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By IRVING The peace and harmony of
threatened today for the first time as state senat pushed a measure to abolish the present state Public a ASOTY" Jubed Under fire were the two men who decide how much Hoosiers have to pay to ride a streetcar, use a telephone and heat a house— Democratic commissioners Hugh Abbett and Lawrence Cannon.
Both men were characterized as “utility minded, unfair and ridiculous” by one state senator and other witnesses who testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee late yesterday, The committee “ducked” approving or rejecting “the controversial measure today, However, two senators—Republican Samuel ‘Johnson of Anderson and Democrat Von A, Eichhorn of Uniondale—pressed for action and said they “would not rest” until the
bill is “blasted” out of committee. for Indianapolis City government Passage of the bill seemed as- workers was proposed in a bill on Sured until one of the co-authors, file in the State Senate today.
Republican John Kendall of Dan-
ville, withdrew his active support. Cecil This move followed a conference Democrat, and Sen. Dorothy Gardhe had with Gov. Schricker, who ner, Ft. Wayne Republican, would is against abolishing the commis- give the mayors and city councils sion. power to determine the amounts of the bonus for each employee.
Sees Political Fight A top official of Democratic
state headquarters said that if the(Cils to make the payments through bill ever came out on the floor of|l08ns from various departments the Senate it would create the|that have unspent balances. The biggest political fight of the ses-/Purpose of the bill, the authors sion. said, is to prevent large numbers The bill would abolish the pres-[0f municipal workers from leavent state Public Service Commis-/In& their jobs for better pay elsesion and immediately create a new| Where. Vo
Beer Out of Politics?
one, which would require tnembers/
to be “qualified,” approved by the| Governor and confirmed by the Senate. 3 The proposal to abolish the pres-
ent PSC is the outgrowth of a re- Leonard Conrad, Terre Haute
cent flareup in the commission when Gov. Schricker fired Repub-
lican Commissioner Roscoe P. Alcoholic Beverage Commission must” first give specific reasons
Freeman of Franklin. Mr. Freeman had leveled “serious” charges against the two Democratic \commissioners in a confidential memorandum to the Governor. 3 Asks ‘Cleanup’ Mr. Freeman appeared at the hearing yesterday and asked the Senate committee “to help clean up that mess upstairs.” A former state representative and one time director of the PSC railroad division, Ray Gilbert, said Mr. Abbett and Mr. Cannon were “95 percent against the public interest.” : Mr. Gilbert, who is now a representative of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, said: “Whenever 1 have to go before the commission I know I'm going to get a gyping. I'm a Democrat but I say we ought to kick out the two Democrat members.” " He quoted. the late Mayor Al Feeney in criticizing the commission: “This is no Public Service Commission. It is a Utility Commission.” Declines to Comment Lloyd Wampler, the assistant public counselor, was present but declined to comment on how the PSC was hindering his office. Before the hearing closed, Sen. Eichhorn, told the committee: “This should have been done long ago. I'm a Democrat, but the people of my area elected me senator to serve them and, by gosh, I want to vote for this Bill.” After the conference, Sen. Johnson said he thought a complete investigation of the PSC should be made at once. “If things are as rotten with the commission as some people say,” he said, “we should find -out about them.” Sen. Kendall said the bill will be held by the committee for “fur-| ther study.” Statehouse observers interpreted his statement to mean that he does not intend to “em-| barrass the administration” and will kill the bill in committee. Although some Democrats say the measure would give the Governor “an easy out” to fire the commissioners, others said he doesn’t want to be faced with the
appointments failed to live up to
expectations. |a plane pilot's license to any per-
Firemen’s Hours A bill limiting city firemen’s working hours to not more than 24 out of any 48 hours was passed by the Senate.
Parking Meters
Despite impassioned and spec- DOG Owners
tacular oratory by Rep. Ed Haverly, the Mitchell Republican who hates all parking meters, the house yesterday declined to go along on his proposal to permit referendums on the parking de- * vices. - “They're nothing but toll gates, on parking spaces,” he shouted during his half-hour appeal for votes in support of his bill. . When the roll cad came it showed 47 ayes and 48 noes.
WELL-PROTECTED Besides some 30,000 needle-
State Senators Pysh [Ti Measure to Abolish | | Present PSC Setup
Democratic Commissioners Hugh Abbett. Lawrence Cannon Under Assembly Fire
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Bonus Proposed For City Workers
Seek to Keep
Employees on Job By NOBLE REED An extra cost-of-living bonus
The measure, introduced by Sen. McConahay, Indianapolis
It would enable the city coun-
A measure designed to ‘“‘take beer out of politics” was intro-. duced in the Senate by Sens.
Democrat and Roy Conrad,
It provides that the State
for turning down an application for a beér wholesaler’s permit and then give the applicant a public hearing. 3 The measure provides only one reason for refusal of a permit— a law violation on the part of the applicant. It also gives an applicant the right to appeal to the courts if his application is denied.
. N Income Reports County and township officials would have to file public reports on all.their incomes with the county auditor under provisions of a bill introduced in the Senate. The measure would require the officials to list all fees and interest payments received by them outside their regular office salaries,
Korean Gls A resolution has been introduced in the Senate to create a joint Senate-House committee to investigate the feasibility of ‘paying the state sqgldiers’ bonus to veterans of the Korean war. It would require the committee to make a report back to the 1953 legislature. A bill pending in the House now to extend the bonus to Korean GI's has been held in committee. ’
Stassen Invited The legislature has issued a formal invitation to Harold Stassen, possible GOP. presidential candidate, to appear before the General Assembly here on Feb. 7 when he stops in Indianapolis on his speaking tour.
Tribute to Marshall
The House adopted a resolution}
paying tribute to Henry Rice Marshall, former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives and publisher of the Lafayette Courier-Journal, who died this week.
Salary Payment Ban The Senate passed and sent to the House a bill that would prohibit the payment®of salaries to public officials while they are in
jail.
Plane Pilot Restriction ‘A bill to prohibit issuance of
son subject to epileptic seizures was passed by the Senate and
the Senate was a companion bill requiring physicians: to report epileptic cases within 48 hours to the State Aviation Commission.
The Senate passed and sent to the House a measure that would make dog owners liable for dam-
lic official while on duty, especially mail carriers.
sharp quills, the porcupine has sharp teeth that can sever a fin-
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Freda Hearn, two, is carrying a megaphone that appears to be a few sizes too large for her in London, England. She looks a little
heroes battle on the field of the
Fulham Football Club, but with such charming inspiration rooting them home, how cotild her team have possibly lost the game?
Hospital Facilities
Merger Proposed By ANDY OLOFSON Three major bills affecting Indianapolis- today will dominate the calendar of bills on third reading today in the Indiana House of Representatives. . The bills up for final passage are: ONE: Merger of all Indianapo~ lis and Marion County health and hospital facilities into a single corporation directed by a nonpartisan board of five trustees.
TWO: Permission for Indianapolis to float bonds to finance reconstruction of its sewer system. i 2 THREE: Permit the borrowing of federal funds for slum clearance projects in Indianapolis. In the Senate a bill to expand the Indianapolis off-street parking program got the go-sign to, day from the City of Indianapolis Committee.
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The measure, also authorizing the building of a combined parking area and civic auditorium on the Tomlinson Hall City Market site, was recommended for passage. Under the bill, the city is authorized to float revenue bonds to erect and remodel parking sites. Bonds would be payable from funds from parking meter revenue. ; The only other bill scheduled for third reading in the House
Jenner Criticizes Lustron
Proposal as Waste WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UP)— Sen. William E. Jenner (R. Ind.)
‘criticized Defense Production Ad-
ministrator William H. Harrison today for what he called “the latest instance of the Truman gang's waste and inefficiency.” Sen. Jenner attacked Mr. Harrison‘s recommendation which would give Columbus, O., property of the Lustron Corp. to the Navy Department for assembling planes made by the North American Aviation Co. oi North American, Mr. Jenner said, does not hope to start production for 16 to 18 months. Lustron, he said, can produce houses which are “critical” in the defense build-up.
Cuts Price on Request
NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (UP)— Housewives paid a penny less for a loaf of bread today because the newly formed Office of. Price Stabilizationh persuaded a baking company to withdraw an increase imposed upon retailers last Friday. OPS declined to reveal the identity of the company, but said it peddles two million loaves of bread monthly.
Jets Collide, Pilots Safe
TOKYO, Feb. 2 (UP) — Two American F-86 Sabre jets collided in the air 40 miles north of Tokyo today but the two pilots parachuted safely, the Air Force
a measure that authorizes I health officials to attend meetings called by the State Board lof Health. . Twenty-eight bills are schedultd for second reading. A deluge of new bills is expected since today is the next to the last day for the introduction of bills. Today's total might top the 1951 record of 41 bills introduced in the House yesterday.
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