The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

| sembles Of 1897 and 1899. Passed from COM
ms{tee n, report on suspension OF ne rules
| the trustees OF schools in cities or from
! 5000 to 100000 to issue school corporation
| bonds 70 purchase grounds Tor schooi build
ings.
No. 255. BY Senator Wood: Permitting
! towns OF less than 1000 to discontinue school
boards and transfer school property to the
| control of township trustees.
NO. ISL BY Senator Winfield: To reappro-
| pirate the unexpended balance reVertlng to
the state treasury from the Chlckamauga
Park Association, in order TO pay the claim
of Contractor Walsh for erecting markers
on the battlefield.
No. 2l3. BY Senator Burns: Giving mayors
| of cities the power of veto, which may be
| oyerruled, however, by two-thlrds vote
Senator johnson. of Madison, moved that
House Dill NO. 303 be substituted for the
senate blll and placed upon its passage,
| which was done.
Senator Keyes secured the passage of
Senate Dill NO. 1872, compelling justices of
| the peace to allow accused persons the OPP
! portunity to employ counsel.
Engrossed House bill No. 236 was called
| UP by senator AgneW, who also asked to
suspend the rules that the bill might pass.
The pill Is to give concurrent jurisdiction to
| the superior Courts of Lake, Porter and
| Laporte counties. 1t provoked no opposition
| in its passage.
ANTI-LYNCHING BILL FAILS.
! Senator Drummond was given consent to
call up Senate bill No 357 for passage in
order that it might go to the House at once
and be passed during the present session.
| The bill is to prevent lynching by compell-
ing the sheriff to arm prisoner, whose life
is threatened by mob, with a rife and re-
volver to protect himself with and, in case
the sheriff refuses or neglects to do so, the
| heirs of the prisoner may recover 49, 600 on
| the bond of the sheriff Senator Patten Of
| fered an amendment striking out nearly all
ha a
| recovery of damages against the sheriff S
! bond, for the reason that in several Coun-
! tes, Where mobs have committed acts of
| violence, the mobs had come from other
| counties and, therefore, the sheriff should
| not be compelled to pay damages. Senator
| Wood argued against the whole bill, de-
nounclng 1t as drastic measure and should
! not be passed The amendment being lost,
! Senator Hubbell introduced another provid-
| ing that the weapons of defense should be
| paid for by the county at the request Of the
! sheriff This one was adopted, Senator Ho-
| gate moved to strike out Section /, which
! provides: THAT whenever any person who
! is in the custody of any sheriff in this
| State, or his deputy, shall be taken there
| from by force by any person or collection
| shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance in
| Office and he shall be deemed to have for
feited all rights to such office, and the Gov
| ernor of this State shall be empowered, and
| is hereby empowered to declare the office
| of such sheriff vacant and appoint sue
| cessor in Office to such sheriff"
This brought hot remOnstrance from
| Senators Drummond and Wood, who claimed
| that if the above be stricken out the force
Of the bill would be lost. Senator Wood
| went to the length of saying that if it were
adopted the bill should be re-entitled IAN
act to promote the commission of crime.
The amendment was finally lost, as was the
bill itself which failed to pass for want of
constitutional majority, the vote being
cast as follows:
Yeas-Agnew Brooks, gilbert, Campbell,
| Cregor, Drummond, Early, Gilbert, Hawk
ms Hubbell, Hugg, Homer, Inman, John
son of Jay, Joss, Keyes, Keeney, New, New
| BY Nusbaum, OConnor, Ryan, Shea and
| Stiweu.
Nays-Binkley, Burns, Charles, Corr.
| GOchenour, Goodwine, Gill, Gwin, Hogate.
Legeman, LEIGH. Miller Minor Osborn.
Patten, Purcell, Stroup, Wood and Winfield.
AbSent-Ball Goar and Guthrie.
Senator Gilbert asked to have the order
| suspended that his bill allowing the use of
| voting machines in all counties where it is
| a suspension Of the rules. He explained
| that the House had set the matter for dis
| cussion next Monday and felt that more
! progress could be made If both bills were
| considered together. The bill was passed
| unanimously, and on motion Of Senator Ho-
| amendments TO Senate bill No. no. permit
| ting building and loan associations to go into
| liquidation at any time.
Senator Stroup secured the passage of his
bill compelling electors who ask election
| clerks to mark their ballots for them to
make affidavit that they are unable to mark
| them themselves.
| The committee on rules reported favorably
| on Senator Newby's resolution prohibiting
| senators from using more than five minutes
time to another senator. The report was
| adopted.