The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10

Senate Committees
Elections-Gilbert, Hugg, Joss, Osborn,
Brooks, StToup, Inman.
Judiciary-Early, Hubbell Hawkins New
by, Gilbert, Agnew, Brooks, Joss. Stroup,
o G5it 2i''t Of Courts - Brooks. Ball
Wood, Lambert. Binkley, Inman, Winfield
Education - Goodwine, Early, Hubben,
Wood Agnew, Corr, OConnor.
Corporations - Hubbell. Hawkins. Goar
Johnson of Jay, Burns, Nusbaum, Purcell
Roads-Charles, Culbert Hugg, Goar
GoodWine. Gill, Campbell.
Benevolent nstitutions--Binkley, Wood,
Keyes. Lambert, Guthrie, Kell, Gwin.
Reformatories : Gilbert, Hogate,, JOSS
New, Johnson of Madison, Inman, Shea.
Agriculture-Keyes, GoOdwine, Gochenour,
Guthrie, Ioatten, Campbell. Gill
Bank 8 Guthrie, Ho 5ate Czech noJr, Lei, H.,
Binkley, Cfwin, Cregor.
Public Printing-Lageman. New, Hubbell,
Osborn, keyes, NuSbauIn, Shea. 49,
Public Buildings ana Library - Mlller
Goar, Goodwine. Brooks, Lambert, Keeney,
Prisons Gull ert, Gochenour. Wood, Burns,
Newly, Winheld, Heller
Swamp Lands and Drans-Guthrie, Burns,
Miller, johnson of Jay, Newly, Kell, Pat
ten.
w. Wood, Hubbell, GochenOur, Johnson of
Madison, Binkley, Joss, Gill, Heller Corr,
Cregor.
Wood, Hugg. Binkley Campbell, Heller:
Military Affairs-Gochenour. Gilbert, New,
LEIGH, Burns, HOrner, Gwin.
Phraseology of Bills-Goodwlne. Early,
Ball Osborn, Brooks. Stilwell, Heller.
Federal Reations-Binkey. Hubbell, john
son of Madison, Legeman, Culbert, Keeney,
Temperance-Leich. Charles. Goodwine,
Burns, Reyes, Kell, Gwin.
County and Township Busness-NeW,
Gochenour, LEIGH. Gilbert. Brooks, Agnew.
Lambert, Charles. Nusbaum, Shea, Gill.
Public Health, Vital and Other Statistics
Goar, Gilbert. GOchenour, GOodWine, keyes,
nsurance-Newby, Gilbert, Agnew. Keyes,
Early. Minor, Winfield.
MISUNDERSTANDING. Culbert, LEIGH, Guth-
RE Osborn, Ryan, Nusbaum.
Mines, Mining and Manufacturing-Ba
gilbert. Miller, johnson of Jay, JOSS Hor-
Conversational Apportionment Wood,
Legeman. Brooks, Early, Binkley, Hugg,
Ball, Gilbert Osborn, Burns, Keeney, IN
legislative Apportionment-Joss, Charles,
Legeman. Miller, Newly, Lambert, Hub
bell, Keyes, Hogate, Early. Hawkins, Camp
Inspection of Journal-Burns, Early, Good
wine, Johnson of Jay, Osborn, Cregor, Still
Executive Appointments-Hog Haw-
kins. Wood, Brooks Binkley. Ryan. Cregor.
Cities and Towns-Johnson of Madison,
HOgate, Gilbert. BAH, AgneW, Ryan, Minor.
Labor and Labor StatisticS-Burns, Wood,
Johnson of Madison, Ball, Keyes, O'Connor,
Corr.
~, Binkey, Osborn, Stilwell, Heller.
Natural Gas-Johnson of Jay Gilbert,
Goodwine, Johnson of Madison, Joss. Shea,
Revision of Constituencies, Early, Ho-
gate Gilbert, Hawkins, Homer, Heller.
Building and Loan---Agnew, Ball, Hubbell.
Wood Joss. Minor. Nusbaum.
City of Indianapolis-Hugg, New, Haw-
kins, Joss, Hogate, Purcell Drumm9nd.
Soldiers Monument-Leich, Gochenour,
New, Gilbert. Hubben Cregor, Homer.
Senator Hubbell moved to comply with the
rules and have the journal read, and the
president instructed Assistant Secretary
Wayman to proceed with it. He only ut
tered about dozen words, however, when
the reading was dispensed with.
Leaves of absence were granted to Sena-
tors Johnson, of Madison, Agnew and Drum
mond on account of illness,
Senator Brooks introduced bill providing
that it shall be illegal for any board of
trustees of any town or the council of any
citv or any member thereof to make any
allowance or allow any claim against the
CORPORATION except at regular session of
the board or council ana no claim snail in
any case be paid without Veritieatlon by
some person having knowledge of the
facts 1t further provides that the clerk
shall provide himself with q claim docket,
in which all obligations against the city or
town shall be listed.
HUGG'S STREET CAR BILL.
Senator Hugg offered, a bill providing for
radical reforms in street car control by the
city. Besides regulating the heating ac-
time of running cars, the bill says that
passage tickets shall be sold for the benefit
of workingmen al the rate of eight for %
cents, to be used between the hours of $50
and a. m. and ) and p. m, except on
Sundays the Fourth of July and Christ
mas. 1t further provides a penalty for
charging any higher rate The rights of
passengers to use transfers is also clearly
defined and places them less at the mercy
of the representatives OF the company than
has been the case heretofore.
Senator Early introduced a bill allowing
the trustees Of the state Normal School 10
issue certificates of proficiency to such
teachers as shall have completed any of the
prescribed courses Of study and whose NOR
al character and disciplinary rcla tions 10 the
shall present satisfactory evidences of hav-
ing taught and managed successfully for
a period or two years certificates as teach
ers shall be given. In all cases, however,
the certificates issued shall entitle the hold
ers 10 teach only IN the common school
grades. and are not qualifications for a
high school license.
Senator Hugg handed up a bill providing
that in every city of 10000 or more a police
pension fund shall be created, which shall
he managed by board of trust ees consist
ing OF the mayor city treasurer, superin-
tendent of police and six members of the
police force to be selected on the second
for one year, two for two years and two FOL
three years Tho fund is to be, created by
the turning over TO 1t OF all Police Court
fines and the assessment of amounts against
each member Of the police force not to ex-
coed SIS a year. In case Of deakh $3.50 shall