The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-25

bated by Senators Drummond and Hub
bell, the latter alleging that, IL adopted. IL
would open the door TO all sorts of county
seat wars. lie prophesied that. IL the
amendment carried. Michigan City would
secure the county seat of Baporte, and Elk
hart would take away Goshen'S courthouse.
Senator Agnew held that the fact that the
population Of Newton county was clustered
around the southern part, should not be
considered as a good argument in favor OF
keeping the county seat IN that part of the
county. He held that the county seat al
ways brought population with II, and would
do so to the central and northern part OF
Newton county. Senator Gilbert advocated
allowing the people of the county TO settle
the matter to suit themselves, and his opin-
ion was shared by several others. The
question of amending the report of the ju-
dietary committee recommending that, upon
the petition Of five hundred voters, two
hundred of whom to be ~freeholders. the
county commissioners shall erect a court
house, brought on a spirited discussion as
TO the parliamentary law on the subject.
Senator Gilbert, who signed the report,
holding that by changing the language over
his signature, il would do him an injustice
by making him appear to advocate some
thing he was opposed to. After some long
wrangles, the amendment proposing to in
crease the number of voters required to
one thousand was lost. and the bill was adj
vanced to engroSsment. Senator OConnor
tried to have the bill passed under a sus-
pension of the rules, but could not secure
unanimous consent to do so.
AS soon as the Senate was called to order
In the morning Senator Binkley moved to
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turn of the battle flags captured during the
civil war from Terry's Texas Rangers. Sem
ator Binkley asked TO have the House reso-
luton, embodying the same thing, substi-
tuted for the Senate measure, but it not be-
ing in the hands of the clerk, the matter
was made q special order for 4 o'clock. AT
that time the resolution was adopted with
out any discussion. The resolution carries
with it an appropriation of $3.50 for the ex-
penSe of the Governor in returning the flags.
Senator Legeman asked 10 have House bill
No. pa substituted for Senate bill No. 116,
relating to the licensing and examination
Of steam engineers, but, it being impossible
to secure the constitutional support to a
suspension Of the rules, the Senate bill was
considered alone. The noon adjournment
was taken before the matter could be de-
cided and, at 2 O'clock, the vote was taken
with the result that the bill failed TO pass
for want OF a constitutional majority.
NEW BILLS.
New bills were introduced and referred
as follows:
for the publication of Supreme Court rec
ords; public printing.
No. 463. BY Senator Early: Prohibiting a
Judge, who is related as closely as the sixth
degree OF consanguinity to a person charged
with a crime, from sitting in Judgment on
such person. The bill is aimed specifically
at Judge Moffatt. of Greene county; judi
ciary.
to county surveyors; judiciary.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were passed:
No. 262. BY Senator Johnson, of Jay: Au-
thorizing towns and cities to construct gen
eral and collateral sewers.
No. 407. BY Senator Wood: Placing vclun-
tary beneficiary associations under the con-
No. 4S7. By Senator New: To enable
counties to give financial aid in establishing
No. 2a3. BY Senator Gilbert: To reim-
burse the officers and soldiers of the In
diana regiments who served in the Spanish
war on account of their being charged fun
value for the old clothes furnished by the
State.
No. 4Ss. BY Senator Shea: Providing for
stSStua9gSy Hall sa at t Wafs lamggepq Regulating
insanity inQuests and prohibiting county
clerks from furnishing clothing to insane
persons NO S. TO R 8 gss senator an neieh: isaN Gin for
the building of flood gates in bitches.
No. s25. BY. Senator Miller:, Concerning
the release of mortgages, Judgments ana
other liens by corporations.
No. 235. BY Senator Nusbaum: Prohibit
Ing the manufacture and sale of adulterated
No. $50. By Senator Agnew: Legalizing
free gravel road bonds issued in certain
cases.
Senator Early's bill to give Terre Haute a
new charter was passed under suspension or
the rules, with the amendment that the
Council may rediStrict the city every
three years instead of making 1t obligatory.
Senator Reyes secured the passage. OF the
House bill fixing the terms OF court In YER
million and Parke counties under a suspen-
sion of the rules. The committee on the
organization of courts made a special report
in favor Of the bill In order to bring 1t be-
fore the Senate.
Senator Corr secured the suspension OF
the rules on the House bill TO legalize the
incorporation of Tennyson, Warrick coun-
ty, which was also passed. Senator Gllis
bill to abolish truant officers was made a
special order Of business for 1880 this morn
ing.
Senator Hogate's bill authorizing railroads
to operate voluntary relief associations.
in which the employees contribute to a fund
for the benefit of those disabled or killed
by striking out the enacting clause, at the
suggestion of the author, after the Senate
had stricken out Section 3, which specifies
that an injured employee may accept benefits
for fifteen days after receiving the injury
without the act being a bar to action
against the company for damages on ac-
count of the injury. The principal obJec-
Hugo who held that when a workman paid
his money into such an association for spe-
cific benefits he should be guaranteed his
full lights to all of the money due him un-.
der the contract, without prejudicing his
rights Of action against the company for
the injury. In other words, he held that
such associations were merely insurance
companies. and the payment of benefits was
a matter which had nothing to do with the
rights of either the company or the en-
ploye in actions for damages. On the sec
ton being stricken out the friends of the
bill saw nothing else in 1t worth having,
and Senator Hogate moved to strike out
the enacting clause, which was done with
apparent good will.
POOL-SELLING BILL.