The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-06

net be allowed Any taxpayer may bring
action TO recover any unlawful allowances
within two years. After several amend
ments were disposed of the bill was or
dered engrossed as amended.
CAUCUS ELECTION BILL.
The caucus election bill was the special
order at IL o'clock. 1t was ordered en-
crossed without much discussion. Senator
Shea. who is rapidly pushing 10 the front
one of the prominent men of the Senate.
offered one amendment to Section 4, relat-
tive to designations from the ticket, so as
TO provide that designations might be made
within thirty days after the filing of GER
tifcates of nomination instead of three, as
the bill provides. Senator Shea said that
he had no other amendments TO offer. al
though there We're others that should be
seemed to be radical departure from the
two principles the Legislature had in mind
when the Australian ballot law was
adopted These two principles. he said.
were to secure absolute secresy and to re-
duce the possibility of fraudulent voting to
the minimum. The use OF pencil instead
of a stamp, he said. would make IL easier
for voters to put distinguishing marks on
their ballots
The Lieutenant raped for order, remark
ing that the question was on tne adoption
of Senator Shea's amendment The senator
admitted that he had probably digreSsed
and resumed his seat
asked the chair None was offered.
IF not the bill will be ordered engrossed."
1t was ordered.
Senator Hugg called up Senate Bill 155.
which amends the law relative to the plead
ings of contributory negligence. 1t shifts
the burden of proof from the plaintiff TO
the defendant. Nearly an hour was taken
up with its discussion in the forenoon and
another in the afternoon. Senator Duncan
offered an amendment that the change
should only apply TO cases where suit was
brought to recover damage on account of
death.
This amendment did not suit Senator
Shively, who offered one to his notion. He
wanted the provisions of the bill to apply
only where death had resulted from the
injury or in cases whore the plaintiff was
incompetent TO or incapacitated from tes-
trying. Both amendments were killed and
the bill was ordered engrossed. The vote
against Senator Shivelys amendment was
81 TO 8; against Senator Duncan's, q to II.
When the discussion ended a number of
senator's arose as II about to leave their
prison committee land their friends" be
given leave of absence until Monday, as
the committee had arranged to visit the
prison at Jeffersonville. 1t was taken by
consent and the call of bills on second
reading resumed. About dozen were adj
vanced to engroSSment without discussion.
On motion of Senator Early Bill 102, which
provides for the registration of voters, was
made special order for next Thursday at 10
a. m. Senator Newly was given permission
to file report for the prison committee in
the absence of Senator Holler. 1t rec
commended the passage of Bill 2l0, which
provides for female prison and reform
atory Institution for girls and women.
A call for bills on third reading disclosed
that there no quorum. A motion that
when the Senate adjourn II be until Monday
morning called for little lecture from the
chair. He said that he thought the Senate
ought to meet this morning whether there
was quorum or not, as there Is a vast
amount of work piling up and a good deal
could be done without quorum. Senator
La Toilette hoped that the members of the
90 building n1n
committee would remain over in case the
Senate adjourned until Monday. Senator
Shively urged that the Senate should not
adjourn to meet Monday. A vote was taken
and after division called for it was
seen that the majority wanted chance TO
spend Sunday at home. The Senate ad-
iOurned at