The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-25

covered by mortgage from taxation; No. II:
Regulating the apportionment of estates OF
Pubic Health-No. IS: For the registra-
raphers.
ROUTINE BUSINESS THE ORDER.
Routine business was the order of the day
in the afternoon Five bills were passed on
third reading and no discussions OF any inn
portance We're introduced. Toward the close
of the session twenty-six bills were intro
duced in about as many minutes The bills
passed by the Senate were:
No. 1874. Senator Nusbaum: Compelling
county commissioners to make known 10 the
county auditor the nature of all business TO
be transacted at all special sessions, before
the auditor shall make an official call tor
Such meeting; that no other business shall
be transacted except that so specified and
that at the end OF such business the meet
Ing must adjourn, the purpose being to pre-
vent a waste of time and money to the
No. g. Senator Osborn: Providing that in
any precinct where there are no freeholders
or householders any legal voter may swear
in vote. The bill is especially designed
to change the present election law so that
one inmate or the Marion Soldiers Home
may swear in the vote of another inmate.
No. II. Senator Shea for Senator Lam
bert: Authorizing the appointment of Il
commissioner Of fisheries and game, specify
ing his powers and making the necessary
appropriation
NO. D.. senator WOOD: concerning the
employment for state account of convicts
in the Michigan City prison, the time when
contracts shall expire and regulating the
salaries of officers and employees. Senator
Wood offered an amendment TO allow the
Prison Board of Control a voice in the dis
charge and engagement of employees with
the purpose of limiting the authority of the
warden. Senator Ball asked to have an
amendment adopted hiking the days work
of convicts at eight hours, but 1t was ex-
planned that circumstances might make it
inadVisable to adhere to this rule and the
amendment was rejected. An amendment
to mark all goods made at the prison as
TO INDICATE that they were prison made was
also killed.
No a. Senator Wood: Authorizing the
trustees of the State Soldiers Home to sell
superluOus tract of land donated by the
city of Lafayette and apply the proceeds
to the Improvement of the home.
SOME NEW BILLS.
New bills introduced were referred as fol-
No pa BY Senator Ball. Providing that
where suburbs have been annexed by city
against it, appeal may be taken from the
action of the City Council to the Circuit
Court; judiciary.
commissioners to employ people to search
out taxable property which is not on the
tax duplicate; finance.
No. 216. Senator Binkley: Providing for
the erection of hospital for the criminal
insane in connection with the Reformatory
at Jeffersonville: reformatories.
No. 217. By Senator Binkley: To compel
cities and towns to keep ali streets and
alleys clean; cities and towns.
No. 2l8 By Senator Binkley: Giving per-
mission to the citizens of Washington,
Wayne county, to change the name of the
place to Greensboro, to conform with the
postoffice and railroad station name; passed
under suspension of the rules.
No 219 BY Senator Binkley: Concerning
proceedings in civil cases; judiciary.
No. go. BY Senator Brooks: Prohibiting
the marriage of divorced persons within two
years; judiciary.
No 221. BY Senator Charles: Regulating
the taxing of dogs; finance.
No. 222. BY Senator Drummond: Providing
for the appointment of special cOnstables
and police judges in certain cases; judiciary.
No. 223. BY Senator Early Payment of
claim for sprnkling in front Of Statehouse;
No 224 BY Senator Early: Claim for
same in front of Deaf and Dumb Asylum;
No. 225. BY Senator Hawkins: Regulating
the. duties of boards of election canvassers;
No 226. By Senator Hugg: Fixing the
salaries of members of the City Council of
indianapolis at $500 year; city of Indianap-
oils.
No. 227. BY Senator Hugg: Prohibiting
county recorders from, filing any mortgages
given by trustee Until he furnishes the
name and address of the beneficiary; judi
ciary.
No 22S BY Senator Johnson of Madison:
Providing for the reorganization of the State
Board of Labor Commissioners and fixing
the compensation of members; judiciary.
No. 229. BY Senator joss: Amending acts
concerning proceedings IN CIVIL cases; judi
ciary.
No. 2S0. BY Senator Joss: Providing a
method of collecting for sewer and street
assessments: judiciary.
No. 231. By Senator JOSS: To prevent all
companies, not organized under the trust or
loan company laws of the State, from Styl-
ing themselves as trust companies or trans
acting such business; judiciary.
No. 232 By Senator Kell: Providing for
the payment, by the State, of the value of
all live stock killed by order of the State
Live Stock Sanitary Commission or the
state veterinarian for the purpose of pre-
venting contagion; judiciary.
No. 233. BY Senator New: Making the
purchaser of goods liable, where the goods
are used in a business for which license is
required and none has been secured; judi
ciary.
No 234 BY Senator New: Providing for
the payment of the claim for paving Wash
ington street in front of the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum claims.
No. 235. BY Senator Nusbaum: Providing
for purity in the manufacture of drugs; pub
lie health.
No. 236. BY Senator O'Connor: Regulating
drainage; swamp lands and drains.
No. 237. BY Senator Shea: Compelling
counties to keep free turnpike roads in re-
pair, and giving right of action against
counties for injuries received by reason of
a road being out of repair; judiciary.
No. 23S. By Senator Shea: Concerning
practice in civil cases. judiciary.
No. 239 BY Senator Wood: Requiring per-
sons and corporations advertising to do
banking business, but not organized under
the banking laws of the State, to make two
reports each year to the state auditor show
ing what their financial condition is; judi
ciary.
prosecuting attorneys of cities to appear in
insane iI1OiCi3rV