The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-21
PASSED THE SENATE.

Bill to Provide Money TO Fight Cholera and
Many Minor Measures Go Through.
Senator Sellers bill authorizing the Gov.
ernOr to spend as much as $4,000 for the
suppression or prevention of the coming or
the spread OF the cholera during his term
of Office excited some argument yesterday
afternoon. Senator Newly believed. he
said. that the Governor shonld have un.
limited means if it were necessary for the
suppression of this disease. Senator Boyd
feared the bill. as he thought the law
already provided for such emer-
gencies. Senator Msgee objected to
the bill. and preferred the money
to be placed at the discretion
of the Board of Health. He was of the
opinion that every city possessed ample
power to protect it's citizens from the
scourge. and needed no extra legislation.
Senator Seller said that no matter what
the condition of city treasures was
means of preventing the introduction of
the disease must be had. He stated that
there was no money in the New York city
treasury for the suppression of the dis
ease, and little could be gotten, and shat
city" he said, lis about as near under the
absolute control of the authorities az any
city in the United States. Even Roscoe
Fowler" yelled Senator Seller, meaning
Roswell Flower, could do nothing in the
emergency that was adequate"
Senator CranOr stated that as mem Der
of the committee he had signed the report
favOring the bill because he thought the
money might be soreIy needed and that he
was not afraid TO trust Governor Matthews
with the money. Senator Kern favored
the bill and 1t passed by o vote of 80 ayes
to noes.
Bills on third reading yesterday morning
brought up Senator Wishard's bill, 81, pro-
viding that the county commissioners shall
open to competition all bridge contracts,
which passed.
Senator Wiggs's bIlI 1S4. concerning coun-
ty superlntendents qualitca tiOns requiring
them to be twenty-five years OF age. grad
yates of q normal SCHOOL or to hold a thirty
six months license, failed. Senator l. llison
took exceptions TO the bill, and killed it
with very forcible speech against il.
Senator Thayer's BILL S1S, for the moor
poration OF loan fund and savingS associa-
tions. passed tho Senate. Senator Sweeney'S
BILL 322, permitting cities to take stock In
water companies established by private
individuals with the power to issue bonds
to fund their lnde btedness, passed.
Senator Thayer' gravel-road bill. COM
pelliug gravelroad superiutendents to
make quarterly reports to the Board of
County Commissioners. passed. senator
McKelyey's bill. 226 providing for burial
permits and reports of deaths, etc.. paying
doctors for reports of such deaths, was
lost. 1t would seem that under the pro-
visions of this bill great many doctors
would soon be enriched. price was put
on every mans head. which, however
small. aroused some discussion.
Senator MoLean's bill. esta bilshing boards
of chiIdrens' guardians In the counties of
Vigo Allen and VanderburR, was passed.
Senator Parker's bill, 2l1, concerning the
duties of clerks of the Circuit Courts of the
State in regard to registering fees. etc.,
paid out and taken in, passed.