The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-11

Z .ApM $i89O, appropriation
money out OF the national treasury for ex-
perimental farming at the various state
agricultural colleges, was passed This
money viii 60 to Purdue university.
sev-ral senate bills were then
defeated, the first one being
Senator Jackson's bill regulating the
gauge OF wagon-tire to be used on gravel
roads during wet seasons. For a tire Of
one ard one-half inches load of no more
than 1900 pounds shall be used. For
two-inch tire from 1000 to 1900, or an adj
ditional one-half inch for every additional
| 200 pounds hauled.
Mr.. Alder pointed out the defects of the
bill. 1t was loosely drawn. 1t provided
no penalties for violating its provisions,
and it did not require the weighing of
! loads before hauling over gravel roads.
He said that gravel roads should be pro-
tected, but the bill pending would not al
| ford any. The bill was lost-yeas, %;
nays, %.
The next bill was also Knocked out
yeas, 50; NAYS. 80. 1t was by Senator
Thompson OF Pulaski-a bill relating to
tia draining of bitches established by
commissioners appointed by the circuit
court. Mr.. Roscoe made vain attempt
to save the Dill.
The metropolitan police bill which was
| passed by the legislature of 1888 made it
| apply TO indianapolis and Evansvi lie. The
new charter for indianapolis takes the
board of police commissioners out of the
| hands of the state board and places it
under the mayor. A senate bill by SEN
ator Kerth passed yesterday placing the
appointment of the Evansville police COM
nIissioners in the hands OF the common
council.
Mr. Nolan said that the peope of Evans
vile desired to conc idate the FIRE and po-
| lie boards AID to appoint the members
of the board at home The present nom
partisan police system was TO be retained.
The next senate bill to go in the waste
| basket was Senator Moores gravel road
| bill. The committee on roads had recon-
mended its passa e, said Chairman Bow
man, who thought the bill good one. 1t
provided for the care of gravel roads,
making the county commissioners ex-
officio gravel road supervisors. Mr.. Gless-
ner said that the house had recently
passed bil to make the road supervisor
overseer of gravel roads. The Moore bill
would repeal that bill and it should
not pass. 1t did not pass yeas, % nays,
50. All the alliance u embers voted mo"
The fourth senate bill strangled was one
! by Senator Holcombe, providing that in
| sane convicts and insane inmates OF the
rpformatory institutions shall be trans
| ferred to one of the insane hospitals upon
the order OF the governor.
Mr.. Hench, who is away MP on criminal
| law, having served q number of years
prosecutor and criminal judge, opposed
| the bill because it would change the sem
| fences of the courts. III tile bill passed
the governor could send life convict to
one Of the insane hospitals, from Which
bis friends might cause his release on
writ OF habeas corpus. He believed such
a law would not be constitutional. In
sane convicts ought TO be cared for in in
sane wards Of the prisons.
Mr.. Johnson of Carroll, who has made
more speeches than any other member,
| took occasion 10 reflect upon the Indian
apoiis papers because they had failed to
report his numerous "brief remarks" AS
usual, he prefsced his speech by saying
that he would say but a few words, but
nevertheless, he kept on talking long after
! his five minutes time had expired in
| favor of the bill, saving it was in the in
terest of humanity As ne kent on talk
| ing. the members from both sides of the
house yelled: time" ''Vote!" Vote"
This angered the Carroll lawmaker. but
| instead of going for the members for this
interruption, he turned on the legislative
reporters for what they had said about
him.
1.-THE Journal says that l am lank,
iaunty, SIM" said he. well, / am
proud OF it. IL says, too, that am ire
pressible. Yes, am irreprrssble. / like
to be irrepressible. 1t sounds Nepoleonic."
Laughter.
He then complained that THE SENTINEL
ignored the membeis from the back coun-
tes.
Finally Mr.. Faulkner was given a chance
TO call for the previous question and the
bill failed TO pass-yeas, 40; nays, SO.
Mr.. Adams then introduced a resolution,
which was adopted, calling upon the gov
ernor To transmit t. the house the resig-
nations of the trustees for the Richmond
insane hospital.
BY this time it was II 80 o'clock and
the senators filed in and the two houses
entered into joint convention 10 elect
librarian and trustees for the benevolent
institutions. No election was held for
trustees for the eastern hospital for the
reason that the resignation of the men,
bers of the old board had not been OIL
cially received.
Following is the result of the election:
State Librarian--Jaoob p. Dunn, Marion
county. i0l; Mrs. Emma l.. Davidson. Miami
county, 80.
Trustee Of the Central Hospital for the In
sane-Dr. L. II. HoDser, Monroe county, l0l;
Leonard Wild. Hamilton county. 81.
a Trustee for tine Northern Hospital at Lognns-
lpori-David Holt. Noble county. 100. mo re-
publican nominationL
Trustee for the Southern Hospital Mt Evans
villP-ierry H. Blue. Sullivan county lt2.