Which bill was read a first time by title, and referred to Committee on Judiciary B. SENATE BILL No. 43. Senator Meeker introduced Senate Bill No. 43 entitled: A bill for an act requiring persons, firms and corporations engaged in the production of natural resources within the State of Indiana to make yearly reports to the Department of Conservation showing the kind and amount of natural resources so produced and requiring manufacturers using natural resources to make yearly reports showing the kind and amount of raw material used by each, where such material was obtained, and how used. MEEKER, Senator. Which bill was read a first time by title, and referred to Committee on Finance. SENATE BILL No. 44. Senator Ratts introduced Senate Bill No. 44 entitled: A bill for an act concerning proceedings in civil cases of appeals from interlocutory judgments and orders. RATTS, Senator. Which bill was read a first time by title and referred to Committee on Judiciary A. SENATE BILL No. 45. Senator Richards introduced Senate Bill No. 45 entitled: A bill for an act to authorize a corporation of an adjoining state to purchase, own, operate and maintain lines of railroad in this state, which shall have been consolidated with a railroad in such adjoining state, which railroad shall have been sold under decree of foreclosure or sale; repealing all laws in conflict therewith, and declaring an emergency. RICHARDS, Senator. Which bill was read a first time by title, and referred to Committee on Railroads. SENATE BILL No. 4-SECOND READING. Senator English called up Senate Bill No. 4 for second reading entitled: A bill for an act to amend section 1 of an act approved March 5, 1909, entitled an act to amend section 357 of an act entitled an act concerning public offenses. Approved March 10, 1905. ENGLISH, Senator. Which bill was read a second time by title and ordered engrossed. SENATE BILL No. 8-SECOND READING. Senator Kiper called up Senate Bill No. 8 for second reading entitled : A bill for an act to amend section 4 and 5 of an act entitled an act to incorporate the trustees of Evansville College, defining the powers and duties of such trustees giving certain powers and authority to the Board of Trustees of Moores Hill College and legalizing certain acts of said Board of Trustees in transferring and removal of certain property, and declaring an emergency," approved February 17, 1919. KIPER, Senator. Which bill was read a second time by title and ordered engrossed. Senator Alldredge asked that Senate Bills Nos. 25 and 26 be printed. Senator English asked that Senate Bills Nos. 28 and 29 be printed. Senator Richards asked that Senate Bill No. 18 be printed. It was so ordered. Senator Bainum asked that Senate Bill No. 3 be printed. It was so ordered. Senator Meeker moved that when the Senate adjourns it do adjourn until 10 a. m. Tuesday morning, January 18, 1921. Senator Ratts moved that the Senate do now adjourn. The Senate convened at 10:15 a. m. with Lieutenant-Governor Emmett Branch in the chair. Prayer was offered by the Mr. G. O. Goddard, Secretary of the local Y. M. C. A. The roll was called. Those Senators answering to their names were: Senators Adams, Alldredge, Arnold, Baxter, Beardsley, Behmer, Bowers, Brown, Buchanan, Cleveland, Cravens, Decker, Douglass, Duncan, Dunn, English, Fitch, Furnas, Hartzell, Hays, Henley, Hepler, Hill, Hogston, Holmes, Humphreys, Kiper, Kline, Leonard, Lindley, McConaha, Maier, Masters, Meeker, Miller, Moorhead, Nejdl, Nichols, Ratts, Richards, Self, Southworth, Steele, Strode, Swain, Tague and Van Orman. A quorum present. : On motion of Senator Alldredge, the further reading of the Journal was dispensed with. COMMITTEE REPORTS. Senator Tague, Chairman of Committee on Judiciary B, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Judiciary B, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 5, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that said bill do pass. Which report was concurred in. TAGUE, Chairman. Senator Southworth, Chairman of Committee on County and Township Business submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on County and Township Business, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 15, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with recommendation that said bill do pass. Which report was concurred in. SOUTHWORTH, Chairman. Senator Hill, Chairman of Committee on Railroads, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Railroads, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 45, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report same back to the Senate, with the recommendation that said bill be amended by inserting after the word "and", where it first occurs in line 14 in section 2, the words "shall exercise", and that when so amended said bill do pass. HILL, Chairman. Which report was concurred in. Senator Southworth, Chairman of Committee on County and Township Business, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on County and Township Business, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 14, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate, with recommendation that said bill do pass. SOUTHWORTH, Which report was concurred in. Chairman. Senator Hogston, Chairman of Committee on Criminal Code, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Criminal Code, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 11, has had the same under consideration, and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate, with recommendation that said bill be amended as follows: By striking out of said bill all of sections 1 and 2, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, on the 30th day of May, known as "Memorial Day", to engage in or promote racing of any character, whether of vehicles or animals, or any games or sports of any character, where a fee is charged for admission to such races, games or sports, or where such races, games or sports are engaged in for prizes. Section 2. The word "person" as used in this act, shall be taken to mean and include any person who individually or as an officer, agent, or stockholder of any firm, company, association, co-partnership, or corporation, violates or takes any part in or aids or abets any violation of this act. Section 3. Any person violating the provisions of section 1 of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred ($500.00) dollars, to which may be added imprisonment in the County Jail or State Penal Farm for not more than six (6) months. That when so amended said bill do pass. Which report was concurred in. HOGSTON, Senator McConaha, Chairman of Committee on Fees and Salaries, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Fees and Salaries, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 16, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with recommendation that said bill do not pass. Which report was concurred in. MCCONAHA, Senator McConaha, Chairman of Committee on Fees and Salaries, submitted the following report: MR. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Fees and Salaries, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 22, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with recommendation that said bill be amended as follows: By striking out the word "shall", in line 22 of the original bill, and insert in lieu thereof, the word "may", and when so amended that said bill do pass. Which report was concurred in. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. MCCONAHA, Senator Arnold introduced Senate Bill No. 46, entitled: A bill for an act concerning free text books in the common schools of this state. ARNOLD, Senator. Which bill was read a first time by title and referred to Committee on Education. Senator Baxter introduced Senate Bill No. 47 entitled: A bill for an act to provide for the printing and publication of the proceedings and papers of the Indiana Academy of Science, and appropriating money therefor. BAXTER, Senator. Which bill was read a first time by title and referred to Committee on Printing. COMMITTEE REPORT. Senator English, Chairman of Committee on Constitutional Revision, to which was referred Senate Joint Resolution No. 1, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate, with recommendation that said Joint Resolution be passed. ENGLISH, Which report was concurred in. Senator Alldredge offered the following petition: Whereas, There is a well-defined movement sponsored by Democratic and Republican leaders to repeal the Primary Law, and, Whereas, The repeal of this law would limit the political rights of women as well as men, and, Whereas, It is only through the Primary system that the people can have the fullest expression of choice for public office, and, Whereas, The women of the country having been so recently given the right of franchise, Therefore: Be it resolved, That the Anderson League of Woman Voters herewith enters a solemn protest against the repeal of the Primary Law, for the reasons that such a step would mean to the women of Indiana partial disfranchisement which would prevent women from giving to public affairs the chief benefits of Woman Suffrage, namely: The selection of honest and capable men and women as candidates for public office, and, Be it further resolved, That we present the Governor and Governorelect of the State, the members of the State Legislature, the Chairman of the Democratic and Republican committees, copies of this resolution, and, Be it further resolved. That the attention of the State League of Women Voters be called to the importance of immediate action in line with the spirit of this resolution, with the view of preserving to the women of the State as well as the men, the fullest political opportunities and rights. (Signed) THE ANDERSON LEAGUE OF WOMAN VOTERS, By Cecil R. Chittenden, Pres., Senator Steele offered the following Senate Joint Resolution No. 4, and moved its adoption: MR. PRESIDENT: I offered the following resolution and move its adoption: |