The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-08

Ing OF the Eame Oh the Olrcie 10 honuHens
park.
Bsker-On fees and salaries of county Of
fcials,
Stewart-Regulatiug the collection of taxes
for the soldiers monument 90 that the money
shall he the sooner available.
Fuik-Drilling for natural gas.
Fulk-Transportng natural gas.
Kern-Proceedings in civil cases
Kern-FOr four city monuments at the four
corners OF the soldiers monument
Kern-Authorizing the appointment OF stem
ogrephers for circuit courts.
Mclean - Concerning educational institu-
tions.
AcManus - Regulating the procedure of
county officials in the construction of bridges.
MeManus-On public buildings.
Seiler-Granting women the right to vote in
city and township elections.
Bills on second reading were next
called and some of the senators called up
bills, which were passed to the engrossing
clerk, recommitted or referred back for
amendment.
motion to adjourn was voted down
and further consideration of bills on Sec
ond reading went on for about half an
hour, when a motion TO adjourn pre-
vailed.
The house Just before.adjourning Friday
evening had Lively time over Senator
MchuRh's bill proposing to extend the
term OF all city officers in cities not oper-
atlng under special charters TO four years
making the term just twice as long a. il is
at present. The bill has been in the
hands OF the house judiciary committee
for several days and was reported back
late Friday afternoon. II was
accompanied by but one report recon-
mending its passage. When the
report was read Mr.. Collins OF Lsporte
county, member of the committee, in
sisted that there was also a minority re-
port. The gentleman who signed the
majority, or only report, insisted that
there was not. While thew were on the
floor Mr. Collins wrote out minority re-
port recommending the indefinite post
ponement of the DILL and had il fled. Mr..
Haggard of Tippecanoe spoke against the
measure and intimated that il was being
| pushed in the interest of gentlemen now
holding city Offices. The author of the
bill, Mr.. McHuRh, is the city at
! torney OF Lafayette, and if il
became q law his term under it's provisions
would be extended Almost two years. Mr..
Menu len favored the majority report and
the final passage of the bill, he said, be-
cause it would conso idate the elections OF
the state. something which the people
! were in favor of. A motion to substitute
the minority report was lost and the ma.
| jority report was adopted. The bill, how.
ever,Gs going TO have more trouble and il
is extremely doubtful il il is passed in the
/ house. Those who are opposed to it are
| lobbying with good effect against it.
Representative McMullen's bill provid
| ing for changing the location of county
seats was reported back by the judiciary
committee late yesterday afternoon. The
! commit tee recommends its passage. Fol
! the benefit of the members it was
| ordered read. The main provisions of it
are that whsn 500 or more legal voters OF a
| county petition the county mmissioners
| 10 call an election to vote on q PROPOSE
\ ton to change the county seat. the cleo
ton must be ordered. Accompanying
| the petition though must he a donation
TO the county OF not less than an acre oil
| ground for court house and not less than
a haIf-acre for jail purposes, to be used in
case the change is made. The bill does
not Apply to counties wherein the court
house has cost $4,000 or more
The bill is in the interest OF
! Ripley. Jennings, Jackson and Elkhsri
counties. 1t has brought large number
| of lobbyists from these counties for and
against it and there will probably be q
hard light before il is finally disposed Of
at 10 o'clock, after the report of the com
mittee had been adopted.
The committee on railroads made il.
| first report Friday and found opposi-
tion TO having it's recommendations adopt
ed Some Of the most important
measures yet introduced effect the rail-
road corporations. and from the action oil
| the house yesterday it is apparent that
| there are a large number of gentlemen In
| it who are opposed to any legisl alton
against those corporations this session.
The first report was on Collins bill, Civ
! ing railroad companies the power to ex-
! change preferred stock for common stock
| when the common stockholders voted t.
! The report was favorable, but it was voted
! down. The committee recommended The
| ind finite postponement of Newlin's bill
requiring railroad companies to provide
separate waiting rooms and water closets
| for the two sexes at ell stations. 1t was
adopted Representative Baugher's bill
/ to prevent conductors from exacting
extra money of persons who failed to pur.
| chase tickets was recommended, passed
| and Washburns bill requiring passen niger
trains TO stop at a | stations was killed.
The following bills were introduced yes
terday:
! Wilson of Dubois-To provide for indexing
OF the records OF the office oil clerk of the SUI
| preme court.
Misunderstanding to street improvement,
at railway crossings.
Cravens-Regu sting the maintaining Of
railway PASSENGER stations.
| Heagy-ResolutIon requesting the speaker
| to appoint a committee OF three 20 prepare a
doglbill. Adopted. Heagy. Barnes and McCorkle
| were appointed.
Hord-To pay 4 claim against the state.
Meredith-TO pay claim against the state.
The senate wAded through considerable
| business Friday forenoon and wasted time
in the afternoon discussing amendments to
bills on second reading, which, with the
exception of Senator Mngee's Insurance.
bill, were of not great Importance.
The judiciary committee was called and
recommended that senate bill No. $50, by
Senator Royd, repeating sec. 1 of an act
concerning husband and wife, be post
| poned. Senate bill No 90, by Senator
( Wishard, regulating railroads and other
corporations, postponed. EngrOssed
house bill No. Is. by Representative
McMulen, providing for the forfeiture of
moneys donated 10 railroads recon mended
for passage. Senate bill No 276 was rec
omnended tor action in committee OF the
whole and it was so ordered. Senate bill
No. 1875, by Senator Cranor. regulating the
garnishment of wages and the payment of
boarding house and hotel keepers, was
| .,o..uo0od EroYoaoad housa hill M