The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-14

| lating to proceedings in civil cases and Sen
ator Stillwelis anti-prize fighting bill be in-
definitely postponed; that Senator Shea 8
bill for the protection of pheasants be passed,
and as the committee could not concur in
the House amendments to Senator EarIy,s
OH 70 legalize the acts Of notaries public
whose commissions had expired, that the
| president appoint committee to confer with
one from the House. The committee on
| prisons recommended the passage Of Senator
| Culberts bill for the employment of con-
viets in the Michigan City prison
The federal relations committee asked that
| Senator Osborns bin TO govern elections
be referred to the elections committee and
recommended the passage of the bill accept
ing the FEDERAL grant Of jurisdiction over
the lands occupied by the Marion Soldiers
rome. Inc insurance committee recon-
| mended the passage of Senator Earlys in
surance BILL
Senator Johnson's bill. defining the powers
Of cities and towns i'm making improvements.
was recommended for passage by the CONF
mttee on cities and towns, as was the bill
by Senator Brooks setting forth the mode
OF laying sidewalks in towns and the
method of enforcing payment for them. Sem
ator Johnson's bill, regulating legal adver-
Judiciary committee.
Senator Wood offered a resolution OF
thanks TO Captain II. c: Taylor and his
with which they had carried the name of
the State through the Spanish war and for
the priceless gifts they had sent to the State
in commemoration of the part taken by the
states namesake IN the battles of the war.
1t was unanimously adopted.
Senator Joss moved The adoption of res
olution offered by nim to fix the time tor
making nomina-'ons for Unned States sena-
tor at Tuesday Jan. II, at 1880 a. m. This
was objected to by several senator's on the
ground that the federal law fixes the time
at noon on wednesday. Senator Joss dis
puteu the existence OF such law ana eX-
planned that the Jaw in question referred
only TO the time Il elecuag a senator and
not the time If nominating candidates. HS
explained that It was a weil-ss1led matter
of precedent ana was not GOV erned by any
law and he again moved the adoption of the
mo n
Senator Drummond then started after in
formation concerning the gavel presented
TO the Senate by ex-senator Watson, and
offered resolution providing for the APP
pOintmert of a committee of one Democrat
and one Republican to wait on Senator Wat
son and ascertain the truth of the state-
ment that there was a string to the eavel
by which 1t was to be returned to Senator
Wood at the end of the present session."
lie said that his firm conviction was that
too many historical associations clustered
around the gavel to admit of its leaving the
| possession of the Senate without question,
ana uhder pressure or a point or order the
president said it should be referred to the
committee on foreign or other strained re-
lations. He named as members of the spe-
cial committee Senators Drummond and
Hawkins.
Senator Hubbel introduced a woman's
suffrage measure in joint resolution No. 2
providing that in all elections not other
wise provided for, all citizens, without dis
tinction, who have lived in the State one
year, in the ward sixty days. and in the
precinct thirty days, shall be allowed to
! vote. II was referred to the committee on
revision of the constitution.
Senator Gochenour offered concurrent res
olution No. 2 requesting Senators Turpie
and Fairbanks to us their influence to Sc
cure the ratification of the pending treaty
of peace with Spain. 1t was decided to make
its consideration a special order of business
for Tuesday at 2 o'clock.
AS it was decided to take up for passage
several bills which have been reported on
by committees, Senator Hawkins moved
that printed copies of the bills be placed
on the desks of the different senator's. to
comply with the law providing that they
before being taken up for final passage. 1t
was ordered done.
The president then named Senators Brooks
and Early as members Of the conference
committee to act with members from the
House on amended bills.
At IL o'clock recess was taken to allow
the senator's to witness the presentation
ceremonies in the rotunda, and Immediately
after reassembling it was moved to adjourn
until 10 O'Clock Monday. Many of the SEN
ators living in remote localities wanted the
time set for o'clock Monday afternoon, but
Senator Gilbert claimed that there were
several who were serving on committee who
could not do any of their work except in the
afternoon. and insisted that the morning
was the proper time to assemble. 1t was
finally put to a vote and the original mo-
ton was carried.
fering bills yesterday. Among them was
Senator Gochenour, who had a bill provid-
ing for the licensing of all dealers in cigar
cites.
1t was learned yesterday that the commit
tee having in charge the bill recognizing
the Board Of Education will report favora-
bly, on it, and that Senator Horner, the
chairman of the committee, wished to get
it before the Senate yesterday. but was
prevented from doing so. 1t has been stated
to the committee that there is a. strong ele-
ment in the State against the bill, and that
when it comes up for passage it will be
fought by a strong lobby. 1t was therefore
desired to have it disposed of at the ear
| Hest possible time, and if possible it will be
taken up on the report OF the committee
Monday,