The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-12
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Marion County Tax Levy Limited
to Thirty-Three Cents.
The Bill Authorizing the Erection of the
City Hall and Market-HOuse Passed
The Felonies of Banking.

The bills designated for consideration by the
Marion county representatives occupied the at
tention Of the House during the greater part of
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Pendleton called up
the bill limiting the tax levy in this county to
thirty-three cents, which was passed, only nine
members voting against it. The bill was intro
duced in the Senate by Senator Winter, and it
is measure which will be generally approved
by the taxpayers of Marion county. 1t restores
the limit prescribed by the act of 1879, which
was subsequently repealed and since, the levy
has gradually been raised from thirty three
cents on the 800 valuation until it is now fifty
five cents In addition to the thirty three cents
the bill provides for an extra levy of ten cents
for the purpose of paying the expense of build
ing work house and liquidatng indebted
ness resulting from deficiency in the levy Of
about $50, QUO. The action of the House enacts
the bill
THE MARKETHoUSE BILL.
The bill introduced by Representative
Schmidt, Of this county, authorizing the city to
erect city hall and markethouse on the East
market square, was passed in the House yester
day afternoon. Representative Jameson with
drew his objections to the bill, and there were
only five members who voted against it-Repre-
sentatives Bailey, Dale, Mock, McMichael and
Speaker Jewett. The purpose Of the measure is
to remove an obstacle which has prevented the
execution Of the city hall scheme The ground
upon which it is proposed TO erect the building
belongs to the State, and the raising of this ques-
ton stayed proceedings at the time when the
scheme was about to be contaminated. The bill
gives to the city the right to use the ground for
q city hall and market house There was no dis
cusson Of the matter when it came up yesterday
for final action in the House The bill has not
yet been considered in the Senate.
THE FELoNIEs OF BANKING.
Representative Jameson's bill regulating the
banking business, one of the most important
measures pending in the Legislature, passed the
House yesterday afternoon. 1t provides that
any banker who receives deposits when his bank
is insolvent shall be guilty OF felony, for which
he shall be subject to penalty of two years inn
prisonment in the penitentiary. The bill also
makes it felony for any banker to draw upon q
bank III which he has not deposited to his credit
funds to the full amount of the draft and the
penalty shall be both fine and imprisonment.
There were only eight votes against the bill.
THE HOUSE DooR-KEEPER.
A caucus of the Democratic members Of the
House was held at noon, yesterday to receive
The report of the committee appointed to investi-
gate the charges that the oorkeeper Of the
House, Henry r. Frye had extorted money
from his subordinates. The report of the ma
jority of the committee exonerated the door
keeper from the charges, but minority report
was presented by Representative Eley, which
was not favorable to him, although it did not
confirm the truthfulness of the charges. There
was q spirited discussion over the reports, but
the caucus adjourned without reaching any con-
clusion. 1t is openly threatened that an effort
will be made to depose Frye, and it is
expected that a resolution for that pur-
pose will be introduced to-day by Rep
resentative Patten, who seems to be the
leader in the movement. The door keeper pro-
tests hat he is not guilty Of the charges, and
that the fight against him is caused by his re-
fusal to make changes in his force to please o
few Of the members.
MINOR MENTION.
The bill relieving the stock of building and
loan associations from taxation. which is meas
ure of general Importance, as there are several
hundred of these associations in Indiana, failed
to receive a constitutional majority yesterday
in the House. and therefore did not pass.
In opposing the bill providing that German
should be taught in the graded schools only when
asked by twenty-five patrons, Representative
Kruger yesterday said that he understood that
the bill had been prepared by Mr.. Holeombe, the
Superintendent of Public Instruction. who, for
some mysterious reason, was now striking at the
hand which had elevated him."
Senator Shively's bill licensing doctors, which
was selected by the Senate from among several
measures for regulating the practice of medi-
cine as the least Objectionable to the profession,
was defeated in the House last evening. It pro-
vided that the qualifications for the practice of
medicine should be a diploma from reputable
medical college, license from the board of CEN
sors of a legally organized medical society, or an
experience of ten years practitioner The
defeat OF the bill relieves the members of the
profession from any further danger during the
present session of being regulated by legislation.
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