The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-03
CLEARING IT'S DOCKET.
House Sends n Large Batch of Bills
to Third Reading.


reading at session which lasted till IL
o'clock. Not many of these were amended.
The Senate mechanics lien bill was killed
after some discussion. This bill adds ditch
ing tile to the material for which liens
may be taken out. Speaker Adams made
vigorous speech against the bill and against
an amendment by Mr.. Moore, which re-
quired material men to give notice to prop
erty owners before lien could be effective.
Mr.. Crozier said he wanted to add an
amendment since the question of selfshness
had come up And he asked that a section
be put in the bill applying ito tombstone
and cemetery supplies
The Senate bill compelling township
trustees to publish reports was engrossed
after some opposition. Mr.. Robinson re-
called that the townhip frauds some years
ago would not have occurred had such a law
been IN effect.
Mr.. Cardwill had the satisfaction of see
ing his water works bill go to third reading,
although opposition developed. 1t permits
New Albany to purchase its water works
plant by issuing bonds with the plant as
security, thus enabling the city to go above
it's constitutional limit of Indebtedness. The
bill of Mr. Duncan for corporal punish
ment of men who beat their wives was
killed. The following are the other bills
{,
action, for the final consideration of the
House:
Pettft-Permitting judges to appoint their
own bailiffs. Amending the law concern
ing corporations and permitting the organ
lZat1on or companies TO guarantee realty
titles.
Senate Bill Concerning the straighten-
ing of streets, alleys and waterways.
Willis-Requring purity in drugs.
Hamrick-Concerning the gathering Of
statistics.
Toint resolution No 2-CaIIino for n oon
stitutional convention.
Boardman- Amending an act concerning
treSpassing of stock.
Observation-Disclosures ferries.
@ Brien-Requirfng railroads to maintain
lights at street crossings.
Mountaineering the representation of
alumni on college boards.
Remy-For the protection of fish.
Pettlt-COncerning civil procedure.
Adams, of Observation-Disclosures lodges to
hold stock.
Harris-Goncerning the taxation of prop
erty in Incorporated towns.
Senate Bill 438-Concerninlr the time of
holding court in the Forty-sixth judicial
Davis-Permitting county commissioners
in counties containing cities of more than
10000 to increase the salaries of Circuit
Court judges to 5000 year.
Cardwill-Concerning insurance.
Van MISUNDERSTANDING the dog-tax fund
of Center township. Marion county, to be
applied IN part to the school fund OF In
dianaDolis.
Kamp-Concerning the building of flood
gates.
Duncan-Cencerning the compensation of
Davls-Concerning the State Normal
School appropriation.
Gaither-For the protection of fish.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS elections.
Davis-Concerning the arrest of fugitives.
+. Remy-Concerning the taxation of build
ing and loan association stock.
notwithstanding labor commission
Senate Bill 165-Regulating township IL
braries
Senate Bill 27s-Concerning grand and petit
juries.
Senate Bill 22l-Concerning the settlement
smith-Concerning the duties of common
Senate. Bilf 2s5-Declaring certain roads
public highways
Thomas Concerning the building of cleo
trio light plants by cities.
schoolbooks; amended SO that cities of 10000
end upwards may. select different books
from those adopted by the country districts.
Before the House adjourned the committee
on rights and privileges actually reported
Iavorabiy on one OF Mr.. HoWe's bills 1t is
an extremely important measure and seeks
to protect robins and red birds, which are
said not to be so plentiful in Morgan county
now as in years gone by.
Judge Cardwill, of New Albany, presided
at last night s session. Mr.. Bob1lya was al
lumeu 10 lnero9uce Pill No. o44, amending
Wayne so as to permit an appeal by citi-
zens to the Circuit Court from the decision
OF the Board of Public Works refusing TO
yacate street. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on cities and towns. Mr. Allen.
chairman or the committee on ways and
means, made a report in two forms upon
Mr.. Ramps bill for the establishment, by
the aid of private donation. of institu-
ton for the deaf at Evansville. A majority
was for the indefinite postponemeEt of the
bill and a minority for it's passage. A mo-
ton to substitute the minority for the
Jority report brought out a speech in its
favor by Mr.. Holloway and one against it
by Mr. Willis. The latter said that the
fraternity bond incumbent upon the people
OF the State at this time had been strained
to include all the public institutions the
State ought to be burdened with and he
was opposed to anything likely to prove
entering wedge for the establishment of an
other one. The motion, however was adopt
ed, and the bill will be printed.
A large number of Senate bills were re-
ferred TO appropriate House committees
Then Mr.. Williams, who was aching to adj
journ, kept interfering a demand for the
ayes and noes, and compelled bill No. 4e1
to be recalled, in order that the demand
might not show a quorum was not present
Then he was good naturedly browbeaten
out of this method of forcing adjourn
ment, the House settling down to the con-
sideration on second reading of large num-
Der of bills. III. b. GIT, constituting the
State Board of Charities a civil-servce COM
mission, was passed to engrossment; H. B.
$50, prohibiting the sale of horse meat for
food, and H. r. 23S, creating a Superior
Court of Grant county, were passed to en-
grossment.
STATE TAX LEVY.