The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-28
THE HOUSE.
The Day Devoted Wholly to the Considera-
ton Of Bills on Second Reading.
Nha ,;xakr

ZION OF Bills on second kead1ng.
The House was opened yesterday morning
with prayer by Representative McBroom.
Tho Speaker announced that he had received
letter from the representative from Howard
Mr.. Linsdayl conveying the information that
he was so i'll that he thought he would be unable
to return to his seat. On motion of Mr.. Smith
of Tippecanoe leave of absence was granted
Judge Linsday for the remainder of the session.
A resolution was passed inviting the relief
corps of the G. A. Il. to visit the House. The
sessions would be devoted to bills on the second
reading.
The following Senate bills were read the
second time and passed to the third reading:
Senator Bryants rs. 81 to destroy Canada
thistles; the bill by Senator Campbell Is. A,
Marvin Campbell IS. 81, relating to town plats;
by Senator Marvin Campbell rs. G2l to allow
county commissioners to buy buildings for or
phan asylums by Senator Ensley IS 25l,
changing the time for holding courts in the Thirty
fifth judicial circuit; by Senator Thompson rs 43l,
to protect citizens in their civil and legal rights;
by Senator Drake IS SOL to fix the time of hold
ing courts in the Thirty fourth judicial circuit;
by Senator Macy IS 66l regarding private cor
porations; by Senator Sellers S. III to legalize
certain land transactions; by Senator Davis IS.
81, to allow cities to construct and maintain
water works; by Senator Duncan s. Gil, regu
latlng the terms of county commissioners; by
Senator Hoover is 62, to provide for the con-
hnuance OF a term Of court when in progress; by
Senator Macy IS. 64l, authorizing the employ
ment of shorthand reporters for courts in coun
ties of a population Of 10000 or more, and pre-
scribing mpensation-amended on motion of
Mr.. Smith, OF I1ppecanoe, so as to provide that
reporters pay be Sc per day instead of So per day.
by Senator Smith of Delaware S. IA, defining
the Twenty-ff judicial circuit and creating the
Forty'sixth circuit; by Senator Weir IS. 76l,
concerning proceedings in civil cases. by Senator
Foulke:lS. 1927, an act Incorporating towns with
| amendments by the commltte on education; by
Senator Macy rs. 1851, relating to the payment
of money to their successors by public Offices by
Senator Winter S. 1891, relative to decedents
and the apportionment of estates with amend
ment by judiciary committee by Senator Davis
u.s. 1871, providing for thelorganization of circuit
courts; by Senator Duncan of Brown S. 1921,
to legalize acts of the Board of County Commits
sieners of Brown county; by Senator Zimmer-
man IS. 1881, authorizing the construction of
plank, gravel or maccdamized roads; by Senator
Youche rs. 12l, toallow wagon roads over railways
by Senator Lindley IS. 113l, to legalize certain
records in the Office of county recorder; by
Senator Hilligass IS. 1891, to divide the State
into judicial circuits, to abolish courts of com
mon pleas, and providing for the election of
judges with amendments by the committee on
the organization of courts; by Senator Atkinson
IS 264l to authorize the construction of free
turnpikes and their maintenance by Senator
Foulke Is. 1911 to restrain the manufacture,
sale and use of explosives; by Senator Sellers
S. 1901, providing for the erection and repair
ing of fish ladders, and defining misdemeanors;
by Senator Magee is. 25l to amend an act on
taxation; by Senator Macy IS. 296l, to fix the
terms of court in the Second judicial circuit
The following Senate bills were indefinitely
postponed: By Senator Winters IS. Ill, limit
ing the tax levy by county commissioners; by
Senator Willard rs. 49l, relative to the count
ing of ballots in election conte SITS; by Senator
Bro wn rs. 99l, to provide for general system
of public schools; by Senator Bailey rs. 1l9l,
relating to wills; by Senator Burns rs. 1901, to
provide q county institute fund; by Senator
Fowler rs. 112l, concering conditional sales of
personal property; by Senator Fowler u.s. 1851.
to amend an act concerning proceedings in civil
cases.
Mr.. McMullen, from the committee on ways
and means, submitted a majority report on Sen
ator Magee's bill is. 65l providing for the COM
pletion and maintenance of the three new asy-
lums for the incurably insane Mr. Gooding, from
the same committee, submitted minority re-
port Mr. Gooding said that the asylums were
not needed, and that work should be stopped on
the asylums at Richmond and Logansport, and
the contractors paid for what they had done.
Mr.. Taylor said that provision had been made
for money to complete them, with the 5000, 900
loan. He said that if the State did not pay for
the care of insane, the counties would be COM
PEELED to; SO there would be no economy The
minority report was laid on the table and the
bill ordered to third reading