The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-10

commission
The report was signed by Senators Gill
pert Hawkins and Shea.
LAMBERT BILL PASSED.
Daring the morning session very little
vas done aside from passing Senator Lam
bert's bill authorizing the erection of an
asylum for the incurable insane at Column
bus. Senator Culbert under an agreement
reached the day before. called up the bill,
trading his place among the first in the
alphabetical list Of senators, in order to ac-
commodate Senator Lambert, who is far
down in the list AS soon as the reading of
the bill had been concluded, Senator john
son, of Madison, offered an amendment to
have the bill referred to its author, with in
structfons to strike out the enacting clause.
IN explaining this motion, he said there
was not section In the bill which would
neip any county except Bartholomew He
SAID ne was rot advocating its establish
iinent In Madison county. but was combat
lng us establishment at all under the name
or hospital" for the reason that it was
70 be built for incurable insane, and was,
therefore, an asylum or place of contine-
ment and not a place for treatment.
Senator Stilwell said he knew of no rea-
son why the senator from Madison should
not provide for the erection of the building
IN his own county. He said the testimony of
the physicians at the other insane hospi-
tails gave conclusive evidence that the nat
ural laws required such an institution to be
built IN order that the promiscuous inter
course between temporarily insane patients
ana lncufable patients may not work harm
10 the former class. In conclusion, he urged
that the building should be constructed, not
only IN the interests of humanity, but also
on the score of economy.
senator Wood spoke in favor of the loca-
ton or the institution at Columbus, saying
that the large number Of wretched insane
people crowded into loathsome cells in coun-
" institutions appealed more strongly than
afHyttIh fg else could to the humane feelings
OF the people. He called attention to the
iact that every insane asylum in the State
Is oVercroWded and. in his own county
alone there were seventeen patients await
ing chances to go to the different institu-
lions. with the probabilities against their
pelng given the opportunity. Senator Ho-
gate called attention to reports from other
states IN which such institutions had been
established, showin" that, in nearly every
state they had been failures. On vote,
the motion to strike out the enacting clause
was lost. Senator Lambert then secured the
consent of the Senate to the changing of the
name OF the institution from the Asylum
LOT TIE lncurable Insane to the Southeast
ern Hospital for the Insane. The bill then
passed without further amendment.
OTHER MEASURES PASSED.
Other bills passed on third reading were:
No. l6S. BY Senator Campbell: To destroy
Canada thistles
No. 126. BY Senator Shea: Abolishine the
office of township librarian and providing
for the transfer of township libraries in
certain cases.
AOlQDGlllnR
Inc selection of one jury commissioner from
the country 10 every one selected from a
city. Passed under a suspension of the
rules.
New bills were introduced and referred to
committees as follows:
No. 393. BY Senator Johnson. OF Madison:
Compelling the owners of natural gas pipes
extending into or through cities or towns to
place them under the ground instead of al
lowing them to be above ground; natural
gas.
No. 899. BY Senator Hugg: Providing for
the payment of the claim of August Kuhn
LOT improvements to state property on
Michigan street; claims
NO. 400. BY Senator Lambert: Amending
the election laws so as to allow every pot-
lcai party to have sheriffs and clerks at
voting places; elections.
No 40l- By Senator Bail (by requesD
Providing for the purchase of American
flags to be placed over every schoolhouse
No. 4e2. BY Senator Inman: Providing for
the taking of such parts of free gravel
Of the county commissioners and giving the
matter into the hands of the city council
No. 403 BY Senator Inman (by requesO:
Allowing extra pay for county auditors on
account of extra work occasioned by ditch
end road constructions; fees and salaries.
No. 404. BY Senator Winfield: To remove
the ambiguity of the present ditch law so
that the decision of the county commission
ers shall be final in the matter of ordering
bitches to be cleaned; swamp lands and
drains.
No. l05. By Senator Agnew: Providing
that no prosecuting attorney may be re-
moved except for cause cities and towns.
No. s06 BY Senator Gilbert: Providing
that no person shall be allowed to hold Of
fee who has been convicted of a felony; jul
dietary.
Senator Nusbaum introduced a petition
from @ number of women of Albion, Noble
county, asking that the state Constitution
be amended by striking out the portions
prohibiting women from enjoying the right
of suffrage.
Senator Purcell offered a petition from
1.2l0 farmers of the Knox County Farmers
Institute asking for the enactment of sew
eral bills which have been introduced in
the Senate during this session.