The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

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estate on which school fund mortgages have
10 be foreclOsed was among those passed.
Mr.. SWeeney's fisheries bill as IL came from
the Senate and Senator Newly bin for the
incorporation of life insurance companies.
which, provides for a legal reserve, were
passed.
Mr. Nusbaum's bill. which provides that
county auditors shall specify for what puT-
pose special meetings of the commissioner
shall be called and forbidding the transac-
ton of any other business at the meeting.
was passed and is ready for the Governor
signature. Senator OsbOrn's bill amending
the election laws, so that if a person offer
ing TO vote shall make affidavit that there
Is no person OF his political party residing
IN the precinct who has been a resident
householder and freeholder. then the affi-
davit or affirmation of any qualified voter
shaII pc accepted by the election board, was
passed with every Democrat voting against
II me provision will cover a necessity ex-
lstlng at the Soldiers Home at Marion.
MT. M~arShalIS bill establishing education
al qualifications for county superintendent
and increasing the term of office from two
70 tour years was passed over the solid
democratic opposition. Mr.. Canada's bill to
prevent county auditors from charging a fee
for swearing to claims against the county
passed.
DOWNEY'S DRUGGIST BILL.
The morning proceedings were opened
with prayer. by Rev. NJ. Nj. Lawson. of the
Olive-street Presbyterian Church. The com
mittee on temperance recommended the in
definite pOstponement of Mr.. Downey's bill
to require every druggist to take out a
county license if he sells liquor and the
possession of a United States revenue stamp
shall be prima facie evidence that he does.
Mr.. Downey objected to this disposition
of the bill. He said it's passage would in
crease the school FUND by $377. 600. He as
serted that the bill is designed to tax the
traffic instead of the individual. Mr.. GRAY
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DoWney in the statement that all who OD-
posed the bill were actuated by motives OF
personal interest. Mr.. Eichhorn also took
issue with Mr.. DOWney and Mr.. Neal said
that the committee had made this report
because it would compel every druggist to
become a saloon keeper. The ayes and noes
were demanded and the report of the COM
mittee was concurred in by a vote of GA to s..
Mr.. Artman reported the bill to legalize
the town of Shirley, which he had requested
the day before, to be Tecommitted to his
committee. He said that a thorough inves-
tigation had convinced the committee that
there was nothing wrong in the bill. The
committee not only reported 1t for favorable
action, but on motion OF Mr.. AVtman the
rules were suspended and the bill was
passed. There were 6S votes cast for it and
none against it. Mr.. Beardsley's bill, pro-
Viding that in the event of a lynching the
next of kin of the person lynched can re-
cover $4,000 from the county, was lndeti-
nitely postponed.
A number of new bills were presented. Mr..
Caraway gave some attention to railroads
in a bill to require them to have electric
alarm bells at every crossing which Will
begin ringing when the train is within two
hundreds yards of the crossing.
Mr.. Willoughby presented the bill for the
State to pay the claim of Vincennes Uni
versity which has been pending for many
years. The claim is for $3.50, 900. Mr.. Strong
presented a bill providing that transfers on
street railways in this city shall be good
for one hour. Mr.. Strong also presented a
bill which contains the same provisions as
his former bill regarding sewer assessments.
1t provides that a property owner shall be
compelled to pay the assessment on his nrst
Mr.. Scott, of Montgomery, sent in a bill
to require the recording of mortgages with
in five days after they have been executed.
Mr.. Roots's bill for the creation OF d fee
and salary commission to report some plan
to the next Legislature for a just equaliza-
tion of salaries of county officers was intro
money sharks, which provides that the to-
tai charge for money, including interest,
commissions and all other expenses, shall
not exceed 8 per cent.
Left is the Popufst member and his bill
provides that any persons, firms or asso-
Citations of persons who enter into a com
bination to prevent competition, and Whole-
sale dealers who assist them in such I'M
dertakings, are guilty of a conspiracy
against trade and shall be liable TO a pun
ishment of a fine of from $50 to $1,000 and
Imprisonment of from six months to one
year. A fine Of $50 is provided for each
day of a continued violation, and the prose-
cutting attorney must prosecute SUCH action
and receive a fee of $25, to be taxed against
the defendants. Any person injured by the
combination may bring suit in the county
where the defendant resides or where service
may be secured.
MORD CLERKS REQUIRED.
Just before the noon adjournment, the spe-
cial committee appointed to investigate the
need of additional clerks in the Hous re-
ported through Mr.. Caraway, the chairman.
The report recommended that Chief Clerk
Kimbley add c.. B. Unger, A. W. Beal and
Charles Belzer to his force, retain Major
Lacey and reinstate H. w. Huff. The as-
sistant clerk was authorized to appoint w.
B. Maddox at once and R., A. Rurnam
after Feb. 10. The report further provided
that Miss leila Miller, a committee clerk,
be used as a copying clerk, and that her
work as committee clerk be divided among
the other committee clerks. The speakers
stenOgrapher was to be allowed So a day.
The committee further that
all clerks be compelled to work from 1880
o'clock until 10 each evening unless excused,
and that In case they should not do so, they
shall be discharged. Mr.. EichhOrn objected
to this wholesale change by a committee
of the majority side only, and he wanted the
report referred to the judiciary committee.
He said that if the increase is necessary,
let the committee so report, but the commit
tee should not name those who are to oc-
cupy the places. Mr.. Shi6eler said that the
increase is necessary, and he took advan-
tage of the occasion to rake the clerks over
the Goals. He said that they nave come
here with a mistaken idea as to their duties
and they have refused to work in the even
ings when so requested by the speaker and
clerk. AS a result, the House is up with
them in their work and delays have been
caused by reason of it. Mr.. Littleton said
that there were but few members who did
not work until nearly midnight, and that
the clerks should he compelled to work as
do the members. Mr.. EichhOrn wanted to
how many clerks there are; if any
could be transferred and full
regarding them. Mr.. Caraway said there
was no scheme in the report, and Mr.. Shide-
Ter moved to table Mr.. Elchhorns motion,
and the ayes and noes were demanded. Mr.
Brown, Democrat, voted for the tabling or
the report and sarcastically explained MS
vote oH the grounds that his confidence IN
the gentlemen who made the report was so
u~nbounded that he would not believe they
would be guilty of any attempt 10 grasp
patronage. Mr.. HedgecOck, Democrat voted
with Mr.. Brown, and with equal sarcasm
said he did so because an nj soldier
is to be given one of the places. Inc motion
was tabled by 40 ayes to 81 noes.
CREATING A NEW OFFICE.
The bill by Mr.. Louttit to appoint a state
entomologist and provide ways and means
for preventing the San Jose scale from get
ting on fruit trees, to inspect nursery stock,
etc. was passed after much opposition. Mr..
Huff declared that a Spanish name had
been selected to play on the anti-Spanish
feelings of the members. He said that the
hin is solely in the interest of the man to
be appointed and not in the interest of any
one else. He thought the farmers should
look after such things, and not the State.
Mr.. Cravens, of Washington, said the ques-
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