The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-05

80 yeas to SO nays. The bill was further
| amended so that whoever accepts anything
SUBSTANTIAL Is subject TO prosecutor ana
| prosecutions may be commenced Wlthln SIX
i years. In the amended form the bill was
| passed to third reading.
CONVICT LABOR BILL
Senator Culbert's convict labor bill was
also set as a special order for the morning,
but was carried over until Tuesday because
| of the absence of so many members.
The House then played for few moments.
Mr.. Krick presented a petition signed by
thirty-six citizens of Decatur, praying that
the second day of February of each year,
commonly called grounding day. shall
be changed to the first Monday after the
| first full moon in the month of March of
each year. Much laughter was created by
the reading of the petition, and this laugh
ter was increased when Speaker Littleton
SOlemnly referred 1t to the grounding COM
mittee. A resolution was then sent up,
signed by Mr.. Eichhorn, Mr.. Brown and Mr..
Artman, calling on the grounding commit
tee to Immediately report as to whether or
not the ground hog saw his shadow, and
how long the cold weather will continue.
Mr.. Downey as chairman of the committee,
which consists of Mr.. Downey and Mr..
Shideler, said the committee desired caucus
action before making a report. He said it
would only report progress at this time. The
committee desires to make its report subject
to the decision of the caucus of both the
majority and minority sides of the House.
as to the best means of locating the hog.
1t was after this bit of pleasantly
that the Democrats seized long poles and
started after the Republican members. 1t
was on Mr.. Grahams bill to amend the law
relating to the burial of INDECENT ex-sodiers
so as to include those of the recent war that
this foOtrace was held. Mr.. Eichhorn sent
of any eX-SOldier, the amendment including
eX-Confederates. Mr.. Willoughby moved to
table the amendment lt and Mr: Eichhorn de-
clared that IL was but recently that a great
Republican, President Mckinley, had de-
clared that the graves of all ought to be
kept green Mr.. He6gecock demanded the
ayes and noes on the motion and Just before
the vote was announced those following it
discovered that ii stood 81 ayes to SO noes.
There was q Scurrying of leaders on the
majority side and five members changed
their votes in rapid succession from aye
to no." so that as the vote was announced
| it stood Sc ayes to 81 noes, and Mr.. Edch-
horns motion was tabled. Mr.. Hedgecock
| then tried to have the word .'eN-Confeder-
ate" inserted but the members of the ma
and the amendment was lost by q motion
TO table by Mr.. Wiloughby. which received
40 ayes to 2 noes. The bill was ordered
| engrossed.
NEW BILLS OFFERED.
! A number of new bills We're presented.
Mr. Louttit sent in one which provides that
Fort Wayne shall have one justice of the
peace, who shall receive salary of 81. OO1
a year and one for the township outside
the city. who shall receive $500 a year. Mr..
Artman sent in the first bill on machine
voting. 1t does not require that the voting
machines shall be adopted. but if they are
adopted the precincts must contain not less
| than 500 voters, except in the case of town
ships where the township lines are 10 mark
/ the precinct limits. He estimates that the
/ cost of elections will not be increased, as il
will reduce the number of voting places by
two-thirds and the cost in proportion.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick sent in bin TO authorize
trustees To levy tax of from ore-sixth 81
I mill TO one mill for free lecture course
This tax is to be levied when a majority
! OF the citizens In township or town petit
/ ton for il. and the lecture course is to be
/ free The bill was prepared by Mr. Dunlap
| OF Franklin Mr.. Kirkpatrick also went
/ after the committee on rights and privileges
/ which reported unfayorably the bill to pre-
/ vent judges and members OF the Legisla-
/ ture accepting passes over railroads. Ths
1 bill was sent back 10 the committee with
/ Instructions TO report IL favorably, and Il
/ has not thus far been heard of again. Mr.
/ kirkpatrick offered a resolution to require
the committee TO report the bill IN accord.
ance with Instructions not later than
/ o'clock Tuesday morning, and the resolution
was adopted
/ long petition from Blackford county
i praying for the passage of the two-cent-fars
! bill was received. Mr.. Clements introduced
! a bill which provides that no man shall bs
1 employed as passenger conductor unless hs
1 shall have served for at least two years
| previously as a conductor on freight trair
/ or as a brakeman on either passenger CT
freight train. The bill fixes tine Of from
SIS to 500 a day for violation Of the law
! The measure is designed 70 prevent fayorit-
/ Ism being shown IN the appointment Of pas
eenger conductors.
/ Mr.. Canada. by request introduced q bill
] 70 pay 10 Colonel Pennington s., 500 because
OF injuries he suffered while IN camp q