The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-25

just as it is. We who live close to the State
lire know the difficulty of breaking up a
gambling house, or q place where liquor is
sold to minors. and the only chance to make
successful prosecutions in such cases would
be under such q Law as this bill would be.
The bill failed for want of a constitutional
m~sjority-yeas, 20; nays, IL.
Mr.. MCINTOSH explaining: As the bill
will simply apply to trivial offences, and in.
creases expenses, / vote mo"
QUALIFICATION OF LIQUOR SELLERS.
Mr.. Foulke's bill rs. 1901 ~to.regulate the
license for tie sale of intoxicating liquors
was read the third time.
Mr. FOULKE explained: 1t is 10 require
a years residence before license shall be is
sued to an applicant. The bill has not an
Objectionable feature that l can see.
Mr.. SMITH. of Jay: One year is entirely
too long. he moved to refer to q special
committee of one with instructions that the
party shall live in the precinct sixty DAYS
and the county ore year.
The motion was agreed tn.
Subsequently Mr.. FOULKE on the part OF
said committee Of one reported back the bill
amended as directed.
The bill failed to pass for want of a consti.
tutienal majority-yeas, %; nays, 10.
HORSE THIEF DETECTIVES.
Mr.. Peterson's bill rs. 1881 to amend Sec
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certain persons designated by horse thief de-
tective associations, was read the third time.
Mr.. WEIR thought this bill would author
lie too maDy-probably twenty In each
county-and no one would know who they
were.
Mr.. SELLERS: The bill provides that the
list shall be made a matter of record, which
will obviate this objection.
The bill passed by yeas "a, nays (.
Mr.. YOUCHE, explaining mis- negative
vote: These sppointees would have the
powers of any constable in the township.
UsURIoUs INTEREST.
Mr.. Smiths, of Jay, bill IS. 226l to prevent
the charging of usurious interest, was read
the third time.
Mr.. SMITH explained: This bill seeks to
fix q penalty for usurious interest. 1t Will
relieve the people from charging usu-
rious interest. No business can afford TO
pay q greater rate of interest than 8 per
cent. The present law is imperative be-
cause there is not a sufficient penalty af-
fixed. All the value money has is what is
given il by law. Money is q creature OF the
statute. If the statute is being violated it is
the duty of the Legislature to afiix a greater
penalty. This bill is 8 righteous and just
measure.
The bill failed to pass for want of a co 1sti
tutiopal msiority-yeas, 10; nays, IS.
FREE GRAVEL ROADS.
Mr.. Campbells, OF Hendricks. bill Is. 204l
concerning the conversion OF toll into
free roads, was read the third time.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Hendricks: This bill
provides that upon presentation of a petition
of snd owners and stockholders the County
Commissioners shall appoint receivers to
assess benefits on land owners who are TO be
benefited by the conversion of a toll road
into q free road. TIC avoid having q poor
road turned over TO the public there is a pro-
VISION that 1t shall be turned over in good
ordinary condition.
Mr.. OVERSTREET: 1t seems this bill is
designed to have all the property of the
county taxed to keep up free gravel roads.
That is the present law, but it does not seem
right.
Mr.. MACY: The present law allow roads
to be turned over in bad condition, while the
bill provides they shall be in good condition.
Mr.. HILLIGA6S: am surprised any Sen
ator should oppose this bill, as it seeks to
protect the tax pay ers in this-that no gravel
read shall be unloaded on the county unless
in reasonable repair.
The bill passed by yeas SO, nays 3.
DEcEDENTs' ESTATES.
Mr.. Zimmerman's bill IS. 231 to amend
Section 2 ,34l of the code was read the frat
time.
Mr.. Zimmerman explained its provisions.
1t applies to such cases where the guardian
of the heirs and the administretor are one
and the same person. In all such cases the
administrator, when petitioning the court
for selling real estate. shall also petition the
minor heirs, and the court shall appoint q
guardian at litem TO represent the interest OF
the protection of the interest and property
of minor heirs.
The bill passed by yeas 80, nays 1.
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