The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-02
IN SENATE.

a. r. SIS, was read the first time.
He explained: The bill prohibits assess
ments by railroad companies Of employees,
without their written consent, for the pur-
pose OF supporting reading hospitals
etc. Out Of the three States of Indiana, Ohio
and Illinois, ore railroad company with
holds about $50, coo a year to found hos
pital in Missouri. move to suspend the
constitutional rule that the bill may be read
the second time by title, the third time By
sections and put upon Its passage.
Mr.. WILLARD: / move to strike out the
emergency clause. don't think any penal
statute ought 10 be passed with an emergency
clause.
Mr.. HILLIGASS: 1t is probable these
statutes will not be published till along in
August or July. can'tsee anything wrong
in this emergency clause. II would save 10
hundreds of men in Indiana hundreds OF
dollars. Employees jeopsidize their employ
ment by resisting this wrongful demand.
Mr.. SMITH, OF Jay: want to vote for
this bill, and unles the emergency clause il
striker out will not vote for il. thas been
The rule from time immemorial that laws
shall be published before they go into effect.
M HILLIGAeS: That rule may be q
good ore where the penal part of the law
will effect all the inhabitants of the State,
but as far IS We know it will effect now but
ore corporation in the State, though it APP
plies to al.
The motion to strike out was agreed to
upon O division-e firmative, 10; negative, 10.
Mr.. WINTER: The bill In its present
shape don't think ought to pass at all. 1t
may be that railroad corporations have
contract with their employees that they shall
make certain contribution for the build
ing of hospital, and don't think we can
afford TO pass law proposing to disturb
such q contract. ! move TO amend so that
the bill shall not affect such contracts.
Then this bill requires written agreement
in each and every instance" i move to
strike out there words.
Mr. BILLIGASS: The amendment would
destroy the object of the bill. 1t would en-
able the railroad corporation to continue
the levy to maintain this hospital in MIS-.
Sour. The railroads would declare they had
an implied contract.
Mr.. WILLARD: The amendment will
permit the railroad to go on with the a5sess-
ment- II this bill is for the purpose of pro.
tecting the emplOye ii should remain as IL is
i trust this bill will be amended no farther.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of ST. Joseph: IL is i'm
practicable to require written consent on
every pay day. III consent has once been had
that is enough. The other part of the
the bill. / move to strike from the amend
ment the pToviso, leaving only the words
in each and every instance"
Mr.. HILLIGASS; It is as easy to em body
the agreement in the monthly receipt as il is
10 smbody the amount receipted for. The
eDfireDent is objectiOr able.
Mr.. MCINTOSH: TIE . seems 70 be fear
that the employees will g. some advantage of
great corporation. l am opposed TO all
amendments
about the withholding of wages in this way
that is repplsive to Us, and will take peas
pre in voting against the amendment.
The amendments were ssverally rejected
The bill was read the third time and passed
by yeas 30, nays f.
NEw JUDICIARY CIRCUIT.
On motion by Mr.. ERNEST the bill [ H. R.
402J defining the tenth Monroe, Lawrencs
ana Orange Counties). twelfth Knox and
forty-ninth Davies and MARTINI coming up
on the third reading
Mr.. MCINTOSH: This bill creates new
circuit / have voted against every new cir.
cult, but have petition in favor of this
bin which desire to have read. The clerk
reads There are aboutssa dozen names
signeo to ii. know them and believe what
they say, 1 shall have to vote for this bill
and hope il will pass.
The bill passed by yeas 80, nays g.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Dearborn, explaining:
have decided convictions against creating
new Judicial Districts, and believing the
State can be Tedistficted so that the present
number of Judges can easily do the work,
vote no.
Mr.. SMITH, of Jennings: have been
unsuccessful in opposing the creation of new
circuits, and this. coming from my own
neighborhood, Will now vote AYE"
Mr.. WINTER: l have voted for all these
bills for the reason this Legislature has no
means of finding out the necessity, except
0f int I'd
upon their statement vote AYE"
Mr.. FAULKNER: / have voted against
every one OF these new propositions until
have almost come to the conclusion We had
better make circuit of every county. 1
understand IN term Of five weeks in three
OF these districts they have never reached a
civil case. So vote AYE"
So The bill passed.
HORSE THIEVES PENALTY
On motion by Mr.. JOHNSTON, of Dear.
born, the bill II. P. 90 to supprsss horse
stealing was read the second time. He ex-
planned: Il makes horse stealing grand lar.
ceDy, il creases the penalty to imprison ment
from five to ten years for the first offense,
and from ten 10 twenty years FOR the second
ofense.
Mr.. WILLARD: am afraid the effect of
the bill would be to repeal all former stat
utes. | am in favor OF the principle OF the
bill, but 1t contains q new definition of grand
larceny. 1 would not care If the third Of
fense were punishable by capital punish
ment. | move that the bill be referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
The motion was agreed to.
HOMES FOR PAUPER cHrIDRIS.
On motion by Mr.. DUNCAN, of Upton.
the bill +. K. 59l was read the third time.
He explained, the bill simply provides for
the education Of psuper children. 1t is es
pecially intended to apply to the county o.
Hamilton, which has an Orphans Home. To-
Gated at Weslfsld.
The bill passed by yeas IS. nays 0.
APPELLATE COURT.