The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-31
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The senator will take his seat. Bills the
second reading was the order at the adjourn
ment. and. under the rules suppose that order
should be continued
SHEEP PRoTEcrIoS-sABE NOTES
Mr.. Hilligass' sheep husbandry encouragement
bill IS 49, coming up in regular order, it was
read the second time
Mr.. Hlllgass-This bill provides that a reg
istry of sheep killed shall be kept and paid for in
the order in which they are registered. That is
fair and just 1t makes it impossible for the
town trustee to give preference to his neigh
bors In payment Of losses. The bill also pro-
vides that the surplus funds shall be appordoned
pro rata between cities and towns. 1t Is well
known a great portion of the tax levied upon
dogs comes from cities and towns, and it is
proper that they should have their pro rata share
of the surplus.
The bill was referred to the committee on ag-
rculture.
Mr.. Fowler's bill rs 112l to cut off fraudulent
sales OF personal property, was read the second
time.
Mr.. Smith, of Jay, moved to amend 50 the
recorder shall receive the same fee for record
ing sale notes as for recording chattel mort
Cages
Mr.: Fowler-These bills of sales might cover
many pages, and it might be injustice to require
an officer to record them at the same price as
ought to pass just as it is 1t proposes to give
the officer compensation for what he does and
nothing more.
The amendment was rejected
Mr.. Winter moved TO amend 80 the recorders
fee shall in no case be less than fifty cents.
MIR. Magee-The recorder is the lowest paid
officer in the county. He is not paid sufficiently
In some counties to support himself and pay
necessary clerk hire. think the motion of the
senator from Jay was right
The amendment Mr.. Wnters) was agreed to,
and the bill was ordered engroSsed.
TRANSPORTATION OF INSANE WOMEN.
Mr.. Smiths of Jennings, bill rs 73l to
provide that female attendant shall accompany
insane women while being conveyed to and from
the insane hospitals and that the superintend-
ent shall have S., 600 per month set aside as a
fund for contingent expenses came up in regu-
lar order.
Mr. McClure-The till is for the convenience
OF the superintendent, who now has to pay cur
rent expenses out Of his own pocket, and then
depend on making out bill and collecting it
when the next monthly meeting OF the board of
trustees takes place 1t adds no more to the
expenses.
Mr.. Magee-This bin should be amended so as
TO apply to all the other insane hospitals.
Mr.. Smith, of Jennings-The part relating to
female patients could not be made to apply to
the other hospitals but the part setting aside a
contingent fund might
On motion by Mr.. Smith, of Jennings, the bill
was read the second time.
On motion by Mr.. Magee it was referred to a
select committee of three Senators Magee,
Smith of Jennings, and Foulke) with instruc-
tions to amend so it shall apply to all the insane
hospitals, which committee soon returned the
bill to the Senate, with the desired amend
ments
Mr.. Smith, of Jennings-This bill is intended
to provide humane way of transporting female
patients to and from the hospitals for the insane.
There Is an inhuman practice now in vogue.
which we cannot endure any longer. / move to
adopt the report of the committee to which the
bill was originally referred, and also the amend
ments reported by this special committee.
Mr.. Macy-In my opinion this bill proposes to
take from the sheriffs of the various counties
duty which is devolved upon them by the stat
utes and give it to the superintendent Of the
hospitals for the insane. For that reason don't
think it should be passed. believe the fees and
pitfalls from this source would amount to thou
sands of dollars I move to make this bill spe-
cial order for Thurday at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Wirter-There are several things in this
bill which should receive much more careful con-
sideration The law which now regulates the
transportation of patients to the Insane Hospital
makes ample provision for female attendants.
1t does not use the word female" but it covers
the case. There is ample provision made to send
not only female assistant to the sheriff, but
some female relative of the patient The super
intendents of hospitals, according to the provs.
ions of this BILL to have the compensation
now allowed assistants. Section 2oIl H. D. OF
1881, allows eight cents per mile to every assist
ant, both ways, which, by this bill, is to 60 into
the pockets of the superintendent of these asy
lums. don't for one moment imagine it was in
tended anything of that kind should be done un-
der this bill. Again, / do not understand why
1000 month for contingent expenses should
be put in the hands of the superintendent of the
central hospital and $1,000 per month in the
hands of each of the superintendent of the other
hospitals $4,000 and $36 900 makes $50, 900,
which is large Sum of money to be disposed of
in that way Therefore think the motion to
postpone the consideration of this bill should
prevail The motion to postpone was agreed to.