The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-01

nave priority over all other liens. rights or
claims except those for state taxes. And
the lien hereby created shall not be Invested.
by any proceeding, Judgment. decree or
he held that, under this provision. any
mortgage against any property affected by
ton 90 provides that If the owners of any
property situated In the way Of the pro-
po9ed Improvement refuse to remove any
building or structure within five days the
city or Hammond may remove IL at the eX-
pense OF the owners. This, he said. would
bring big business blocks. railway bridges,
aqueducts or any other structures within
the power of the Hammond push" He
characterized it as a fight against the rail-
roads; without which the city of Hammond
would now be an abiding place for Jack
snipe." After several other senators had
spoken for and against the bill Senator
Agnew closed the debate by stating that,
while tomorrow he might have to ask the
senators to vote against the bill, he now
believed the bill to have been drafted with
an honest purpose, and that a representa-
tive. citizen of Hammond was in the city
ready to take the action of the Senate back
10 Hammond and submit 1T to the people
and telegraph the result of their considera-
ton of it last night. He asked that the
minority report be adopted. but this was
not done, and the bill was made a special
order Of business for this afternoon at A
House bill No. $50, which was also set
down as a special order of business for yes
terday morning, was then taken up, and, on
on Its passage under a suspension OF the
rules. The bill allows Kosciusko county to
give financial aid to the establishment of a
college at Winona lake.
Senator Drummond. who said he had been
gerrymandered into representing Kosciusko
county, spoke against the bill on general
principles. He said 1t was intended 10 bene-
fit only the people of Warsaw, at the ex-
pense Of the farmers OF the county. Sen
ator Wood said the people of Kosciusko
county should feel proud of having such a
school located there, where 1T was so badly
needed.
FOUND A DEMOCRAT WOULD PROFIT.
House bill No. 51i, the last of the special
order measures. was taken up at $40. 1t
provides for the publication of 600 copies of
the legislative manual for distribution. Sem
ator Ball spoke against it as being unnec-
essary and designed to give extra COM
pensation to the state librarian. The bill
was in a fair way TO be killed, most of
the Democrats present voting against 1t.
until it was explained that Librarian Henry
was a Democrat. when they rapidly changed
their votes. finally passing the bill. The
Senate concurred in the House amendments
10 Senate bill No. 119. The report of the
conference committee concurring in the
House amendnents to Senate Dill NO rs
was cOncurred in. The bill increases the
salaries of the judges in about fourteen cir
cults in the State.
The following House bills were passed:
No. 461. Appropriating SLOW Tor the care
of seventeen insane criminals in the Mich
igan City prison.
No. 25. Providing for the appointment OF
official reporters in al Superior Courts.
No. 40S. For the consolidation of street
railways.
No. 900. For the creation of a state fee
and salary commission.
Senator Wood moved to reconsider the
vote by which the House bill providing for
q state board of dental registration and
examination was defeated. and, this being
done. the Senate adjourned.