The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-04
APPROPRIATION
J BILLS TO Get
RIGHT OF WAY
Main Item on Calendar for
Next Week; Legislature
at Halfway Mark.

at Hallway Mark.
Halfway mark of the seventy
eighth general assembly was
reached today, with the legislature
in recess until Monday Limited
By the state constitution to sixty
one days, the second half Will be
entered next week, with biennial
appropriations for all state activi-
ties the main item on the calen-
dar
5 Major accomplishments for the
first half of the session was the
passing of the administration bill
to give Governor Paul V. McNutt
E full control of all state activities
except judicial and legislative.
This act went into effect late Fri
day when McNutt signed the en-
rolled act.
p, Total Of so proposed laws have
been introduced in both houses. POI
in the senate and 321 in the house.
Bills Pour In
This flood OF bills is contrary to
procession hopes Of the administra-
ton that the assembly would con-
sider only few important measures
and adjourn prior to the time limit
Another attempt to ease matters
fer delinquent taxpayers who own
real estate is made in bill intro
duced Friday by Senator M M. Ma
honey Dem, Indianapohs), and
Senator E. c. SWihart Dem, Elk
hart
Beginning with property owners
delinquent since the spring install
ment of 1882, and applyine to all
future taX-paying dates, county au-
ditors would be empowered to ac-
cept promissory notes, payable in
ten years and bearing per cent
interest, in full payment of taxes,
e Property as Security
To enable the county to obtain
funds, these notes would be trans
lated into bonds to be offered for
sale to the investing public Secur-
, ity for the bonds would be the prop
erty against which the taxes had
been levied and against which a tax
lien would apply in case the notes
were not paid.
1t is understood that Marion
county officials are in favor Of the
measure, claiming it would give re-
lief TO delinquents by allowing them
to retain possession Of their prop
critics and at the same time allow
the county to get cash on which to
operate all governmental functions.
In effect, the bill makes the coun-
ty the banker for delinquent tax
payers on a 6 per cent interest basis.
Proposal to create a state aeron-
nautics commission, based on avia-
ton rules of the federal govern
ment, failed to survive in the SEN
ate, following a divided committee
report.
Move Is Beaten
Authors OF the bill claimed that
Indiana was backward in rcgula-
ton of airplanes and pilots, but OPP
ponents of the measure argued that
it would be Just another commits
sion at the taxpayers expense"
Motion to definitely postpone the
bill was carried by a vote of 81
to II.
Thirty new bills were introduced
in the senate friday. Immediate
repeal of the 5O-cent mortgage
filing fee, imposed at last summers
special session of the assembly, was
among the new bills introduced
House members Friday were
treated to the unusual spectacle of
Speaker Earl Crawford leaving his
platform to speak on the floor for
a Connersville school bond bill.
Urging that attention be given
him only as a representative from
Wayne county. and not as Speaker,
Crawford supported the bill which
would let Connersyille issue 100000
in bonds to continue operation of its
schools.
Crawford warned the house not
to ALLOW a few narroW-m minded
leaders of the Hoosier Taxpayers
Union to tell you what to do" The
measure was advanced to third
reading
Have Sport With Cain
The house had a little fun with
Representative Pat j, Cain Dem.
FIT, Wayne on his bill to allow
Indiana bakers to bake twenty
ounce loaves to compete with prod
uCts in surrounding states.
More than fifty members votec
"no" on roll call as Gains Irish
face became almost purple. Prac-
tically all the disSenterS changed
their votes before the roll call wa,
announced, however, and the meas
ure passed by vote of IS to2.
House Judiciary B committee has
recommended an amendment to the
motor truck regulation bill exempt
ing farm cooperative organizations
The measure, said to be a COM
promise between the truckers and
the railroads, provides for licensing
sof trucks by the public service COM
mission, defines common carriers
and contract carriers, and calls for
a 81 fee from persons seeking per-
mits from the commission