The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-07
HOUSE GRINDS AWAY
YESTERDAY SPENT ON SECOND
READINGS OF MINOR MEASURES.
Partition Fence Bill kfIIed-Patron-
age TroubIes-The Governors
Care-Prison Trip.

The House remained in session all day
yesterday though, the Senate was not do
ing business. The whole day was spent
upon second readings and busines OF a
minor nature, the nost important event be-
ing the killing of radical partition fence
bill.
After spending half an hour upon a ques-
ton Of patronage involved in resolution
to appoint two or more enrolling clerks,
the House resumed the introduction of
bills, and Mr.. Williams introduced a meas
ure cutting down the special tax granted
two yers ago to educational institutions
and putting the benevolent institutions
upon special tax basis. Mr.. Butler intro
duced bill for waterways commission
and Mr.. Peckenpangh handed up measure
providing for salary instead of per diem
for county commissioners in counties of
from $4,000 to 100000 population
When second readings were taken up Mr..
Ross bill for the protection of hotels and
boarding houses from dead beats" was
handed down and sundry amendments were
offered. Among them was one by Mr.. SUIT
ton, providing that the protection be ex-
tended only to such hotels as use the Eng
lish language on their bills of fare He OBJ
jected to having his goose liver called
enship took occasion TO work in an adver-
tisement for Martinsville by inviting the
House TO go down there oil, Sunday and eat
a square meal and take bath in the cee-
brated Martinsvile water. The House
unanimously sat upon him ostensibly for
using the floor of the House for advertising
purposes. The House did not take kindly
to his remarks about the baths.
The second reading progressed without
incident until the partition fence Dill, IN
troduced by Mr.. James, was handed down,
and an hour was spent in killing IL. A
motion was introduced TO strlFe out the
enacting clause, and Messrs. Lick Archi-
bald, Morgan and Butler spoke with some
vehemence against the bill. They de-
clared that under its provisions any man
could compel his neighDor 10 pay half the
cost of any kind of fence he might care
to construct on line, and through IT a
wealthy stock raiser could compel his poor
er neignbor to help him fence up his stock.
Mr.. Sutton pleaded for the bill on the
ground that there was no statute concern
ing line fences since the Supreme Court
last April overthrow the law of 1891.
Mr.. Canada, who was one of the attorneys
in that case, corrected his statement, show
the previous statute: When 1T came to
vote the bill was killed by heavy ma
jority. AN effort was made to adjourn
over until Monday, but II was voted down.
The bill OF Mr.. Reynolds providing that
instead of furnishing supplies to able
bodied paupers the township trustee shall
coed one-half the market price of labor
was handed down for second reading with
q committee amendment providing that he
should be- paid in orders. Mr.. Butler Of
fered an amendment making it three
fourths instead of half wages. Mr.. Eich-
horn wanted it TO be. full wages and Mr..
Hart supported him and offered an amend
ment to that effect. Both We're lost. Other
amendments We're killed on and Mr.. Bar
low made a motion 10 strike out the enact
ing clause. Mr. SteQer, who has had long
a tor &c II al ha
believed the bill would cause rush for
township work. This bill, requiring the
the township. Mr. Reynolds was throwing
out signals of distress and the speaker re-
marked:
dress the chair instead of making signs. i
can understand him better.
Thereupon MIR. Reynolds entered upon a
defense of his ineasRre, making strong
cant for aid some reason to believe that he
was earning the wages given him. Mr..
Smith and Mr.. Blankenship opposed the
bill The motion TO kill The bill was lost
by q close vote and the bill was recon-
Upon the order of committee reports the
judiciary committee put in a big batch.
Among them were the two House bills We
toed by Governor Matthews after the close
of the last session, The committee recon-
mended that one of these, the Moon bill
providing for alumnal representation upon
the boards of the State educational insti-
tutiOnS be killed and the House cOncurred.
1t recommended the passage of the Nc
Intosh bill, concerning decedents' estates
and this was made special order for
next Wednesday.
Among the bills killed by the committee
were: II. b. 1913, by Schoonover. concern
ing roads: II. b. ia. by East, permitting
notares public To solemnize marriages /;
III. b. 143, by Blankenship holding tele-
phone and telegraph companies responsible
for the acts OF their operators: h b. 81
by Downey, an antitrust BILL III. b. 90, by
Sutton, another antitrust bill; III. b. 4l2 by
Titus, amending the forgery statute, and
II. Il. 394, by Medsker, for the purchase of
the Carthage turnpike On this latter bill
the House did not concur. Among the
bills recommended for passage by the COM
mittee were none of large Importance. The
committee on roads killed off number of
minor amendments offered to the road
laws.
Tie committee on labor recommended IA
vora bly, the bill OF Mr.. Jernegan, To regu-
late child and female labor in factories.
The bill was prepared by the legislative
committee of the State Labor Fedora ton
and has been very generally Endorsed ry
labor unions throughout the State.
The eommitt9e on public buildings :e-
ported favoraby upon concurrent resoli-
ton No. an amendment This Is the
resolution which failed in the Senate loan
ing TO Ire city the ground north OF the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum on East Wash
ington street fCr park purposes. The
amendment is framed to meet the objec-
tionS that were IGisec in the Senate 1t
gives the State the right to re-enter upon
possession OF tlt" property at any time
Notwithstanding the work that may faye
been done upon The grounds by the city.
After putting couple of bills