The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-01

A few DAYS ago the senate adopted
! resolution ordering a special committee TO
report bill to reduce the number of cir
! cults to forty-tive, upon the ground
that the circuits were too small
and the judges were unem-
| ployed two.thirds of the time. Yet In the
face OF this declared policy it is proposed
| now to duplicate the number OF courts. II
| simply means two judges in each circuit
and, strange to Say, there was but one
senator on the floor who hal the courage
to oppose this uncalled for legislation. 1t
was senator Lynn. However, when the
bill comes up again the opposition TO it. IL
is believed wi ! be strong enough to defeat
! it, Senator Thompson will be one o the
! conservative members TO aid in its defeat.
The Rev. w. T. Taylor of the First bap-
fist church prayed in the house Thursday
morning.
Mr.. Wilson Of Marion asked for leave of
absence for the wor DIS fair committeeman
until Monday, and it was granted.
The following bills were then intro
| duced:
Mr.. McMahan offered a bill regulating the
number o. jurors in justices OF the pence courts
| aud liking their number.
Mr.. MontOux offered q bill concerning the
| sAe OF school books in common schools.
| Mr.. HaTkns offered bill creating board OF
! three railroad comm ssiOners.
| Dir. Behymer-A bill regulating the piping
| and using OF natural gas.
I Mr.. Niison-A Dill to enable towns to own
! aud operate electric light plants.
Mr.. Sulzer-A bill regulating the pay of
| county courts of review.
Mr.. McCoskey-A bill TO regulate the sale Of
intoxicating LIQUORS.
Mr.. McCallIsIsI-A bill to amend the road
| lawF.
Dir. Davm-A memorial from a g. A. r post.
Mr.. FOster-A bill authorz ny the state IN
sututons 10 provide for proper sewerage.
MIR. Ader-A bill to amend the law relating
10 licensing shows.
Sir. HIgbee-A resolution asking the Indiana
| Representatives IN congress TO oppose the eaort
to r-peal the act OF July Il, 1899. requiring the
purchase OF 6i.O00,OU0 ounces oil SILVER year
and the issue therefor OF legal tender notes.
Referred.
Mr. Creignile and Hamrick offered memoir.
] ais from u. \. T. posts.
! Mr.. Rodabaugh-A bill regulating the prac-
tioe OF pharmacy, sale OF poison aud to prevent
| the adulteratlon OF drugs.
Mr.. Ader-A bill TO amend the tax laws by
! assessing building aud loan assoc. atoms the
same as other property.
sir. Herds bill to appropriate SSll.65 20 pay
| judgment TO Joseph 81. Stoddard Tor goods
/ furnished the Central insane hospital was
| read q third time and passed.
Sir. AcMullen's bill amending the law rea,-
! ing TO civil Proceedings was read ia .rd
/ time. The bill provides thst process
| against either a domestic or foreign
corporation may be served on any of the CON-
/ pany's officers. or II they cannot be found upon
anyone authorized 20 transact business for il IN
the county where the SUIT Is pending. The bill
was passed.
| Mr.. Heagy's bill for the relief Of Joel S. Da-
| via was Te.reieIrrd.
| Mr.. Stakebake's bill providing for the re-
! payment OF surplus money in county treas
| uues to taxpayers who have been assessed Tor
the building OF gravel roads in cases where the
| rosis were built Tor less money then the
sessments amounted to, was read the third time
aud passed.
MIR. lIamrick's bill proviiing for tiling
part or a ] OF nil drains, upon petition OF tax
payers along such drains was passed.
llenchs bill providing that any poor person
! desiring an appeal from the circuit or criminal
| court aud not having means TO procure u tran
script OF the evidence taken in short hand may
| By permission OF the judge have tue
expense taxed to tue county, was
read a third time and passed. Mr.. Suehank's
bill. providing Tor the protection OF ell union
labels, marks or clamps. was read ihlrd time
and passed. Lyons bill, providing Tor the APP
pOintment OF board OF receivers BY the county
| commissioners Tor the purpose OF viewing pro-
posed ditch and drainage imprO, emvnts and
10 sc cot the best route aud 70 decide az TO
whether the improvement ia necessary and
conducive to the public health. failed TO pass
! for want Of a constitutional majority.
Mr. Su ger introduced DiH providing for
organizing county boards.
Mr.. Fippen-A ball regulating stock yards
charges.
Mr.. Harkins Of the prison committee offered
a resolution for the emp Oyment of clerk for
| its visit TO the prison north. aud is was lost.
Both houses OF the general assembly ad
journed after short sessions Friday morning
| IA respect TO the memory Of James q. Blame.
| The house was late converting aud it's session
lasted but hall hour, aud all the time was de-
voted to a discussion of the ROby race track n
| Lake county. THURSDAY evening. just previous
to adjournment Representative Suiz-r, the
| lead OF the minority. offered O resolutiC n
| asking for an investigation of the track and the
character OF the persons connected with
II. liz went 10 the committee on
rights and privileges. When tue house con-
! vened yesterday morning Ar. johnson in ,rO-
duced the following resolution, which provides
for about the same as the Sulzer resolution:
"Whereas. IL is reported that gambling,
horse-racing and other Immoral practices are
taking place in Lake and other cOunte s in In.
d ANA, and il 10 alleged thai county officers are
in sympathy with suoh practcesi therefore
be il
Resolved, That committee of three from
this house be appointed to investigate these
charges, and II true, report a bill that Will put
an end 10 the evi."
Mr.. Sulzer opposed the johnson resolution
He believed that the one presented by himself
should be given the preference. lieo0mplained
that owing to the adjournment of the house the
previous evs ming he was not & ven au oppor-
tunity to speak on the resolution. As a substi-
tute he moved that the committee TO which the
resolution WAS referred be directed to report it
hack Tuesday. and that 1t De made a special
order for that day.
Mr.. Alder made u personal explanation. He
said he had no personal know edge OF the Roby
track bsing what il is alleged 10 be. But he
did know that the IndianGpoli papers Tor
some months past had be. n ca ling tor the sup
preston of the track and the fellows who are
managing it. The Judge of the circuit court up
there had been called upon TO have IL inves;i-
gated. He has summoned the jury, gave
it instructions and 10 made an adverse re-
port 81 am, however" said MIR. Alder.
I'm favor Of this investigation and il
the rel ublican officials cannot wipe it out,
believe the democratic majority in the legisla-
tuIe will"
An Infamous Place.
Representative Dinwiddis of Lake county,
a member of the minority, said the place was
infamous and that he knew that the track
should be suppressed. He sad there was
enough violation of the law there every day to
send the violators to the penitentiary If they
were prosecuted ss they should lie.
Representative Collins of Laporte inter.
rupted Mr. Dinwiddis with a number OF ques-
tions at this point in reference to the efforts
that had been used TO exunguish the place.
Mr.. Dinwiddis could not say just what efforts
had been made.
rs not the judge of that county n repub-
licanY Mr. Collins asked. Mr.. Dinwiddie said
he was.
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