The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
IN THE HOUSE.
One of the Fee and Salary Bills
Passed-New Measures Brought In.

One OF the Fee and Salary Bills
Passed-New Measures Brought In.
The crowd in the Hobbies of the House has
been so heavy and so noisy during the past
three or four days that yesterday morning
Mr. Barlow introduced a resolution en-
towering the doorkeeper to eject from the
aises any person, not member of the
floor, who attempts to talk to a member
while the House is in session. The resolu-
ton passed without dissenting voice.
Mr.. Littleton asked permission to introduce
bill, and sent up a measure similar to
that of Senator New. repeating the appor-
tionment act of 1885.
The House took yesterday what will prob
ably be it's final action on the fee ana sal
airy bill, except the passing of "a legalizing
bill. Upon motion of Mr.. Harris it sus-
pended the rules and passed the bill already
passed by the Senate, correcting the law
of 1895 so that auditors and treasdrers can
draw their salaries specified, regardless of
the earnings of their offices in fees. Upon
the advice of the attorney general the COM
panion bill, legaliZing the acts of county
commissioners who have allowed these sal
aries and requiring those who have not
done so TO allow them forthwith, was held
back until after this first act shall have
been signed. 1t will then be passed through
the House with the same ease that this one
has. The House then took up committee
reports, and the first action of Importance
was upon the report of the cities. and
towns committee killing the wine room bill
introduced by Mr.. Thomas. Mr.. Thomas
was not on the floor to oppose the report,
and it was concurred in with probably not
half a dozen members knowing what they
were voting upon. Mr.. Thomas was much
SURPRISED when he returned and found that
his bill had been killed. He will introduce
a similar bill tomorrow. The House spent
a couple of hours time discussing and
quarreling over a bill of expense submitted
by the election committee involving an ex-
pendture of S1042.6S for the election con-
tests. This includes attorneys fees and
personal expenses of both sides in the va
riouS contests, and the farmer members of
the House made a hard fight against the
passage of the resolution authorizing the
payment. First a motion to recommit with
instructions to strike out attorneys fees
and personal expenses, made by Mr.. Berry,
was discussed at length and tabled. Then
a motion 10 recommit without Instructions
was fought over and tabled Finally the
report and resolution were adopted by
vote of AZ to "a.
WORKED WITHOUT A QUORUM.
There was no quorum at the afternoon
session of the House and the time was oc-
cupied with the introduction of new bills
and bills on second reading. This lack of
quorum came near being disclosed twice
when Mr.. Monyhan and Mr.. Rifenburg
asked for the suspension of the rules. In
each instance Mr.. Nicholson hustled to the
member and had him withdraw his motion.
The roll call for the introduction of bills
was gone through and thirty new measures
were introduced, most of them by request.
Mr.. Newton introduced a bill to establish
| another state normal school. to be located
| at Indianapolis. Mr.. Smith, of Allen, had
| bill amending the election law so as 10
| provide heavy penalties for any effort to
intimidate employees; II is an echo of the
| Popocracy In the last campaign with refer
| ence to the sound-money railroad vote.
| Mr.. Packard introduced bill TO pay the
| deficiency in the Prison South appropria-
| ton arising under the Patten administra-
| ton. which has been carried by Warden
| Hert in the shape of q note in bank for a
| bill TO create a board of pardons COM
| posed of four members. who shall investi-
gate all applications for a pardon and adj
| wise the Governor. in whom the pardonlng
| power is vested by the Constitution. This
| is measure that has been advised by ev-
cry Governor of recent years.
Mr.. Remington introduced a bill making
mandatory upon the state prisons the es-
| tablishment of the grading system which Is
South. DIR. Patterson, of Franklin. aimed
| blow at everybodys best girl by introduce
| ing bill prohibiting the manufacture and
| sale of colored candy or candy containing
| any deletrious matter of any kind. Mr.
| Herod introduced a couple of amendments
| to the present law regulating building and
| loan ass ociations. and Their took a chew of
| tobacco big an ordinary peace of
mince pie. MIR Shideler introduced the
| same bill that was introduced by Senator
| Shively in the Senate the day before au-
| thorizing the use of voting machines but
| not favoring any particular machine. The
| speaker introduced couple of bills. one OF
| which was a copy of the S.lively antitrust
| bill. which was killed by the Senate ju-
dietary committee. 1t is said that this bill
1taxs hxrr n.3n hfrra1x w.
| The House took up the order of second
| readings and plugged along an hour or
more with minor bills. The first bill of i'm
| regulating female and child labor Ii was
made special order for next Tuesday.
| The Adams-Jay court bill came UP on seq
| tated by motion OF Mr.. Blankenship Ia
strike out the enaeting clause. thus killin;
| the bill. Mr.. Eichhorn spoke for the meas
| ure and declared that there was great
| necessity for IL in those two counties. Mr.
Smith. of Tippecanoe, spoke against ii on
the ground OF economy, and the matter was
| finally postponed until next Tuesday morn
| ing at 10 o'clock. The House then contin-
ued TO work away until nearly o'clock
though several motions TO adjourn were
made and voted down by members who
wanted their bills put through this secon-
was a pretty sure thing that there would
lie no amendment, for every body was busy
reading the afternoon papers.
New House Bills.
III. Il. 5I5-By Mr.. Newton: To establish a
second State Normal School at Indian.
apolis. Educational.
! II. =. 546-By Mr.. Smith of Allen: Amend
ing the election law. Elections
II. y. d7-By Mr.. Hall: Concerning drain
| age. Drains and dykes.
II. Il. 54S-By Mr.. Packard: To reimburse
the warden of the Prison South for the de-
ficiency made up BY the warden borrowing
from the bank. Ways and means.
III. s. 549-By Mr. Monyhan: Changinl
time of court in the forty-second judicia
district. Organization OF courts.
II. Il. 55D--By Mr. First; Exempting BLIND
| persons from paying taxes. Ways anC
| means.
II. b. 55l--By Mr.. Hedgecock: Creating
board OF pardons. Reformatory institu
| tions.
ii. r. 552-By Mr.. Brown: Pure drug bill
|, | Health.
H. d. 55s-By Mr.. Remington: Requiring