The Indianapolis journal., 1891-02-20

THE REPRESENTATIVES,.
A Number of Bills Psased and n Veto from
the Governor
Representative Guthrie invoked the di-
vine blessing in the House yesterday morn
ing in the presence of less than quorum
of members. There was NO roll-call, and
the House proceeded at once to business.
After the introduction of some bills Mr..
Stone made last despairing effort in be-
half of temperance legislation by moving
that his bill be taken from the temperance
committee and referred to any other COM
mittee. be was not particular which. so
long as he rescued it from the clutches of
the member from Bartholomew. who is put
ting all the temperance bills to sleep as
fast as they come to him.. Mr.. Curtis
moved to table the motion, which was done
with celerity.
The following bills were reported favor
ably and ordered engrossed: Mr. Hench's,
authorizing actuariss of mutual lire
insurance companies to administer oaths;
Mr.. Voigt's defining the Fourth ju-
dicial circuit: Mr. Calvert's, con-
the purpose of constructing bridges for
railways. ETC.: Mr.. Abert's. defining the
Thirty first judicial circuit, and liking the
time for holding court therein. The Senate
Board of Agriculture W as reported adversely
from the committee on agriculture, and on
motion of MIR. short the further considera-
ton OF the bill and the report was postponed
until Monday. at 2 p. NJ.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were passed:
By Mr. Branstetter: Repeating the section of
the law relating to the practice of medicine
which compels physicians TO take out licenses In
each county in which they practice.
BY Mr.. EObbins: Making the State GeOlOgist
the custodian OF the battie-naes of Indiana
By Mr.. Branstetter: Authorizing counties,
cities and other municipal corporations to fund
BY Mr.. Themes. Providing that 1t shall not be
necessary for material Nell TO give the owners or
houses notice that they are furnishing the ma
terial for the construction OF such houses.
By Mr. Stone: Requiring unexpended taxes
collected to build gravel roads to he returned to
BY Mr. Nolan: Establishing board of public
works in all cities of more than fifty thousand
and less than one hundred thousand Inhabitants
tEvansvilel The board Is to consist of three
members, who are TO receive 81 500 year each,
their duties being to build ana keep in repair all
ar os,ua eo o. ano 20 Tbe % Sce of sres s
commissioner is abolished
BY Mr.. Nolan: Amending act concerning
the organization an perpetulty OF voluntary as-
sociations by giving the knights OF Pythias.
Ancient Order Of United WOrkmen and Beneyo-
lent and Protective Order OF Elks the same
rights and privileges as certain other secret or
ganiZati0ns, and allowing commission cOnl-
panies TO operate VIII harf-boats
By Mr. Nolan: Appropriating $45, ,525.92 to
complete the equipment OF the Southern Hos
pita for the Insane and pay for work already
done but never paid for.
By Mr.. Peters: Requiring township trustees
to keep lists of persons receiving aid from the
county. the nature and cost of such aid, and pro-
viding for the publication OF these lists In con-
junction with the quarterly reports OF the county
commissioners
The following bills were introduced dur
ing the morning session:
BY Mr. Fippen: For an amendment to the
ditch laws, providing that those who assist the
By Mr.. Curtis (by request Authorizing boards
of school commissioners 70 establish systems Of
normal or Industrial training and education. and
authorizing the levy OF a tax therefor.
BY Mr.. Wells Defining the powers and quail
ifcations of county superintendents and city
school superintendents.
BY Mr.. Alder: Appropriating 81, ,OlO. 16 to pay
the claim of Augustus Bruner for building q
sewer west of the state house grounds.
By Mr.. Glessuer: Regulating the duties and
powers of the Reporter of the Supreme Court,
liking his salary at 1000 and the price of re-
ports at from $l.50 to 81 so.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Cullop's bill
providing that Jury commissioners ana not
county clerks shall select tho names for
struck jurios was passed.
FISH COMMISSIONERS DEPUTIEs.
Mr. Heuch's bill authorizing the State
Fish Commissioner to appoint deputy for
each county. said officer to be paid $40 for
each conviction under the fish law. and to
have the same powers as constables in vio-
lations of the game law, and authorizing
them to conhscate seines. nets and like ma
Aterial when they have been or are being
used in violation of the law, was read q
third time. and discussed for half an hour
or more. There was considerable opposi-
tion to the measure, Mr.. Cullop charging
that the authority to coniiscate gave the
deputies Q right to enter mans house upon
pretense of searching for evidence of law
breaking. and that such authority was al
together too loosely conferred. and would
work Injustice in cases where an ignorant
or spiteful deputy was given such absolute
license.
The discussion was interrupted by the
arrival of q message from the Senate con-
veying the information that the Governor
had vetoed the bill taking the State Board
of Health appointments from his control
and vesting them in q board to consist of
the Governor. Secretary and Auditor of
State. The message was read and the
House then passed the bill over the veto.
the vote being strictly party one. 81 yeas
to IS nays.