The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-17
PENSION BILL
PUSHED AHEAD
BY Senators
No Major Amendments Will
Be Placed in Measure
to Help Aged.
FIGHT OVER RECEIVERS
Effort to Limit Eeer IS
Baked; Truck I;s~
Grows Hotter.

Advancement in the state s.n4t-
of the old age pension bill is ex-
pected today by Senator Chester A.
Watson Dem, Fl Wayne, chair
man of the committee which has
given the measure a favorable re-
port
Watson said that he would watch
for the earliest opportunity to get
the bill sent to engrossment and
that no material amendments to the
measure, as it passed the house. are
anticipated.
Senatorial lawyers again had
field day Thursday when they
argued against the bill to limit
fees for receivers and attorneys for
receivers to not more than $1,000 in
any receivership case.
Receiver Bill Shelved
i know you people in Marion
county have had plenty of trouble
with receivership suits, but in my
county we have courts that satisfy
us Senator Walter Vermillion
Dem, Anderson told the senate.
Despite efforts of Senator William
" DoogS Dem, Cannelton) and
other senators from the less pop
ulous districts, the measure to stamp
out excessive receivership fees was
postponed indefinitely.
Lively tits between senators adj
vocating and opposing the Wickard
bill to limit trucks to a gross weight
of $4,000 pounds occurred when this
measure was up for second read
ing.
Accusations that some senators
were speaking for trucking inter-
ests' brought sharp denials from the
opposition. BY vote of 80 to Il
the bill was advanced to third
reading.
Row Over Trucks
Opinions are being expressed that
this test vote shows the sentiment
in the senate toward stricter regula-
ton and taxation of trucks. as pro-
posed in house bill now pending in
the upper house for final vote.
A flood of petitions asking the as
Sembly to enact laws which will pre-
vent unjust, unreasonable, and dis
criminatory operation of buses and
| trucks to the detriment of well
regulated railroads" we're received
Thursday by the senate.
By common consent thev were re-
1erred to the roads committee, one
sample petition being read in open
| session.
Among the new measures intro
duced Thursday was one to amend
the state Constitution to provide
1our-year terms for county officers.
except commissioners, instead of
electing the principal officials every
two years. They would be ineligible
to succeed themselves.
Bridge Project Urged
Endorsement Of the assembly for
a bridge to be built across the Ohio
river, at CanneltOn, with funds adj
vanced by federal Reconstruction
Finance Corporation was asked in 2.
resolution.
Senator Herbert V. Tormohlen
'Rep, Portland), introduced anoth-
er taxation bill, this time singing
out oleomargarine for a levy of 5
cents a pound. Tormohlen's plan is
to collect the tax through revenue
stamps to be affixed to packages.
Described as a safety measure for
railroad trains, a bill requiring
minimum train crews of conductor.
engineman, fireman, brakeman and
flagman was introduced by Sena-
tor William P. Dennigan Dem.
Vlncennes), and several others as
co-authors.
Attempt to tax cigarets and Gig.
aret papers was advanced to third
reading. Vote in the senate on this
Dill will be taken within fem da,,e