Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 March 1939 — Page 2
OUSE TRIMS AND APPROVES “STATE BUDGET
Bill Is Complete Substitute; Knapp Leaves Chair to Defend Governor.
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Committee had slashed it to $300,-
000. cut the personal service expenses of
the tShte Police from $1,018,000 to|
$770,000. Ways and Means had not touched this figure but had reduced ‘the operating expense account from $600,000 to $570,000. This ne) measure further reduces this $450,000. The State Police equipment account which had been cut $8000 from the $150,000 receives an additional
$67,000 decrease under the amend- |,
ment.
Accounts of the Adjutant-Gener- ||
al’'s Division received substantial cuts over those made by the Ways and Means Committee. Personal services of the Indiana reformatory
which had not been touched by the |:
Ways and Means Committee were cut by the new proposal $16,000.
State Farm Reduced A $30,000 reduction in operating
expenses of the Indiana State Farm |
is provided for in the new amendment, Appropriations for the Boys’ School also were heavily cut. After two clerks alternately read 30 pages in the new measure, Rep. Edward Stein (D. Bloomfield), minority leader, moved to dispense with the reading of the bill and to - place the previous question. The motion to dispense with the reading carried by a voice vote, Rep, Brady then rose to speak on his amendment. “I appreciate the work done by ‘ithe Budget Committee and the Ways and Means Committee, I realize it was a mighty task to work on the budget and have no adverse criticism of their work. “If this first budget had been adopted the State would have spent six million dollars more than we received in the first fiscal year. We would have spent 12 million dollars more than we received in the second fiscal year.
Would ‘Save Indiana’
“I agree that the budget allowances are what we must have to meet our needs in the present setup. We cannot do it, so we must change our setup. In asking you to adopt. this amendment I am oniy asking you Yo save Indiana from shameful bankruptcy in 1941.” On the roll call many members explained their votes. .Rep. Winfield Denton (D. Evansville) said: “The Budget Committee, composed of two Republicans and two Democrats worked three months and the Ways and Means Commit- . tee worked day and night for two weeks to relieve the House of much trouble with this bill. Now you Republicans are making a Political gesture. I vote ‘no’.” “You have taken the lifeblood from one of the most important departments of the State,” Rep. Thurman C. Crook (D. South Bend) said. “You are ruining the Attendance Department of the Education * Department.” The | amendment was accepted 52 to 48, with Speaker Knapp voting for the amendment. Rep. Ernest A. Gulley (D. Lawrenceburg) voted with the Republicans. Otherwise the vote was strictly along party lines. Rep. Stein then moved to suspend the rules and move the bill on to engrossment and final action. This motion was accepted 98 to 1.
Intangible Tax Law : Repeal Attempt Fails
Attempts to repeal the intangibles tax law had failed today in the House after it was charged that such a move would greatly increase the tax burden on real estate. By a 73-to-8 vole the House late yesterday defeated a' House repeal measure. against this bill, which was introduced by Rep. Charles Bond (Ft. Wayne), from both Republican and Democratic Representatives. Asserting that the present intangibles tax law is unconstitutional, Rep. Bond said that this statute only produced one-fifth the amount of revenue that was raised under the old method of taxing intangibles by a property tax.
_ Claims State Collects More
“Under the old law people didn’t declare their intangibles for taxation,” Rep. Winfield K. Denton (D. | Evansville) said. “Under the pres- | ent method of taxing intangibles by means of stamps the State is col- | lecting $1,500,000 more than it did before. “The present intangibles tax law was passed for the purpose of spreading the tax burden. The Supreme Court has upneld this statute and that is the court of last resort on the question of its constitutionality “Repeal of this tax would certainly place a heavier tax burden on real estate.” Rep. Denton’s position was supported by Rep. C. Y. Foster (R. Car-
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SIX COEDS FROM CITY
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Attacks were leveled.
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Veterans in the South Side’s elevation heard James E. Deely, expound the lezal points involved at a meeting last night.
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4 0F CITY BILLS AWAIT ACTION
Track Elevation Measure Before Governor for His Signature.
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Under the present law, the cities pay 34 per cent, the counties 16 per cent and the railroads 50 per cent of the track elevation costs,
Railroad Share Less
The bill would lower the railroads share to 20 per cent and set the city and county shares at 40 per cent each if the separation is on a city street or the city nothing and the county 80 per cent if it is on a county road. In case of a state highway in a city or town, the State would payxtwo-thirds and the county one-third of the 80 per cent. The latter provision is said to make possible the elevation of tracks on the South Side because it would relieve the City of all the cost of raising tracks over Madison Ave, which is a State highway. The bill to facilitate the purchase of public utilities was drafted after consideration by the City of the possible acquisition of the Indianapols Water Co. Mayor Sullivan told members of the Indianapolis delegation in the House shortly after the bill was introduced several weeks ago.
Prepare to Draft South Side Elevation
The City Administration today prepared to map track elevation plans for the South Side on the basis of a bill redistributing elevation costs, which /awaits only the Governor’s signature to become law.
James E. Deery, City Controller, told a meeting at the South Side Turners’ Hall last night that the City will be able to proceed with the elevation if the bill becomes law. More than 100 attended the meeting, called by the South Side Civic
City and railroads present both sides of the elevation question. Railroad representatives whe had been invited did not appear.
Believes Old Law Invalid
Speaking for Mayor Sullivar, Deery said: “The Administration feels that only through enactment of this bill, which reduces the railroads’ shere of the cost from 50 to 20 per cent, can South Side elevation become a reality. “There is no question in our minds that under the existing law, which requires the roads to pay 50 per cent of the cost, the railroads could block track elevation forever. We feel the law is unconstitutional.” Arthur Paetz, Club president, said that members would continue the fight for elevation on which, he said, the future development of the South Side depends.
Stymied Last Year
Asked whether the City had received any assurance that the roads would pay their share under the new bill, Mr, Deery said it was his understanding that the railroads would co-operate with the City under the revised law. Plans to elevate tracks of the Belt Railroad and switches of the Pennsylvania Railroad were stalled last year when the Belt refused to pay its 50 per cent of the cost.
Mr.
NAZIS DOOM JEW TO DEATH
HAMBURG, March 4 (U. P.)— One Jew has been sentenced to death and 10 men have been sentenced to prison on. charges concerning an alleged piot to overthrow the State, it was disclosed today.
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Brandt, Works Board president; Charles J. Fritz, South Sid~ Civic Club secretary; Mr. Deery, and Ollie A. Bach, City Councilman from the South Side. More than 100 attended the meeting.
House GOP. Is Forced to
Pay and Pay
Rep. Bdward H. Stein (D. Bloomfield), the House minority floor leader; “stole a march” on the G. O. P.
_Imajority when he obtained passage
of resolutions to increase the salaries of three House employees who are all Republican appointees. Under the Stein resclutions, which passed yesterday, the salaries of the House chief clerk, assistant clerk and chief doorkeeper were increased from $6 ‘to $10 a day and the measures were retroactive to make these pay boosts apply since the opening of the session. Republican embarrassment was caused by the fact that the employees in question were members of their own party and by the additional knowledge that because of increases in printing costs expenses of this session are going to exceed those (of recent legislatures. “I don’t know that I just like this,” Rep. C. Y. Foster (R. Carmel) said. “If the cost of running this session goes up too high we Republicans will be blamed for it. If these boys aren’t receiving enough moriey. maybe we could start a pri-
‘vate collection for them.”
On a division vote, which found most of the Republicans opposing the pay increase, Rep. Stein said to House employees: “Look over on that side now and see who your friends are.”
FINAL GROSS TAX AGTION IMPENDING
Senate’s Sliding Scale Put On Third Reading.
The Senate today was scheduled to take final action on the sliding scale gross income rate for retailers, a Finance Committee substitute for the bill passed by the House, Although retailer groups charge that the sliding scale, instead of giving relief, actually would raise the rate for most merchants, the proposal was pushed through second reading yesterday and placed on third reading for 3 p. m. today.
One amendment was incorporated in the rewritten bill yesterday providing for a $1200 exemption before the graduated rate is completed. This scale, which was devised by Senator Jacob Weiss (D. Indianapolis), would start at 3-10 of 1 per cent on incomes under $15,000 and increase to 1% per cent on large incomes. The House bill reduced the merchants’ rate from 1 per cent to % of 1 per cent.
TECH DRAMA CLUB SPONSORS CONTEST
A. playwriting contest will be sponsored by the Technical High School Drama Club. The deadline for entries in the contest, open in all students, March 17. The plays, not limited to any length or subject, will be
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NEW MARRIAGE BILL UP TO TOWNSEND
Designed to Aid in Fight Against Syphilis.
The hygienic marriage law bill designed to aid in the battle against syphilis and to stop so-called “gin” marriages was awaiting the Governor’s signature today. : The bill was passed unanimously by the Senate yesterday after an amendment striking out a provision requiring physical examinations be performed by Indiana physicians. The measure would require couples seeking to apply for a marriage license to submit to a serological test and a physical examination for the discovery of syphilis. The blood .test would be made by approved laboratories and the results would be held in confidence by the State Health Board. However, a report stating that a test was made, would be required to be filed with the licerfge application together with a statement from the examining physician declaring freedom from syphilis. The bill provides that the law |? would not go into effect until Jan. 1, 1940.
Low Auto Tag Idea Up to Senate
State Senators wishing to identify themselves conspicuously as members of this legislative session today could rush through a House-ap-approved resolution to provide low automobile license numbers for the lawmakers. The House passed this resolution, 77 to 7, yesterday after its author, Rep. Jack O'Grady (D. Terre Haute) brought in some clarifying amendments. Under terms of this resolution the State Auto License Department would be required to furnish Senators with license plates bearing the letter “S” and having numbers ranging from 50 to 100. The letters
of the Representatives and the numbers would range from 100 to 200.
CHILD IS SMOTHERED BY SLEEPING FATHER
CLEVELAND, March 4 (U. P.).— Joseph Sayle, ironworker, came home from work about mid-morning today. He ‘was tired. He lay down on a sofa beside his 31 -month-old daughter, and put his arm around her. Mrs. Sayle came home a short while later. She found their daughter dead, smothered by her father’s
SENATE BLOCKS LOWER LIMIT IN COMPENSATION
|Provision to Reduce Number
From 8 to 4 Killed; House Accepts. |
“The House today accepted Senate
; amendments to the Workmen's Compensation bill destroying its lond most important provision.
The Senate yesterday the bill to leave untouc
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ployers of eight or more persons. The measure as passed by the House would have affected employers of four or more. Action on amendments and final passage in the upper chamber was taken after an hour’s debate. The principal provision of the bill, would make the law conform with the Federal law affecting railroad employees. Other provisions as passed by both houses would abolish the second benefit waiting period and .cut
would also set up penalties for “chiselers.”
Would ¥Transfer Fund The law would transfer td a
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sation fund a: reserve fund for that class built up under the Indiana law. A new Federal law takes railroad workers from under State jurisdiction in such matters. If the transfer is not made, according to the Unemployment Compensation Division, Federal allotments made
administration of the State act will be cut off. Senator Claude McBride (D. Jeffersonville) offered the Senate motion to make the bill affect employers of eight or more. Senators William Hardy (D. Evansville) and Leroy A. Portteus (D. Indianapolis) urged the adoption of the amehdment declaring the original provisions would “place a burden on the small employer.”
Two Call for Reduction
Senators E. Curtis White (D. Indianapolis) and Elliott Conroy (D. Hammond) spoke in favor of re-
ducing the number of employees to four. Senator White declared more than 80,000 additional Indiana workers would gain advantages under the law. Senator Portteus said “that measure to provide for employers of four or more is inconsistent” be-
Sive the small employer relief with gross income tax cut and’ then put another burden on him.” He declared that. approximately
under the provision, that they would be burdened by being required to.contribute more than two million dollars to the unemployment compensation fund.
MRS. MINA JUSTICE IS DEAD HERE AT T1
Mrs. Mina A. Justus, an Indianapolis resident since 1500, died today in Methodist Hospital. She was 71. Services will be at 3 p. m. tomorrow at the residence, 2923 Guilford Ave., and burial will be at Mattoon, Ill, where she was born. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Naomi Eichholtz of Indianapolis, and a brother, Thomas Walkup of Mat-
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