The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-10
THE HOUSE ROUTINE.
Minor Bills Passed and Innkeepers'
Protection Discussed.

The House took up the order of third
readings shortly before noon yesterday and
began passing bills with the same facility
that it did the day before. There was no
discussions upon those passed during the
morning and they went through by almost
unanimous vote. The first that passed was
Mr.. Goddard's bill. amending the act of
1895 concerning the building of bridges upon
the county line under the provisions of
which the Daviess County Commissioners
compelled those of Knox county TO help
them build a bridge. Under the terms of
Mr.. Goddards bill one county cannot force
another TO help pay for a bridge on the
line.
Mr.. Blankenship got through two bills.
One of them provides that d justice of the
peace may issue a capiaes upon the filing
of an affidavit and bond by the plaintiff,
and the other was a minor amendment to
the liable law reading as follows: That
the rule requiring that an answer of iusti-
fication, in cases of liable and SANDER
shall be proven beyond reasonable doubt,
be and the same and is hereby abrogated
and after the taking effect of this act the
proof OF such answer shall be controlled
by the rule now applying to the proof of
issues IN other civil cases.
Mr.. Remington's road bill came up at
the afternoon session and was vigorously
bert and others The bill provides that it
shall be unlawful for any person to haul
heavy loads over any gravel road, when
the same is soft from freezing and thaw-
ing or from excessive wet weather. and in
a condition to be cut up and damaged by
such heavy hauling. Mr.. Remington and
Mr.. Ross defended the measure. POpuist
Harply made a speech against the bill and
then changed his vote in favor of it. The
bill passed by vote of % to %.
Mr.. Canada's bill permitting incorporated
cities to require that lots IN plated add-
tions be numbered instead of described by
metes and bounds was passed after some
discussion.
The bill prepared by the association of
hotel keepers came up second reading
i'm the House Yesterday afternoon as n spe,
cial order. Mr.. Hart moved the indefinite
postponement of the bill. He believed that
the innkeeper should be required to exer-
else his judgment just the same the
clothier or any other merchant. He de-
clared that the hotel keepers of Indianap-
oils had run up their prices upon members
gan. Mr.. Ross, the author of the bill
spoke at length for the bill, declaring that
IL was rather in behalf OF the boarding
house keeper than OF the hotel keepers.
Mr.. Reynolds also talked at length for the
landladieS and Mr.. Linck spoke for the
bill. The motion to kill was defeated by
a heavy vote. and there was "a volley of
amendments. two or three OF which got
through. Mr.. Willoughby moved to strike
out the emergency clause so that the mem
bers might be able 10 go home at the end OF
the session. but this was tabled. The bill
was then engroSsed.
Mr.. McCOot's bill legalizing the acts OF
notaries public whose commissions had ex-
pired was passed without discussion. a
leSalizing bill for Hobart was passed with
out objection.
Mr. Linck's bill reducing tolls upon toll
roads was passed and Ii was discovered
that il had no enacting clause. The bill
was recommitted for amendment.
Mr. Suuon'S bill giving trustees OF incor-
GRATED towns power TO license and regulate