The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-18
members and two-thirds Of the republicans
voted for the resolution. The committee
rose and the house adjourned.
BUSINESS OF THE SENATE.

Bill for Engineer Examiner Defeated
Message on Street Uiiwny Recalled.
The gentlemen who have been lobbying
against the street railway bill are again in
the slough of despond
Mr.. Hudson stole march on the few
members who have been opposing the
measure in question. None OF them were
in their seats Friday morning when,
Immediately after the senate had been
called to order, the junior member from
Marion secured the floor and moved the
recall of the secretary's message to the
house to the effect that the senate had re-
considered the vote by which the bill was
passed. in making his motion he reiter-
ated his statement OF the previous day
that the motion to reconsider had not
been properly before the senate, and had
not therefore been adopted.
The motion to recall the message was
unanimously adopted, thus leaving the
bill in a condition where it could be acted
upon by the house.
The matter, so far as the senate is con-
cerned, is in the hands OF the committe
on rights and privileges, and nothing can
be done with it in the upper body until
that committee reports.
The senate spent a greater portion OF
the day on bills on third reading. There
was considerable opposition to MIR. Nc
Hugh's bill for the appointment of a state
examiner of engineers OF stationary en-
gines. The bill provided for the appoint
ment to be made by the governor and re-
quired that the examiner should be a
practical stationary engineer OF at least
five years experience. 1t authorized the
examiner to appoint dep
uty in each congressional dis
district All stationary engineers
under the provisions of the bill must pass
an examination and if found competent
procure a license, paving therefor the sum
of S., this sum to he the examiners fee.
1t also provided that any person employ
ing an unlicensed engineer should be sub
ject TO a fine of 500. The license fee TO
be paid by owners of portable thresh.ng
boilers was fixed at 81.
Mr.. Hudson spoke i'll support OF the bill,
saving that under its provisions more
competent men could be secured to man
age boilers and there would be fewer &C
cidents.
Mr. BOYD thought that the only appar-
ent object of the bill was to enable some
body to collect fee OF s. Ii it passed
more money would be collected by the
examiner than would be required TO estab-
fish an appellate court.
A motion to indefinitely postpone con-
sideration OF the bill finally prevailed by
an almost unanimous vote.
Mr.. Harlan's bill making it mandatory
upon judges of criminal courts TO grant
changes OF venue in cares of felony where
the affidavit was based upon prejudice or
undue excitement took the same course.
Mr.. Burke arose to question OF per-
sonal privilege. He said that the Ne,cs, in
its report of his speech on the street rail-
way bill, had unintentionally misquoted
| him. This paper stated that he had ex-
pressed himself as being Inundated that
any reputable democrat should lobby in
the interest of the street railway bill.
What he really did say was that it was
humiliating TO him to hear that any rep
utable democrat, republican or farmers
alliance man should lobby for the bill.
Anything in the shape OF i claim for
money is calculated to provoke unlimited
discussion. Therefore there was more or
I less debate when Mr.. Hayden called up
his bill appropriating the sum of Sill
! for William Moelering, the contractor for
the construction OF the home for feeble
| minded youth. This sum is the interest
| due the aforesaid contractor for various
amounts advanced on account OF the con-
/ struction of the building.
Mr.. Crosse opposed the bill because he
claimed that Moeilering had taken the
| contract under an agreement to wait for
| the payment of his claim when the state S
| finances were in better condition.
| Mr.. Hubbell said that there was moral
| obligation resting upon the state of Indi-
ana to pay this claim. The contractor
! took the contract in good faith and was
| compelled to borrow money at per cent.
| interest to complete the building because
of the states neglect to provide the funds.
1t was not right for the state to borrow
money from any man and then refuse to
recompense him for the loan.
| Mr.. Boyd declared that the state OF
Indiana would he placed in a most dis
graceful position il the legislature refused
| to allow claim SO Just.
Mr.. Magee, like the member from Elk
hart, thought that the state was under a
moral obligation to pay the claim.
The bill passed by the following vote,
the names OF the republican members be-
ing in italics:
Ayes-Messrs. Boyd, Burke, Byrd, Cas-
ter, Chandler, Clemens, Ellison, Foley,
Francis, Gilman, Griffith, Grimes, Hanley,
| Hayden, Hobson, Holcomb. Holland,
Howard, HubbeE, Hudson, Jackson, Jones,
Kennedy. Kerth. Kopelke, Loreiand,
Lynn, McHugh, Magee, Morgan, Mount,
Shanks, Smith, Sweeny, Thompson Ma
rion). Thompson pulaski 81.
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