The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-08
ANTI-PAss BILL.
House Passes 1t by Vote of 60 to 8
Routine Business.


The House began active work yesterday
morning at $50 o'clock. A number of bills
were reported. Representative Newhouse
called up Senate bill No. 2SS, introduced
by Senator Newly, providing for changes
OF venue from Justices of the peace to at
torneys appointed to hear the cases. The
bill passed by vote of Go to Is. The bill
of Representative Gates, fixing the time
of holding court in Pike county, passed
without opposition under the suspension of
rules Senate bill No. 161. introduced by
Senator McManus, providing for the ap-
pointment of police matrons in all cities
of 10000 or more, passed-ayes, &c. noes. 8.
Senate bill No. II, providing that street.
car companies shall provide vestibule or
screen fronts during the winter months.
which was introduced by Senator Baker,
passed by a vote of 50 to /.
Senator Melendy's BILL No. $50, requiring
railroad companies to put in interlocking
witches was called up by Representative
Petit. There was considerable discussion
upon this bill. it being maintained by some
of the Representatives that the interlock-
ing syitch is not entirely safe. The bill
passed, however-ayes. 81 noes, 8. During
the taking of the vote upon this bill the
Speaker had to caution the members to
remain d II their seats SEATS and the doorkeeper
bers from the Senate chamber to the
House
Representative Poindexter's bill. provid-
ing that ferry companies shall have the
right to appeal from boards of county COM
vote or 70 nas1Hs by
authorizing the construction or repair of
bridges by the vote of counties or town
ships, was paSsed--ayes. So; noes, IL.
The introduction of Senator Sellers bill
No. $780, requiring township trustees to print,
IN august OF each yea. year, statement of re-
siderable discussion. Some objection was
made OF. the cost which it was said the
bill would incur. The bill finally passed
ayes, rs; noes, s.
BY unanimous vote the Senate bill for
Nhe relief Of Joel S. Davis. a trustee Of
to him $500. The pure-mik bill also passed
1t was introduced by Senator Reynolds. and
provides that it shall be unlawful to sell
diluted or unwholesome milk. The penalty
for so Going is a fine. of $50 to $500.
anti-pass bill. which makes it unlawful for
any judge or public officer to accept a
pass from any railroad, shortly before
the passage of the bill. The bill passed
ayes. Go; noes. 8.
Those voting for its passage were Adams
ley. Binkley. Blue, Boardman. Bohannon.
Cardwill. Crozier, Davis, Dinwiddie, Dun
Gregg. Grimes Griffin. Hamriek Hanna.
Harris Harrison of Shelby. Harrison of
Jacksoa. Kell. Kelley. Lambeft, Leedy,
Lloyd Longwell Loring. McBeth, McCas-
key, McGeath, McGregor, Mcintosh, Mer-
rift, Miller. Newhouse, Petit, Porter. Rem
ington, Remy.. Robinson, Simons, Smith of
Huntington, Smith of Upton. Stakebalxe
Stetler. Stotsenberg, Statesman. Swope.
White. Willis. Wilson. Willoughby, Wood
ruff and the Speaker.
The following voted against the bill.
Blakeley, Bobilya, Feist, Hunt Kamp, Me-
lendy, Welch, Williams and Culbert.
The following were absent: Cooley, Elliott,
Finkbiner. Floyd, Gather. Holloway. Howe,
Reynolds, Ross. Spaulding, Splitter. Stew
art, Terhune, Thomas, Van Arsdel and Won
negut.