The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-24
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Considerable Business Transacted at
Last Nights Meetings.

Considerable Business Transacted at
Last Nights Meetings.
The House committee on county and
township business last evening cleared up
business. Mr.. Lief's bill providing for a de-
duction from the tax valuation of mort
gagged property not to exceed half of its val
ue or over $1,000, will receive two reports
The majority will be to indefinitely postpone
and will be signed by Messrs. Ross. Blank
enship, Huff, Null and Somers. The minor
ity report recommending passage will be
signed by Mr. Titus. The latters bill to
legalize the title to real estate in Boone
county which has become impaired by rea-
son of the fire in 1856, when the records were
destroyed, will also have two reports The
majority will recommend passage and the
minority report against it will be signed
by Mr.. Huff. Mr.. Herrold's bill providing
that assessors shall stamp notes will be fa-
vorably reported. Mr.. Huff's bill to require
county auditors to post notices of the con-
dition of the school funds will be recon-
mended for passage. The bill by Mr.. Baker,
of Whitley, providing that county officers
shall begin their terms on Jan. l and eX-
tending the terms of present officers until
that date, will be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Atkins bill to fix salaries of cOroners
and also his bill amending the dog laws
will be indefinitely postponed. Mr.. Her
rolds bill to list notes and bonds for taxa
ton was indefinitely postponed, and Mr..
Huffs bill providing for the management
of poor farms was referred to Mr.. Null and
Mr.. Huff to digest. Mr.. Sullivan's bill to
require unanimous consent of the county
commissioners TO have an expert account
ant examine books was indefinitely post
s-tv.4 OF
Improvements was rereferred 10 cites ana
towns, and Mr.. Atkins bill regulating as
SCISSORS was indefinitely postponed. Mar.
JameS's bill for the appointment of a state
accountants commission was indefinitely
postponed. The bill by Mr.. Cravens. of
Brown, to permit a taxation exemption OF
$500 on mortgaged property was referred 10
the attorney general. Mr.. Cant S Dill re-
garding duties of township officers was re-
ferred to cities and towns.
The committee on labor from the House
and Senate decided to favorably report the
bill for inspection Of factories ana the gem
eral labor bill The committee VIII recon-
mend that one additional deputy be allowed
at a salary of $1,000 a year, and stenog-
rapher, to receive $500. The bills will be re-
ported in both branches to-day. The com
nittee on benevolent institutions heard SUI
perintendent Wilson of the Blind Asylum
who desires 81, 500 for repairs. The commit
tee will recommend to the ways ana means
committee that the appropriation for this
institution be the same as those OF TWO
years ago or $27 600 for the maintenance
fund 81 800 for the industrial fund, $500 for
the repair fund and $500 for the library Mr..
Kirkpatrick's bill to regulate the importa-
ton of dependent children and Mr.. VIII
liams's bill to establish county boards of
charities will be favorably reported. At the
next meeting of the committee the insane
hospitals will be taken up.
The judiciary committee will report favor
ably on the bill to use two rooms in the
basement lof the Statehouse for the clerk OF
the Supreme Court. Mr.. Bonhams bill,
which provides statute of limitations on
loans from the school fund of twenty years,
will be favorably reported. Tonight the
committee will act on the Torrens land law,
on the woman's rights question and on the
Newton county seat bill.
The committee on rights and privileges
Y. Sweeney appeared for the bin in which
he is interested
The committee on agriculture will report
adversely on Mr. Caraway's bill regarding
the pasturing of stock along public high