The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-30

hour of assembling be changed from
O'Clock in the morning until 10, was lost
The report of the cities and towns COM
mittee on Leyden's Senate bill No. 104 was
ing funa %, Of s7o one at pfe New Albany has
no custodian commissioners falling to quail
ify on account of the excessive BOND re, re-
the commissioners file a bond of double
the Indebtedness of the city. The indebted,
necessitate a bond of $4,000. The commits
sioners were unwilling TO give sucn
large bond to guarantee the sade keep.hs
amount of the bond to 100000, to be in
creased when the sinking fund grows. Mr..
Stotsenberg asked for a suspension of the
and the measure advanced and placed on
it's passage. The vote on final passage was:
S Mr. Adams spoke sharply when the roll
call on the Senate bill showed that the
the doorkeepers to lock the doors to head
off members who wanted to wander out IN
the corridors. The members were sent TO
the Capitol to transact State business and
the Speaker thought more care and con-
sideration should be given to this business.
1t took skirmish of several minutes to
get the quorum together. The chair an
nounced that it proposed to have no more
committee meetings during session OF
Mr.. Allison's bill, concerning Indictment
in certain felony cases, and Mr.. McGeaths
to oblivion and Mr.. Bohannon's bill, pro-
hibiting the killing of quail till 1900, met
like fate Other Of the bills klile dasc were
Floyd's, giving towns the right to regulate
natural gas rates; Bohannons, fixing the
higher rate 81 to be- usury Crit
fms, defining rape IN certain cases,
o'Briens, imposing additional duties Ha,ve on
concerning taxation Of town lots.
The report favoring legalizing the ,, act
designed to make good school bonds issued
by the town. 1t was passed, under sus-
pension of rules without opposition M
Cardwill's joint resolution looking to ma
chine voting met the favor of the House
and will be acted upon soon. A substitute
was offered for the Stakebake bill, CIV
ing wives of inebriated and incapable hus-
bands the right to transfer their interest
in real estate. The substituted bill COW
cred the same ground, but was broader
and met the Endorsement of Mr.. Stakebake
The Holloway bill, licensing stationary. en-
out the emergency clause. Mr. Stakebake's
constitutional amendment, taking from the
Legislature power to relieve pubic pub f ON,
lord and tenant bill of Mr.. Thomas was
Mr. Gregg, permitting appeals from APP
pe1late to Supreme Court in certain cases.
Mr. Merritt's bill concerning public offenses
WE'LL concerning proceedings in civil cases
was recommended.
BILLS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
The other measures reported favorably
by the committees were as follows:
BY notwithstanding proceedings in
civil cases.
Garriott-F'ixing the term of court in the
Forty-second judicial district.
Misunderstanding a Superior Court in
Madison county.
misunderstanding the act which requires
the enrolment of soldiers and their widows
Crozier = Regulating the anchorage of
water craft.
Woodruff = Regulating footpaths along
public highways
Dinwiddie-A bill concerning prize fight
ing.
Stakebake : Preventing athletic exhibit
lions and ball games on the Sabbath.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS libel in civil and
criminal cases.
Harrison, of misunderstanding public
officers from accepting railroad passes or
telegraph or telephone ranking privileges
Amended so as not to interfere in cases
where the relation of master and servant
exist.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the sale of horse
flesh as food in Indiana. An amendment
makes the punishment both fine and i'm
prisonment
vonnegut-Making it unlawful for railroad
officials to accept donations of stock for
making determinations in rates.
Ioring-Concernng the employment of
teachers by township trustees.
Billingsly - Authorizing counties and
townships to extend aid to railroads for the
purpose Of changing the gauge of roads
fit to the county or township.
Pettit-Concerning public offenses.
Leedy-Establishing a park commission in
the city of Indianapolis
Stakebake-Preventing hauling over turn
pixies and roads which have been graded
at certain seasons of the year.
MISUNDERSTANDING travel on public high
ways Compelling people to LAY over
upon command Of driver in the rear
McCaskey-Amendment to the drainage
law.
McGregor-Co-liability BILL
The following bills were indefinitely post
Gibson-Appropriating money to pay
minute men during the of the rebel
lion.
Manipulating a heavier penalty for
carrying concealed weapons
Notwithstanding the Shipment of
woodcock from the State.
Buckley-Fixing the salaries of township
assessors and trustees.
Hamrick-Fixirlg the terms of township
trustees.
Misunderstanding for the election of
county superintendent.
Notwithstanding the amount of taxes to
be levied by county commissioners.
Booher-Concerning the appointment of
road supervisors.
OBrien-Aboishing the office of county
assessor.
Woodruff = Concerning highways and
supervisors.
neutrality-suspicious. the duties of road
supervisors. A similar bill has already been
recommended.
Wllis-Clearing the highways of noxious
weeds. similar bill has been reported
upon favorably.
Kell--Relating to the repair of roads,
Bohannon-An act concerning foreign in
Surance companies.
Mountaineering the mechanics lien law.
Recommending the mechanics lien law.
Spitler-Restricting TIE spread of con-
tagious and infectious diseases.
Senate Bill 106 legallzing the appointment
of a justice of the peace by county COM
missioners where tba incumbent of the
office was insane was reported favorably
by the committee to whom it was sent
The call of committees for reports con-
Guided the work OF the afternoon SpSSion of
the House.
BAKERS CIGARETTE BILL.