The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-28

The House in Committee OF the Whole
Still on the Purdue Appr0-
priation.
The Bill Concerning the Employment
Or Children in Mines and Manu-
factories Recommitted-
Notes.

A letter was received by Speaker Jewett
from Representative Wildmsn yesterday,
saying that bis physician advised against his
return to his legislative duties. He was
granted indefinite leave of absence.
The new State house bill which passed the
House = few days ago was read the first time
In the Senate yesterday, and referred to the
Finance Committee. with instructions to re-
port it back At 10 O'Clock this morning.
Senator Willard said that he understood
from the State Auditor that there was some
question as to the constitutionality CT the
measure Ia its present shape, bat had no de-
sire to delay the progress oil the bill.
Senator BaiIey's bill. prohibiting the en-
Ploynent of children under twelve years OF
ags, in mines and manufactures, was de-
fested in the House yesterday, being called
up under q suspension OF the rules. The
vote was reconsidered and the DILL recon-
mitted TO a special committee consisting of
Messrs. Gordon, Williams and Hopkins.
The objection to the bill was based upon the
fact that il made an exception in favor of
such light manufacturing industries as chill
dren might be employed in without injury
to their health. The committee will no
doubt report In favor of exceptions in favor
OF certain classes Of manufactures.
The Governor signed the following bills
yesterday: An act to ~legelize and make
valid she sale and conveyance of real estate
by cities incorporated under the general Law
for the incorporation Of cities, where such
sale and conveyance have been made upon
a vote Of a majority of the Common Coun-
Gil oil such cities, and without appraisement;
an act fixing the time for holding court in
the Twenty-tfth, Twenty eighth and Forty.
sixth Judicial Circuits and the length Of
terms thereof, and regulating other matters
connected Herewith; an act to fix the time
of holding court in the Second Judicial Cir
cult and the length of terms thereof.
Representative Taylor's bill TO compel all
railroad companies, where their lines run
through farm lands in the State, to provide
suitable crossings over and across said lines
upon notification OF the parties interested,
and liking q penalty Of $50 for each days
failure to provide such crossing, came up in
the House on q third reading yesterday. The
bill provides that the law should apply to
railroads constructed within the past five
years or are now under process OF consruc-
ton or any hereafter constructed. An
amendment was offered, but after ward with
drawn, TO increase the time from five to
twenty-five years. The bill was recommitted
to q special committee to make certain
amendments
Inc House went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Appropriation bill again yes
terdsy, the pending question being Mr.. Gor-
-don's motion to strike out the item appropri-
ating S24 600 to Purdue University. The
motion was lost by o vote of Al 10 90. Mr..
Gordon then moved that the item of $24.-
600 be stricken out and $40, 600 substituted
therefor. A long discussion followed upon
this motion, those f~avoring the appropria-
ton arguing thatit could not be considered;
as under the rules the defeat OF the 6rst mo-
ton Was really an adoption OF the item.
The Chair decided that the motion was in
order, and q substitute to mske the appro-
priation $1,000 was offered and lost. A mo-
fion TO make the appropriation S23. 800
was also lost; SO was On amendment
making the amount sd, 600. Motions were
then made and severaIly voted down fixing
the amount at SIS, 600, $23 600, $40. 600,
$4,000, 5000, SIC 600, S17,637. 40, and
Sl2,OO9 The appropriation was liked at
SlS,5OO bys vote OF 46 to 81. Mr.. Loyd
moved TO amend SO that no part of the APP
preparation should be paid out except upon
proper vouchers. Mr.. Williams offered
another amendment that no part of the
salaries OF the faculty should be paid out of
the appropriation Both amendments were
defeated. The item appropriating $4,000
for lew buildings at Purdue was stricken
out by q -ote OF 30 to 81, aud an amendment
appr0priating SIS, 900 was adopted. This
vote was -econsidered and Mr.. Reeves moved
TO amend by making the appropriation 81
While this amendment was still pending,
the committee rose, reported progress and
asked leave to sit again at 9 O'Clock this
morning, which was granted.