The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-21

was not, but that the bill forbid the using
or patent medicines in any prescription by
other than a licensed pharmacist An
amendment to specifically allow such gro
ceries to sell patent medicines in unbroken
packages was passed. Senator Horner then
returned 10 the hght and made last deS-
perate effort to kill the bill by amending
1t so as to strike out the enacting clause.
The amendment was lost by an almost
unanimous vote.
A LABOR PETITION.
Senator Purcell submitted a petition from
the Vincennes Federation OF Labor asking
that the following matters be made the
subject of legislation: Curtailing the powers
of township trustees; allowing cities to levy
a tax for the purpose of buying water and
lighting plants; electing the county school
superintendent by a vote of the people, MAX
ing the deputy factory inspector a truant
officer; exempting all homes from taxation
to the extent of any mortgage against them,
up to $500; fixing regular 2-cent railroad
fare and restricting the use of railroad
passes to actual employees of railroads. 1t
was referred 60 the committee on labor.
Senator Hogate offered a petition from
about 500 citizens of thirty counties of the
State, asking that the State Board of Edu-
cation be reorganzed so as to contain no eX
ofhcio members. 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on education.
Senator Lambert explained that his resolu-
ton of Thursday was intended to ada TWO
members to the committee on enrolled DIS
and not to hire two new enrolling clerks.
Joint resolution No. 2, to inquire into the
values of certain lands owned by the state
and situated within the city limits OF IN
dianapois, was concurred IN -
The next lively discussion came up with
the second reading OF Dill NO - by senator
Goodwine. The first contention was MADE
against it by Senator Patton, who held that
it was unjust to compel corporations 10
build separate graded hlgh school Tor suGh
pupils as were sufficiently advanced to be
entitled to admission. Senator Goodwine re-
sponded that such was not the purpose OF
the bill. except as matter of discretion on
the part of the trustees, but that the
trustees of townships We're compelled either
to build such schools in their townships or
unite with the trustee of another township
in the building and maintenance of such a
school. or as a last resort, to pay for the
tuition of such pupils as We're eligible and
were sent to high schools in other town
ships. Senator Patton held that it was UNI
wise to NEEDLE in the school question as
contemplated in the BILL as. in his opinion,
the people of the different towns were better
able to handle the question for themselves
than the Legislature. After considerable
discussion and explanation, without either
agreed to make the bill special order of
business for Tuesday morning.
Senator Brooks's bill, specifying the man
ner of laying sidewalks in cities and towns,
and the method of enforcing payment for
them. was virtually killed after a long
wrangle over the different points. Most of
the senators felt that 1t was a measure
which would prove to be advantageous to
any town If ii could be made to comply
with statutes governing SucH tiHpIONFulCHt9
in the larger cities, as 1t virtually made 1t
possible to have small portions of sidewalks
laid under the same advantageous terms as
obtained in large contracts, and enforced
the payment of the bills within thirty days
from the completion of the work. Several
amendments were offered by senator's who
wanted their own cities to reap the benefit
of it, but as each amendment was killed,
it was finally decided to follow the dog-in-
the-manger policy and the enacting clause
was stricken out, killing th the bill. ,,,. =.
When Senator BurnS's bill, providing for
the exaction of a bond from all contractors
and subcontractors on all public works, for
the payment of wages and all other oblga-
tionS incurred in the performance of the
work came uD Yesterday afternoon, it was
found that it had been read and reported on
by committee without having an enacting
clause to It, Tt was slightly amended and
ordered engrossed. The Senate then adj
journed until this morning.
PAY OF TRIAL JUDGES.
The consideration of the report on bill No.
80, fixing the pay of trial judges in cases
b where changes Of venue have been taken,
brought on a sharp discussion in the Senate
in the morning. Senator Stilwen, in ex-
planning the views of his constituents said
that the criminal business of a court is reg
ulated by the population of county, just
as the amount of civil litigation is regulated
by the amount Of taxable property in
county. In this way, said he. there are many
judges in the State who have practically
nothing to do. while IN other counties the
judges are compelled TO work night and
day and still find the dockets overloaded In
spite of this difference in volume of bust
ness the pay of all judges is fixed at 81 500
changes of venue are taken from the small