to rectify some of the mistakes Oh
this session. he said
Bv a vote of so to Al the house
moved to postpone the bill IN
definitely.
The senate bill taking away fees
from the Marion county treasurer
appeared certain of passage by the
house when the measure was re-
ported on favorably by the fees ana
salaries committee.
Under the bill, thousands OF dol
lars formerly pocketed by the OH
cial for collection of delinquent
taxes will revert to the county gen.
eral fund for defraying of govern
ment costs.
Kill Salary Cut
Another important bill moved for
ward in the lower house is the SEN
ate measure which would make de-
nosits in building and loan as
sociations negotiable, providing an
avenue for liquidation of frozen as
sets by stockholders
Two bills providing for Is per cent
salary reductions for supreme, APP
pellate and county court judges and
prosecutors were killed because their
provisions conflict with the general
salary cuts measure reduction OF be-
tween Is and 20 per cent.
Teacher tenure law, as it applies
to fourth class cities, towns and
rural districts, was repealed by the
senate. The bill now awaits pas
sage by the house.
NejdI Fights Tenure Repeal
Senator Alonzo H. Lindley (Rep0,
Kingman, who introduced the BILL
fought vigorously for its passage and
secured 28 votes. There were 10
votes against the bill.
As originally drafted the bill pro-
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law. which requires that. teachers
can only be removed from their
position for due cause" after five
year probationary period.
Amendments left first, second and
third class with tenure.
Senator James j. Nejdl (Rep)
Whiting led the opposition to pass
age. He pointed out that if tenure
is good in the cities it is also good
for the town and country.
Leslie Defied Again
He declared that the tenure law
was passed to protect teachers
against trustees who would other
wise hire and fire at will"
The house Tuesday afternoon
passed the senate bill limiting
property tax levies to $3.50 total
with not more than Is cents for the
state.
Both this bill and the income tax
were promised veto by Leslie in his
second message to the special Ses-
sion.
The house passed the budget
limitation bill 70 to 10.