The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-10
IN THE HOUSE.
Passage of a Number of Bills and Intro
ductIOn of Others.
And then the Senate adjourned.

ductIOn of Others.
FRIDAY, Feb. 9-1O A. NJ.
The Speaker commanded order ami announced
PRAYER hy the Rev. Mr.. Patti, of the North Bap-
tist Church, indianapolis.
Mr.. Smith. of Tipprca noe, rose to a question of
privilege, and said thar he reported in the
Indianapolis journal, in the legislative items.
having spoke in favor and vored for ii. B. M.
70. concerning prnmissory notes, etc. He desires
! to state that he spnke against and voted against
the hill. He said he could NOT afford 10 advocate
or support measure frought with snch danger
| To the commercial interests of the country.
Mr.. Jewetts bull, H. B. No 26. to repeal sec
! non g. OF an act concerning prom lsROry notes,
hills of exchange, bonds or other instruments of
writing, etc, which was Informally passed over
on Yesterday, WAS now called mp.
The SPEAKER announced that the question be-
fore the House WAS the mutiOn of Mr.. Jewett to
Law Mr.. Shiveler's amendment the liable,
which amendment amended the bin hv striklng
ont all after the enacting clause and inserting
| the following; Section l. No note shall he ne
gori able as an INLAND hill of exchange by being
made payable AT a bank in this State pnl+ss
there shall he written printed in said mote the
| following words: ''The maker has no defense TO
tins note IN the hands Of any innocent holder for
value"
Mr.. Jewett moved TO lay the amendment on
| the Table. on which the yeas and nays were de-
manded by Mr.. Shively aud Mr.. Reeson. The
1 vote was taken md rrsutea-yeas 40. NAYS 80.
! On motion nv Mr.. Jeweft, the bill was ordered
engrossed for the third reading on next Tuesday
at 3 O'clock.
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE BILL
Mr.. Heffren, from the committee cities and
1 towns. reported back Mr.. Frrrif-r's hill, H. B.
No. 1873. 10 provide for a board of metropolitan
police commissioners in all cities Of %, 900 or
/ more inhabitants, with n recommendation that
the h pass with certain amendments
Mr.. Mf1lett, from the same committee. offered
| a minority r~pOrt recommending that the nil,
| Fl. b. Ne. 1873, be indefinitely postponed. The
| report was signed by Messrs. Melett, Antrim
| and Csmpb-ll.
Mr.. Heffren moved to Law the minority report
| on the tatir TIE yeas and nays were demanded
1 by Mr. Meile,t and Mr. Shrely. The vote re-
/ Sulted-yPaS 30. 81. The majority
] WINS now conrnrred in.
| Mr.. Tulay, from the committee on engrossed
| bills reported back Mr.. Prices hill, H. Is No.
223, concerning decedents' estates, with the re-
port thai they found the hill property crossed.
Mr.. Hthren moved that the bin, Fl, b No. 223.
4 he read the third time by actions and put upon
| iis passage. The motion was agreed to.
The hill passed BIZ yeas IS, nays g.
Pending the rell-cali ON the massage Of the bill,
and when his name was called, Mr.. Mellett said:
IL occurs to me thar this matter ought to he con-
sidered Idesre to say, in exclamation OF my
| law. But desire to say thar vote for 1t under
! protest. protest against the manner in which
! the committee acted in regard to this bin, and
| the action of the Speaker in not allowing the
question tn be discussed.
The SPEAKER, interruptng, commanded Mr..
Meilttt to lake his seat. saying that such ex-
panatioa would be tolerated on the floor OF this
House.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Wilson. of Marion, from the committee on
scientific nj benevolent institutions, reporred
back engrossed hill, s. r. No. l, to prdvide for
fhe better mana gPmenI and government nf the
States benevolent institutions, with the RECON-
mendatlnn that the bill pass with certain amend
ments. The report was coneurTed in and the
amendments adoptad.
Mr. Wright, from the committee on the iudici-
arv, reported hack the hl 8. b. No. III, for the
relief OF John Martin, with the recommendation
that 1t he referred to he committee on claims.
The report WIS anncurrad in.
The following House bills were passed:
EngrOsSed hill, ii. B. No ,, to legaiza the
Acknowledgement ana REGARDING of certain In
struments OF writing, read third time and
passed the House hT-yPas 70, nays o.
Engrossed bill, Fl. Ii. No. 3, to amend section
46l of m act concerning proceedings in civil
cases, was read third time and passed the
House hy-yeas s.. nnys0.
EngrOssed BILL II. b No 500, making apprO-
priaiion for the State government and its in
situations, was read third time and passed the
House by-veas S6, nays O.
Engrossed biH, II. b. No. s, concerning town
electons and repeating all la VS. ia conflict there
with, was read third time and passed the
H0nse bv-yeas &c. nays 1.
The House took d recess until 2 O'Clock,