The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-08


Matters of Public Interest-New Bills In
troduced-Bhls That Have Passed and
Partially Passed-A Variety OF Inter-
esting Subjects for the People OF the
State.
The Hsggard gas bill will cause no more
discussion in this general assembly. 1t
was killed by decisive vote just before
the house adjourned Monday evening. The
work was done ia the interest OF the gas
consumers OF the natural gas territory.
The bill was plainly in the interest OF the
corporations controlling the territory.
Senator Gifiord's measure TO compel for4
eign building and loan associations 10 de-
post 100000 in cash or bonds with the
state auditor before doing business in the
state was considered for en- hour in the
house. A great amount of opposition
developed TO it. Mr.. Deery said the bill
was in the interest of honest and legiti-
mate associations. Mr.. Richter opposed
the bill. He said il would
result in driving all foreign companies out
of the state. II thought such legislation
would be radical and vicious. He asked
that the bill be recommitted TO the
| judiciary committee. The request was
voted down. AS the bill now stands it
requires outside associations to pay the
| same fees to the state auditor as sTe as
| sessed against foreign insurance COM
panies. Mr.. Brown slso opposed the
measure. He wanted TO see
domestic and foreign associations upon the
| same basis. This bill, he thought. I'M
| Justly Disseminated against the foreign
com panies. He submitted a memorial
against the passage of the bill. At the end
OF the discussion the rol! call was de-
handed. II was declared. however. that
| quorum was not present and the bill was
| Temporarily withdrawn.
A &oby bill passed the house Mo nday
under q suspension of the constitutional
rules. 1t was Suffers bill. AS it was in
troduced it legalzed pool selling and
would have amounted 10 nothing. 1t
would have repealed the present laws
and given little in their place. Mr.. Me-
| Mshan opposed the bill. He said it legal
! lied gambling in the slate for
| ten DAYS. Mr.. McMahan was right,
it did. lie said he would
| favor it If it would entirely cut Off pooling.
| AS it was it would have no effect on Roby,
| and Mr.. McMRhan stated that Mr.. SulZer
| had told him il would not. But Repre-
sentative Duncan got in an amendment
that improved the bill. 1t provided that
nothing in the bill shall be construed as
repeating the law prohibI ing pool selling
He spoke for the amendment and it was
adopted. Representative Johnson op-
posed the measure. lie thought
the bill ss amended would
le9alize pool selling. He referred 10 the
| criticisms made by the newspapers on the
| Roby committee. He said his motives
bad been impugned. but nevertheless, he
! said be had acted honestly and that his
conscience was clear. The bill was passed
upon the completion of his remarks by q
vote of 10 to 5.
With the exception of the passage of a
! local bill the senate devoted the entire
| day Monday to the cali of committees
for reports. About 100 bills Were reported
! back, most of them adversely. Mr.. Ask
reD's house bill for state boiler inspector
was reported favorabIy.
The democrats Of the two houses OF the
! general assembly In caucus Monday night
agresd on an appOrtionment bill Ii
! was in session two hours. There were
| four bills offered for consideration, one by
| Representative Alder. another by Senator
| Fuik. one by Senator Kennedy and one by
| Senator Stuart. All were read. Senator
| Fulk's bill is substantially the came
| as the law Of 1891, but IL is
| insisted by some that under
its provisions former adjudication cannot
| be pleaded. Senator Kern is OF this opin-
| ion, while others believe that it contains
similar Objectionable features TO the law
| OF 1891. 1t is claimed that it does not fol-
low the recent decision of the su-
preme court and that in its
provisions the contiguity OF counties is
not preserved as the court has decided it
/ should be. Mr.. Ader's bill preserves the
contiguity of the counties and strictly
| adheIes to the courts decision.
The only change in the bill
adopted is that it abolishes the repre-
sentative district of Dubois and Martin,
! which had one representative, and
makes q district OF Dubois. Mar
| tin, Orange and Lawrence. aud gives
| them two. IL gives Jay, Adams and
Backford two representatives, and Wells
county, which oniy cast 1, 92l votes in the
last election, or $50 less than the unit is
given a representative by Itself. In the
! senatorial apporlionment Noble and
| Whitley are thrown together. instead of
Whitley and Allen. as heretofore, and
Dekalb and Allen are made a district
nsiead of Noble and Dekalb.
The session of the house in the commit
| tee oil the whole tuesday on the appro-
priation bill was lively and at times
boisterous. The COMMITTEES resumed its
work on the bill upon the house conyen-
! ing in the morning. The first matter con-
nected with it considered was motion to
reconsider the action of the COM
mittee in cutting of the salary
of the natural gas inspector and thereby
abolishing the office. 1t was stated that
the committee had no power to do such a
thing. The motion prevailed and the sal
arg was again fixed at 81 200 and the ex-
penses ct the office at $500 year.
Another effort was made to cut the sp-
preparation for the Central insane hospital.
Msssrs. McMahan and Fippen fought it.
Mr.. McMahsn said the institution was
being conducted in the most economical
manner, and declared that it would be an
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