The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22
THE TOWNSHIP BILL.
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passage to-day. Senator O'Connor stated
tnat the BIZ was meant to meet an emer-
gency IN White county and while its appli-
cation would effect Irvington, as it stood at
present, 1t would be changed so as not to
do so.
resolution was indorsed at the beginning
OF the afternoon session extending the hos
pltality of the chamber to the Mexican War
veterans Association during its meeting to-
day.
On motion of Senator Gilbert the Senate
eoncurred IN the House amendments to the
Senate bill for the protection of fish by pre-
venting the pollution of streams.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
New bills We're introduced and referred as
follows:
No. 456. BY Senate Burns: Allowing
suburban railways to use the city tracks of
old companies, under the same plan as sug-
this city; corporations.
No. 457. BY Senator Goodwine: Permit
ting the state superintendent OF public in
struction to countersign life, licenses Of
teachers from other States and make them
good in this State. Passed under a suspen-
No. ass. BY Senator Keeney: Providing
for the sale of land taken under foreclosure
by the. school fund trustees by appraise-
No. 459. BY Senator Binkley: Providing
Tor the licensing of teachers in public
or other special branches without compell-
ing them to pass the complete examination
exacted from regular teachers; education.
No. 460. BY Senator Patten: To change
the name of Saltilloville, Washington coun-
ty, to Saltillo; cities and towns.
THE BILLS KILLED.
The following bills were killed on a vote
for passages:
No, 101. Requiring all officers of building
ana loan associations to furnish vouchers
Tor all money paid out by them.
No. 10. Regulating the division of the
congressional township school funds and
Gated within two or more counties. Senators
Osborne and Hawkins stated emphatically
that the fund which it was sought to divide
was created by the federal government,
and that any act passed by the Legislature
relative to it would be unconstitutional. On
motion of Senator Hawkins the enacting
clause was stricken out and the bill killed.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendments to four bills, as follows:
Fish commissioner Sweeney's bill to pro-
tect hsh by preventing the pollution Of
streams; Senator Brooks's bill for the con-
solidation of the Bedford libraries; senator
Patterns bill to allow field inspection of
commercial fertilizers. and Senator Agnew's
Dill prescribing the manner in which nomi-
nations to office shall be made.
INDIANAPOLIS SCHOOL BILL
Senator News bill for a reorganization of
the Indianapolis School Board, which came
up for passage yesterday morning under a
special order, was allowed to pass with no
opposition whatever. Senator New briefly
explained the purposes of the bill, saying
that it affected no other city but Indian
apclis, and that it was perfectly satisfac-
tory to the people of this city. The pro-
visions of the bill have been explained at
length in the Journal.
Senator Hogate was allowed to call up
senate Dill No. $50, allowing railroad COM
panieS to maintain relief associations, and
Senator LEIGH was given permission to call
up No. 50 for engrossment. Senator Charles
called up NO. 353, requiring all assessment
insurance nOTnnDn III tn I n - tho yTnRdG
this is an assessment policy" across the
face of all policies issued. Senator Nusbaum
bill, and Senator Johnson, of Jay, advanced
his own bill to govern the construction of
sewers in cities and towns.
quite a number of divided reports were
made by the judiciary committee. One of
them was on the Newton county seat dis
pute. Both, factions of the committee rec
which provides that in event that the peo-
PIE OF the county are unable to agree on a
erect a courthouse at Kentland, the present
county seat. A majority of the commit
tee recommended that the bill be altered so
as to permit 80 per cent. of the voters of
the county to decide the location of the
courthouse instead of requiring 50 per cent.
as provided by the bill.
Another divided report came in on the
bill to compel a l~itigant, when he denies
the genuineness of a note claimed to have
been executed by him, to sign an affidavit
IN support or his statement in order that
q genuine signature of his may be in evil
dence for comparison with the disputed sig
nature on the note. The minority report,
recommending the passage of the bill, was
adopted.
Senator OWNS resolution requiring the
appointment of a nonpartisan committee to
investigate the state prison and the Re-
formatory, was reported unfavorably by a
majority of the committee on benevolent in
stitutions, Senators Gwin and Kell sending
in a favorable minority report. Quite a
wrangle was pI ecipitated by the Democrats,
who charged that the Republicans were
but after a small fight over the technicality
OF a motion the majority report was adopted
by a party vote.
House bill No. 50: Authorizing the sale
Of donated lands belonging to the State Sol
diers' Home. was reported favorably by the
committee on military affairs and on motion
of Senate Gochenour was passed under a
suspension of the rules.
Senator Hogate asked to have the rules
suspended in order that House bill No. 515,
requiring the management of all state in
situations to make reports to the state audi
tor of all earnings of the Institution, might
be passed and 1t was done. After some dis
cussion on Factory Inspector McAbee'S bill
regulating fire escapes, during which oppo-
sition was made to 1t by several senators
from the small towns, the favorable minor
ity report was adopted.
The subject of legalizing the acts Of
Shirley City, Allen county, brought out
quite a division of opinion among the sena-
tors. Some of them maintained that the bill
was only designed to make possible the col
lection of illegal tax assessments by trying
to get the Legislature to do the work which
the courts had refused to do. Senator'S Ryan
and Kell, both from Allen county, advocated
the legalizing of the town for the reason
that 1t would give the courts of Allen county
relief from the endless suits which follow
every attempt of the trustees of Shirley
City to pass an ordinance.
Senator Brooks said he was in favor of
legalizing the acts Of any town which
wanted to be legalized and a standing vote
showed that thirty senators shared his
views. During the argument preceding the
vote it developed that Shirley City has a