The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-21

assessments or dues collected from its
members Payment of death DEMENT'S shall
pc TO the families, heirs. blood relatives,
1lanced husband or affianced wife OF, or
persons dependent upon the member. Such
dsSoclauonS shall be governed by this act
ana snail be exemp from the provisions of
the insurance laws of this State, and no
law hereafter passed shall apply to them
unless they be expressly designated therein.
any such fraternal beneficiary association
may create, maintain. disburse and apply
z reserve or emergency fund in accordance
WIFI IT'S constitution or bylaws. Such asso-
clatlons snail not employ paid agents in
solcltlng or procuring members, except in
the o~rganlzation or building up of subordin-
dle Dodles or granting members induce
menus 70 procure new members. ANY such
association, whether organized under the
laws or this State or any other State, Ter
rItOry or province, refusing or neglecting TO
make the report, as provided in this act,
shaII pc excluded from doing business with
The auditor of state may personally, or
by some person designated by him., examine
into the condition, affairs, character and
business methods, accounts, books and in
VeStmehtS or such association at its home
of1ce, which examination shall be at the
expense OF such association, but such ex-
pense shall not exceed SO per diem in addi-
ton TO the reasonable travelling expenses of
the person making such examine ton"
As soon as the vote was announced SEN
ator Snea moved to reconsider the vote by
49," - AA5 ADA Sl4GGLI iii jill
was killed Saturday and the motion was
held over until this morning by consent.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
The following House bills were passed on
third reading:
No. 240: Requiring that all telephone com
panieS shall elect not less than three direc-
tors from among their stockholders.
No. ZIG. Legalizing the Incorporation Of
Castleton. Marion county.
No. Ais. Specifying the method of elect
inc nnIlnfU NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. nv fnunGhin
trustees.
No. 81. To compel county auditors to post
a bulletin in the courthouse each month
specifying how much unloaned money there
was on hand each month.
No. 1873. Legalizing the acts of the trus-
tees of Waynetown, Montgomery county.
No. A. Providing for the creation of a
state board of pharmacy. Senator Winfield
made his usual objection to the bill on the
same lines as he advanced during the consid-
Grafton of both the Senate and House bills
In their early stages. No new arguments
were advanced on either side at any stage
of the debate, and the bill was passed by
stitutiOnal limit of twenty-siX voters.
No. 119. Regulating the opening, vacating
and change of highways which form the
boundary lines of town corporations.
No. 1877. Legalizing the acts of the trus-
tees of Warren, Huntington county.
No. 50. Providing that county commission
erS shall submit to the vote of the people,,
ON petition of fifty freeholders. the question
of building or changing free gravel ROADS
which extend into cities.
No. 437. Authorizing county commits
sioners to offer and pay rewards up to %OO
for the arrest of murderers or lynchers.
No. 80. Legalizing the acts of the trus-
tees of Markle, Huntington county.
No. $50. Providing that when a public ofti--
Ger is convicted of a felony his office shall
be declared vacated and filled by appoint
ment for the u%nexpired term, the removal
from office not. taking effect during the
tendency of an appeal to the higher courts,
No. 154. Regulating the ADMINISTRATION Of
county poor asylums and providing for an
increase in the amount of the bond to be
eXacted from the superintendent, from 5000
to 5000 at the. discretion of the County
Commissioners.
No. 146. Providing that when county
treasurers have an unexpended balance on
Eand from the gravel road funds they shall
turn 1t back TO the cities or towns from
which it was derived.
No. q. To prevent fraud in patent rights
by prohibiting the sale, barter or license TO
manufacture under any patent right with
before the county clerk. .
No. 1874. Exempting from execution all
benefits. claims and interests Of wives, chill
dren and dependents of members of Masonic
or other charitable societies.
No. 1853. Prohibiting any but regularly or
ganized trust companies from using the
word trust" as a part of it's firm or cor
No. 76. Allowing County Commissioner
to purchase property on which 1t is desired
to erect county buildings. The bill was
drafted in the interests of the commission
ers of Wabash county who, with the Me-
mortal Hall Association, desire to secure
possession Of the property of Abraham
Hess, which interveneS between the court
house and the Memorial Hall; Practically
the only opposition to the bill came from
Senator's Drummond and Gill. who held that
it was unjust to extend the right OF eminent
domain to the point of lowin three men
to condemn private property for any pur-
pose. Senator Minor made an unsuccessful
attempt to nave the provision inserted that
the provisions of the act should not apply
to private residences.
HOUSE BILLS KILLED.
The following House bills were killed on
third reading:
No. 1863. Providing that no street improve
ments ordered by town trustees shall be
made for thirty days after the order by the
trustees. in order that the people may pass
upon the advisability of making the i'm
No. 100. Providing that where a husband
sells real estate without the consent of his
wife. the rights Of the latter become abso-
lutte to a one-third interest in the property
sold.
Four new bills were introduced and re-
ferred as follows:
No. 452. By Senator Hawkins: Allowing
the property owners on any street which 1t
is designed to improve, to have their petit
ton considered, regarding their choice of
materials to be used in paving. The bill was
drawn to meet an emergency in the paving
of North Delaware street and is backed by
about twenty prominent citizens of Indian
apolis, including General Harrison; re-
ferred to committee on affairs of city Of
Indianapolis.
No. 453. BY Senator Ball: Providing a
system of drilling gas wells. by which the
waste may be controlled. It provides that
no person shall attempt to drill a we'll with
out first notifying the state gas inspector
of his intention; natural gas.
No. asa. By Senator Johnson. of Madison:
Providing for an increase in the salaries of
the Supreme Court judges to $500 and for
a docket fee of $5 for both the supreme
and Appellate Courts; fees and salaries,
No. ass. BY Senator Ryan: To allow sub
urban street-railway companies to use the
tracks Of the Consolidated Street-railway
Company of Fort Wayne in entering the
city. on the payment of an amount to be
agreed upon In the same manner as outlined
in the bill to allow the Broad Ripple Com
pany to use the, Illinois-street tracks in
this city. The bill is in the interest of a
projected electric road from Angola to Fort
Wayne, and the bill was reported faVorably
by the committee on railroads Immediately
after being read.
It Is announced that a bill has been pre-
pared and will be introduced into the Sem
ate. authorizing the publication by the adj
jutant general Of a history and manual of
the Indiana troops who took part in the
Spanish war.
THE GOVERNORS VETO.
Lake County Judicial and the Water
n works Bills.