The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-05

There are provisions that require ali he
parties benefited 10 bear a proportionate
share of the expense of building or main
tanning such fence BY legal process the
share OF expense due from any party Is
10 attach as lien upon the real estate in
case of his refusal to pay. Some objections
to this feature relative to liens We're Of
fered by Senator Drummond, but the bill
passed.
Another court bill. No 122 introduced by
Senator Duncan was indefinitely postponed
BY the adoption of the majority report.
The bill provided for a general shake-up
by placing bartholomew county in one cir
cult. Shelby In another and Johnson and
Brown in a circuit together As now con-
Sututed Brown and Bartholomew counties
are IN one circuit and Johnson and Shelby
ia another Since Governor Mount used
that there Will not be much hope for this
sort of legislation, and no efforts were
made to save S. Il. 122
on the call of the roll for House bills on
second reading Senator Duncan called up
No. l33 and moved that the constitutional
rule be suspended and the bill passed. He
said that II was d bill reapproprating
money that had been appropriated by the
state for monument at Chickamauga
and which remained unexpended. Senator
Duncan said that number of Grand Army
men had asked him to look after the bill
The rules were suspended and the bill
passed.
WHAT TURNIPs WEIGH.
House Bill Sc. introduced by Smith, of
Allen, then called up and passed. The
bill amends the law regulating weights and
measures. The old law provides that 1000
pounds shall be a ton Of hay. 1t is amended
to include straw. Hereafter fifty-five
pounds of turnips shall be a bushel. 1t
was asserted that the old law did not cover
turnips. A half dozen senator's got to-
gether to examine the statute and seemed
to be having considerable fun over the
question. Lieutenant Governor Haggar9
tapped his gavel for order. He said that
if the kindergarten was done arguing the
Senate would proceed 10 business.
But We are entitled to know about our
onions and turnIpS, said Senator SniVely-
80 is the entire Senate said the lieu
tenant governor. ''All discussions should
be addressed to the Senate"
Senator duncan obtained permission TO
introduce four new bills after which the
Senate proceeded TO consider Senator Hoi-
lers bin Tor the establishment OF a re-
tormatory, which was the Speclal order Tor
III O'Clock. Senator Ellison spoke at length
on this bill, consuming the remainder OF
the forenoon. 1t is more Iully referred TO
elsewhere.
After the further consideration of the in
termediate prison bill as postponed at the
opening or the afternoon session until next
Monday at O'Clock number or commit
tee reports were submitted and several new
bills introduced.
The educational bill (No. 59) introduced by
Senator La Toilette and known as the
GeetIng bill was special order for o'clock.
Senator La Toilette moved that the bill be
recommitted to the committee on education.
The motion was made because ii was gem
orally understood that representatives OF
some OF the schools who had not been
heard before the committee reported the
bill to the Senate had some views which
they wished TO present. The motion car
ried.
House Bill 312. legaizing the Incorporation
of the town of GreenViile, was called up by
Senator Houghton, who moved that the
rule be suspended and the bill put upon its
passage.
ooh, 1t legalizes the Incorporation of a
town down here IN Floyd county some
where" replied Senator Houghton.
us the bill indefinite as your eXpana-
ton. SENATOR" inquired Senator Alexander.
The question was not answered.
The bill passed.
OF INTEREST TO LABOR.
Senator Hubbell called up Senate Bill 1G5,
which regulates the number of brakemen
that may be employed in handling freight
trains After the adoption of an amend
ment offered by Senator McCOrd which pro-
vides that the bill snail not apply to trains
operated with airbrakes. the bill was
passed. 1t makes it unlawful for any per-
son employed by a railroad company to
send out a train of more than forty cars
with less than three brakemen. Senator Nc
Cord refused to support the bill. He said
that it was applicable to the Belt Railroad
of this city. Every one knew that 1t was
necessary to send long trains of empty
cars over the Belt road, on which Ii would
be unnecessary to have three brakemen, lie
said.
Lieutenant Governor Haggard asked per-
mission to address the Senate Tor a mo-
ment. He said that he had appointed
a committee to invite Miss Susan Il. An
thony TO address the Senate in the House
this morning Senators Horner, Duncan and
Holler.
The judiciary committee recommended
that Senator Nusbaum'S bill making it I'M
lawful for any judge TO accept or use any
railroad pass be referred to the railroad
committee. 1t was ordered. After some
discussion the majority report favoring the
passage of the caucus Metropolitan police
law was adopted. Senator Phares's bill pro-
viding that county treasurers shall receive
10 instead of per cent, was the subject
of a short discussion on the question of
substituting the minority report-favoring
its indefinite postponemeht- for the major
ity. The majority report was concurred in.
There was a favorable report on Senator
Gochenour's bill readjusting the salaries OF
the clerical forces of the Supreme and APP
pelate Courts. The committee on public
buildings and library reported d substitute
for Senator Huggs bill No. 50, providing
for the creation Of superintendent OF pub
lie buildings and abolishing the offices Of
custodian and engineer OF the Statehouse
After the disposition of the sueet-car bill,
referred to elsewhere, the Senate ad-
journed.