The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-13

Mr.. Cullen offered all amendment TO sec. A
TO increase the allowance to the auditor of
state to 81. 400, which included the money paid
TO Robert s. Robertson. On a motion by Mr..
Willard to lay the amendment on the table,
the yeas and nays being demanded and taken
discovered no quorum present Thereupon
the house adjourned.
In the house Mr. Culen's motion to amend
the definiency appropriation bill by allowing
the auditor the amount paid Col Robertson
was tabled. After the settlement of the Pey-
ton-John contest, the following bills were intro
duced:
By Willard: III R. 47Ol Authorizing the governor
and treasurer OF state to make an additional loan at
q lower rate Of interest.
By Cullen: III R. ALL Concerning natural gas in
cities.
BY MetzgsT: III: r. 472l Concerning vacating
By Schmuck: II. r. 49, Authorizing school COM
misloners in cities OF SOO0O or more Inhabitants, ae-
cording to the Of 1870 to levy tax for library
BY Custer: III. R. AL Concerning liens of me-
chancs' labOrers.
BY Lacy: III r. 475.1 Giving county commission
ers the rghto change the location Of bridges where
no work has been done.
BY Custer: III r. 47s.l To provide for the gov
eminent OF State university. Also: III. Il. AL Re-
latng 70 merchandise liens aud laborers.
fund commissioners.
By McGovern: H. r. 479l TO provide for the
removal OF drft-wood and other debris from streams
BY Hessler,: III. R. 4So.l Concerning highways and
supervisors thereof
=, By Dolan: "a. r. 4s1.l To legalizs the town of
harrodsbnrg, Monroe county.
BY Willard: tH. r. 4S3. To authorize persons
having claims against the state OF Indiana 10 bring
Ind.
BY schmuck: III. R. 4s2l To empower city boards
OF education to establish manual training schools.
by fIeasants: II. Il. 4S4 To anthOrIzo the
Justices OF the supreme court to purchase from
the ADMINISTRATIVE OF the estate of Frederick w.
Nlehe, deceased, late of Vincennes, Ind.
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provisions for the Inspection OF ali mineral petro
leum oil.
The following senate bills were read and re.
terred to appropriate committees:
10 authorize trustees of soldiers and sailors
orphan home to construct building and making
an appropriation OF $4,000; 10 amend sec. 70
concerning proceedings in civil cases; to define
the crime OF riotOus conspiracy; TO amend sec.
6,5l9, concerning highways and supervisors; to
legalize the town of Poseyvllle, Ind.
A concurrent resolution 10 reimburse the IL
orarian, Mrs. Scott for SS3l3, expended in the
hitting OF the senate and representative rooms,
was adopted.
The following bills were read the second
time and ordered engrossed: To authorize
cities to construct levees; TO authorize county
commissioners to sell bonds to complete court
houses; to define the Eighteenth judicial cir
cult; to create the Fiftieth judicial circuit
Mr.. Stanley offered a resolution relating to
the pernicious habits of the use of tobacco by
temperance committee.
By consent the following bills were intro
duced and referred:
By Zoecher III. R. 1851 To provide for gen.
era system OF school books
By Apologize: H. II. 4S7.1 Relating to the in
corporation of towns and cities.
BY Dryer: III r. 4sS. Relating to the fees and
salaries oil county officials
BY Woodward: III r. 4s9.1 To prevent hauling
and teaming the public roads in certain times OF
the year.
Mr.. Adams Of Morgan offered resolution in
reference to the investigation of the insane hos
pital and on motion of Mr. Beasley it was laid
the table after being only partially read;
yeas-55; nays-4O.
By Shields: III. r. 1901 Relating to treating in
saloons and drug stores.
A motion by Mr.. Peasants to suspend the
constitutional rule was, on motion of Mr. Har-
rel, laid upon the table
Mr.. Peasants bill III. R. 24l relating to
common school books, was made a special or
der for next Friday at 10 clock.
The following bills were passed:
II, r. g. Relating to promssory notes, and
fixing holidays-yeas 81, nays ). II. r 3S7
Concerning the explosion of dynamite by rail-
roads IN the oOlitic limestone region. IL. r.
152. Concerning the voting OF stock as a unit
A joint session of the two houses was held,
and Jacob P. Dunn, jr., elected state librarian.
The special order for this hour being the
reading of the bill III. Z. 40 relating to pro-
lection of railroad employees, it was re ad the
third time and passed-yeas, So; nays, none
The following bills were also passed: h. L. II,
relating to the county commissioner issuing
bonds for the completion OF court-houses; H
r. 43, to extend the liability Of employers to
employees; II. r. 81 to establish O board of
public works; ii. r. ia, to establish state
board of health; H. r. H. relating TO the ad-
ministration OF the insane hospitals; II. r. $780,
to provide the regulation OF the duties of the
state librarian; IL. Il. 43, concerning the lahI-
ity of employers; II. r. SO, concerning the
building of turnpkes instead of bridges by the
county commissioners; II. K. 3S5, relating to
the duties and compensation OF the attorney
general II. r. 4l5 to define the Eighteenth
judicial circuit and creating the Fitty-third cir
cult.
BY consent, Mr.. Langstaff offered the bill
III R. 491l for the relief of Sarah May.
In the house the following bills passed: To
authorize cities to construct leveesi to limit
requests, by prohibiting those who have wives,
brothers. parents, sisters or children living,
from bequeathing more than one-fOurth of
their estates 10 religious or charitable institu-
tons to prohibit fishing with spears during
March, April, May, June, November and De-
cember; to legalize court records.
BY consent the follC wing bills were intro
duced and referred to committees:
By Alder: III R. 1881 To amend sec 2,7S1 R. s.
By Caypool: III. Z. 1911 To amend the law
BY ApPegate: III. R. 1851 To authorize and di-
rect supervisors Of roads TO make arrests in certain
cases.
By Kelley: III. r. 1851 Concerning punishment
Also: III. r. 497l Concerning poddling, etc.
BY Eidson IN. r. 1851 10 prevent the sale Of
By Wells; TH. r. 1897 Toauthorize county COM
missioners to purchase gravel roads etc
BY Logan III. r. 800 To legalize the organiza-
ton of the town OF MichigantOwn, Clinton county.
BY Robbins: III. r. SOIL Concerning county super
intendents
BY Darnell: III. r. SOL To legalize the town of
nv Hav, mr. 5a3 Concerning the taxation Of
dogs and to amend laws
taxation of dogs and to regulate matters connected
Herewith.
BY GOOdwine: III. r. 5O5l To amend sec. 16, in re-
BY Linek: IN. R 5Os.l To define misdemeanOrs
BY YandoIah: fH. r. SOIL To exempt church par
sonages of the value of 81 D VI from taxation.
BY Beasley: III. f. 5Os.l Concerning attorney
fees.
When the house met Thursday morning it
promptly ordered the deficiency bill engrossed
after however, deducting from the auditors
allowance the sums paid to Col. K. ). Robert
son. Then the special Order-the PeytOn-JO Ohm
contest-was taken mp and the reports from
the elections committee read. The majority
report, signed by MesSrs Bigham, ZOercher,
Harrell, Wilson, and Alder, in favor of seating
Peyton in place OF John, was long, and went
into the whole details of the case. 1t showed
that intimidation had been practiced at the
election by the republicans; that John DObyns,
who voted for John, had not been
q resident of Indiana for four years
previous to the election; that James