The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25
CURTIS FOR THE LIQUOR CROWD.

His Disposition Of q License BiIl-Pay Of
Members-Big Appropriation Asked.
If, after the appointment of the ''in-
temperance" committee. any doubt re-
manned that Speaker Curtis was thorough
ly under control of the liquor lobby, that
doubt was dissipated yesterday. Mr.
Brown. of Steuben county, introduced a
bill raising the State and county liquor
license from 500 to $500. and providing
that one-fifth of this should go to the State
school fund and the other fcur-fifths to
the general fund of the State treasury. He
asked that the bill 60 to the ways and
means committee. and 1t is the lnvariabIe
custom. when no objection is raised,
to send bill to the committee asked
for by the author. As this was o bill
concerning State revenues. MIR. Brown
thought 1t eminently proper that it should
60 to the ways and means committee, and
the House evidently thought SD, too. for
no objection was made. However, after
the bin had been read by title shs Speaker
referred 1t to the temperance committee.
MIR. Brown objected, and the Speaker asked
the clerk to hand mp the bill that he might
see 1t. Mr.. Brown sat down. and the busi-
ness of the House proceeded. A minute
later Speaker Curtis remarked in low
tone to the minute clerk, send that bill
to the temperance committee" end to the
saloon-keepers' friends 1t went. there to be
smothered TO death.
Mr. Washburn yesterday introduced a
bill sent to him by doctor, making it .
misdemeanOr to comm uniCato any con-
tagiOus disease. The Speaker referred 1t to
the agricultural committee. under the i'm
preston that il referred to cattle and hogs.
but Dr. Passage objected. and it went to
the medical committee
Mr. Foster introduced bill doubling the
pay of legislators after 1896, giving them
So for the regular session and 81 for
special session. He also introduced one
regulating the fees of constables in town.
ships of $4,000 and over.
Mr.. DalDan. ny request. introduced the
same bill brought into the Senate the day
for Feeble minded at Fort Wayne. OF this
$4,000 is asked for new building and
$50, 900 for the purchase of farm, which
ought to purchase very handsome estate.
olent institutions. New bills were intro
duced in the House as follows:
BY Mr.. Farlow: Te amend the Eatural-gas
regulations
BY Mr. Teal: To repeal certain sections of the
law governing public schools.
By Mr.. Smith: To define bribery and fixing
penalties therefor. Also: To protect game,
prohibiting hunting for three years.
BY Mr.. Washburne: To prevent spread OF con-
tagious diseases.
BY Mr.. stakebake: To amend the act Der.
tons OF land for religious and educational in
stitutious
BY Mr. Collins: To appropriate sos, 0C0 TO the
Momence Rock Commission.
BY Mr. Brown: To amend liquor license laws.
By Mr. Haggard: TO regulate distribution of
decedents' estates.
BY Mr. Foster: Concerning pay of legislators.
Also: To regulate fees OF constables.
By Mr.. Jordan: Repeating act taxing Indian
lands.
By Mr.. Blue: To enable county commissioners
to appoint township engineers.
BY Mr. Hartman: Bill exempting from city tax
alton agricultural lands i'll cities and towns
BY MIR. Hench: To amend the law of pro-
ccdure IN criminal cases.
BY Mr.. Dalman: To appropriate 100000 to
fha GGhnOt fOrE 1Nlov 1oI