The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-01
KILLED UNIVERSITY BILL.
An Anticipating Measure Finally
Goes Through.

Representative Guilty again was called on
yesterday morning to lead the House in
prayer. The committee on organization of
courts reported Mr.. Halls bill TO fix the
time of holding court in the Thirueth cir
cult. which the Republicans had refused
TO pass Monday afternoon. Mr.. Hail SAID
the House was not Furnishing him by refus-
ing to pass il, but it was i~njuring his coun-
ty. This time the Republicans consented
to suspend the rules. and passed the bill by
50 ayes. In accordance with the Instructions
of the House, the committee on corporations
reported Senator Winfelds antitrust bill.
but without recommendation The bill was
advanced to second reading and ordered
printed. Mr.. FurneSs introduced a bill to
abolish the Superior Court in Porter and
Laporte counties, which was given in full
in yesterdays paper. Mr.. Furness asked
a suspension of rules and that the bill be
passed, but the House declined TO consent,
after much opposition by Dir. Eichhorn.
Mr.. Myler again expressed a desire TO dis
charge those members of the Home Guards
Of southern Indiana who have never been
discharged, but who have been fighting since
the civil war. The House agreed with him
and adopted a resolution to give them dis
charges.
The House took up bills on third reading.
and the first passed was that by Mr.. VII
liams to require a railroad company to stop
at an places where stations have been aban-
doned, provided twenty-five residents of the
vicinity shall petition for 1t. ooo g..
the erection OF a hospital for criminal in
sane. at Jeffersonville, was passed without
discussion. Mr.. King briefly stated the OBJ
jects of the bill, and il was passed by 81 ayes
and } noes. Mr.. Somers's bill to require
county commissioners TO give bond IN the
sum of $500 was passed, with but six votes
against il.
The bill by Mr.. Scott, of Montgomery. to
turn into the school fund any surplus from
noes, after some discussion of a partly hui
morous nature; While in this mood the
noes to 40 ayes. Mr.. Noers anti-!ynching
bill was reached on passage. The bill is
the same as was defeated earlier in the SEES
sion. but with the section authorizing the
recovery of damages omitted. This was the
section which caused SO much objection to
the the hrst bill dlii' had dF Called ESea do saia Criticisms a9f isIea from M
every city in the country, and he thought
this bill should pass. There was no dis
is noes. The bill defines l~ynching and makes
the penalty therefor death or life imprison-
ment, and any one who shall harbor or con-
ceal a lyncher may be imprisoned from two
10 tWenty-one years. Any person accused OF
the crime of l%ynching or as an accessory
before the fact may be prosecuted by indict-
ment or by Information. If the iynchers
come together in one county and go to an
other county,. the crime shall constitute. a
tOnllluOuSO lclSc from the lllHc VI us OIlS-
inal inception. Impeachment proceedings
shall be instituted against an officer who
Rsarndhss' and lP Prisoner The 70 D sbe saaeR has fr snfbn nrs
ity to summon persons to his aid if he has
reason to believe that there is to be an at
tempt at lynching, and he is further author
lied to call on the Governor for militia.
Those who voted against the bill were
Giants G GelsGl: Ho,eomb; HUI Herod, Law
Madden, Marsh, May, Roberts. Schrader
and sullivan; Geisel represents Scott coun-
Mr.. Somers's bill to require county audi
tors to publish a statement of allowances
made by judges and county commissioners,
within ten days after the close of any term.
was passed with practically no opposition
by 90 ayes to 5 noes.
The bill by. Mr.. Baker, of Whitley. to au-
thorize the holding of joint teachers IN
stitutes between two or more counties failed
for want of a constitutional majority.
Mr.. ktrkpatrick's bill to prohibit members
of the General Assembly and judges of all
courts from accepting passes from railroad
companies caused some suppressed amuse-
ment. There was no discussion of it's pro-
visions, but 1t failed for want of a consti-
tutional majority by As ayes to 80 noes. The
detailed vote was as follows:
Ayes-Aikin, Artman, Barlow, Beardsley,
B~lankenship, Burrier, Brown. Burkhart,
Canada, Clements. Cravens Of Washington,
GdaNens OF Monroe. Cotner,. Guilty. Oily,
Eichhorn, Fuller, Furness. Geisel, Graham,
Hays, Hedgecock, James, Krick, LAIR, Left,
McGary. Manifold. McCarty. Madden. May,
Null. Murphy of White, Neal. Noel, Osborn,
4 " DdllllOIl, Idlle1ScU, flODertS,a hOOSe. Scott
o. Montgomery, Somers. Titus, VogeI, Whit
comb of Vigo, Williams and Wise.
Noes-Baker of Whitley, Baker of Martin.
Bonham, Clark. Compton, Galley. Clayeomb.
Durham, Giants, Glossbrenner Green Hall
Hayes, Heuring, Holcomb. Huff, Herod.
Kerwood, King, Knots, Lawrence, Messick.
Miller, Murphy of Marion. Marsh, MORT
son. Powers, Reece. Reser. Schrader. Scott
of Lawrence, Shideler, Strong, Schaal. Shir-
ley, Sullivan, Whitcomb of Marion and Will
Mr.. Burkhart's bill makes any contract
between employer and employe which re-
leases the employer from disability for dam
Mr.. Eachhorn then called up the bin by
Mr.. Baker, of Whitley, TO make the legal
rate of interest 6 per cent. and preventing
an interest by contract exceeding thai
amount. The bill failed, when first put or
passage, for want of a constitutional ma.
jority, and 1t met the same fate this tins
speak on the question to call the bill up
but Mr.. Littleton. who was on the floor
raised the point it was not debatable, and
Mr.. Shideler. who was in the chair, sus-
tanned the speaker. The Torrens land regis.
tration act was defeated by 81 ayes to A.
noes. Mr.. Barlow's bill to amend the Law
relating to the burial of the body of an ex-
Union soldier or the widow of one. whicl
was so drawn as to bury the wife or widow
and to leave out the soldier himself, was
amended by unanimous consent to include
him, and was then passed without opposi.
ton.
WHERE THEY "EvENED UP"
Almost at the last minute in the morn.
ing the mmit on the affairs of the city
of Indianapolis presented its report on thu
Senate bill to authorize Marion county Il
levy a tax for the aid of educational insti
tutions. The majority report, signed b,
Glossbrenner, Eichhorn, Whitcomb. Murph,
and Noel. recommended the passage of I'll.
bill as amended. The committee had s,
amended it as to provide that the tax coull
be levied for the benefit of any university
college CT colleges which were not sectariaI
and had no sectarian department.. Anothel
amendment required that the petition for tn,
special election to vote on the question O
taxation should be signed by 5u persons in
stead of 100, as was in the original bill. Tn,
bill was designed to aid the University @
Indianapolis and the tax was / cent n,
each Sl0 worth of property. The minorit,
report, signed by Osborn. Strong and Cara
way. recommended the indefinite postpone
ment of the bill.
Mr.. Murphy, of White, said this was th,
limit. Indianapolis had everything an,
wants more. He said the bill was for pri
vate ends and for private gain, and he want
ed to see the minority report accepted. Mr.
Blankenship favored the bill. Mr.. Osborn
and Mr.. Caraway opposed and the preyiou,
question was demanded.
Mr.. Marshall was active on the foo
against the bill. and as he hurried past tn,
newspaper table he said: Here is wher,
we even up with the indianapolis gang
Now watch us" And they did. for the vol,
was 6S for indefinite postponement and onl,
9 for the bill. Those who voted for the bill
We're Blankenship, Eichhorn, Fuller, HUFF
Kirkpatrick, LAIR, Murphy of Marion, Noe
and Littleton.
Noel and the A~meudmeufs