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

at the deciion rendered by
the highest court in the
state. When he resumed his seat quiet
prevailed again until the name OF Repre-
sen tative SulZsr wAsreached. Representa,
tive Suzsr is the les1er OF the republican
side of the h ouse. lie felt called upon TO
say something. He ESQ arose to explain
his vote. The s3eske, ruled him out OF
order. But he continued to talk, al
though what lie said WIS lost in the con-
fusion made by the members of the
house. Speaker Curtis ordered him &c
take his seat. He did not take
ii. The doorkseper, Nr. G szebrook.
was then ordered to seat him. Then a
farce was presented. Ghzebrook walked
back 10 Mr.. Sui ger, smiled in bis face, and
asked him TO sit down. Mr. SulZer con-
tinued to stand on his feel until be had
finished then ne took his seat. In answer
to query he was on his feet again. he
was again ordered to cit down. The door.
keeper was at mis- side. But he did not sit
down until be had again finfhed what hs
wanted to say. As he started TO resume
his seat this time the doorl1seper gently
| put bis arms around him but Suizer had
seated himself before it was done. In
moment atterward the roll call was COM
pieted, when Representative Alder arose
and IN the most sarcastic tone suggested
that the doorkeeper ought To be rendered
vote of thanks Tor his exhibition OF
bravery"
Representative Hord refused to vote foR
the bill be ause he believed it to be dis
honest Legislation to cut ont any class OF
people from their right of representation
and that the sooner political parties give
honest spportionments the faster honest
government will progress.
of I nd 49,
went through the house Wednesday after.
noon by vote of % 10 -. The bill when
handed down caused long debate. Rep.
resentaiive Lindemutb, the author. spoke
IT favor Of the measure. lie exp aimed it's
provisions by saying it would allow the
amount OF mortgages on real estate to be
deducted from the assessed valuation of
the real estate. on the first day
tot each April. He further explained that
the deduction should not be more than
twO-thirds of the assessed valuation. The
object OF the bill. said Mr.. LDdemuth.
was to prevent double taxation. The bill
was strongly opposed by Representative
Barnes OF Jennings county. After It had
been declared passed a motion to recon-
slider the vote was laid upon the table and
| there is now no way by which the bill
can be Teconsidered by the house.
The worlds fair appropriation bill waA
/ up again in the house Wednesday. 1t was
! the senate bill providing Tor $4,000. Rep
| reseDtative Redman offered amend.
ment making the appropriation $4,000.
| He thought the house should not refuse
to concur in il. Sir. Behymer spoke sew
ersi minutes in favor OF the amendment
1t was finally adopted by a vote OF % TO 80.
| On motion of Mr. Redman it was ad.
vanced to a third reading by vote OF %
l. q 4 -
ing the office of secretary OF the worlds
fair commission, which has been netting
Col" w. B. Roberts SlO0 monthly.
Senator Baker called mp senate bill 229,
providing for the fixing of fees by the
court in partition suits. Passed by 33
| yeas and nays.
Senator Barnes called up senate bill 500,
providing for the appointment OF town.
ship supervisors. was passed by-yeas. Al;
nays l.
Senator Beck's bill, No. $50, regulating
the matter of five-mle drains was passed
| by a vote of 43 yeas.
Senator Holcomb's bill, No. 357, fixing
the salary of the physicians at the prisons
at 81, 500 and requiring thsm TO pass all
their time there was passed by a vote of Al
yeas and nays.
Engrossed house bill. No SOS. intro
duced by Representative DALEY, proyid-
ing for the appointment of a successor TO
| the late Thomas Bennett on the soldiers
| and sailors monument commission bv the
governor, secretary OF state and state treas
| urer, was passed.
| McHugh of Tippecanoe's bill, No. 402,
was called up. The bill provides for the
! indexing and copying of the clerks rec.
ords of the supreme court, and appropri.
atlng $500. was passed ayes. 81; nays, 10
Senator Boyd called up No. Isl, provid.
| ing tor the purchase of toll roads by the
county commissioners. The bill was de-
feated by vote OF q nays and Is yeas.
Senator Chandler called up house bill
| No. 500, introduced by Representative
Allen, providing for the changing of the
term of court in the Eleventh judicial dis
trict, WAS passed b. yeas. %; nays. -.
Senator CraDOr called up No. POP,
which provides for the title of estates in
wills, where there are no heirs but the
husband or wife, whereby they may pRsI
without taking out letters OF adminislra'
ton. Passed.
Senator Crumpacker called up house
bill No. 81. introduced by Representative
Swope, relating to the construction Of
free gravel roads and prescribing means
by which the construction may be accom-
piished. Passed.
| senator FRENCH Chlleu up C6DhtOE Men,
nedy's bill. No 295. requiring township
trustees to keep q record of all township
orders and post them up once a year.
Passed by 40 ayes. noes.
Senator Clifford called up Senator
Kern's bill eDlarRing the jurisdiction OF
police judges in cities of 100000 TO include
| petit larceny and raising the salary $500.
Passed.
Senator Gilman called up senate bill
404, providing in certain collections
that one-haf should 90 to the state and
| one-half to the attorneys instead OF all
to the attorneys as now.
Senator Gritfith's bill, No. 1872, provid-
ing for a fine of s 200 for emptying any
offensive substance or dead animals into
running streams passed.
The constitutional rules were suspended
in the senate Wednesday upon motion of
Senator Maeee. and the house bill by Mr..
| Guthrie fixing the rate of the tax levy
was called up. Senator Loveland opposed
the bill because il separated the benevo-
lent institution tax from the general fund.
Senator Magee replied that the republic
ans were always ready 10 vote large sp-
preparations. but when it came to raising
revenues they were unwilling TO do any
thing.
Senator McKelvey opposed the section
reducing the school levy from l6 to 1871
cents. Senator Magee asked him whether