The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
IN THE SENATE.
Charter Amendments Passed-BiIls on
Second Reading.


Second Reading.
After the disposition of House bills on
third reading in the Senate yesterday
morning the three bills amending the city
charter were passed under suspension of
the rules. The bills were called up by Sem
ator Hawkins. He said that he did not
want to encroach on the time of the House.
but would like to have them passed. One
of the bills, No. 339. increases the salary of
the county treasurer, ex ofticio city treas
urer, 10 $500 year. The next, No. $40.
provides that notice of delinquent improve
ment assessments shall be given to prop
erty owners. The third, No. 3Il. refers to
the Kentucky avenue Improvement. The
bills are referred to more fully in another
place.
II. b. III (Mr. East was passed. 1t
repeats certain sections of the tax law.
II. B. II (Mr. Remington was called up
by Senator Bobilya. 1t prohibits the as
sessment of the right of way of railroads
and all public highways. With the under
standing that the bill should not lose its
place on the calendar he consented to its
postponement until 1t could be printed. The
Senate adopted a rule on Friday that all
House bills reported favorably by commit
tees should be printed before being con-
Sidered by the Senate.
A long list of bills on second read
ing were advanced TO engrossment.
Senator BoZeman s bill ono. 32D authoriz-
ing county commissioners to establish free
gravel, macadamiZed or turnpike roads was
made special order for Monday at p. m.
as there was considerable opposition 10 its
engroSsment in its present form without a
thorough discussion. 1t was said that this
is a measure of large interest TO the entire
State. re5
Tuesday at 10 a. M. was that OF Senator
Gochenour increasing the salaries of the
officers of the Supreme Court as follows:
Clerk, $500; chief deputy, $500; first assist
ant deputy, 81 800; lstenographer Sl2J, and
record clerk, $720. The original BILL intro
duced by Senator Gochenour. increased the
sarary of the clerk TO $500, of the first as
sstant deputy TO $1,A0 and of the stenog-
rapher To $500. The committee on fees and
salaries reduced the proposed salary of the
creased that Of the first assist
ant deputy $780,, Senator Hawkins
mGyed Of to oaTS d By so Sn e
the bill proposed and $500 more than the
committee recommended. The amendment
will be considered with the bill.
Senator Alexander said, when his name
was called for bills on second reading:
Mr.. President. | want to call UP bill at
the request of Brother Bury-a bill relative
to graveyards.
1t prohibits railroads from occupying real
estate belonging to cemetery associations.
1t was advanced to engrossment.
A bill by Senator hogate providing that
graduates of educational institutions hav-
ing a course in pedagogy rshall be entitled
TO a life tenure State license TO teach under
certain conditions. was also advanced to
engrossment. 1t Is the purpose of this bill
to place such institutions on a level with
the State Normal.
A couple of caucus measures-Senator Gill
bert's bill providing for new board of con-
troll to manage the state prisons, and Sena-
tor Hugg's bill abolishing the office of Gus
todian and engineer of the Statehouse and
appointing superintendent of public build
| ings were among the bills ordered en-
crossed. .- .rt
A motion to adjourn until Monday morn
| ing at 10 o clock prevailed. In the afternoon
| a number of the senator's went home.