Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1919 — LEGISLATIVE NEWS NOTES [ARTICLE]

LEGISLATIVE NEWS NOTES

This is the last week of the present legislature; that is, the term will adjourn next Monday night with the stroke of 12. Following are some of the proceedings of the past few days that are of more general interest: IN THE SENATE H. B. 201 —Kessler. To increase the basis of payment for teachers in the public schools of Indiana by addition of 1% cents to the multiplicand of the grade made by the teacher. Passed, ayes 42, noes 4. H. B. 113 —Tuthlll. To allow judges of courts in districts containing more than one county S3OO a year for traveling expenses. Defeated, ayes 14, noes 30. S. B. 242 —Meeker and Balnum. Creating the Lake Michigan to the Ohio river waterway commission and appropriating $5,000. Passed, ayes 29, noes 0. o H. B. 83 —Buller-Duffey. State highway commission act. Passed under suspension of constitutional rules. Ayes 42, noes 4. S. ®. 80—‘Beardsley. Providing for licensing motor vehicles according to horse power and weight. Passed, ayes 26, noes 16. S. B. 152 —Dobyns. County unit road bill. Passed, ayes 35, noes 4. IN THE HOUSE H. B. 314 —Shilling. Providing for the repairs of parts of dredge ditches on petition of 10 per cent of land owners to township trustees. Passed, 82 ayes, no noes. H. B. 237—Tuthlll. Providing that drainage bonds may be issued at a rate of interest not to exceed 6 per cent, payable annually or semi-annually. Passed, ayes 70, noes 4. H. B. .82 —Smith. The "chicken’’ bill that seeks to protect farmers and gardeners from trespassing poultry. Passed, 79 ayes, 19 noes. H. B. 369 —Demaree. To amend county agent law so that appropriation, by county councils for expense of agents is left optional instead of mandatory as qow. Passed, 60 ayes, 2 7 noes. ' H. B. 327—Willis (of Lagrange). !To prohibit autoists from passing school hacks on highways when school children are entering or leaving hacks. Passed, 70 ayes, 0 noes. H. B. 383—Miller (of Marion), i Defining the crime of Bolshevism and providing penalties therefor. Passed, ayes 87, noes 1. ACTION BY GOVERNOR H. B. 220 —Wood. Including the word "automobile" in the present statute on arson. Signed.