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


The fees and salaries committee reported
for passage Senator Gifford's bill relative
to the enlargement of the powers OF
county commissioners
The military affairs committee reported
for passage Senator E.lison's bill regard
ing the number OF trustees OF the In
diana normal school.
The insurance committee recommended
for indefinite postponement Senator Ma
gees bill authorizing the formation OF mu-
tual protective associations. Mr.. Magee
asked that the bill be printed. so that he
might call it up in future. The adoption
OF the report was postponed and the bill
was ordered printed.
The roll was called for the introduction
OF new bills:
BY Senator Akin-Creatiug board OF COM
missioners TO prepare uniform text books for
Indiana. Referred TO committee on educa.
ton.
By Senator Fulk-ProhibitnR the oonstruc-
ton OF bitches and drains under certain cOndi-
tons named IN bill. Referred to committee on
swamp lands and drains.
BY Senator Fulk-Regulating school loans.
To committee on education.
By Senator Gil ord-AuthoriZing mutual en-
dovment associations. 10 committee on IN
surance.
By Senator Misunderstanding for elections
By Senator Kern-For the safe and sanitary
construction of school houses and asylums. To
committee on health.
By Senator Kern-On preparing blocks OF
land in cities and towns. To committee on
cities and towns.
By Senator McHugh OF Tippecanoe-PrOvid-
ing for the improvement of horses, authorizing
the selling OF pools aud prohibiting gambling
within two miles of any race track. Commit
tee on judiciary.
D. NJ -s,.s.,
company to issue preferred stock. To judici-
airy committee.
By Senator Wray-Prohibiting frauds on
boarding house and hotel keepers. To commit
tee on rights and privileges.
BY Senator INCORPORATING the rates OF
carrying passengers on the railroads IN the
state. TO committee on corporations
By Senator Barnes-PrOviding penalty for
the violation of the election law. To commit
tee on elections.
There was nothing exciting or sensa-
tional in the two houses of the legislature
Tuesday and business was disposed of
with speed. The most important measure
disposed OF in the house was Culiop's bill
requiring fire insurance companies TO pay
the full amount of the policy in case Of
total loss. The bill had been hard fought
by lobby Of prominent insurance men,
and when II came up on third reading
provoked a long debate. Mr.. Cullop
spoke for haf hour in favor
of it. During the time he
| took occasion to refer rather bitterly to
the LOBBYISTS who had been opposing il.
He thought the bill fair, and in justice to
the people OF the state believed II should
pass Suzer and McMahan spoke in
favor OF it and Haggard. Behymer and
Mainwaring against it. The speech OF MIR.
Haggard was a very strong one. but it
fni cd To ha afia fho
passed bv a vote of IS TO Is.
The committee on rights and privileges
finally submitted report yesterday and
recommended the passage OF Mr.. BARNES
bill to prevent racing horses during
the winter months. The report was
adopted, Mr.. Fippen being the only one
voting against it, The bill, however, does
not go far enough and the chances of it
becoming law are exceedingly small.
Nothing more will be done now affecting
the Roby race track until the special com
mittee visits that place and makes It's re-
port.
Representative Erwin's bill to prevent
corporations from requiring employees to
become members OF relief associations
would probably have passed the
Erwin been out of the city. 1t
was reported upon favorably with one
amend ment This enables employees
10 become members If they so desire. but
prevents corporations from forcing them
| TO do go. Action on the report was post
pOned until the return of the author of
the measure.
Culop's bill regulating the, liability of
| common carriers was also reported back
| to the house iavorablv The bill was re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee and is
one OF the most important affecting the
railway interests that is before the honse.
1t makes railroads accepting freight liabl ,
for it's safe delivery TO its destination, no
matter how many transfers may occur be-
tween the starting point and destination.
The following bills were introduced:
Heagy-To legalize certain plats of town
property.
Disqualification requesting that Edmund
| Collins, cOlored mHu. be placed upon the
payroll as assistant doorkeeDer.
Fla .n-Called up house resolution provid-
ing for the employment of three more pages
and it was tabled.
McCallister Bill to amend the road laws
FarlOw-IO legalize the incorporation of the
Mutual life and endowment assoc alton of In
! diana. Also a bill TO regulate she easing Of
! oil aud gas wells and the mode OF smuggling
| them.
Hord-To amend the law relating to public
olienses Dy abolishing the death penalty.
Dalman-TO amend certain laws relating 10
/ the Incorporation of cities
Stakebake-To amend tho law regarding the
| settlement of decedents estates.
Hamrck-Io amend the tax laws. Also to
/ amend the drainage laws.
| Harkins-TO amend the law regulating the
| publication of reports of the officers Of the
state prisons.
The session of the house Wednesday was
! devoid of excitement and nothing oc-
| Cured that particularly interested the
| spectators. Nevertheless, a great amount
| OF work was gotten rid Of Committee re-
| ports were disposed of with a rush and in
the afternoon a number of bills were
passed. One OF the most important of
! these was the one fathered by Williams
/ of Brown county amending the election
| law DIV doing away with the publication of
the ballot in the newspapers Mr..
| Williams made a speech in defense of it,.
| He thought the present law was unjust to
/ the people. whom he believed in educat-
! ing by the means OF posters and bill
boards. There was some opposition to
! the bill but it passed by very good ma
| jority.
The first debate was provoked by re-
ports made on Barnes bill providing for
| the election by the people of superin-
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