The Bessemer indicator., 1894-01-20

kilton, Lcnnard, Lynch, Mcknight,
Newman, Page, Slawson, Sweeney,
Wells, Westcrmau, Wicks-2a.
Pairs were announced as follows:
Gill to adjourn, Gordon against; Moore
to adjourn, Young against; Fitzgar-
raid to adjourn, Thomas against; Dake
to adjourn, Calkins against.
The Speaker announced the rcsolu.
tiou defeated.
A motion to adjourn I'LL Monday
was voted down and number Of bills
were introduced.
Finh Day.
Only 2l were present when the SEN
ate met at two o'clock, and motion
to adjourn until 2 O'Clock Wednesday
at once adopted.
In the House resolution was
adopted asking committees to act as
speedily as possible upon bills. Sew
euteen more bills were introduced and
ordered printed The House ad-
journed at two o'clock.
sixth Day.
The Senate was not in session.
The committee appointed by the
House to investigate the condition of
the state treasury made a partial re
port, and asked for authority to take
the testimony of state officers under
oath.
Mr. Hers resolution directing that
no expense be incurred for the print
ing of bills until funds were found to
be available was taken up and on mo-
tion of Mr.. Thomas laid on the table
by vote of 80 to 16.
Several very important measures
were introduced in the House to-day.
Among them was bill which takes
the veto power from the governor and
gives it to the people; n measure abol-
ishing the section OF the employers
liability law which holds the employe
liable with the proprietor for injuries
to fellow employe; an eight-hour
law, several improvement measures
and bills amending the attachment
laws.
seventh Day.
Senator Mckinley offered resolu-
ton for the appointment of a joint
committee of the two houses to ar
range some sort Of agreement relative
10 adjournment.
Mr.. Barela objected to the commit
tee as named because all of its mem
bers favored adjournment After
some discussion the resolution was
adopted and the Senate adjourned.
In the House several improvement
bills were reported favorably.
Mr. Westerman of the state funds
investigating committee reported that
Sl27, 5S4 40 was in the Improvement
fund and could be appropriated.
Mr.. Carnahan offered resolution
requesting the Supreme Court to de-
eide whether the House could lcgis-
late on the attachment laws and not
pay any attention to the governors
recommendation in regard to amend
ing these laws unless these recon-
mendations met the approval of the
members.
,.,Other members wanted similar
question answered in regard to several
other bills, but it was finally decided
that an answer to the one inquiry
would cover all others, and the resolu-
tion carried, 81 to l3.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Thorn
as yesterday proviling that when there
were two bills on the same subject
only one be reported, was then taken
up and adopted.
The Senate joint resolution for
conference committee was taken up
and after some debate was defeated by
a vote of II to 81.
The House then went into commit
tee of the whole on Mr. Carnahan's
bill amending the law regarding the
sale of property for taxes. The bill
provides for the owners of such prop
erty to redeem the same within three
years on payment of the amount and
interest. There was no objection to
the bill and it passed the second read