The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-15

port was lost. He then made several dill
atoTy motions. which were lost one alter
mother. FINALLY he called for the ayes
and NAYS on his motion for recommlttal.
This roll call showed no quorum. but in
order 10 prevent an adjournment at this
hour (3 o. IN }. by unanimous consent no
record was made of tins vote The bill
temsins rs tho unfinished business.
The action of committees is not always
sustained on the floor, rs vas demon
ytrated FRIDAY wnen the committee on
county and township business reported
back adversely Senator GifiOrd's bill re-
curing nOn-partlsan examination OF the
accounts of retiring county officers. Dir.
,Giford made such good tight against the
report OF the committee that no saved his
bill and had it recommltt-d TO the ju-
dietary committee tie explained the
measure II provides for two experts. one
10 be appointed bY tie county commits
sioners and the other by the county cen
trial COMMITTEES of toe party being IN
the minority on the board Of commission
ers or having no representation thereon,
The experfs 10 get $ per day. lie cited his
own county (Iipion). where these exam
nations had been heid during the last
nine years. with net gam OF lU.JUO.
One treasurer vas behind $500, another
=
$500. The last examination the retiring
treasurer was ahead SjJO These discreD-
sncies were caused by bal book-keeping.
There were cOunties where 9Re party had
beer in mower for wears and 40 eXamina-
ton ever made This applied 10 both
democratic and republican counties. II
wa the rule for the county commissioners
TO whitewash countv officers. The demo-
cratic party had promised rstrenchment
and this was the best way 10 save money
to the people
The following bills were introduced in
the senate:
ThAyer-AmendIng the building and loan
association law.
CrAnor-Providing for the removal Of OBJ
poxiOus weeds on pa6lic rosts ~ ROAD suter-
yisnFs.
Frensh-Amending the aot for the protec-
ton OF domestic anIsaaIs.
Elson-Autt ouz.ng towns to sell bonds 20
maintain safer works.
Na-l-Ah olI-h ny TIE road pol tax.
Mekslvey-Al psoprlaung $ 0VJ Tor shelves
for the siate hbrar,.
Newly Compel ing n lTOals 20 stop at al
towns Of oFer 80 population At lelst two ira rs
day AMI 20 m2-Bt4.a stations xIth closets, ETC.,
a. such toxins.
MISUNDERSTANDING street car companies
90 pave their right-oi-aoY ani MAINTAIN lie
zane in gnoa repair. a.sO 10 MAINTAIN bridges
over strsaHa
Kefn-provid.ng for a board Of Cancellation
20 aTB. trai= labor difficulties.
MOoTe-To repeal an aci regulating the prac-
tice OF medicine.
Frsneh-Au act making township trustees
chief supervisors OF rosis aud hikhguys
The house met without Gu0run sat
urday morning. dId some business before
IL WAS discovered hat some i'm AMI then
consu T. Ell ten or fifteen minutes adjourn
ing When the house Was called 10 order
the absence OF a quorum Was evidenced
by the vacant sests. The speaker was
aware OF the fact amt the
roll was not ca ed Representative
Daley knew there would be no quorum.
but he vas there for Jun oniy. When the
speaker rEpged ifr order Mr.. Daley was
on his feet The speaker recognized
him and he handed uU
"bill" with smile az the
speaker Tee ERIK read H. II provided
for the taxation Of umbre las and Tor TIE
shooting OF the poss~-sor of any run
about" umbrella on sight Nr. Daley, il
Is understood, lost his umbrrI
from the cloak room during
the recent disagrssa able weather The
"bill" Was REFER 4 TO Mr.. II tgcard, ths
republican representative from Tiprccanos
county. to be reported upon when re-
publican president Il elected. Nlr. IiGg-
Esrd sni.ingly decla Ell that the biz
might as Well be in eiinitely post
poned NJ. McNu.len got in
an amendment and a little sarcasm ~ the
same time by prop sing - exeu III foreign
umbrellas, saving that o tax them might
resnt ia driving them irosa the state.
That was tie argument used against his
bill providing for tie taxation oil foreign
money loaned in the sta c.
The senale was IN session until noon.
when It adjourned till Monday a. II
o'clock. There VAS not quorum 10
pass bills and All the committees had
reported. number Of bills were intro
duced and among the numb one by Sen
atOr Lynn, appropriating $1,000 for tie re-
mOval OF the Morton monument from The
circle TO the state house ground, and one
BY Senator CTEnOr. providing Tor compul-
s0ry education.
There was anoth r attempt made TO
tamper with the ection law. senator
Sellers, II seems. came here 10 Il ed 10
amend ;he election iaw all along the
line lie was successful yesterday with
the assistance OF the republican senators
TO have his bill advanced 10 a second
res ling. which. II il becomes
law. will introduce wholesale COrrop-
ton IN the count. Ii provides
that al ballots not counted shall be pre-
served. The greatest frauds ever peTpo-
irated in The pat have been in RECRUITS.
Senator mart opposed the bill and II
would have been defeated If a roll ca
had been ordered, but a. there
was no quorum present the bill vas al
lowed 10 be advanced one step. Il will
be buried, however, when upon q roll
call.
A bill by senator Sweeney authorizing
vardens OF prisons 10 feed Stop to catt Q
and hogs sngrOssad Also one
BY Senator stuart providing a per die "a
OF - for the assessor Of Center tORn ship
"A bill by Senator Griffith Wa reported
Amending the scnOOl book law by extend
Ing lis scope.
The Dutch steamer Prins Hendrick ran
down and sunK tie French smack Jeuue
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