Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 168, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1920 — QUICK ACTION IS PROMISED [ARTICLE]

QUICK ACTION IS PROMISED

SPECIAL SESSION STARTS OFF WITH RUSH IN ENACTMENT OF EMERGENCY BILLS Indianapolis, July 13.—Paving the way for quick consideration of I the legislation that has been pro- ■ posed the special session of the In- , liana general assembly held short sessions this morning and this afternoon and devoted the remainder of the time in committee work. The day’s work included passage in both houses, under a suspension of the rules, of a measure appropriating $20,000 for the expenses of the special session, the introduction in the house of forty-two new bills and in the senate of thirty-two additional measures. Several of the newly-introduced bills met quick death, however, in house committees. The house voted to consider in committee of the whole at the opening session of tomorrow’s session the administration bill appropriating funds for maintenance of state institutions which are without funds to carry them through to the end of the present fiscal year, September 30. No great opposition is exSected to this Both democrats and Republicans agree that the appropriations are necessary. The minority members are reported to be reserving their attack for the bill proposing to legalize the horizontal increase made by the state tax board. The first movement against the bill came this afternoon when a divided committee

report was presented on it, the nine republican members .of the ways and means committee submitting a favorable report, while the four democratic members suggested indefinite postponement. The majority report was adopted by a large chorus of ayes from the republican members of the house. As reported by the committee the bill contained * one amendment. This would give ex-officio members of the county board of review, instead of county commissioners, jurisdiction over the petitions of tax payers for reduction in assessments where it is shown that the assesments exceeded 100 per cent of the value of the property. Three war memorial bills providing for the project of a war memorial building as outlined by Governor James P. Goodrich in his message to the legislature were introduced in the house today. Two of the bills came from the Marion county delegation, and the third came from representative Frank Kimmell, republican, of Lafayette, and Representative J. L. Axby, democrat, of Lawrenceburg. The three bills provide for participation by the state, by Marion county and by the i city of Indianapolis in the building of the war memorial. Non-partisan I support of this measure is expected. A public hearing on the bills has been arranged for tomorrow night* in the house chamber. Axe for Several.

Several bills introduced since the opening of the special session met death this .afternoon when the house concurred in the committee reports recommending indefinite postponement of the proposed legislation. _ The measures that were cut off from further consideration included the bill of Representative David A. Rothrock, republican, of Bloomington, to reduce the bonding limit for roads in townships and counties from 4 to 2 per cent; the bill of Representative 0. U. Newman, republican, of Indianapolis, providing for appeals to supreme and appellate courts where a defendant has been convicted and judgment suspended; the bill of Representative Charles Lowe, republican, forsville, providing a bonus 'bill oi $lO a month to world war veterans, and the bill of Representative Frank E. Wright, republican, of Lynn, amending the law covering the transportation of school children to high schools as well as grammar pupils. A bill similar to Representative Wright’s was also killed in the senate by a committee report recommending indefinite postponement. Senator E. P. (Elsner, democrat, of Seymour, was the autnor of this measure.