The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-11

they had presented to tho legislature
contained demand for reduction of in
terest for they did not desire the enact
ment of law that would take from them
their farms.
Mr.. Lynn spoke long and earnestly in
behalf of the bill, saying that he could not
understand bow members could stand on
the floor of the senate and say that 1t was
easier to pay than 8 per cent. interest.
Mr.. Burke said that the matter of inter
terest would he regulated by supply and
demand. If a man wanted TO borrow
money at s per cent. interest that was his
own private business, and the legislature
should not attempt 10 restrict him from
doing so.
The question finally came up on Mr..
Howards amendment 10 make the rate Of
interest per cent. and it was rejected by
the following vote, the names OF repub-
leans being in italics
Ayes-Messrs. Akin, Boyd, Carer. Cas-
ter, Chandler, C'emans Ewing Foley,
Francis, Griffith, Grimes, Haniey, Harlan,
Hayden, Kerth, Loueland, McHugh,
Shockneg, Smith, Sweeny, Thompson
(Marionj, Thompson (Huntington)-22.
Nays-Byrd, Ellison. French, Fulk.
Gilman, Grose, Ho5son, Holcomb, How
ard, Hudson, Jackson, Jones. Kennedy,
Kopelke, Lynn. McGregor, Morgan.
Moore, Shanks, Wigs, Harydn-21.
Mr.. French, after the announcement of
the vote, fearing that his bill would be
defeated il it came to a vote, then moved
to lay il aside in order to be able to call it
up Sat some future time, hoping in the
meantime 10 make converts for the meas
urc. The motion carried by vive voce
vote.
Mr.. Grifith's bill providing for the re-
location OF county seats evoked more de-
bate than the matter seemed to warrant.
IL authorizes county commissioners to call
elections for relocation upon being pc
titioned to do so by 500 voters and free
holders who shall procure deed convey
ing to the board perfect and unincum-
bered title in fee simple to not less than
two acres of land IA site for the new
county buildings. In the event that the
proposition is TO remove the county seat
farther away from the center of the
county, 60 per cent. of all the voters shall
be required.
AS there is a scheme on foot
10 remove the county seat of Lake county
from Crown Point to Hammond, Mr.
Kopelka offered an amendment that in no
case should the county seat be remove d
to town nearer than three miles to the
state line. The motion was lost and also
another by The same member that when a
county seat has been held at one place
for forty years the relocation shall not be
to exceed fourteen miles from the present
site if the change should take it from the
geographical center of the county. The
bill was then engrossed, brought up on
third reading and passed IS to 4.
Meesrs. Kopelke. Sweeny, Grose and Akin.
The following bills were introduced in
the senate Thursday:
Mr. Howard-Providing for the revis-
lou of the present tax law, to secure an
assessment Of property at its actual cash
value. II prohibits the reelection OF town.
ship assessors to a second term. The bill
provides for the appointment OF county
assessor 10 look after omitted property in
the officesiOf clerk, treasurer and surveyor,
abolishes the present county board of
eQuslization and creates board Of review
consisting of the county assessor, auditor
and treasurer, enlarging their powers so
as to enable them to send for
persons and papers and punish
Tor contempt. The state board of
equalization is given similar powers. The
officers connected with the appraisement
OF property and the assessment of taxes
must take oath that they will appraise
property as to its actual value, to-wit: At
what it would sell for at private sale and
not at forced sac or public auction; also,
that property shall be assessed every year.
Committee on finance.
Mr.. Notwithstanding women twen-
ty-one years of age and over to vote at
municipal and township elections. Com
mittee on judiciary.