Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 March 1939 — Page 2

So . Times Photos. Barbershop harmony—more harmony than thers has been all session before—came from the fouse

Casting all inhibitions aside, Harry Muller (D. Anderson), a | as members tested out the new microphones for the first time for their musical quality, Left to right | Wi O. Hughes,

theater owner, by the way, reached into his desk and tore up all the copies of bills he had toiled over for the long, long session, Wihoops, -

= As the hours dragged out today—technically yesterday to the Indiana Legislature—members of the . House amused themselves (but no one else) by singing, and sleeping and otherwise passing the time of

. day. They were to for- are C. Omer Free, Vincennes; Judson West, Indianapolis; Herbert B. Copeland, Madison;

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be in session until midafternoon when the budget bill would be ready for final

- Record State Budget

‘Passes $83,568,449 - Bills - . To Break All-Night “Deadlock.

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ed indebtedness at Indiana | and Purdue Universities. The $260,000 "8 year raised by the two-cent levy is to revert to the general fund -under provisions of the bill. _ . Senate concurrance to both bien- - nial appropriation bills came on a svoice vote. : Appropriation Slashed : As originally introduced the smallest: of these two measures— the bill to appropriate State. funds to match various types of Federal

, grants—called for a total appropria-

“tion of $19,603,900. This was slashed - $327,800 by the House Ways and Means Committee to bring the total : to $19,276,000: . While the conference committee on this mesure rearranged some of . the items in the amounts budgeted

Fo for welfare costs, the total slash of ,. the Ways and Means Committee was

“maintained, and this conference ittee report was accepted.

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e second measure to appropriate funds to operate the State’s departments, institutions and divisions for the next biennium produced the most heated fight and resulted in appointment of two House conference conimittees before agreement was reached. As introduced this bill called for an appropriation of $65,197,516, but it was slashed $1,000,466 by the ays and Means Committee, bringg the total to $64,197,050. Under terms of the conference committee report which finally was adopted, the Ways and Means Committee total of $64,197,050 was increased by $95,400, bringing the total approved bill -to $64,292,450. Final House vote on acceptnace of this total was 71 to 28 with many Republicans voting for concurrence.

Evans Files Protest

This action was taken despite the protest of the G. O. P. floor leader, Rep. Herbert H. Evans (R. New Castle), | who entered a protest in the. House Journal which said in

rt: | “We are faced with the proposition that the revenue of the State under the present taxation setup for the next two years will be 73 million dollars, while these bills provide expenditures of more than 80 million dollars. Since this is more than seven million dollars more than we expect to take in, you can’t expect sane businessmen, under oath of office, to vote for such idiocy. : “IT can not do it and go back home and look my neighbor or my constituency in the face and I don't expect to do it. ; “In. 1929 we had less than 30 poards and commissions in the State government. Now we have 113 such agencies of government and under a program of organized “minorities every little group demands a new board or commission, not only to regiment and manage the affairs of some business. All this is to create some political job for some one to pay for:‘:by some form of taxation such as license fees.” 3 The original House conferees, composed of Reps. Hobart Creighton (R. Warsaw) and Burt Summerland (R. Wabash), was dismissed after the House rejected the report of the first committee which would have made an appropriation approximately $700,000 than that approved by the Ways and Means Committee.’ : Party Lines Broken

Three Democrats joined Republicans in rolling up a 32 to 48 vote against concurrance in this first re- . They were Reps. Charles H. Bartley (D. Jasper), Russell N. Gavit (D Hammond) and Ernest A. Gulley (D. Lawrenceburg). > Tueir votes were counter-acted to some extent by the favorable vote of one Republican, Rep. Creighton, who is a member of the State Budget ‘Committee — a committee composed of legislative representatives of both parties and State officials—which drafted the original : ropriation measures. Br Knapp voted against concurrence and appointed Reps. Roy Harrison (R. Attica) and Paul Brady (R. Muncie). Senate mempers of this conference committee, which returned the report that was accepted, were nators I. Floyd Garrott (R. Battle Ground) and Walter Chambers\ (D. New Castle). After “conferences extending over a period of 12 hours, the committee

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finally returned its report. Conference committee members and leaders of both parties held repeated conferences with Governor Townsend and Arch Bobbitt, G. O. P. State chairman, before they finally made their report. In the interim the other House members amused themselves by making cat calls in the loud speaker system until it was broken up by singing Irish" ballads. Rep. Brady resigned from the conference committee, because he could not agree and Rep. Harry Schull (R. Auburn was named in his place. :

Foster and Smith Lead

Reps. C. Y. Foster (R. Carmel) and J. Frank Smith (R. Lafayette), who fought the first conference committee report on the grounds that it was a slap at the action of the House Ways and Means Committee, led the Republican members who voted for the second conference

committee’s report. “This is a proposition of ‘give and take,” Rep. Foster said. “We have worked here all night, and while this bill isn’t as low as I would like to see it, it probably is the best we can do now.” : If the report of this second committee, which drew opposition from a few Democrats, had failed, the only alternative apparently would have been to continue to turn the clock back and continue the arguments or adjourn this session and call a special session. The Governor had threatened to operate the State for the next four years under terms of the old biennial appropriation bill if no final action had been taken. It is doubtful, however, whether this procedure would have been legal. Following passage of the biennial budget, both houses recessed to allow members to eat and take naps. It was explained that the session would have to continue until the appropriation bills were: engrossed, a procedure that was not expected to be completed before noon.

Pay Boost Is Voted

For House Employees

By a 40 to 30 vote the House today passed a resolution introduced by Rep. Howard T. Batman (D. Terre Haute) to increase the salaries of 17 minor House employees by $2 a day. i Angered by this action, which was put over: largely on vote of the Democrats although the employees affected are Republicans, Rep. Her~ bert E. Evans (R. New Castle) declared: “The budget: bill which the House passed today is unconstitutional, because a provision of the Constitution adjourned this Legislature last night at midnight.

Threatens to Enjoin

“I am going to enjoin the budget bil if it costs me a thousand dolars.” Speaker James Knapp said: “The chair thinks there may be something in what the gentlemen from Henry has said. Although, on the other hand, the courts never go behind the House record, and the clock was turned back. “One reason I held vp this roll call is because I wanted to be sure that a quorum was present. The reason I didn’t hand down any important bills after midnight was because of this question of operating after midnight.”

Custom Is Recalled

Neither Republicans nor Democrats seemed to take the Evans statement very seriously, and it was pointed out that passage of the budget bill after the clock had been turned back was an old legislative trick that had been used in many previous . sessions. When the clock is turned back the record ih tne House Journal actually shows that the legislative day, in this case yesterday, has not been concluded : This claim was ranked with the threat of Governor Townsend to operate the State for the next two years on the old biennial budget. House employees originally were scheduled to receive $5 a day. der terms of the resolution, which was passed, they would receive $7 a da for every day of the session they have served, since the resolution is retroactive in effect. :

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Observers Agree Promised Programs Have Not Been Effected.

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diphtheria serum for distribution to needy persons. 9. Advance the auto line to March 1.

These Await Action :

Among the subjects now listed as “unfinished business” are: . 1. Clarification of the laws governing the recounting of primary elections. : 2. Reduction of the gross tax rate for retailers. 3. Repeal of the truck weight tax law. 4. Lowering of the auto registration fee. 5. Extend the direct primary to include the offices of Governor and U. S. Senator. ! 8. Establish a merit system for State Employees. 7, Bring the “Iwo Per Cent” Club; Democratic | campaign fund collection agency under provisions of the|Corrupt Pracrices Act and amend ie Re-organization Act. (Re-

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publican. Party proposals.) b-“Last-minute” bills sent to | the Governor after both houses adjusted differences either through c¢oncurrance in amendments or by means of conierence committees yesterday and last nignt would: Provides for the appointment of a Negro member to the State Board of Education.

Exempts Auto Dealers L.

Exempt automobile dealers from paying gross income tax twicel on automobiles taken in trade-in|on which there are liens. | Require township trustees | to make ar estimate of the funds needed to provide poor relief [for the next six months in cases where available funds are not sufficient. These estimates would be delivered to county commissioners.

Provide a method of remon-

Grant free tuition to State universities or colleges for children of disabled World War veterans. Prevent reduction of the size|o a township to less than 24 square miles or having a valuation of less than $200,000. This measure is designed to prevent dividing of exist-| ing townships into two or more new townships as a result of school fights. f

Concerns Guardianships

Permit guardians to mortgage real estate ‘of wards if advantageous to the estate and with the consent of the court for periods longer than one year beyond the minority of the ward. | Revise the method of distributing State aid to schools to make| earollment rather than average attendance tle basis for the distribution. Appropriete $25.000 for a nonpolitical Publicity Council to be composed of persons chosen by various private organizations, such as the real estate board and State Chamber of Commerce. Establish a States board to examine watchmakers and to supervise the watch repair industry. |

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1939 ASSEMBLY Legislature Goes on andon Lo After Stopping All Clocks

Horseplay Livens Last Hours As Budget Business Pro-

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order to make “vice versa.” The mock measure then was signed by an imitation governor and declared passed by Rep. Evans who was playing Speaker.

Sugar ‘Runs Out’

In the Senate things were more, orderly, except when Senator Johnson, an orchardist, stood in front and threw apples to each of. the members. Senator McBride's apple bounced off his head but all other members fielded their's, after a

fashion. The lunch stand ran out of sugar. Senate Democrats voted to “table Senator Jenner,” Republican leader. Early this morning, after the entire night was ‘spent in swork on the budget bill, someone in the Senate moved its adoption. A Senator got up: “What's in it,” he said. Then ‘the whole merry-go-round started again. It became apparent early today that adjournment could not be voted until at least 1 p. m. and maybe not that soon, which makes

a. m. both’ houses recessed to eat another breakfast. The State House looked and smelled like a soggy cigarette stub.

YOU WOULDN'T WANT JOB SLEEPING, EH?

WASHINGTON, March 7 (U. PJ). ~The Civil Service Commission has received a letter from a man who asked: | in “How can I get a job watching the fish in Alaska during the fun of salmon?” The Civil Service referred the let ter to the Bureau of Fisheries, which explained that men were hired to prevent illegal salmon fish+ ing during the run. The Bureau added that Alaskans usually hired for the work.

HITCH-HIKER IS HELD; HOLDUPS ARE PROBED!

PAW PAW, Mich., March 7 (U. P.).—Police today held a youthful hitch-hiker of Craig, Ill, while they checked a series of holdups he allegedly made during a wild flight through southwestern Michigaii. William Young 23, was trapped in Kalamazoo in a car which he had forced a Paw Paw deputy sherift to help him commandeer. Police said he admitted robbing two motorists who had given him rides. One of his! victims was Arthur Gau, of South

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incomes to 132 per cent on very large ones. - The retailers immediately opposed this on the grounds it would “be ruinous” to many large retail establishments. Despite their protests, the Finance = Committee’s Democratic

Ft. Wayne; Herbert H. Evans, New Castle, and Walter 8. Baker, Bourbon,

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mending adoption of the sliding scale. The Republicans, meanwhile, returned a minority report récommending a % of 1 per cent rate and a $2000 exemption for retailers.

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