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id ons sind the State of Indiana ave lost millions of dollars; and, “Whereas; a complete investigation: i a 3 made in, order. to ‘bring, ut. the: prosecution of a “officers and employees responsible

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“istration of relief in said townships, ran, for: their removal from office’ can plage -and prosecution of all i ‘of merchandise or service “guilty of. collusion; therefore, 5 “Be It, resolved by. the: Senate of ‘the General ‘Assembly of fhe State. of Indiana, ‘That the Governor authorizé: and order the * Attorney General to send investigators to said Lake County to make all necessary investigations- of the matters covered by said report and to promptly proceed with all necessary criminal and any other proceedings as will protect the taxpayers of Lake County and the State.” ® Also introduced by Senator Post, a township bill to be rewritten by the Senate County and Township Business’. Committee, : would limit only the expenditures’ of ‘trustees for poor relief purposes to an -amount equivalent to 36 cents on the annual tax levy. At. a meeting of the Committee yesterday, a group representing taxpayers associations, offered a bill providing closer control over relief spending. Senator Walter Vermillion (D. Anderson), Committee chairman, said the provisions of: the ‘new bill will be used as amendments to the Post bill, :

Responsibility on “Council

.The amended measure = would place the responsibility of appropriating for relief in hands of: the County Council which would be required to appropriate on a quarterly basis. The appropriation, which would be made from tax funds, . would be made on the estimate of relief needs by the trustee. { The system would set up a Board of Relief Review to be composed of fihive members of the County Tax justment Board. his body would be charged with the investigation of the trustees’ ‘records to determine needs when and if the trustee should over-spend

» the appropriation.

This is designed to keep the trustee “within the" appropriation. However, should the Review Board find that an emergency exists, an additional appropriation . would be recommended ‘to the Council. The measure also would require the trustee to file 'a"monthly report with the County Auditor and provide a business control system over purchase of food and clothing and other relief items by the State Board of pe Provides” E ge, Sentence . The bill des d to outlaw the use of poor relief administration for political purposes was to be introduced in the House by Rep..Paul Brady (R. Muncie) and Rep. Frank Millis (R. Campbellsburg), It would make a felony punishable by a maximum fine of . ~$1000 and a naximum sentence:of" ‘three yeazs, the following offenses: Contributing by any. person en-

: gaged in: the. administration of poor

relief, not elected, to the campaign of any candidate or political -committee. . “Soliciting by any candidate or 'political committee of contributions from pefsons receiving relief. Soliciting ‘by persons engaged in relief ‘administration of funds for any candidate or ‘political committee. Coercing or, influencing in voting of ahy ‘person receiving relief by persons administering relief.

Seek 3 Million Dollar Hike; House Argues “Bar: Examinations:

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of coal and’ coke. throtighout the State. The bill, passed. 42 to: 0, was: introduced by Senator Lawrence E. Carlson (R. Huntington). “This bill sets up restrictions in the ‘coal industry at a time in which they are very much needed,” he declared. The House spent the greater part of this morning's session. debating the bill to give the Supreme Court b ithout ‘examination. both: Houses soon ‘are companion bills dealing with the abolition of the heer importer system. The Hose Public Morals Committee has promised to take final action at its next meeting on a House bill to provide county local option. Rep. Paul S. Brady (R, Muncie) said ‘he would bring in a series of bills. aimed ‘at decentralization -of State government, restoration of home rule and effecting of economies. These measures would abolish 1the’ State Gross Income Tax Division and Store License Division, dis-

abolish the. State's ‘automobile li= cense branches, abolish the State Attendance ‘Board, discontinue the State Housing Board and transfer the duties of the State Welfare Department to the county commissioners. In a counter move for governmental economy, Democratic leaders charged that the measure passed yesterday in the House to provifle a new distribution system for Statecollected motor vehicle and gasoline tax funds’ would ‘cripple the State Highway Commission's building

‘| program.

Democratic senators conferred yesterday with Governor Townsend on’ this measure, which was introduced by Rep. Chester V. Parker (R. Pittsboro), and promised to hold it in the Senate Roadls Committee. Several Democratic representatives joined Republicans in voting for the bill which would increase road funds available to local governmental units. Rep. Edward - H. Stein (D. Bloomfield) charged that because of 'a reduction’ in: State Highway Commission funds of from $18,000,000 to $13,875,000. annually the State would: be unable to receive matching = Federal grants amounting to $5,077,400.

Train Law Repeal Spiked

The bill to repeal the full trdin crew law was dead today when proponents of the measure failed to take advantage of their privilege of asking reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was defeated last Monday. Senate rules permit reconsideration of any action within three days. The full crew law requires railroads operating in Indiana to carry extra brakemen and firemen on trains of 70 or more cars in length. “A House bill to prohibit the use

- |of fireworks accept for professinal

exhibitions was tobe referred to committee ih the Senate| following passage of the measure in the lower chamber yesterday by a unanimous 94-to-0 vofe. Since the] bill contains ‘a clause making it immediately effective upon passage by. both houses and signature of the Governor, the measure would require a

" “safe and sane” Fourth of July this

year if it receives Senate in-its present form. Some Democratic leaders said that since the biennial appropriation bil: is not a revenue raising or : taxation measure, but merely a hill to allocate funds for the operation of State government from

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“persons engaged in the| administration of relief” are the |Governor, members of the State] Welfare Board, the State Welfare director, the various circuit court judges, county welfare board members and

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their employees.

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Budget Bill Is Scheduled for Monday &

July 1, 1939, to July 1, 1941, it ‘would be constitutional to first in-

Biggest increase in the budget bill comes through proposed expendi pures for welfare purposes. i “18 Millions for Welfare The welfare appropriation under the bill totals $18,930,700, an -increase of ‘approximately $6,065, 184 over the: appropriation of two years ago.. “The bill passed by the Senate: today to re-enact the Milk Control Act is: a companion measure to one awaiting committee action in the ‘House. ‘ When the bill came up for third reading in the Senate, Senator | Jacob Weiss (D. Indianapolis) ‘ said the “theory of the law is good,” but “there has been improper adminis« tration of the Act.”

Brandon (D.: Auburn), its author, why milk sold in restaurants in Indianapolis cost 10 cenis a pint, while in Lafayette it was only 5 cents. Senator Bradon repled that Indianapolis ‘was in a “controlled area” whereas Lafayette was nof, i Senator Weiss then asked if the consumer “wouldn’t be as well off without the law as he is now.” : Senator E. Curtis White (D. Indianapolis), majority floor leader, then declared that the “Indiana law was the only one of its kind operating satisfactorily in. the United States.” - Senator Wilbur DeWeese (R. Ft. Wayne) charged that thousands of farmers who possessed only: two or a few more cows, who were selling milk to neighbors, were violating. the control law.. Senator Thurman A. Biddinger (R. Marion) declared that a Marion distributor. was selling the same milk in Mayion for 10 cents a quart that he sold in a neighboring town for 8 cents.” He ask why this condition existed. Senator Brandon declared that the neighboring town was not in a controled area.

‘Trouble Now'Is , .

Senator Walter R. Arnold (D. South Bend) declared . that such conditions would be overcome if the act was continued. “The only trouble now ‘is that there are not enough areas under the act.

An explanation of the need for a separate bill to repeal only the importer system of the present Alcoholic Beverages Act was made by Rep. George W. Henley (R. Bloomington). He pointed out that the question of suspension of the rules to rush such a measure

troduce the measure in the Senate. |

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through was one ‘which would have to be decided by the House. .Rep,. J. Earl McCurdy (D, La Porte)’ secured permission of the House’ to’ withdraw the bill to appropriate $550,000 for the erection of a national headquarters for the Veterans':of Foreign Wars in the Indianapolis World War Memorial Plaza. . He' said he “thought the|State was not in a financial position to afford: such an expenditure now. The ‘House debate on the bill tb give (the Indiana Supreme Court} power to admit. graduates of accredited law schools to the bar. of law was over a split report of Ja diciary: “A” committee. At present law school gracuites are required to pass an examination given by the State Board of Bar Examiners before they ‘can qualify to practice as lawyers.

Majority Moves to Kill =

Judiciary “A” Committee is ¢omposed chiefly of lawyers. ;

A majority of the .committee

moved to kill ‘the bill while Reps.|

Homer E. Beasley (R. Washington) and Glenn A. Markland (R. Zionsville) signed a minority report for passage: of” the bill. “At the public hearing held by

the committee on this bill we heard i

testimony from students who had received several college degrees and who had failed this bar examination,” Rep. Markland said. “I do not believe that this bill will- lower the standards of the legal profes<

10 E Je State TE oa to be admitted to practice their trade ‘or profession. " “Speaking as a layman who has had experience with attorneys, I think ee is a step backward,” Rep. C. Y. Foster (R. Carmel) ‘said. “The qualifications in Indiana are not ;as high ‘as they are in neighboring states.” The minority report. favorable to thesbill was ‘adopted on a roll call vote, 53 to 40, and the bill was’ advanced Rd second reading. :. Democratic. Senators: were reported in disagreement over the Bedwell bill to increase benefits under the ‘Workman's | ‘Compensation Act.” “A resolution to Have a commission appointed to study a’ possible recodification of the Indiana Criminal Code is to be presented to the House by Reps. J. Chester Allen (D. Sotith Bend), Guy’ vw. Dausman (R.

Goshen) ‘and Ww. 0 Hughes (R. Ft.

| Wayne).

They were appointed yesterday by the Criminal - Codes Committee which also approved for passage House bills to: Permit judges to transfer trials of 1] 16 to 18-year-old ‘boys on crimes not punishable by death or life imprisonment to juvenile courts. The present law now provides only for boys under 16. ’ Increase the Starke County prosecutor’s. salary . from $900 to $1500 annually. Enable prosecuting attorneys in counties from 68,000 to 75,000 population to appoint investigators. The Committee also recommended for passage a Senate measure to eliminate the April and November terms of the Vermillion Couniy Clr cuit Court.

A resolution charging that an

1937 Legislature did not appear in the printed Public Acts of 1937, and

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sion. “A powerful lobby appeared | against this bill. I received several letters ‘from lawyers and judges of circuit courts protesting against the unfairness of this = examination. Graduates of accredited law schools should be allowed to be admitted to their «chosen ‘profession. pe

«Until "31, Bar a Joke’

In rebuttal, Rep. S. Hugh Dillin (D: Petersburg) said: “Until 1931 the bar of Indiana was a joke. Anyone 21 years of age and of good moral character could be admitted to ‘the bar. built up. requirements for admit« tance to the ‘bar on the theory that people who walk into a law office to retain an attorney should have some guarantee that-the attorney they hire knows the fundamental legal principals. “Rep. Markland and I both agree that there should be some qualification for lawyers. We. differ on what the qualification should be. He thinks graduation from a law school is enough, while I believe the fairest; most impartial way to Selects the ‘bar is by an examinalon.” fs

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