The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08


reading was resumed Senator Gilbert called
up his bill forbidding the Importation of de-
pendent children into the state ana moved
to substitute Representative kirkpatrick s
House bill for it, On this being done, the
bill was passed under suspension OF the
Senator Hogate's bill appropriating 81, 800
for the care of the criminal insane Of the
State was also passed under suspension OF
the rules.
The following new bills were introduced
and referred
No 361 BY Senator Agnew: Empowering
cities to fix water rates; cities ana towns:
No S62 BY Senator Brooks: Defining lgt the
Sixth, Seventh and Forty-second judicial
districts; judiciary.
No 1863. BY Senator Drummond: Allow
ing suit TO be brought against the admin
istrator of an estate on property claimed
to have been conveyed to him personally;
judiciary.
No 1854 BY Senator Early: Providing for
a uniform township government; Judiciary.
No. 365. BY Senator Early (by. requesD:
Concerning the election and qualification OF
justices of the peace; judiciary!
No $3.50. BY Senator Early Thy request:
Fixing the fees and salaries of justices of
the peace; fees and salaries.
No 367. BY Senator Gwn: Allowing
county commissioners to put up guide posts
on turnpikes; roads.
No. 36S. BY Senator Gwin: To enforce the
collection of delinquent taxes in cities by
having it done by appontive officers; Ju-
dietary.
No. 1863. BY Senator Hawkins: Reguat-
ing the state inspection of oil and taking the
appointment of the state oil inspector away
from the state geologist and giving 1t to
the Governor; natural gas.
No. $40 BY Senator Hugg: Allowing per-
sons assessed for road improvements to have
the benefits of the Barrett law: judiciary.
No. 81. BY Senator Lambert: Amending
the present hotel ''dead-beat law" so as to
not make it prima facie evidence of inten-
ton on the part of a guest to defraud the
hotel by removing his baggage; judiciary.
No. 372. By Senator Legeman; Allowing
city school districts to maintain schools for
the deaf and dumb; education.
No. 373. By Senator Nusbaum: To pre-
vent discrimination in rates of charges by
express companies; corporations.
No 374 BY Senator O'Connor: Providing
that where poor persons require the services
of physicians they may select their own
Bill; public health.
No. 375 BY Senator Purcell: To issue
state bonds to pay the claim OF the trustees
of the University of Vincennes against the
State; claims and expenditures
No. &c. BY Senator StillWell: Providing
that no person having one-eighth part or
more of negro blood shall be permitted to
marry any white woman or continue to
live with such white woman in this State;
nor shall any white man be permitted to
marry any negro woman or any woman
having one-eighth part or more of negro
blood, OF continue to live with such woman
In this State. And every person who shall
knowingly marry or continue to live with
such man or woman in this State. in viola
ton OF the PROVISIONS of this section, SHALL
upon conviction thereof, be fined not more
than $1,000 nor less than $500 and imprison-
ment in the States prison not more than
ten years nor less than one year"
No. 377 BY Senator Wood: To prevent
extortion by the owners of stock yards
No. 37S. BY Senator Imam To prevent
lynching by compelling the sheriff to arm
a prisoner in danger of hisslife with a Win
chester rifle and revolver, and if he fails
to do so the next Of kin to the prisoner may
recover 900 from his bondsmen judiciary
No. 379. By Senator Early: Amending the
insurance a n1H h
lished nonresident companies which have
not complied with the state law with re-
gard to the mode of investing it's funds to
continue to operate in the State; insur-
ance.
No. $50. BY Senator Hawkins Repeating
the law regarding the filing of briefs and
oral argument in the Supreme Court; judi
ciary
No. 3S1. BY Senator Shea: Providing for
the appointment of gravel road superintend-
ents; roads.
STATE LABORATORY BILL.
During the second reading of bills yester-
day afternoon a lively discussion arose over
Senator Nusbaums bill, drafted by the
State Board of Health to establish a state
laboratory of hygiene in the Statehouse.
The Indiana Department of the G. A. r.
made strenuous objection to the laboratory
being located in the room at present used by
the G. A. r. Section of the bill provides
for the allotment of this room to the labora-
tory, and Senator Gochenour moved TO
strike out the entire section. 1t was shown
however, by Senators Nusbaum and Gilbert
that it was not the purpose of the bin TO
drive the q. A. r.. from its room without
the department itself agreed to it, and the
section was allowed to remain in the bill
with this understanding. Senator Gochenour
then asked to have the enacting clause
stricken out on the ground that the iabora-
tory was unnecessary. Senator Nusbaum,
as a friend of the BILL said it was the pur-
pose OF the tn enable nn0pln in a
parts of the State to send in specimens of
disease organisms for free analysis, with
the result that disease would be greatly
decreased. Senator Gill, in opposing the bill,
suggested that, if the state board wished
to engage in such work, there was a labora-
tory ready to their hand at the Central
Hospital for the Insane and another at Pur-
due University. Senator Gilbert spoke siren
uously for the passage of the bill as a
health measure, while Senator Goodwine, in
advocating the passage of the bill, said that
consistency was a jewel not always worn by
all the senator's, and that Senator Gill stood
In the attitude of agreeing to appropriate
several thousand of dollars each year 10
save the lives of cows and horses, and, at
the same time, deny the same thing to hui
man beings. On a vote being taken nine
teen senators voted against striking out the
enacting clause, while sixteen voted in IA
Vor OF doing so.
BILLS ADVANCED.
Other bills advanced on second reading
were:
purchase of goods requiring a license
No. l61. BY Senator Ryan: Providing for
pensions for disabled policemen in the city
of Fort Wayne. Senator Ryan offered an
amendment, providing for a pension of $50
to widows of officers killed in the line of
duty and giving half pay to disabled officers.
The bill was passed under 81 suspension of
the rules.
No III. BY Senator Nusbaum; Fixing tel
egraph rates of toll.
No 205. By Senator Gilbert: Concerning
the duties Of public officers.
No 24S BY Senator OConnor: Providing
for the distribution of the publications of
the State Teachers Association.
No 265. BY Senator Stilwell: Defining the
crime of bgamy.
No 22S. BY Senator Johnson of Madison:
To reorganize the State Labor Commission.
No. I9, By Senator New: Concerning
county business Made a special order Of
business for this morning at 10 clock.
No. 1876. By Senator Stilwell: Defining the
rights of a wife in disposing of real estate.
No. 63. BY Senator Stroup: For the pro-
lection of sheep by taxing dogs
No 26S. BY Senator Wood; Regulating
the salaries of prosecuting attorneys
The following bills were passed on third
reading:
No 245 BY Senator Agnew: Authorizing
Circuit Court.
No s.. BY Senator Binkley: Fixing the
time when county auditors shall take office.
No l0l By Senator Charles. To prevent
the pollution of streams by manufacturing
concerns. Amended as TO include the
prohibition against the emptying of poison
GUS matter from mines into the streams.
No $50. BY Senator Bail: Requiring coun-
~ auditors to gratuitousiy administer oaths
hpn ri y inns $40 ST a nai Inv