The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-16

mary Association was brought up on a
divided committee report Senator Gill
ing against it at considerable length. He
said State Board of Veterinary
unnecessary and that as he had
allowed the lawyers to control their
own business by specifying the method of
examination of lawyers and the doctors had
been given theic own way in every measure
pertaining to their business it was only fair
to allow the farmers TO control the legis-
lation touching on "hOrsery." This amused
the senator's so much that the bill was
Killed cy an almost unanimous vote.
Engrossed House bill No. $50. legalizing
the settlemet1 made by the Madison County
Board of Commissioners with the county
auditor seveaal years, ago was passed under
suspension OK the rules. The same bill was
passed by both houses of the late General
Assembly. but was vetoed by the Governor
because of a technical error The present
bill was amended to remove the objections
and Will be signed by the Governor
Senator Balls bill, providing for the week
~ payment of wages by all employers, eX-
cept railroad companies, was advanced to
engrossment.
Senator Nusbaum's bill, reducing tele-
sfaph rates from % cents TO % cents for
ten words for private kilograms and one
sixth of cent for press kilograms, was
called up for passage and precipitated the
same arguments for and against it as were
advanced at the time it up for amend
ment The bill was finally defeated by
House bill No. 5n was called up by SEN
ator Shea and was passed under a suspen-
sion OF the IQlCS. Inc Dill provides tnaI the
recent measure limiting the amount of in
debtedness which may be incurred by tax
district in the construction of roads shall
not apply TO roads already contracted for.
A SENATOR EXPLAINS.
The regular order of business was de-
parted from yesterday morning to allow the
introduction of bills, but about II o'clock
some one moved to return to the regular
order of business, and oG it being done,
Senator NusbaUm secured recognition and
at once explained his detection from the
ranks of the supporters of Senator News
county bill by saying that, while he had
been a friend to the bill heretofore the mat
ter had reached fork in the road where
the interests of the Marion county senator
and his own diverged. He said he had
since he last considered the bill. been among
the people who sent him to the Senate, and
as representing them he could net agree
to support the bill which created so many
new officers at salaries which were entirely
inadequate to secure the class of men
needed Senator Hubbel suggested that the
Cfeaton OF 50 many county ohcers at IN
suinclent salaries would perhaps be regret
ted inasmuch the chances We're that
they would all be lobbying in the next AS
sembly for largely increased salaries. He
sponse to demand for reform, and there
fore felt that 1t should pass. Senator Mi
nor briefly said that if the senators voted to
pass the bill they would live to regret it.
During the call of the roll several senators
explained their votes. Among them was
Senator Wood, who said that while if his
vote had been needed to pass the BILL it
would be doubtful if he would give it, he
felt that the blu would pass easily and he
would therefore vote for its passage. The
bill was passed. twenty-nine voting for it
to fifteen against it, the detail being:
Yeas-Agnew, Ball. Binkley. Brooks.
Charles, Culbert Corr. Cregor, Drummond'
Early, Gilbert, Gochenour, Goodwine, Guth-
RE. Hawkins, 15 15 ;, Hogate HubbeI. Hugg,
Keyes, Lambert Miller, New Newby, Os-
born, Shea, Wood.
Nays-CampbeH Gwin, Heller. Horner,
Keeney, Kell, Legeman, LEIGH. Minor. Nus
baum, OConnor, Patten, Purcell, Stroup,
Winfield
The absentees were: Stillwell, Ryan, In
man, Gill, Goar, Burns.
NEWBY'S MEASURE FAILS.
Senator Newby's bill authorizing boards
of county commissioners to appropriate
money up to. $500 to establish county his
torical societies brought on a little discus
sion, in which Senator Drummond charged
that It's purpose was to increase the burden
of taxation on poor property owners, who
at present had all they could do to live to
say nothing of paying out money to support
libraries which they would have no oppor-
tunity of enjoying. Senator Newby called
attention to the fact that the bin had moth
ing to do with libraries, but simply allowed
the county commissioners. at their discre-
ton, to set aside any available room for
the collection of historical data, and in the
event there is no such vacant room in a
public institution the bill then allows them
TO build a suitable building. On the first
vote the bill failed to pass for want of a
constitutional majority.
New bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
No. 4S. BY Senator Agnew: Providing
that where one railroad crosses another
and il is thought necessary to put in an
interlOckng safety plant. and one road re-
fuses to bear its proportion of the expense
the matter shall be referred to the county
auditor for settlement; judiciary.
No. 414 BY Senator Agnew: Legalizing