The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-05
sENATE,s DAILY ROUTINE.
Soldiers Home Bill Passes Without a
Dissenting Vote.

SOI0lerS home Bkli laSScS N1lnOuI II
Dissenting Vote.
Senator Haggard's bill, for the location of
q State Soldiers Home at Lafayette. was
down as a special order for 10 o'clock yes
terday morning in the Senate. 1t was 1880
O'Clock when the Senate was called to or
der, and there was no quorum. The Hag-
gard bill went over until 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, and the Senate until noon de-
voted itself to committee reports and bills
on second reading. A large number of bills
were indefinitely postponed and a few were
recommended for passage. Among the latter
was the bill of Senator McCutchan, provid-
ing for a fireman's pension fund in cities of
the grade of Evansville, Senator Alexan-
der's bill for the appointment of shorthand
reporters in all cases where either party to
the suit demands it, and Senator Newby's
bill, providing that trustees shall keep rec
ords of all persons who receive public aid.
Senator Holler, from the ommitte on
agriculture, reported a substitute for the
pure-food bill introduced by Senator Ellison.
The substitute is a less rigorous bill than
that drawn by Senator Ellison. The meas
ure that was proposed by the latter was Wig
orously attacked by the Wholesalers of the
State, who showed that a number of food
mixtures which are recognized as healthful
would come under the provisions of the bill.
IAAC aAoO nSiAPN GIL AAS2C - L
beverages, and practically anything in the
way of a food compound can be sold if it is
offered for sale under its proper name. A
salary OF $1,000 is provided for the State in
spector, who is authorized to employ a chem
list at a salary of 81, 600 a year.
Senator Hull presented a favorable report
boiler inspector. An effort was made to re-
commit the bill in order to give some one a
pass, but the effort failed and the bill was
ordered printed.
After ommitte reports came bills on sec
ond reading, and a number of measures
were ordered to engroSSment. The most i'm
portant bill thus advanced was the bill of
s senat vsrd hlllsG is dps rowladng that hat where her ,,a spe-
charge and the interrogatories and all the
other papers in the case may be taken to the
bill, and there was some sharp opposition
to it's passage. Divers and sundry amend
ed and others were rejected. AT 3 O'clock
yesterday every one had offered everything
he could think of. and the bill was ordered
engrossed-
The order for 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon was the Soldiers Home bill of Senator
Haggard. The bill was read, and the SEN
ator from Tippecanoe stated that the Senate
was thoroughly Informed as to the provi-
tain the Senate in an argument for its pas
sage. The bill passed without a single vote
again purp it; rs Rtat ei1i apPPr ractieafy s lSs sam for
bill has been recommended for passage in
the House, except that the amount Of the
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Under suspension of the rules the Senate
also passed the McCutchan bill, amending
the city charter of Evansville.
The following bills were introduced in the
Senate:
BY Senator Kern-To abolish the general
term of the Superior Court in Marion coun-
ty, and providing that appeals shall be taken
direct to the Supreme Court.
BY Senator Self-To legalize the incorpora-
ton of the town of Leayenworth, in Craw-
ford county. :
BY Senator Seller-To regulate horse rae
ing.
BY Senator Seller-To amend certain sec
tons of the acts relating to proceedings in
certain civil cases.
BY Senator that where
it is necessary for d contractor to bring
suit to collect an assessment for street work
ii shall be sufficient to file with the COM
plant a description of the property in ques-
ton, and not of every piece of property on
the street.
BY Senator McCutchan-Defning the First
and Eleventh judicial circuits, and creating
the Fifty-seventh judicial circuit.
BY Senator that execu-
tors and administrators may secure surety
or guarantee companies to go on their bonds
and charge the cost thereof to the trust
being administered.
Senator Hoiler asked that the joint resolll-
ton providing for the appointment of a COM
mission to canvass the feasibility of a ship
canal to connect Lake Michigan with the
navigabie waters of the Wabash river be re-
committed to the committee on agriculture.
Senator Holler gave as his reason for ask
ing the r-ecommitment of the resolution that
civil engineer, who suggested the feasibility
of considering this question in connection
with the bill for the creation of the Kanka-
kee river commission.