The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-09

committee was ended. and that it was out
of existance.
Senator La Toilette. a member of the
Nandalia committee. did not see how its
existence could be terminated in such a
manner. The committee had duties TO
perform and must report To the Senate
and then be regularly discharged. The
chair, after Senator Shively said that the
work of the committee had not been COM
pleted. and that it should have the report
with accompanying data, explained that he
had probably misunderstood the purpose
for which the committee was appointed.
A motion to refer to the Vandalia COM
mittee would be entertained he said Sem
ator Shively thought that the chair
should order the report referred without
be not referred The vote for its reference
TO the committee was unanimous.
Senator Holler's intermediate prison bill
was TO have been special order yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock On motion of Sem
ator Ellison il was postponed until that
hour to-day. He said that Senator Duncan
wished TO be heard on the bill, but was alb
speech on this bill last week. 1t is likely
that there will be long discussion when it
comes up this afternoon;
Senator NuSbaumS bill. regulating cCun-
ty commissioners was killed after long
discussion by a vote of 20 TO Is. Senator
Gilbert voted against it for purpose of
getting IL reconSidered. His motion to re-
consider the vote defeating the bill pre-
vailed, and il was made special order for
1920 o'clock this morning.
House Bill 419, providing for a Superior
Court for Grant and Howard counties, was
passed on q suspension of the rules. This
bill was introduced on the advice OF Gov
ernor Mount, who vetoed the bill creating
seperate circuits of the two counties 1t
was after II o'clock when the vote was
taken and the Senate adjourned.
The time of the Senate was taken up In
the afternoon with bills on third reading
ming of the session Senator Coliett called
up House Bill so and moved that the
rules be suspended and the bill passed. 1t
provides that city corporations may allow
state institutions TO tap and use city sew
erS for drainage purposes. II was drawn
for the purpose of lettering the condition
of the Southern Hospital for the Insane at
Evansville. Senator Hogate thought that
the bill was very broad and that the rules
ought not to be suspended. Senator Wood
said the city of Evansville was willing to
aid the Institution, but could not act with
out an enabling act of the Legislature. The
bill would not affect any other city. The
rules were not suspended. n bill amending
the Fort Wayne charter, introduced by
Senator Ellison, vas called up and eX-
planned by Senator Bobilya. He said that
when the charter was formed IL placed the
power Of levying the seh 90; tax IN TN, the
taxing power to the school board. The bill
passed.
PRISON BILL POSTPONED.
Senator Shively's prison bill abolishlng
the board of prison directors for the rris-
ons at Michigan City and Jeffersonville
and providing for boards of control, was
called up by Senator Bozeman. The bill
provides that each prison shall be managed
by board of three, TO be appointed by the
Governor not more than two of whom shall
be from the same party. The members OF
each board are to be residents of the dis
tricts in which the prisons are located.
Senator Shively opposed a motion to re-
commit. saying the bill was caucus meas
ure and he had not anticipated any oppo,
sition to ii. The bill had been recommitted
once and unanimous report IN Its favor
submitted. His motion to make the bill spe-
cial order for Thursday morning at 1880
prevailed.
There was considerable discussion of Sem
ator Collects bill providing FOR the read
justment of school districts and the reloca-
ton of schooihouseS when in SparseIy set
tied districts. 1t provides for a board con,
sisting of the county superintendent and
two residents freeholders to be appointed
questions. The bill failed for the lack of a
constitutional majority.
A bill introduced by Senator Shively
amends the law for the announcement of
water works in towns, by providing that
it's provisions shall extend to cities as well
as towns. 1t was passed without discus
sion.
Senator Duncan's enabling act. authoriz-
ing counties, towns and cities 10 make
donations to educational institutions was
called up. Senator Duncan said 1t would
apply only to the State University. and
simply allows the city of Bloomington 10
make donation now being considered. II
limits donations from counties to S25, 900 and
from cities to $4,000. 1t was opposed by
several senators on the ground that 1t LETT
it within the power of the county ana city
the petition of a few influential men, plac-
ing a burden OF tax ON the entire county
or city After considerable discussion the
bill passed.
TOWNSHIP TERMS EXTENDED.
Senator Earlys bill extending the time
for holding elections for assessors and
trustees from November, 1898, to Novem-
Der. 1900. was passed. This bill is to afford
relief to those officers who failed to take
their offices Immediately after the election
as the Supreme Court has held they should
have done.
Another bill amending the charter of Fort
WAYNE was called up by Senator Ellison
1t changes the method of assessing city
property for street improvements. IL was
passed without discussion. "a
Senate Bill PSI was passed III conStrues
the drainage law so as to proVlde tna'
when joint bitches and drains are pelns
constructed that the commissioners Oh each
county shall sit in separate sessions.
Another of Senator ShivelyS DIS was
called up by Senator Gill 1t amends the
tax law so as TO provide that assessor
of one county finding a MORTGAGE OF record
where the mortgages lives IN announcer couil-
ty shall notify the assessor of the county
in which the mortgagee lives OF the = exist MS !,
be placed ON the tax duplicate. Ihe oil
passed.
The last bill disposed of yesterday was
Senator Gochenour's which repeats sector
] of the act prohibiting the obstruction OF
bitches and drains. The bill alters the meth
cd of assessing the expenses or removing
instructions in q more equitable way. Il
was passed without opposition.
House concurrent resolution NO. IA, reia
tive To the Reconsideration of postal clerk:
was adopted by the Senate. at the last mo
ment before adjournment Senator Wood OF
fered a resolution directing the assisIaH
Secretary to pay the clerks of the Senate
from the opening day instead of from Mon
day Jan IL The resolution was adopted
Senator Newly. chairman OF the JUDI
ciary committee. filed number OF reports
Senator New, chairman of the committte'
on affairs of the city of Indianapolis; SUP
amend the city charter. Several new DILL
were rushed in out of the regular orde
and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE PASSES BILLS.