Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-03-15
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

measures. one bein. the bill 10 provide for
a metropolitan police force in al cities Of
more than I0,o)1 inhabitants. AMI the other
making certain amendments - The Austria
liam election law.
! The Jackson County scat bill was called
up. and. after . heated discussion. passed.
The Governor vetoed the legislative an
portionment bill and i, was passed over his
veto.
The House killed the Ellison drainage
! bill
THE Senate Wednesday jumped over the
caucus fence on the Zee and salary bill.
This led the WAY 80 numerous amendments
in addition 20 the twenty or thirty that the
committee made. 80 that when the bill was
passed by a substantial ma iority there had
been from sixty 10 seventy five amend
ments.
The Senate heard the report of the tenn
perance committee which recommended
sweeping amendments Ia the Nicholson
| bill. The bill AMI amendments were or
dered printed aud made special order Tor
Thursday.
The Senate passed the direct tax BIZ.
prov itin. revenue for the educational IN
stitutons
Also Moore's House temperance bill. 1t
gives cities acting under general charter
the right To prescribe where saloons may
be kept and prohibits screens. This does
not apply TO Indianapolis, Fort Wayne OF
Evansville
The Senate failed Ia pass tie building
and loan bill for want of constitutional
majority. the vote standing - 10 50.
The Senate PASSED the bill abolishing tie
| Board 0f Monument Commissioner, and
creating a board of three regents, over the
| veto OF COY. Matthews
The House rejected the Sanate amend
mcnt> 10 the lee and salary bill
The House PASSED the cauca, beneyo-
lent institutions bill Also bill repeating
section > OF the employee, co-liabliiy Toll.
| in accordance with The desires OF the rail-
road employees organizations. The Senate
bill making an appropriation Of Sl0.o)D an
nually 10 the State Board of y agriculture
for premiums on exhibits: senate bill for
a municipal gerrYmander. by amending
the law - a. 20 permit The cities 10 DE- re-
di>tricted every iva years instead OF every
ten: authorizes teachers holding thirty
six months license IL teach ia any county
in the state or that license. Another bili
passed 10y ile House of wide interest va,
the amendment of the present Law offered
| by Mr.. Stakcbrakc. which authorizes the
Governor or tie Attorney General 10 bring
4 suit in tie name of the State on their Own
behalf for the enforcement of law.
The Nicholson temperance bill wa, tis
| special order OF the senate Thursday the
committee having it in charge reporting
several amendments which were designed
10 make the bill less stringent in lis proyi-
sions. The amendments We're adopted with
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section providing that license shall not ba
! issued when the majority of the voters OF
| a ward OF precinct demonstrated against il
This is regarded a. one oi the most impor-
tant sections of the bill and was saved only
after a hard fight.
When the House resolution 10 appr0pri-
ate $4,000 for statues of William Henry
Harrison and Gov. Morton to b, placed in
Statuary Hall al Washington was reported
the Democrats tried to substitute the name
of Vice President Hendricks for that of
Harrison. The motion Ia substitute the
name OF Hendricks was defeated by party
| vote
The House and Senate conference COM
mttee ON the fee and salary bill held
meeting and. 10 the surprise % both bodies.
came to an agreement within an hour ana
reported TO the two houses and the reports
were agreed to. thus passing the bill. The
Senate receded from all It's amendments eX-
cept those increasing the salaries Of 81
preme Judges TO 81 J00 and the salaries o.
appellate judges 10 $3.50.
The fate of TIE Nicholson bill will finally
rest with the Governor. The Senate passed
the bill Friday. with several amendments,
The bill as amended went to the House
which cOncurrcd in all the amendments
except one relating Ia the sale of liquor by
drug stores. \ conference committee Vas
| appointed.
The Governor has vetoed the bill re-
moving the appointment of metropolitan
police boards from the Governor to the
mayors OF the cities To which the action APP
plies. a motion To pass the bill over the
Governors veto failed for want of con-
stitutionai majority
The Senate committee appointed TO in
| vest igate the connection Of Senator Seller
with the theft of the anti-winter racing
| bill made its report generating senator
Seller from any criminal connect a with
the disappearance of the measure
The House was engaged almost all day
in the consideration of bills. most of which
were of second and third rate Importance.
Andrew Jackson. the member from Car
| roll. VINO was celiSuttu IOf Spllnglll8 iiir
sensation about the barrel of whisky in
the State House basement. offered reSO-
luton to expunge from the journal ali rec
ords censuring him. The reason for offer
ing the resolution as stated, was that the
Senate had voted 10 retain in the State
House the man who had kept the supply
Of whisky in bottle. The resolution Vas
adopted. all the Republicans voting for il.
Saturday the Legislature practically I'm
ished its work. The Nicholson bill is
ready for the Governors signature, tie
conference committee having reported ON
the new section Furnishing druggists for
selling liquor. \ minor change only is
made i'll the section, and the committee re-
port went through with a whoop.
-Four bills were passed over the Govern
or's veto. They are: One practically abol
ishng the office of County Assessor; one
giving the incoming Republican trustees
the election of County superintendent;
the creation of superior Court for Lake
County, and the jackson County seat re-
moyal. No attempt Will be made to reSur-
rect the metropolitan police bill.