The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-14

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having obtained permission from the owner
gency, was taken up and referred to select
committee Of three.
The Lieutenant Governor makes that COM
mittee 10 consist of Messrs. Weir, Schloss
and Mauhall.
FRANK coFFEEE.
On his further motion his bill IS. 25S] for
an act to authorize the Governor to Issue a
patent to Frank Colleen for certain Michi-
gan road land in Laporte County. etc, was
read the second time and ordered to be en-
crossed for the third reading.
GRAVEL ROADS.
On motion by Mr.. DUNCAN, Of Brown,
the bill II. L. 81 authorizing Boards OF
County Commissioners to construct gravel
roscs was read the first time and referred to
the Committee on Roads.
CLERKS FEES.
On motion by Mr.. OVERSTREET his bill
rs 31Sl to amend Section 10 of the fee and
salary law, approved March 81, 1877, being
Section 5, s57 of the Revised Statutes OF 1881,
and declaring an emergency, was read the
secoL d time (by title only) the report OF the
committee concurred in without Teading),
and the bill ordered engrossed.
REFoRMAToRY SEWER.
On motion by Mr.. WINTER his bill [ ).
1891 appropriAting the sum OF So Isl 60 TO
reimburse the city of Indianapolis on &C
count Of money expended by said city in
the construction OF the sewer from the Re-
formatory Institution for Women and Girls
was read the second time and ordered en-
crossed for the third reading
KANKAKEE AND LITTLE WABASH.
On motion OF Mr.. NULL the House con-
current resolution-see page 195 OF Volume
% Of these reports-was copcurred in.
CLAIM OF WILLIAM II. scHLATER.
Mr.. FOULKE asked and obtained leave
to introduce BILLS. 352l-to appropriate
1925 to pay the claim OF William ii. Schlater.
The bill appropriates the sum 10 William
III. Schlater, Secretary OF the Senate In 1881.
for indexiDg the journal for the special
session OF that year.
II was read the frat time and referred to
the Committee on Claims.
RELOCATION or COUNTY SEATS.
On motion by Mr.. WEIR the bill IS 2951
concerning the relocation OF county seats
repeating al laws In conflict herewith, was
read the second time and ordered engrossed
GUARDIANS FOR THE INSANE.
on motion by Mr.. HOWARD, his bill rs.
III J, authorizing the appointment OF guard
ians Ct insane persons committed 10 the
Hospital for the Insane, and defining the
powers and duties of such guardians, was
read the second time and ordered engrossed.
RECLAMATION OF WET LANDS.
On motion by Mr. SMITH, OF Jay, the bill
II X 39Tl 10 enable owners OF land TO drain
and reclaim the same, was read the first time
and referred TO the Committee on Drainage.
FEMALE CRIMINALS.
On motion by Mr.. F0ULKF. his bill J.
ga TO amend Section Is OF en- act entitled
IN vet 10 eslRhDsh Female Prison aud Re-
formssOry Institution FOR girls and women,
TO provide for the organization and govern
ment thereof, and making appropriation, ap
proved May A. 1869, was read the second
time.
Mr.. FOULKE: This bill proposes to add
TO Sectien G,l70 OF the code which provides
that fen ales over fifteen years OF age may be
sent TO jail; that In counties in which there
Is established Home for Friendless Women
they may be imprisoned in such Homes.
There is some doubt as to the legality OF
such proceeding, and this bill is proposed in
order TO avoid the doubt. / move that the
bill be ordered engrossed.
The motion was agreed to.
PIKE GRAVEL ROAD COMPANY.
On motion by Mr.. BAILEY his bill is.
1911 for an act legalizing the organization Of
the louisville and Pike Township Gravel
Road Company, and the official acts OF the
Boards OF Directors thereof, was read the
second time and ordered engrossed.
TO LEGAIIzE WIRE FENtEs
On motion by Mr.. HUSTON, the bill n.
wire fences and to legalize the same. was
read the first time and referred 10 the Com
mittee on Agriculture.
DRIFTwooD REMOVAL.
Mr.. BRYANT introduced a bill rs. 353
TO remove driftwood from non naViga5le
streams The bill provides that the owner
OF lands through which non-navigable
streams run shall keep the same clear OF
driftwood; il said owner shall for six months
fail so to do, the Township Trustee shall give
him notice, and II in thirty days the owner
still fail TO remove the driftwood, the Trus.
tee shall then remove IL and be entitled ,
action against the lsnd.o owner tor costs.
The bill was read the first time and referre
TO the Committee on County and Townshi ,
Business
SOLDIERS ORPHANS AND FEEBIE-M1NDED cHuL.
DREN.
Mr.. JOHNSON, Of Tippecanoe, offered the
following:
Whereas, Occurrences OF a grave character con.
cluEiyely show that tue consolidation OF the sol
dteTs Orphans Home with the Asylum for Fee
bic minded Children a. knightslOwn, and the
management OF these two institutions oy one and
the same Board OF Trustees are incompatible with
the purposes Tor which they have been estab-
lkhed, be II
Received by the Senate OF the State OF In.
diana, the House concurring, That special
ate and three members OF the House OF r present
afives be appointed TO report TO both Houses q
the General Assembly a Dill under the provisions
OF which said two institutions may be separated
and 10 rebuild them, and 10 report IN time for
this General Assembly 70 act upon aud pass such
bill.
Mr.. MCCLURE: don't see that there /,
any use IN continuing to introduce bills and
resolutions for the purpose Of dividing these
Institutions and putting them under ii fer
eIt management. There is bill now intro
duced for that purpose. Ii is known t.
| every enc who has taken the pains 10 read
| the history OF both these Institutions that
they are practically separate, but unde man
| agement, ard l can't see for my life what
| objection there would be 10 that Conss-
auently think the concurrent resolution
| oueht not 10 pass.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Tippscanoe: / think
great injustice is being done the children o.
| dead soldiers by treating them the same way
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