The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-11
THE SENATE BILLS.
Change of Venue and Terms of COun-
ty Officers.

ty Officers.
Within eighteen minutes yesterday morn
ing the Senate convened, invoked divine
blessing, passed upon twelve bills and two
resolutions and adjourned until this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. The quiet, steady grind
of business which has been the feature of
the present session was continued yesterday
and nothing but the monotonous call of the
roll and the announcement of bills was
heard at any time.
Senator Hogate offered a resolution au-
thorizng the printing of 1000 copies of the
Governors message, 1000 of them to be in
German and the rest in English. 1t was
adopted, as was the joint resolution offered
by Senator Purcell providing for the amend
ment of the Constitution so as to make the
terms of all county officers four years, and
making all of them ineligible for reelection
until after eight years from the expiration
of their terms of office.
Senator Stiwel S bill was the longest and
most complicated It is designed as a pro-
lection for the smaller counties and pro-
vides that in all court cases, either civil or
criminal, where a change of venue has been
taken to another circuit or judicial district,
and the district contains $25 5,000O 900 of tay a
bles or $1,000 inhabitants the county from
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pay the trial Judge $40 a day during the
time required to dispose of the ease. Such
expenses shall re audit cd and allowed Ey
the court to which such cases have been
changed, and the court shall certify such
allowances to the auditor Of the county from
which the case is taken. III any county in
which there are two or more courts either
circuit, superior or criminal, the total taxa
bles and population sLall be divided hy the
number of judges, and each judge shall oe
deemed to represent but Il fractional part
of the county, according to the number of
judges
Senator Brooks offered bill providing
that a court in term or a judge in vacation
shall change the venue of any civil action
upon the application Of either party, made
upon affidavit, and showing sufficient cause
and defining causes for changes.
Senator Hogate's second bill was one ex-
tending the terms of the judges of the APP
pellate Court to six years from March l.
1897, and at the end of that period all the
business remaining unfinished in the Appel
late Court shall be turned over to the Su-
preme Court. 1t further provides that new
judges shall be elected at the next general
election on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. 1902. and in case the
life of the court is further extended new
judges shall be elected every four years
Senator Brooks submitted a second bill
for the better government and control OF
the oiileTtIlt insane nOSpltdiS ana lIle 1nstl-
tuition for the Education of the Blind. 1t
provides that persons appointed to the differ
ent boards of trustees of such institutions
shall receive $500 a year and travelling ex-
penses. to be paid quarterly.
Senator Winhelds bill provides for the
abolition of all existing metropolitan police
boards together with the Office of city mar
shall in cities of from 10000 to 5000 inhabi-
tants. Under the new bill all cities of from
10000 population upwards are to come under
the provisions of the new police regulations
which are substantially the same as the old
ones. the purpose OF The bill being simply
to make the regulations applicable to small
er cities, not now aciuded In the rornler act
senator Purcell presented a bill authoriz-
ing townships and counties to construct and
repair or aid in the construction and repair
of bridges over streams which form the