The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-09
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Senator Thompson's Civil Rights
Bill Passes the House.
The House Passes the Bill Allowing Mrs.
Edwin May $4,000.
The Governor Will Issue His Proc
lamation for an Extra Ses-
sion To Day.
A Special State Eouse Fund Committee
Asks an Appropriation of $4,000
for the Work.

An effort to call up the Knightstown
House bill was made in the House Saturday
afternoon, but resulted in failure.
AS committee of the whole, the Senate
considered the Drainage bill on Saturday,
rose, reported progress and asked leave to
cit again to day, The leave was granted.
The Committee on Mileage and Accounts
reported Saturday II favor OF paying S132 10
as witness fees in the investigation of the
claim Of John Martin. The report was
adopted.
The Senate Appellate Court bill, preYid-
ing for the division Of the State ss at present
into three districts, three Judges to be
elected from each, was defeated in the House
by vote of ~ 10 Al.
The cost OF telegrsphiDg the congrstals-
tons of the Senate TO President Cleveland
was 81 %, the bill being presented to the Sen.
ate. Objection being made to ITS payment,
Senator Magee paid the amount.
Mr.. Williams resolution, proposing con-
stitutionaI amendment increasing the regu-
ar session of the Legislature to 100 days and
specisl ses SONS to Fifty days, was indednIce-
u postponed In the Senate by vote of 3
to o.
The House egsin refused to take uD the
Appropriation bill on Saturday, and made
special orders for to day. TIE members gen
orally regarded an extra session as certain,
and did not appear in any hurry to dispose
OF the bill.
The claim of Mrs. Edwin Nay came up on
its final reading Saturday afternoon. Nearly
all the members who voted mo" explained
their votes at considerable length, and much
time wes consumed in this way. The bill
passed by vote oil % to 70.
Senators Hilligsss, May and Null have
notified the special committee appointed to
investigate certain alleged irregularities of
Assistant Secretary Huhs'e tier, that they
have been charged respectively with $50, $50
and $50 more than they have drawn.
The special committee appointed to inves-
tigste the condition of the State House fund
reported Saturday, saying that If a special
appropriation we're not made the work
would have to stop. The committee recon
mended thu passage Of bill authorizing
loan Of S4500O0 TO finish the building and
supply it with furniture.
The recommendation of the Committee on
Milesge and Accounts to pay the Doorkeeper
S1l0 for serving witnesses to appear before
Moody's Insane Committee. provoked bit
Ter discussion. Mr.. Reeves said that TIE
y.
was certainly entitled to his services Wich
oct extra pay The reso,utien to pay the
amount was defeated.
Governor Gray was seen at the Bates
House by a Sentinel reporter last evening,
and when asked whether or not he would
call an extra session replied in the afirma-
tive, saying that the proclamation would be
issued today The lawmakers NAV. IL thew
ale so disposed, remain in session fory days,
but the impresson prevails that they will
adjourn in couple Of weeks.
TIE Law to prohibit aliens from acquiring
and holding real estate IN Indiana was en-
acted Saturjay afternoon. TIE Senate bill
Was substituted for that coming from the
HouSe, the only difference between the two
being that the first mentioned projects aliens
in the rights they have acquired o. may
heresfteT acquire by inheritance, and gives
them i've years TO dispose of their land. The
House ooRcurred in the scion o; the Senate
TIE House on Saturday afternoon passed
! Senator Thcnpson's Civil Rights bill by
uusnimous vote. 1t grants the colored peo-
pie equsl school privileges with whites and
removes oil distinctions of race aud color in
| existing statutes Il is substantially the
| ssme as the bill of Representative Townsend
| which was defeated, except that it does not
TeIesi tie law prohibiting amaIgamstion.
| Nearly every member on the floor explaine
| his vote, and asserted that it gave him
! pleasure to assist in promoting the welfare
| OF the colored people.
Bills have been signed by toe Governor as
follows: Authorizing County Commissioners
to construct, in lieu of bridges free turn
| pixies not more than five miles long, and,
when the cost of bridges in cities and towns
shall be greater than $500 to construct
them at the expel Sc of the county fixing
! the time of the Circuit Court in the Districr
composed of DeKslb, Steuben and Noble,
legslzjng certain acts of notaries done after
| the expiration of their commissions; au-
thOrizing the City Councils to enfor,e ordi-
nancss requiring contractors 10 receip. rec
oids within thirty days appropriating 81, CO..
10 pay some Indebtedness TO the estate G /.
Daniel Hough; joint resolution proposing
| sn amendment to the law for the election OF
county officers, making their terms of ofics
tour years and making them ineligible f0r
/ re- election.