The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-13

auditors of the State. was the first. Under
the present law the township trustees are
simply required to post notice of their ex-
penditures in a given number OF public
places
needed Improvements in the law library of
the Supreme Court, was also passed. The
attorney general and auditor of state are
TO supervise the improvements. The SUI
preme Court is to issue orders for the pay
ment or moneys expended. There have
long been complaints about the crowded
condition OF the library. which Is fast out
growing its present quarters.
Senator Drummond likes to pose as the
watch dog of the Senate" When Senator
Shiveleys bill, appropriating 5000 for the
erection of statue of lndianas war Gov
ernor. Oliver p. Morton, in the statuary
hall in the national capitol at Washington
he said that this bill had been slipped
through without his knowledge or he would
have raised his voice against 1t. we can't
honor the dead at the expense of the hv,
ing" he declared In the present hard
times he was opposed to any such an APP
Senator Woods bill to amend the law gov
erning the Indiana State Soldiers Home, at
Lafayette, occupied the rest of the fore
noon. The bill provides that the salary of
the commandant shall be increased from
$1,000 TO $1,000 year. and that the mainte
each member, officer and employe OF the
nome. There Is q proviSo, however, that
the increase in the maintenance fund shall
be dependent upon the paying into the state
treasury OF the 500 a year allowed by the
government for veterans maintained in a
State home. The net allowance for mainte-
nance is, therefore, but $50 a year from
each veteran.
There was some considerable objection to
the increase of the salaries OF the officers.
Senator Duncan said that he was opposed
TO this feature of the bill. He had no OBJ
jectionS to the other provisions, but was
heartily in favor of the increased mainte-
nance. He offered an amendment striking
out the clause increasing the salaries.
but his amendment was defeated on a de-
mand for the ayes and noes by vote of
q TO 70. The bill passed by vote of 29
to 10. Several senator's who voted against
the bill explained that they did so because
1t increased the salaries of the officers.
Two local bills introduced by Senator
Hugg were called up and passed. One
(No. 26D provides that the commissioners
of counties having a population of 125,000 or
more shall hold monthly sessions. 1t refers
only 10 Marion county. Bill 81 was the
other. 1t appropriates Sl6i4.17 to pay the
claim of Fuehring Bros. for sweeping and
sprinkling streets abutting property Of the
State.
After five days the call of bills on third
reading completed. Senator Hawkins
introduced resolution directing the COM
mittee on rules to report rule preventing
bills on third reading from being referred
back TO their authors for amendment Such
a practice was entirely unauthorized by
parliamentary rules and should be diScon-
tinued, he said. 1t delayed business. The
senators should understand that all bills
were TO be amended on second reading and
that the only thing on which they could
be committed to their authors was for the
purpose of correcting clerical errors. This
resolution provoked a lively discussion.
Senator Ball inquired by what right Sena-
tor Hawkins proposed to refer a resolution
TO committee with arbitrary instructions.
1t was held the Senate could instruct any
committee on two-thirds vote. After a
long discussion the resolution was with
drawn.
Senator Self introduced a resolution pro-
viding that hereafter senator shall
speak for more than five minutes when
| speaking the second time, and that no sena-
| fnr oh mo nm
question until every other senator has
been heard. 1t was referred to the commit
On the call of House bills on second read
| ing, No. PA (Mr. Eichorn's), legalizing the
| incorporation of the town of Poneta, Wells
county, was passed under suspension of the
rules.
Several House bills were advanced to en-
grossment.
A lot of fun was had with Mr. Records
| mathematical bill. 1t came from the House
few days ago and went to the committee
on temperance 1t was called up by sena-
| tor Bozeman. 1t was indefinitely post
poned. as not being a subject for legisla-
| ton. Senator Hubbell characterized the
bill as utter folly. The Senate might as
well try to legislate water to run up hill as
TO establish a mathematical truth by law.
Leading papers all over the country he
said We're ridiculing the Indiana Legisla..
| Indiana should pay $3.50 day to have time
wasted on such frivolous matters.
STRUCK A POPULAR CHORD.
Senator Drummond did not want the rule
| suspended until he had some information
| as to the purpose of the bill.
1T may be 1 am densely ignorant on this
question of mathematics" said he
Consent! Consent" said Senator Eli
| son.
There was loud laughter at this sally.
| Although the bill was not acted on favor
| ably no one who spoke against it intimated
that there was anything wrong with the
theories it advances. All of the senators
| who spoke on the bill admitted that they
were ignorant of the merits of the PROPOSE
| ton. 1t was simply regarded as not being
J subject for legislation.
The Reynolds anti-cigarette bill was
amended so as to strike out the prohibitory
clauses against cigars and tobacco to
minors, and increasing the fine for a sec
ond violation of the law from 800 to $780,
! and leaving ii discretionary with the court
! as to whether Imprisonment shall be in
! fiicted.
Senator OConnor's motion that the rules
! be suspended for the passage of House
son Dunkle, of Carroll county, failed.
new bill introduced by Senator GILL; le-
| galiZing the incorporation of the town of
| Ladoga, was passed under a suspension Of
! the rules.
| A half dozen different motions to adjourn
until Monday ut 10 O'Clock were voted down.
| Senator Ball arose to point of order He
| asked how many times a motion of that
| kind could be made. The chair held that
! such motion was always in order if
some other business had interviewed.