The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-09
BILLS PASS THE SENATE.
| Number of Measures Put Through
Grant-Howard Court hill

The indianapolis Minister'S Association
mas undertaken to appoint a minister TO
deliver the Senate invocation each morn
ing. Rev. c. a. Hare was delegated for
yesterday. but was not present, and the
Senate dispensed with the formality of re-
ligious worship and began the routine of
the day.
few new bills were introduced and some
committee reports were submitted The
corporations committee recommended that
Senator Gostlin's bill permitting railroad
companies TO consolidate be referred to the
railroad committee. 1t was so ordered
The Senate concurred in a report favoring
the passage of Senator Hogate's bill.
amending the law governing trust compa-
MES.
Three was less than the constitutional
majority OF senators necessary to pass bills
present, and the order of bills on third
reading, where the Senate left off Satur-
day. was passed.
On the roll-call Of bills on second reading
Senator Earl called up the metropolitan
police bill, one of the caucus measures
1t was ordered engrossed. Senator Horner's
bill for the examination OF mine bosses
was among others that were ordered en-
crossed Senator Hugg offered an amend
ment TO the bill appropriating s1,736.51 for
the claim Of Fuehring Brothers, on ac-
count of street sprinkling, reducing the
claim to $1,6i417
The House has established the rule of
not allowing interest on such claims in GER
tain instances. Fuehring Brothers pre-
ferred to accept the amount of their claim
less the interest rather than jeopardize its
passage and had no objections TO its amend
ment in accordance with the rules of the
House. 1t was ordered engrossed as
amended.
Another bill of some Importance, called
up by Senator Wood and ordered engrossed
was one increasing the salary of the COM
mandant of the Indiana State Soldiers
Home 500 q year and of the adiutant S1OO
year. 1t also increases the maintenance
fund from $1,000 TO S12 30 a month for each
inmate of the institution.
A number of amendments were offered to
Senator Hogate's bill. appropriating $1,000
year for the propagation and protection of
fish. Ii contiicted somewhat with Senator
amendments were all adopted there was
scarcely a shred of il left. and the author
said that as the bin had been Invested of
all its virtues, he would move TO strike
out the enacting clause. 1t was done
NEWLY A STICKLER FOR ETIQUETTE
A number of bills of minor interest were
also ordered engrossed.
At IL o'clock the attorney general came
into the Senate and handed the lieutenant
governor his report on the Vandalia inves-
tigation, including the statement of the
president of the company. 1t was at once
handed down TO the clerk TO be read. Sem
ator Newly questioned tho regularity of
the proceeding. He said he questioned the
ability OF the attorney general to communi-
cate his report TO the Senate. and that he
thought
the special committee. Senator Hawkins
replied that the act Of the Legislature di-
recting the attorney general To make the
demand on the road also provided that he
should report To the Senate. The senator
said that the proceeding was perfectly
regular. and that the reading of the report
ought 10 proceed.
As soon as Senator Newly finished
speaking the attorney general went TO his
seat and informed him that he was simply
complying with the resolution by submit
ting the report To the Senate direct Sen
ator Newly said. after the explanation OF
the attorney general and I'm answer To
Senator Hawkins, that he had no objection
TO the reading of the report. but simply
wanted TO know how il got before the Sen
ate. After the report was read Senator
Newly moved that IL be printed with the
accompanying statement. There was mo-
ton that the bill be referred TO the special
Vandalia committee. The chair thought
that as the report had been read and acted