The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-16
Majority Report Recommending In
definite Postponement Promptly
Adopted.
INDIANAPOLIS MEASURES
PARK AND LIBRARY BILLS ARE
MOVED UP A NOTCH.
Adjournment Out of Respect to Ex-
Governor Gray-House to Hold
Night Sessions.

The Senate committees applied the ak
to several pieces of ALLEGED important legis-
lation yesterday and the action of the COM
mittees was confirmed by the Senate. The
most important bill that was reduced to
fragments was that introduced by the Sem
ator from Shelby, providing penalties for
the issue or of free railroad passes
and prohibiting determinations by tele-
graph and telephone companies. The COM
mittee on railroads recommended the in
definite postponment of the bill and the
author handed up a minority report recon-
mending that the bill pass. While inveigh-
ing against the evils of the free pass sys-
tenn the Senator from Shelby was inter-
rupted by Senator Crumpacl1er with the
question whether he was the possessor of
a pass.
mo SIR" Numbered the Senator from
Shelby.
"Have you ever had pass?" insisted the
Senator from LaPorte.
The Senator from Shelby then went into
a labored explanation of how he had ridden
on railroads without the Inconvenience and
formality of buying a ticket but he was
thoroughly impressed with the iniquity Of
the pass system and was determined to
save his bill if he could. The eloquence Of
the Senator from Shelby was powerless
to create the requisite amount of enthus-
iasm for his measure to save it and the
majority report of the committee
adopted. The bill from the same source
providing for attorneys fees where dam
ages have been recovered for personal in
juries, was also Indefinitely postponed by
being referred to the judiciary committee.
The comnitte on military affairs pre-
sented favorable report on the bill pro-
h. M
be entitled to vendors licenses free of
charge.
Senator Baker, from the committee on in
surance, presented favorable report on the
bill of Senator Parker. providing that sure
ty companies may become bondsmen in
fiduciary affairs. The committee also re-
ported favorably on the bill from the House
that provides for the striking from in
Senator Wishard. from the committee on
the affairs of the city of indianapolis, fav
orably reported the bill of Representative
Ieedy, providing for system of parks.
The bill for the creation of library board
was also favorably reported, was the
bill for the allowance Of 5000 to the West
itary Park and the Blind Institute.
The following bills were introduced:
By GOstlin-To establish Superior Court
in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties.
BY Ellison-A firemen's pension bill ap-
BY Ellison-Providing for the repair of
bridges
BY Beck-Fixing the legal rate of interest
at 1 per cent.
BY Bird--To amend the drainage law.
BY Boord-Amending the law relative
TO the alienation of real estate.
BY Observation-Disclosures city councils to
issue bonds and negotiate the sale of them.
By Houghton--Authorizing the consoida-
ton of electric light and street car COM
panies.
By Humphreys-To regulate the liability
of common carriers.
By McCord-To amend the insurance laws.
BY Notwithstanding for the building
of flood gates in bitches that drain over
flowed lands.
BY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s25, 600 for
the establishment of school for the deaf
and dumb at Evansville.
BY McCutchan-To amend the tax law.
BY acknowledgements local and
grand lodges to hold stock in certain cor
porations.
BY MISUNDERSTANDING the incorpora-
ton of title guarantee companies.
BY Pnares-F'or the drainage of wet
lands.
BY Phares-For supplemental act to
the act regulating the practice of surgery.
By Schneck-To regulate the sale of con-
Wet made goods.
BY Self-Regulating the practice of medi-
cine and surgery.
BY Seller--To restrict the sale of liquor
By Seller-Providing for the election Of
BY Shiveley-Providing for the revision
of the statute laws governing municipal
corporations
rectors of the Prison North to purchase
their supplies in this State.
BY Wishard-To prevent the counterfeit
ing of labels.
BY Misunderstanding the act governing
the practice of dentistry.
After the introduction of bills the order
measures advanced to cngrossment was
the libel bill introduced by Senator Shiveley