The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-11
Afternoon Session.


Representative Murphy's bill, providing for
the licensing of engineers by State board of
examiners, was called up after the opening OF
the afternoon session, and was passed by yeas
3d. nays %.
Mr. McMullen. of the conference committee on
the general appropriation bill, presented re-
| port of compromise reduction in several of
the Senate amendments. These changes which
| had been agreed upon were explained by Mr..
McAIullen. Mr.. Brownlee stated that the COM
mittee had been harmonious, and that the report
was the best that could be agreed upon.
| Mr.. Gordon-I want to say one word OF fare
| well to this conflict While have been OPP
posed to some of the increased appro priations
| proposed in the Senate anne ndments,
and though the bill! is still not without its OBJ
| jectionable features, l am pleased somewhat
with the work of the conference committee IN
reducing the amount of the appropriations more
than $28, COO Believing that there should be an
| appropriation bill passed, and that this is the
best we can get under the circumstances
| shall vote AYE
Mr. Loyd-Although have said that would
| oppose to the last allowing one dollar 20 these
/ educational institutions, am constrained, from
desire to uphold the conference committee and
secure the passage of the bill, to vote AYE"
/ Mr. Staley-I am in favor of sustaining the
| conference committee in the report which it has
| presented, but desire to say that this educa-
tional institution is on trial. and if it does not in
/ the next two years show itself to be more
worthy child of the State, it cannot expect to
receive further support.
/ Speaker Jewett-The practical unanimity of
| the vote this report is highly gratifying to
| the Speaker / felt sure that the gentlemen
| appointed as conferees would fairly reflect the
| views of the House and fully justify their selec
| ton by me. They were appointed under very
delicate conditions, in view of the fact that it had
been intimated on the floor that a partisan
committee on conference would be appointed.
| The result dsproves this, and / thank the gen.
| tlemen, and cheerfuy vote AYE"
| The report of the conference committee was
| concurred in-yeas SO, nays l.
/ Senator Macy's bill rs. ST requiring the Clerk
| of the Supreme Court to keep record of his
cash receipts for public inspection failed to pass
for want of constitutional majority-yeas AZ,
| nays &c
| Senate bill No 295, by Senator Schloss con
| corning the relocation of county seats, was read
| q third time and passed-yeas 50, nays IL
| Senate bill No. 377, by Senator Faulkner, for
| the relief of Jane f. Brown, of Ripley county,
| was read third time, having been called up by
Mr.. Lloyd, who said that the bill was for the re :
| lief Of widow whose farm of eighty acres is
now subject to mortgage, which had been
| forged The bill passed-yeas II, nays /.
Mr. Mock moved to take up Senate bill No
200, regarding public printing, which was not
| agreed to.
! Senate bill No. I51, by Senator Huston, to
amend the commonschool law, SO as to give to
teachers days wages for attending township
| institutes was read the third time. Mr.. Pleas
! ants said that the bill contained some good and
some bad features He didn't think it right to
compel all teachers, under all circumstances, to
attend institutes, and to make them forfeit
| days pay for failure to do so. II enacted, this
bill would compel lady teachers to travel many
miles in bad weather to attend Institutes.
| Mr.. Staley-Ths bill has been Endorsed by a
| great many teachers and leading educators, who
believe that 1t will help to increase the attend
| ance and interest at institutes. For this reason
| / support it.
| Mr. Robinson-I am opposed to the bill be-
| teachers attend
| ing institutes
| Mr. Moody am in favor of the bill for ex-
| actly the same reason. The present law has
been an imposition upon the teachers of the
| State ever since it has been on the statute
| books
| The bill failed-yeas 49, nays 80
| Senator Towards bill rs. 14ll concerning
| guardians for insane persons, which failed for
want of constitutional majority during the
morning session. was called up by Mr. Moody,
| and defeated-yeas 81 nays 81.
Senator Macys bill rs S9l requiring the
Clerk of the Supreme Court to keep record of
all fees, for public inspection, which failed for
| want OF constitutional majority, was called up
by Mr.: Reeves, and it again failed-yeas A,
nays 49,
Senate bill No 14s by Senator Ensley, an act
| empowering county commissioners to appropri-
| ate money for the erection of soldiers monut
ments, was read the third time and passed
| yeas 81, nays To-
| Senate bill No. 159 by Senator Zimmerman.
|
construction of plank or gravel roads, was read
a third time. Mr.. Kellisen explained that the
only change made in the present law was to al
| low five freeholders to demonstrate against the
| proposed construction of road and have hear
| ing before the county commissioners. The bill
| passed-yeas 50. nays IL.
Senate bill No. 16l, by Senator Benz, prescrib-
ing certain duties of county clerks and prosecut-
| ing attorneys, in the matter of summoning
witnesses before grand juries, was read
a third time Mr. Engle explained that the bill
was intended to allow prosecuting attorneys to
have witnesses subp@naed to appear before
| grand juries during the vacation of court The
bill was defeated-yeas 30. nays 40.
Senate bill No. 1874, by Senator Campbell of
St Joseph an act concerning the hiring of
convict labor, was read third time and passed
yeas Is, nays 13
The House then adjourned until this morning.
w. E. McLean's Appointment.
| The news of the appointment of Col W. E.