The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-15
NEW HOUSE BILLS.
Lamberts' Plan for Using Prison La
or-Th Presents of Whisky.

. Somebody called the attention of Speaker
Petit yesterday TO the constitutional pro-
vision requiring that bills be read through
upon their introduction, and the House
again began the wearisome job or listen
ing to every word of every new bill in
reduced. AS usual, most of them were
comparatively undressing or covered
ground already covered by bills be-
fore the House. Mr.. Roose introduced a
measure providing for the appointment or
two labor commissioners by the Governor,
which is fully described elsewhere. Mr..
Willoughby introduced the bill recon-
mended by the State Board of Charities
and prison wardens providing that when a
convict is discharged, instead OF being
taken back TO the county from which he is
sent, he shall be provided with a railroad
ticket to any point within the prison dis
trict he may designate, and given $40 In
cash. a suit of clothes and an overcoat.
The bill provides Tor an appropriation not
exceeding $4,000 to carry out this provi-
sion. Mr.. Willoughby asked that the rules
be suspended and the bill placed upon its
passage, but various members, who de-
clared that they favored sucn a measure,
said they could see no reason for such
great haste in the matter, and the motion
to suspend was lost. The bill went to the
on penal institutions. Mr. Har-
ris introduced a resolution which was
adopted indorSing the amendment pending
in Congress TO the civil-service law pro-
viding xemption from its provisions Tor
ex-sOldiers. The reading occupied a good
while, and when a vote was called Mr..
Harris was the only one who voted. The
speaker demanded attention and a full
vote, and the resolution was carried, the
ayes coming from the Republican side and
the noes from the Democratic side. Mr.
Harris also introduced a bill imposing
heavy penalties upon people who permit
wild lettuce To grow upon their land.
Mr.. Nicholson introduced a bill amend
ing the Nicholson, law SO as TO drive out
the quart shops by providing that any
dealer selling in quantities of less than
four gallons shall be regarded as a retail
err and compelled TO take out retail Ii
cense, He also introduced the general ed
vocational bill prepared under the auspices
of the special committee OF the Teachers
Association, headed by superintendent
Geeting. The bill was introduced in the
Senate on Monday.
An afternoon session was held, devoted
entirely 10 the introduction and reading of
more bills. The most important one brought
In was by Mr.. Lambert, providing that
the contract-labor system should be abol-
sion of three should be appointed by the
Governor who should have charge of the
s stP3ct "a all 'h new SShShf9s; f for s Gate i IN dfn-
tons and manufacture all furniture,
clothing, shoes and other articles in gen.
eral use in the state institutions. The bill
appropriates 500. 900 for carrying out these
provisions. Representative Babcock intro
duced legislative and congressional appor-
tionment bills, both of which were pro-
nounced by various members to whom they
have been submitted to be very fair and
equitable bills. Representative Thomas
introduced the elections bill described at
some length under another heading.
Before adjourning at noon. representa-
tive Nicholson introduced his resolution
for an Investigation of the small bottles of
whisky. He said that he was serious i'm
the matter and did not believe that the
House should thus have it's dignity trihed
with and be turned into a bottling estab-
lishment- Mr.. Swope asked him If he had
not been left out in the distribution, and
he replied that he had. and objected TO
discrimination. Mr.. W~illoughby said that
he. too, had been overlooked. and he OBJ
jected. Mr.. Babcock held up one OF the
packages. and made a somewhat facetious
speech seconding the resolution. Mr.. Linck
finally cut matters short by saying that
they were giving the concern a good deal
of advertisement at the expense of the
House and moving to table the resolution,
which was carried.