The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-13
MORTGAGE EXEMPTION BILL.
House Fixes Amount at $1,OOO-Ad-
jOurnment i'm Honor of Lincoln.

House Fixes Amount at S1,OOO-Ad-
jOurnment i'm Honor of Lincoln.
The Newhouse bill. allowing the tax
payer an offset of 500 or less mortgage
indebtedness, was passed to third reading
by the House yesterday, after it had been
amended to read $1,000, and an emergency
clause inserted. The amendment occa-
stoned the usual round Of discussion. Mr..
Petit offered the $1,000 amendment and
Mr.. Remy assisted him in the argument
Mr.. Statesman. of the ways and means
committee, said the committee had care
fully considered the question and had found
the $500 exemption would take about eighty
five millions off the duplicates. 1t would
be bad policy to reduce the duplicates more
than this. Mr.. Robinson insisted that it
was time to do something for the poor
man, as the exemptions for the men of
wealth had been gradually increasing.
Messrs Howe, Leedy, Hanna, Duncan and
others spoke on the bill, and at noon a
vote taken on the $1,000 amendment
and it was carried by a rs to Il vote.
Mr.. Newhouse, in the afternoon, ofrvred
an amendment inserting an emergency
clause, but Mr.. Allen, of the ways and means
committee, gave a very reasonable argu-
ment to show why this emergency clause
should not be in the bill. Every county
in the State has fixed its tax levy for 1895
and estimates of expenses have been made
on these, levies.. The. emergency. clause
Newhouse insisted that the emergency
clause would not make the bill effective till
1895. The amendment, however, was car
ried. Mr. stakebake wanted his taxation
bill considered first, before the Newhouse
engrossment, but the ,l House promptly %, Or
Stakebake measure was then taken up. 1t
is similar to the Newhouse one. but also
permits chattel mortgage offsets. Mr.. Rob-
inson made the best speech on the meas
ure. He thought the Stakebake bill bad
one whenever 1sm d man 1ig ets , possession OF
makes a good citizen, and the State should
encourage him in attempting to get home.
The House first refused to engrOsS the bill,
but afterwards reconsidered and decided to
engross by the close vote of q to 26.
On Mr.. Moore's resolution the House de-
cided to limit speeches in debate to ten
minutes each.
third reading. 1t provides that surplus of
insurance companies shall be added to cap
ital stock.
The following are the other bills that,
with exceptions indicated, went to engross-
ment:
street railroads right to use city tracks,
judge of Circuit Court to fix the charges.
Amended so as not to affect lines extending
for more than ten miles outside. of Indian
No so5-Permitting organizatio of mutual
. companies to insure live stock.
No. 459-Creating a board of library di-
rectors in the city of Indianapolis. Con-
by vote of 10 to g.
No 324-Amending the act concerning the
incorporation OF Vernon non .,u 80 suoo
gravel roads. Referred back to Judiciary
committee
No. 2S0-To enable cities to regulate price
of natural gas.
No. 3S7-To regulate the canning of fruits,
with amendments; act to take effect year
No. 2OS-Concerning conditional sales and
assignments.
No S9S-Concerning the repair of gravel
roads.
No. 390-Regulating fire insurance compa-
No. 35S-Compelling seeping-car porters to
raise upper berths when the berths not
No. 1s9-For the protection of nonunion
employees.
No: 171-To fix the salary of the coroner
of Marion county at $1,000
No. 1So-Relating to the settlement of
No. 27s-To prevent the adulteration of
No. S25-To repeal the act providing for
the enrolment of ex-soldiers.
s. N IF 49, EaSLr0 amend Section AZ of the R.
No 2S8-To prevent the dissertation of the
Sabbath--to prevent the playing of baseball
and football on Sunday.
No. 347-To amend the common school
No. 6S-Exempting mortgage Indebtedness
from taxation.
The House concurred in the report of
the committee on ways and means, which
amended the Senate soldiers home bill,
making the appropriation $4,000 instead OF
100000.
The bill prohibiting the playing of ball
or INDUCING in athletic contests on Sun
day was sent to third reading after an
amendment by Mr.. Melendy eXeInptfng peo-
pie who did not observe the seventh day
as the Sabbath The bill giving cities and
towns the right to charge those who sell
farm products in the city or town fee was
sent back to the committee on rights and
privileges.
Mr. Robinson caught the eye of the
Speaker for the moment and introduced
a resolution recalling the fact that the
day was the anniversary of the great Abra-
hem Lincoln's birth. In honor of the day
the resolution called for adjournment in
order that those members who desired
might attend the meeting of the Lincoln
League, which was celebrating the day.
Mr.. Stotsenberg wanted to know If the
Democratic members were invited, and Mr.
Robinson gave them all a cordial bid to
come over into the Republican camp for the
day. The resolution was unanimously
carried
SENATE PASSES BILLS.