Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1919 — A FEW LEGISLATIVE MEASURES [ARTICLE]

A FEW LEGISLATIVE MEASURES

The McCray Sunday movie bill failed to pass the senate Wednesday on account of lacking one vote of a constitutional majority. This bill sought to legalize the operation of moving picture shows on Sunday afternoons and evenings in cities where consent was had from the local officials. • ' Among the . measures of general

interest pending in the state legislature, on which any action has been taken during the past few days, are the following: ■HOUSE ACTION H. B. 215—Green, To permit county commissioners to substitute materials and estamiate on road improvements in townships less than 30,000 where no bids have been received on viewers’ report and estimate, an engineer and two viewers to make the substitute report. Passed 71 ayes, 21' noes. S. J. R. 26 —English. To amend section 'll, article 7 of the state constitution, to extend the terms of prosecuting attorneys to four years. Adopted, 88 ayes, 1 no. S. J. R. 16—English. To amend section 1, article 12 of the state constitution by striking out the word “white,” which now prohibits negroes from joining the state militia. Adopted, 81 ayes, no noes.

H. B. 17- —Miller (of Marion). To protect the celebration of Memorial day by prohibiting commercialized games and sports on that day. Passed, 66 ayes, 23 noes. H. B. 4 20—Wood. To provide that persons or corporations making loans on livestock, growing crops or farm' implements at rates not to exceed 1% per cent a month, are exempted from the 1917 loan shark law. (New bill introduced.) SENATE ACTION S. B. 24—English. Increasing salaries of supreme court judges to SB,OOO and of appellate judges to $7,500 a year. Passed, ayes 26, noes 20. S. B. 176;—Grant. To provide for registration of owners oif thrashing machines and clover hullers with county auditors, with monthly reports of amounts of grain handled, etc., to the state commissioner of weights and measures; appropriation for commissioner of weights and measures cut from $4,000 to $2,000. Passed, ayes 32; noes 10. S. B. 2 ± 4—Grant. Providing that gravel or macadam roads may be repaired with material other than the kind with which the roads were originally built, and that county commissioners may have work done by contract if county highway superintendent has not facilities for performing the work. Passed, ayes 41, noes 0.