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

311 sections and inserting in lieu thereof the
ten commandments, the first thirteen chap.
tiers OF Genesis, Family Physician" and the
shorter catechism, but il has not been so
amended. However, it is usual for this bill
TO pass the House of each General Assembly.
and desiring to follow the well-estabiished
precedent, vete AYE"
So the bill passed as noted above.
Mr.. PASSAGE made an Intellectual motion
yeas, 80; nays, 54-to reconsider the vote
Just taken.
ELECTION TICKETS
TIE bin IS. 1877 concerning elections, aud
making it necessary to place votes in envel-
opes, WAS read the second time.
Mr.. GOODING moved to strike out the en-
acting clsuse.
The motion was agreed to-yess, A.;
nays, So.
JUSTICES or THE PEACE.
The bill is. 81 providing for the election
and qualification of Justices of the Peace
was read the third time, and defeated by yeas
81, nays 40.
SUPREME COURT CLERKS BOOKS.
The bill IS. s9l providing that the Clerk OF
the Supreme COURT shall keen a public cash
book was read the third time.
Mr.. ENGLE: This law provides for keep.
ing these cash books, and that the retiring
Clerks OF the Supreme Court shall turn over
certain moneys to his successor. The bill
"
little extra work. The Clerk is public SER
want, and the public has a right to look at
his books.
Mr.. MOODY: As the Clerk of the Supreme
Court is not now compelled to Keep this cash
book the work will be extra for him.
The bill failed to pass for want of a consti.
tutional majority, by yeas 49, nays 81.
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES REPORT.
The bill rs. 5Sl concerning the annual set
Il.
third time, and failed by yeas 16, nays 80.
DOG TAX FUND.
The bill rs. 1Osl providing that the sur
| plus OF money from taxation On dogs not
used 10 pay for sheep killed by dogs shall go
| TO the school fund, was read the third time.
Mr.. SMITH, of Tippscanoe The billlwill
create confusion in the township business,
will make a number of extra books neces-
sorry and Will make the expenses heavier.
Mr.. ENGLE: The provisions are good. In
some townships dogs are raised, in others
| sheep. The sheep townships have a small
dog fund, but the dogs from the one town.
ship 90 over in the other and kill the
sheep. The object Of this bill is to make the
fund county fund 30 as 10 equslize it in all
townships.
Mr.. WILLIAMS: One bad provision is
| that If farmer has lot of sheep killed and
is the first to report to the township Trustees
he would receive his psy in full and others
would not get their pay for sheep killed by
dogs.
Mr.. McMULLEN: 1t provides;that this reg
isteIy shall be had so as to learn
of this overplus. In our town
ship, for instance, we have an over.
plus and other townships have not, so that
part of ours would go there.
Mr.. BOYD: The bill should pass.
Mr.. GORDON: The purpose OF this bill is
to pay for all sheep killed-not those in part
of the townships.
The bill passed by years 81, nays 10.
Mr.. PENDLETON, explaining: Because
believe this bill will be benefit to ali town
ships alike, L vote AYE"
Mr.. SMITH, of Tippscaue: l don't believe
the bill is understood. This is an unf0rtu-
nate bill and will cause much confusion.
must vote mo"
Mr.. TOWNSEND: 1 am anxious TO vote
lntelligently on this bill. II IL gives pay
msnt in full for sheep killed, and believe it
does, vote AYE"
Mr.. MOODY made an Intellectual motion
to reconsider the vote Just taken.
The House then adjourned.