The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-14
SPEEDY ACTION
ON CRIME BILL
DUE IN Senate
Amendments to 0Id-Age
Pension to Be Taken
Up in House.
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(Other Legislative News on Page 81
Rapid-fre passage of administra-
ton measures to block crime in In
diana was slated in the Indiana
Senate this afternoon.
At the same time, the House of
Representative was to receive
amendments on the old-age pension
law and both houses were expected
to enact the extension of the mora
torium on the public sales of prop
erty to pay delinquent taxes.
With both houses in session this
afternoon, the Legislature was to
open its first full week of the 61-day
session. Fifty-one bills were ex-
pected to be presented to the Gen
eral Assembly before the close Of to-
days session.
Committees were to submit
favorable reports on four anti-crime
measures offered Friday to supply
heavy artillery in the war against
crime, and batch of bills to amend
the Conservation Law also were
scheduled to be reported out.
The bills receiving favorable re-
ports today will be placed on Thurs
days calendar for second reading.
Bills Before Senate
Scheduled for Senate committee
approval we're:
l. Providing penalty of 20 to Is
if1oTN nf q
machine gun in the commission of
crime and 10 to Is years imprison-
ment for such use in offensive or
aggressive purposes. IS. B. $50
2. A uniform criminal extradition
act. IS. B. 210
3. Uniform act to provide for
reciprocal relations between states
to secure attendance of witnesses in
criminal cases. Is. B. 27)
4. A bill permitting the return
upon demand by the Governor of a
person of Unsound mind, who has
fled to another state, without eX-
tradition, within one year from the
time of the fight. Is. B. 49,
OId-Age Pension Bill
The old-age pension law amend
ments were to be introduced in the
House by Representatives William j.
Black Cd, Madisom and Jacob j.
ReiSinger 3D., EvanSville).
The measure would provide for
pensions of not less than SIS nor
more than $25 month for all eli
gible persons who have reached the
age of IS years. At present the
minimum age limit is 10.
Unlike bill presented last Fri
day by Rep. H. H. Evans R., New
CASTLE, the Black-Reisinge bill
leaves administration of the old
age pensions in the hands of county
authorities. The Evans bill would
place the pension administration in
charge of the state auditor and pro-
vides payment from the general
fund.
Appropriations Mandatory
Under the measure to be intro
duced this afternoon, beneficiaries
under the old-age pension plan are
required to have been continuous
residents of the state for Is years,
and continuous residents of the
county for five years.
Mandatory appropriations to meet
the expenses of the pensions are
provided indirectly. The sponsors
of the measure point out that where
mandatory amounts have been
established for the pensions it fol-
lows that county authorities are re-
quired to make adequate appropria-
tons to meet the requirements of
the statute.
The bill has been approved in
principle by the Indiana Fedora
ton of Labor and the Old-Age Pen
sion Committee of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles.
Bill to Be Substituted
Friday both Houses of the Cen
eral Assembly adopted bills, under
suspension of the rules, providing
for the extension Of the moratorium
for property sales for taxes for an
other year, but the Senate bill Of
fered by Senator George Sands Cd,
South Bend) failed to provide for
further extension of the moratorium
for a second year.
The House measure, adopted after
its introduction by Rep. Lenhardt E.
Bauer Cd, Terre Haute) provided
that the moratorium may be ex-
tended a second year under execu-
tive order, point recommended by
Gov. Paul v. McNutt in his message
to the general assembly.
The Senate was expected to sub
stitute the Bauer bill for the
measure passed in the Upper House
Friday.
Repairs to Institutions
Final action must be taken on re-
visions of the election law in
preparation for the special congress
sional election Jan. 90 in the Second
District. It also will be necessary to
rush through moratc ~ium on de-
linquent tax sales, since the sales are
due to &c advertised this week in all
counties.
The state budget report, rapidly
being completed, is reported to con-
tain provision for approximately
81 900 900 for institutional building
in compliance with Gov. Paul V.
McNutt's message statement that
it would be poor economy TO delay
this institutional work.
Requests for approximately $780,
900 for new buildings and repairs
have been made by the states 10
penal and benevolent institutions.