The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-15
MANY BILLS RECOMMENDED.
senate Committees Do Full Days
Work i'm Reporting Bills.


Through committee reports many bills
were recommended for passage in the Sem
ate yesterday. The finance committee rec
commended the passage of House Bill 1893.
ehpodylng MI. RemyS new tag schedule
MI Haggard, chairman OF the committee
sane II was important that the bill should
DC passed at once to enable the officials to
issue the necessary blanks. He therefore.
moved to suspend the constitutional rule
and put the bill on its passage Objection
was raised, the bill was ordered printed and
was made the special order for next Monday
at ) O'Clock. The committee fasorably re-
ported the bill appropriating $500 for a
monument to the late Governor Willard
The judiciary committee favorabIy re-
ported the following bills: Senator McDon-
AIDS bill permitting hunting on Enclosed
swamp lands.
Senator Shiveley's bill providing for a tax
for the increase and maintenance of Ii
braries.
Senator Shiveley's bill for the protection
of hotel keepers.
The majority report from the committee
recommended the indefinite porstponement
Of Senator Shiveleys bill providing that
wife may go her husbands security and
make contracts. The minority report ia
vored the passage of the bill, but the ma
jority report was adopted.
The committee on education favorably re-
ported the following bills: Senator McLean's
bill providing that u State normal diploma
shall entitle the holder to a license to
teach.
Senator McLean's bill appropriating $685.
OQc for the completion Of one Of the State
Normal buildings.
Senator McLean's bill providing that the
alumni shall be represented in the board
or trustees of the Terre Haute State Nor
NAL
Senator Shiveley's bill providing that COM
missioners may dismiss county superin-
tendents for Incompetence.
Senator Clifford s compulsory education bill
was ordered printed as were also Senator
McDonald's bill defining the qualifications
Of county .superintendents, and Senator
Shiveley's bill providing for the deduction
of uneSpended school balances from the
next school apportionment.
library system was Indefinitely postponed
as was Senator Houghton's bill to amend
the school law.
The committee on fees and salaries re-
ported on Senator Cranors fee bill, rec
ommending that the DILL be printed. The
committee. with the exception of one men,
Der. is in favor of the passage of the bill.
The committee on roads recommended the
passage of Senator Sellers bill in relation
TO the building of roads by private persons
and regulating the duties of county COM
niSsioners in relation thereto; also, the
Dill OF Senator Kern to amend the road law
The committee on agriculture favorably
reported the bill of Senator Haggard appro-
pIldlius @-,oup LOT uSIfdylnS the expenses OF
the commission that is to canvass the FEAST
bility of building ship canal to connect
the navigable waters of the Wabash with
Lake Michigan.
The committee on benevolent institutions
recommended the printing of Senator Me
Leans bill providing for the establishment
of an Industrial school for the blind and
senator Collects bill appropriating money
for the construction of two annexes at the
Eogansport Hospital for the Insane SEN
ator Sniveley's bill for the appointment of
board OF control for all the insane hos
pitfalls or the State was indefinitely post
poned.
The committee on printing recommended
viding that insurance companies shall print
their annual reports in the counties where
such companies do business.
The committee banks recommended
the passage of Senator McCord's bill amend
ing the lsw governing the organization of
the indefinite postponement of Senator Stu
arts bill providing penalties for the receiv-
ing of moneys or other deposits by a bank
The committee public buildings and
State Library reported for passage The bill
of a State library board.
The committee ON federal relations rights
senator McCords bill prohibiting the pub
lication or sale of pernicious literature; Sena-
tor Giffords bin declaring Feb 12-Lincoln's
bill for the protection of hotel keepers, and
Senator McLeans bill for the protection
recommended the reference of the request
for a joint patriotic session of the two
joint committee of the two branches
The committee on temperance favorably
reported the bin of Senator Baker prohibit
Ing the sale of liquor within one mile of
any soldiers home maintained wholly or
in part by the State the United States
The committee on cities and towns recon-
mended the passage of number of bills
among which the following are the most inn
portant. Senator Duncan's bill authorizing
the change of county boundaries Senator
Humphreys bill appropriating money for
lecturers at county Institutes Senator
Crumpackers bill defining the powers and
duties of township trustees, Senator WISH
ards bill providing for more uniform
mode OF doing township business senator
Cranors dill concerning the salaries Of