The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-24
THE HOUSE.
morning.

Amendments to the Drainage Act-Postpone-
ment of the metropolitan Police Bill.
The session was opened with prayer by Mr..
Browning, representative from the counties of
Monroe and Browne.
Mr.. Dittemore offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That all debates during the remainder
of the session shall be limited to five minutes by each
member"
The resolution under the rules will come up
| for consideration to-day.
| AMENDING THE DRAINAGE ACT
| The special order was the continuation of the
unfinished business of Saturday, which was the
consideration of Mr.. Boyd's bill abolishing the
| office of ditch commissioner, now appointed,
and making various other changes to the existing
statute.
Mr. Gooding moved to amend section by
striking out the words without a" and insert
ing in lieJN thereof the words ''or jury, as in
other civil cases at law" 1t was agreed to by
yeas, GO; nays, 5.
On motion by Mr.. Adams section was
amended by adding after the word property
these words: "or real estate other than that as
sessed or benefited"
On motion by Mr.. Dunn section 10 was
amended by striking out the words ''as in his
| judgment they may be benefited" and inserting
in lieu the words in like proportion as benefits
were assessed against said lands for the con-
struction of said work"
| On motion by Mr.. Gooding section was
| amended by adding after the word petition"
these words: SIN all cases of appeal tried in the
Circuit Court, and in all final trials in that court
provided for in this act, either party shall have
the right to demand, and have jury trial as in
other civil cases.
On motion by Mr. Kellison section was
amended by adding thereto the following:
whenever the assessment against any tract of
land shall have been paid in money, satisfied
by the construction of a portion of said work, as
is provided for in section of this act, it shall
hn hn d1fxr of f1n i
charged with the construction of such work,
within thirty days from the time of such pay
e n po e marh to o t6r TIE paa W6ers
assessments are recorded; or if this be impracti-
cable for the want of room then on some other
page OF the same or other record, reference be-
ing made thereto by marginal note on the page
where such assessment is recorded"
On motion by Mr.. Adams 'ten" was substi-
| tuted for twenty" in section 4.
On motion by Mr.. Williams stem" was sub
stituted for three" wherever it occurs In the
bill on fixing the time for remonstrance.
On motion by Mr.. McHenry the words $50 as
to answer its purpose were stricken from Sec
ton 10, and the following words inserted there
for: ITO the full dimensions as to widths,
depths and slopes, as required in the original
specification"
On motion by Mr. Keison the following was
added to section 5: provided that in all sales
of real estate made under the provisions of this
act, the owner thereof, or any person having an
interest therein at the time of sale, shall have
the right to redeem the same at any time within
three years from the date of sale, by paying into
the county treasury, for the benefit of the pur-
chaser at such sale, the amount for which said
land was sold, together with penalty of eight
per cent. per annum for such time as may have
elapsed from the date of sale until the time of
such redemption"
On motion by Mr.. Engle section 10 was
| amended by inserting after the word had" in
section TO- these words ''or if the same is filled
or INSTRUCTED by the cattle, horses, hogs other
stock of such landowner"
On motion by Mr.. Taylor the committee
amendments, as amended by the House to- day,
were ordered engrossed, and the bill was made
a special order for o'clock.
The House took recess for dinner