The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-27
DAY In THE HOUSE.
Most of the Time Devoted to Bills on
Third Reading.

The House yesterday devoted the entire
day to the consideration of bills on third
reading. Among those passed was the State
Board of Health bill, the State Board of
Charities bill and a bin by Mr.. Artman
providing a unique method of collecting
Judgments against railroad companies. The
English sparrow bill was defeated, as were
three or four others.
AS soon as the House met in the after
noon the special committee appointed to
draw up a proper title to Mr. Burrier's bill,
providing for township subsidy for rail-
roads, which was passed the other day,
announced that legal title could not be
framed as the bill is drawn. The bill, there
fore, stands as it is, and Mr.. Eurrier will
frame another one to which a proper title
can be placed
Tdr Hayess bill TO take the appointment
of members of police commissions, in towns
of from 1000 to $1,000 Inhabitants out OF
the hands of the Governor and place it in
the hands of the mayors. met the fate
which the Republican caucus decreed that
it should, but there were four Republicans
who refused to abide by the caucus orders
Mr. Hayes made a plea for the bill, and
asked that home rule be given to these
cities, and further debate was prevented by
a demand for the previous question. The
Democrats voted solidly for the bill, and all
of the Republicans present voted against
it except Hayes Knotts Reece and Roose,
who voted for it, Mr. Eichhorn, before the
vote was announced asked that the vote
be verified as he found he had been Of
fically recorded as voting on sides
which he never intended voting previous
roll calls. The roll call as officially taken
was read, and instantly members were on
their feet in all parts of the hall saying
they were recorded wrong and demanding
corrections. Mr.. Shideler, chairman of the
Republican caucus, was recorded as voting
with the Democrats, and with him We're
other Republicans who had voted against
the bill. There were many Democrats re-
corded as voting against the bill, and for
fifteen minutes there was an untangling OF
the roll call as officially taken. There were
nearly twenty errors in it, but they were
all finally rectifed and the vote was an
nounced as 40 ayes and 50 noes. Those abb
sent were Beardsley, cravens of Monroe,
Durham and LAIR. Speaker Litteton took
advantage of the opportunity to lecture the
members on not answering either promptly
or loudly to their names on roll call. and
said he frequently could not tell whether
members had voted or not.
Mr.. Herod's bill to require disbursing Of
ficers of building and loan associations to
make monthly reports under oath of the
amount of money paid out and providing
a penalty of $500 for a violation of the act,
was passed without discussion by a vote
of 81 ayes to l no. Mr.. Artmans bill to
amend Section 5016 of the road laws by
striking out the word section was passed
without discussion by IS ayes to / no.
BOARD OF HEALTH BILL PASSED.
The bill to enlarge the powers of the
State Board of Health, which was drawn
up by the State Board and introduced by
Mr.. Noel, was passed without any discus
sion whatever by vote of Sc ayes to IS
noes. 1t gives the State Board greater pow
ers to enforce rules or regulations, and pro-
vides for better collection of statistics.
Those voting against the bill were Barlow,
BaAkenship, Burrier Burkhart, Canada.
Galley. Cravens of Washington, Hays of
Green, Herod, Herrold, Madden, May, Ny
Ter. Stevens. Sullivan, Titus, Vogel and
Wise
Mr.. Louttits bill to pay bounty for Eng
lish sparrow heads was lost after some dis
cussiOn Mr. Stevens objected TO 1t because
he is a friend of birds, and he was satisfied
that to put bounty on sparrow heads
would result in the killing of many birds
of other kinds. Mr. DoutJtt said the design
of the bill is to protect the other birds from
the sparrOWs. W. IN drive them out, Kill
their young an break their eggs MIR.
Scott Of Montgomery. said he was opposed
TO killing birds on general principles, and in
addition TO that he thought ii was beneath
the dignity of the House for the members
to come here nd legiSlate on such subjects
Mr.. HUFF remarked that TO turn all the
small boys of the State loose with guns and
sings TO Kill sparrows will result in the
cities and towns of about one person killed
for every hundred lsparrows killed He was
inclined to the belief that this bill was
framed for the benefit of accident insurance
companies Mr.. Osborn opposed to it,
as was Mr.. Barlow, who shut off the debate
and the bill was killed by IS noes to Is
ayes.
. The bill introduced by Mr.. Cravens of
Monroe authorizing the guardian OF per-
son who has been declared of unsound mind
To bring suit for divorce on behalf OF his
ward renewed the discussion held at the
time Il was up for second reading. Mr. Will
loughby led the fight against the bill, and
in the many speeches made on II 1t was
claimed that II would add another ground
for divorce to the already too many existing
in the State. 1t was also claimed that II
opened the door to collision in the event
property interests were at stake. and the
bin was defeated by II ayes 10 - noes
The bill TO appropriate S2.2o3.29 for the
Chickamauga Park commission was also de-
feated The House considered that the con-
tractor should not be paid FOR any losses by
reason of the occupation of the park by
United States troops, nor did II care for an
illustrated report OF the work of the COM
Continued on sixth Pngel