The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-06
STATE SENATE
WILL RUSH TO
ADJOURN EARLY
Effort Will Be Made to
Avoid Usual Hectic
Night Session.

NlQnI session.
Final day for the seventy eighth
Indiana general assembly finds the
senate ready to clear its calendar Of
McNutt bills, and strive for an early
sine die adjournment.
Sena tor Anderson Ketchum
(Greensburg), McNutt floor leader,
said today every reasonable effort
will be made to adjourn early and
avoid the customary hectic night
session"
1t is known that Lieutenant
Governor M. Clifford Townsend also
opposes the subterfuge of turning
back the hands of the senate clock,
and continuing the session past the
legal hour for adjournment.
County commissioners, upon petit
ton of at least 200 taxpayers, may
establish a poor relief trust fund OF
100000 through the issuance of
scrip, under terms of the house
measure passed by the senate and
sent to the Governor for approval.
Final Action on Limit
County treasurers are authorized
to sell stamps which are to be
placed on the scrip by merchants
desiring to join in the plan When
sufficient stamps have been placed
on the scrip to equal its face value
it would be redeemed by the county
Purpose is to help men employed as
made workers"
Final action was taken by the SEN
ate on the new tax levy limit law
which provides a limit of $15O on
property within cities and towns and
ST. on rural property. House amend
ments relating to number of tax
payers to be placed on adjustment
boards were agreed upon and the bill
sent to the Governor for approval
Sharp debate occurred in the SEN
ate on the house bill curVailing
sales of poisonous drugs except by
drug stores under stringent regu-
lationS, but by a standing vote of q
to 16 the measure was killed.
Discuss Drugs Bill
Senator Walter Vermillion Dem.
Anderson told majority senators
that elections can not be postponed
forever, and this attempt to give
druggists a monopoly on sales Of
cough drops and other household
remedies count heavily against the
party
Senator George D. Miller, Lo
gansport physician, made his only
speech this session in favor of the
bill. Miller has been i'll and has
only attended the session three days
He told the senate that sales of al
drugs containing poisons should bt
curtailed strictly to avoid overdoses
Final action was given to the new
salary schedule for prosecuting at
torneys and the bill today goes tC
the lower house for concurrence in
the amendments.
" OAAC A1AOob pal G4lC oCIldUe
raised salaries and allowances over
the figures specified in the house
bill, although in a few instances the
figures were reduced.
Boost Drivers Permit Cost
Marion county senators surprised
the assembly by stating that they
unlike senators from Lake, Wander
burg, st. Joseph and several other
counties, would not attempt to raise
the prosecutors salary.
Our prosecutor was elected or
the Democratic platform pledgine
economy, and he is satisfied with
the bill as it now stands" stated
the motion made by the Marion
county men.
Another boost in the price mo-
torist must pay for a drivers per-
NIT was enacted into law late Sat
urday when the senate passed the
house bill providing that ST shoulc
be paid annually.
This is an increase from the pres.
ent rate Of Is cents for three years
and is estimated to enrich the state
general fund by $1,250,O00 a year.
A definite schedule of months tt
be credited to prisoners in the state
penal institutions as time off fol
good behavior now is on its way tx
the Governor for approval, the SEN
ate having passed the measure Sat-
urday.
One month will be allowed on SEN
fences OF one year, with a graduated
scale ranging up to five months 2
year on the longer sentences.
A tWenty-one-year sentence woulc
be cut to thirteen years and one
month, under terms of the act. AL
sentences of more than twenty-one
years are subject to a reduction OF
i've months a year.
Drivers of BUSES. trucks and taxi.
cabs will be allowed to work only
eight hours at time, according tt
bill approved by the senate ano
returned to the house for con.
currence. Twelve hours out O.
twenty-four is the maximum, with
a recess after the first eight hour,
of continuous driving.
A bill providing levy of two.
tenths of a mill for a fund to give
aid to blind persons not otherwise
being taken care of by the state o.
any political subdivision was killed
/ by the senate.