The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-06
OPPOSITION TO STATE
PENSION PLANS COLLAPSE.
SHORT SESSION IS LIKELY
Black Changes Mind, Not
to Fight Proposal for
1888 Payment.
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employers with less than eight en-
ployes.
that would affect employers Of even
less than four persons" said Will
liam H. Book, vice president and
managing director of the Chamber.
When it was pointed out that the
G. of G. view on the employers to
be affected is in accord with the
stand of labor, Mr.. Book said:
We've always favored the appli-
cation of the law to those employers
hiring less than eight persons"
Mr.. Book and Virgil Sheppard,
director of the Chambers govern
mental research bureau, are to ap-
pear at today's hearing on the well
-old-age pension bill before the
committee which Is headed by Rep.
Hardin S. Linke Cd, ColumbuS.
Smith Fights for Home Rule
The Indiana League OF Women
Voters has been allotted 80 min
utes TO present its views favoring
the merit system.
Mrs. Richard Edwards, Peru,
chairman of tne leagues depart
ment of government, and Mrs. Vir-
ginia M. Mannon, the leagues leg
islative director, said the organi-
zation will urge that the welfare
bill provide. that both state execu-
tives and county welfare boards be
chosen on a strictly non-partisan
basis and soioly for their ability.
Senator Leo x. Smith will leave
his Senate seat to lead the fight of
the Indiana County and Township
Officials Association for home rule
for counties and townships in the
administration of the welfare
measure.
Eagles Approve Measure
Slate Capitalization in a board of
control of all public welfare meas
ures will be opposed, Senator Smith
said.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles to-
day approved the old-age pension
measure as introduced in the lower
house yesterday.
Leaders of the organization con-
ferred with Gov. McNutt on the
pension measure and said that al
though they favored payment of
pensions to those under 10 they
would "go along" with the admin
istration's proposal to wait until
1888 before educing the age limit
from 70 to IS.
Both Senate and House are ex-
pected to hold half day sessions to-
morrow before weekend adjourn
ment.
Frank B. Cliffe, assistant con-
troller of the General Electric Co.,
Schenectady, and B. M. Squires, adj
miniStrator of the unemployment
compensation system of the cloth
ing industries of Chicago, are to
appear before the Senate Monday
afternoon to explain the proposed
unemployment bill, it was an
nounced
Eight Bills in Hopper
Eight bills, seven facing almost
certain death because subject matter
does not deal with social security,
were thrown into the House hopper
today.
They provided for:
Repeal OF the Nicholson Act of
the 1885 General Assembly which
banned alienation of affection suits,
and repeal of the labor disputes
act, which limits the jurisdiction of
courts in issuing restraining orders
in labor battles, both introduced by
Rep. Guy w. Dausman (R., Goshen
Amendment to workmen's COM
pensation bill giving the right of
trial by jury in appeals taken from
State Industrial Board decisions,
Rep. Herbert H. Evans (R, New
Castle)
Making it unlawful for elective
officers of state and municipalities to
be interested in the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors and declaring violation to
be a misdemeanor. Rep. Richard
james (R., Portland.
Ban OF butter substitutes in public
Institutions. Rep. j. Blair Mills
(R., Lynn.
Appropriation Bill Up
Payment of Sc a day to "a legis-
lators who served on the joint legis-
lative committee to consider the So
cial security bills. The pay is to
be for II days. Rep. Benjamin F.
Harris (R., Richmond.
Amending the Indiana motor We
hicle law placing all license fees for
passenger cars at $3.50 yearly, Rep.
Frank T. Mills (R., CampbellSburg)
Removal Of the emergency clause
in the $3.50 tax law but permitting
rural sections to levy more than 81
and corporate towns more than $3.50
on bonded debts prior to Aug. s,
1882, Reps. Mills and Elan Y.
Guernsey (R).
The special appropriations meas
IRE introduced by Rep. Harris is the
only bill that may not face the
House graveyard.