The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-02
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State Geologist-CIerk, $40.
Bureau of Satisfactorily. 1920
State LibTarian-First assistant, $500; sec
| ond assistant, $780, janitor, $40
Ad1utant General-Adiutant general, $500;
| clerk, 1920; quartermaster, 81 200.
SOME OTHER MEASURES.
Mr.. Feists bill provides that town Off
GERS shall hold over until May. 1860, and
after that time their term shall be two
years. Mr.. Kerwood's bill appropriates
| $4,000 to complete the monument and spe-
cities that it shall be completed by Jan l.
! 1901. Mr.. KerwoOd's second bill, introduced
by request, forbids the issuing of any IL
cense to a saloon keeper who has not been
in a licensed saloon business for at least
| a year previously This would ultimately
result in prohibition. Mr.. Rooses bill is the
uniform fraternal beneficiary bill, and
! provides for a regulation of all business of
such associations, places them under the
supervision of the state insurance depart
| ment, gives to the department the right to
examine books and exclude such assocla-
| tons as it may see fit provides for the IN
! corporation Of all such associations in TINS
| State and cOmpels them to make annual
| reports. Mr.. Barlows bill provides for an
| appropriation of $1,000 to join other States
! in It proper exhibition of maize at the Paris
| exposition. The bill by Mr.. Wise to repeal
| the medical registration act was introduced
| DY request OF q number OF PHYSICIANS. MI.
| Stevenss bill prohibits trustees from aban-
doning schoolhouses without consent of the
voters.
The bill by Mr.. Whitcomb, of this county,
introduced by request, to establish an in
dustrial home for the blind, names the Gov
ernor secretary OF state auditor of state,
state geOlOgist, and superintendent of the
Institution for the Blind a commission
to select the location for such institution
and TO have charge of the building of such
institution. They must select the ground
within ninety days after the adjournment
OF the legislature and it must be in some
city other than that where the Blind
Asylum is located, of not less than 1900
be donated by such city and the amount
| appropriated is $50 600. Those who become
blind after they are twenty-one years of
age vii be admitted and the work will be
etc.
The House decided to put in ventilatng
apparatus at a cost of $685., and the work
Is to be completed within one week
THE MORMON QUESTION
Immediately after Rabbi Messing had Of
| fered prayer in the House yesterday morn
ing, Mr.. Scott, Of Montgomery, took UP the
Mormon question in the following resolu-
ton:
Whereas, The State of Utah has elected
a man to the Congress of the United States
who is a self-confessed polygamst and as
such detfes the well-established rule Of So
clety as well as of law, therefore be it
Resolved, That the Sixty-first General
Assembly hereby petitions the members of
Congress from Indiana to use their votes
and influence to unseat said poygamist and
that the clerk of the House is hereby in
structed to mail copy of these resolutions
St eaGh member OF Congress from this
Mr.. Echhorn moved to lay the resolutions
on the table, saying that it was a petition
to Congress to do something that is within
its own power to do and to unseat a man
who has not yet been seated. Mr.. Herrold
said that ''if Roberts can get along with
three wives he is a good man." The resolu-
ton vas labeled by a vote of AZ to 80.
The House Immediately took up the con-
sideration of bills on their second reading.
Mr.. Hayes's bill to give the mayors of cities
of less than s., 900 inhabitants the veto pow
er was the first one taken up, and Mr.. Eich-
horn tried to kill it by motion to strike
out the enacting clause. Mr.. Hayes de-
Tended his bill, and Mr.. Clements favored
1t. On motion by Mr.. WhitcOmb of Marion,
the motion to kill the bill was tabled The
bill as drawn provided that it would require
a tWo-thlrdS vote to pass an ordinance over
the veto OF the mayor Mr. Knots was 60
ing to make il a majority, but Mr.. Whit
comb suggested that it be a majority of the
members-eect and the suggestion was ac-
cepted and the bill amended. Mr.. Art
mans amendment to deprive the mayor of
his vote in case of tie failed. A provision
was inserted that the mayor shall have ten
days in which to veto a measure and with
these changes the bill ordered
crossed.
Mr.. Caraway attempted to change the bill
regarding labor, by Mr.. Morrison, by hav-
ing the provision regarding labor by female
employees limited to fifty-tWo hours a weak,
| instead of sixty, and eight hours a day, in
stead Of ten, but the amendment was lost
and the bill was ordered engrossed with
slight changes as to the wording only.
The Indianapolis park bill came up on sec
ond reading, and it was amended. on motion
of Mr.. Noel. that no more than two of
he y10ag hQp
of the same political party. This makes
the board absolutely nonpartisan, and with
TINS change the bill passed to third reading.
Mr.. Huf's bill to require county auditors
to post on bulletin boards at courthouses
statements as to the condition Of the school
fund was so amended to require these
notices to be kept up for a month, and was
then ordered to engrOssment.
Mr.. Herrold's bill to require the stamping
of all promissory notes by the assessor on
or before April l of each year was a bone
of contention for a short time Mr. Artman
presented an amendment to include all
bonds stocks and certificates of indebted
ness of any kind, and this was adopted.
Mr. Murphy of White. then tried to kill
the bill by striking out the enacting clause.
Mr.. Blankenship criticised the motive of his
motion. and asked in whose interest the
amendment was offered Mr. Murphy re-
sented the criticism, and said it solely
in the interest OF the poor man. Mr.. Blank
enShip then said the opposition to the bill
was the same old efforts of banks to keep
their books from inspection. A motion to
table Mr. MurphyS attempt was carried.
Mr.. Artman next sent up an amendment to
insert the words bonds. stocks and certi-
fcates of Indebtedness in another section
of the bill, and this renewed the discussion
on that subject Mr. Williams opposed it
because he said he was opposed to the eX-
posing to the public of mans private
business. He held that if a man is in debt
many times he can be absolutely ruined by
making known what he owes. He further
remarked that he thought corporations more
nearly pay their just proportion of taxes
than do farmers. At this point Mr. Will
oughby again tried to kill the bill with
motion to strike out the enacting clause, but
was adopted. The bill was ten ordered
engrossed.
PURITY OF ELECTIONS.
Mr.. Caraway's bill to provide for the pur-
| ity of elections caused that gentleman to
speak out in meeting. Mr.. Eichhorn wanted
I to reject the amendment proposed by the
committee that the clerk of the Circuit
Court should keep a record of all persons
dsfranchised, and Mr. Caraway and Mr.
Artman were of the same opinion This
amendment was rejected, and Mr. Eichhorn
| then moved to kill the bill by striking out
! the enactment clause. Mr.. Caraway de-
| Tended his BILL and said that the amount
/ OF money spent elections by both parties
/ is enormous. He referred to the expense of
! becoming a candidate for office and said a
/ large part of the money spent by the par
/ ties was for the straight purchase of votes
| He cited the case of a man he knew who
vas compelled to mortgage his home to pay
| his campaign assessment, and the mortgage
/ was equal to the salary of the office he de-
/ eli gnraNx Il col aI