The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-11
The Speaker Gave the Benefit of a
Parliamentary Ruling to the
Opponents of 1t.
ADJOURNMENT TILL MONDAY
OsBORN's SUBURBAN sTREET-RAIL-
ROAD MEASURE PASSED.
EmbaImers' Bill Observation-Disclosures in
Senate Governor Signs Prison
Contract Bill.

final funeral rites over the first of the re-
form bills. The minority report on the bill
to indefinitely postpone was concurred in
the day before, but Mr.. Caraway changed
his vote before the result was announced IN
order to move reconsideration, and the
bill was only in a trance, so to speak. Ihe
bill which was buried was that introduced
by Senator New and provided for uniform
system of bookkeeping among county ana
township officers The rules require that
motion to reconsider shall be made on the
day or the day after the vote which 1t is
desired to reconsider has been taken, ana
consequently the motion to reconsider had
to be made yesterday. Late in the afternoon
Mr. Caraway was recognized and sent up
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
minority report on the bill was concurred
in, and he requested that the motion be
placed on record so that it could be called
up later. Mr.. Reser at once moved to table
the motion, and Mr.. Roose raised the point
Of order that the bill was not before the
House. He held that the motor to recon-
slider was merely sent up to go on the record
in order to comply with the rules and that
this motion did not bring the bill before the
House. According to his reasoning the mo-
ton to table was out of order. Speaker Lit
Teton did not agree with him and he ruled
that the motion to table was in order as
tending to call the bill before the House.
This, he said was in order at any time after
a motion to reconsider had been made.
Mr. Huff was on his feet at once and
raised the point that the motion to table was
out of order, in that the House was under
the order of second reading OF bills, and
that a bill could not be called up on mo-
ton to reconsider without unanimous con-
sent He believed that the motion to can
up a bill could only be made in the regular
order and as consent had been given for
Mr.. Caraway to make his motion for the
purpose OF having it go on record the mo-
ton to table was out of order. Speaker Lit
Teton held that this point was not well
taken, as motion to table was in order at
all times. and he again held that the mo-
ton to table properly called the bill itself
before the House. He ordered the roll called
and the ayes and noes were demanded.
large number of members were absent and
the motion to table carried by 46 ayes to q
noes. This prevents the bill from being
called up again before the House. The Off
cial roll call is subioined although those
keeping the roll understood Burkhart to
change his vote to AYE and understood
Whitcomb, of Vigo, to vote mo"
VOTE THAT BURIED IT.
The official vote is:
Ayes-Aikin, Brown Clark, Galley, Glenn
ents. Cravens of Washington, Cravens of
Monroe, Cotner, Cunningham Dilley,
Hall, Huering, Holcomb. I1edgecock,
Herod, James, Kerwood, Knots, krick,
Left Marshall, Messick, Miller, Mccarthy
Madden, May, Morrison, Null, Murphy of
White, Myler, Osborn, Reser, Roberts,
Roots. schrader, Strong, schaal, Shirley,
Noes1Artman BARLOW RIankenship Rom
ham, Burkhart, Canada Caraway. Compton,
Hayes, Hays. Huff, King, Kirkpatrick Law
gomery, Scott of Lawrence, Shideler, SOM
ers, Stevens, Whitcomb of Marion and Lit
Teton.
Absent-Baker of Whitley, Baker of Mar
tin, Beardsley, Burrier Claycomb, Durham,
Fuller, F'urness Feist. Giants, Glossbrenner,
Herrold, LAIR, Louttit, McGary, Murphy of
Marion, Marsh Noel, owen O'Bannon,
Powers, Patterson. Reece Rifenburg. Ross,
Titus. Xogel Whitcomb of Vigo, Williams
and Willoughby
The special orders for the afternoon were
bills relating to drains and bitches. Mr..
Browns bill on the subject was declared by
Mr.. Whitcomb to be one of the best he ever
saw, in that it codifes all the laws on the
subject. He, however had a long amend
ment to offer and the bill was referred to
Mr.. WhitcOmb and Mr.. Brown to consider
the amendment and report on Monday. Mr..
Knottss bill to provide for the formation of
drainage districts for the Strengthening of
the Kankakee river and the draining of the
marshes along it was called Up and Mr..
Knots offered many amendments which
were adopted. Mr.. Eichhorn amended it in
one or two places, and then said that he de-
sired to amend it further, but had not had
time to prepare the amendments. He an
nOunced that he would not pledge himself
70 support the bill on the third reading Mr..
hnOitS SAID that he desired the members tC
help him get a bill that would fully follow
out the plan desired by the people of that
valley and he asked that it go over until
Monday so that he and Mr.. Echhorn could
Set together on it. This was done and the
bill was set for Monday afternoon.
STATE SCHOOL EXPENSES
Mr. Canada's bill to require itemized
statements from the state schools as to the
funds appropriated by the State, called up
the state and nonstate school questions to
limited extent it so happened that the
amended section included the prescribed
levy to be made for these institutions and
Mr. Wise sent up an amendment that the
levy be changed from one-sixth Of a mill to
one-eighth of mill. Mr. Scott. of Mont
gomery, favored the amendment and
thought that the increased valuation of
property would keep the income up. Mr..
Canada said that he offered the bill in good
faith, and that his intention was to have
statements filed only. He urged that the
amendment be defeated and a motion to
table IL carried by IS ayes to Il noes The
bill was amended so as to require receipts
10 be filed for all state money expended.
Mr.. Hedgecock's bill to require all firms
or persons to keep a record OF all sales of
poisonous medicines. drugs or other COM
binauOnS of drugs met with an untimely
fate in which the members stood together
almost as one man. The bill required this
record to show the name of the person pur-
chasing the drug, the date of sale, kind and
amount sold, and the particular purpose for
which Ii was to be used. This record was
also to be open TO public inspection at all
times. Mr.. Eichhorn offered a few amend
ments. which were adopted, and then Mr..
Marshall rose and in brief speech said
there was no way by which such a law
could be enforced. He might favor such
bill If the record was to be open 10 officers
of the law only, but under the circum-
stances he moved 10 strike out the enact
ing clause. Mr. Hedgecock tried TO stem the
tide, but when the question was called for
Mr.. Marshall's motion was carried by
stentorian AYE" and the bill was dead
Mr.. Caraway's printing bill was so
amended. on motion OF Mr.. EichhOrn, as 10
strike out all that portion which authorized
the printing of the Documentary Journal,
and in the amended form was ordered en-
crossed. Another amendment. which pre-
vents the printing of this journal In the
future, was adopted
Mr.. Reser's bill authorizing two sets Of
election officials, one TO receive votes and
the Qfbar n pOlnt Them WAS ordered en-