The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-20
RUSHES
PLAN TO HELP
STATES NEEDY
Bill for Relief Is Showed
Ahead to Second
Reading.
STUDY REVENUE DRAFT
Excise Tax Is Provided on
Gross Personal and
Business Income.
STUDY REVENUE DRAFT

-Four new administration bills
among them one setting up the
Governors commission on unem-
ployment relief, were rushed to Sec
ond reading in the house of repre-
sentatives today, under suspension
of the rules.
Calling for an excise tax on gross
personal and business incomes, the
administration revenue bill still is
being worked over by Governor
Paul V. McNutt and his advisers
and probably will be introduced
later this week with consent of two
thirds majority of the house.
AS considered by administration
leaders, the excise bill will levy a
tax on one-fourth of l per cent on
gross incomes of manufacturers,
one-half of l per cent on whole
salers and jobbers, and l per cent
on retail sales and personal in
comes. The measure may be in
PRODUCED and passed under suSpen-
sion of the rules.
Salaries Bill to Come
In addition to the revenue meas
ure, one other important admins
tration bill remains to be intro
duced. This is the uniform salaries
bill for city and town officials.
The unemployment commission
provided for in the bill introduced
today by Representative Edward H.
Stein Dem, Bloomfield), majority
floor leader, gives the commission
power to investigate abuses of poor
relief administration by township
trustees and hold custer proceed
ings.
$4,000 Appropriation Asked
The commission may be as large
as the Governor sees fit, all mem
berS serving without compensation
Appropriation of $4,000 for ex-
penses is sought.
A slash of Is per cent in teacher
wages is sought in bill introduced
today by Representative John w
Mertz Dem, Corunna). Minimum
wage of 5000 is fixed, with the acts
life to terminate July l, 1885.
The perennial cigaret tax bill
was presented to the house today
by Representative John M. Can't
ley Dem, Logansport). Cigarets
would be taxed at l cent on each
ten or fraction; cigaret papers at
the rate of p CENT on fifty, and
"the makings' at 10 per cent OF
the sale price.
Other important new legislation
would set up township poor COM
misSaries and would force poor re-
lief applicants to accept employ
ment. if offered, before obtaining
relief. Compensation could be
either in money or in necessities
of life" such as rent, food or
clothing.
Pat on Back for House
The house was given a pat on its
collective back by R. Earl Peters,
Democratic state chairman, intro
duced by Speaker Earl Crawford.
In a situation, Peters said, where
he believed he was in a position to
gauge the peoples sentiment, he
thought that the feeling everywhere
is that the assembly is discharging
its duties fully.
Memorial to congress asking
speedy completion of the st. Law
renee waterway project was sought
in a concurrent resolution intro
duced by Stein and adopted by the
house.
The twenty-one new bills intro
duced today brought the total
thus far to 507. After today, no
bills may be introduced, except by
consent of two-thirds of the house.
Other Bills Offered
Other new bills provide:
FoTbidding execution in mort
gage foreclosure suits until three
years after filing of complaint.
Abolishing board of commits
sioners in counties of less than
$1,000 population and substituting
an administration board composed
of the clerk. treasurer and assessor,
without additional pay.
Extends township poor COM
missary law set to expire Dec. 81
this year, to May l, 1885, and in
cludes lodging in aid to be provided.
The house probably will be en-
broiled this week in a floor fight on
teacher tenure, when the education
committee returns a divided report
on the senate bill before it. A mi
nority of the committee will urge
indefinite postponement of the SEN
ate bill. which abolishes tenure for
the rural districts, and urges pas
sage Of the Cannon bill, which is ar
/ outright repeater.