The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-19
TWO BILLS AGAINST -LYNCHING
SENATOR GUTHRIE PROPOSES To PAY
ONLY ACTUAL MILEAGE.
Many New Bills Introduced in Senate
Afternoon Given 10 Commit
tee work.

/ was almost lIHpOSSIDle " near WHdL was
going on. Rev. DR.. Quayle of tie Meridian
street NJ. e. Church, led in PRAYER.
A request for the use of the h,ll for the
evening of Wednesday. Feb. l, for a public
r.eeting of the Anti-Saloon League, was
granted. The committee reports showed
some differences of opinion. On the bill by
Mr.. Kirkpatrick, which provides that court
bailiffs shall be appointed by the judges OF
the court in which the bailiff is to serve, the
majority favored the bill, but the minority
was in favor of the appointment resting
with the sheriff. The majority report was
accepted The bill by Mr.. Cravens, provid-
! ing for the granting of divorces where the
husband is of unsound mind, by application
of either party-the husband by guardian
was so amended by the committee as to be
1 applicable only when theNhusband shalt be
! incurably insane. The bill by Mr.. James,
which provided for the recording of con-
| ditional sale bills of property exceeding
! S25 in amount. in the office of the county re-
! corder, for which a fee of 10 cents per hum
dred words is to be allowed, almost went
! through in spite of the committee. The ma
| iority of the committee recommended in
definite postponement. The minority, con-
! sisting of Messrs. Brown, Eichhorn and
! Wise, favored it's passage. After some dis
| cussion the motion to lay the minority re-
port on the table was adopted by vote of
~ ayes to 80 noes.
The ways and means committee reported
| the bill to appropriate $500 to provide cases
| to protect the relics of the Spanish war,
which were presented by the battle ship In
! diana, from vandalism, and the rules were
suspended and the bill passed in order that
| the relics may be placed on exhibition as
| soon as possible. The agreement on the
county reform bill which was entered into
by the committee was carried into effect
| and without discussion, the bill was or
dered printed and made a special order of
business for next Tuesday morning at 3
o'clock. The report of the majority and
minority of the committee will then be
acted upon.
A resolution by Mr.. Louttit to petition
Congress that the Constitution should be so
amended as to provide for the election of
United States senators by the direct vote of
the people was adopted with but fifteen
votes against it, and the result was greeted
by loud applause on the Democratic side.
FOUR BILLS PASSED.
! -Four bills were passed. The first was by
Mr. Wise and authorizes all prosecuting at
torneys and their deputies to administer all
oaths necessary in the discharge of their
duties but provides that no charge shall be
made for them Mr.. Canada's bill, which
provides that where the guardian of a per-
! son of unsound mind or of an habitual
drunkard or of any minor under the direc-
ton of any court may sell land, the wife of
such person may by separate deed release
and convey all of her interest in the land,
and her deed shall forever debar her from
4 ~, he shall have the
same effect as if her husband had been of
sound mind or not an habitual drunkard
and she had joined him in the conveyance
of land. Mr.. Hedgecocks bill on taxation
| was also passed. 1t revises Section 1916 of
| Burns's statutes so that the county treas
| urer SHALL on or before the LIST of February
| of each year, pay to the state treasurer all
/ moneys found due for the state revenue,
school tax and other state purposes accord
! ing to the certificate of settlement OF the
| county auditor. 1t also amends Sections 500
| and 8645 of BurnS'S statutes so that tax
| payer may pay the full amount of the taxes
| on or before the first Monday in May or
1 NAV at his option pay the first installment
| by that time and the remaining installments
| by the first Monday in December following:
| provided that all road taxes charged shall
| be paid in the first installment and provided
| further that in all cases where the first
| installment is not paid by the first Monday
| in Nav the whole amount unpaid shall be-
| come due and be returned delinquent and
| collected as provided by law. The penalty
added shall be 10 per cent, ana IL the prop
| erty remains delinquent at the succeeding
/ Monday in December there shall be added
| a penalty of per cent. to all such taxes
| as become delinquent at the preceding May
| or December settlements. The penalty of IL
| per cent. shall be added only to the current
| delinquency occurring on the first Monday
! in December. The bill by Mr., Noel which
| permits the salary of court baiiffs to be
| raised as high as $75 a month was thought
! to have failed of passage, but mistake in
! the roll call was found and the bill was de-
! clared passed after it had been declared de-
! feated The bill caused some discussion as
| to the raising of the allowance Tor pay and
on the first roll call the vote was announced
! by the roll clerk being IS yeas and p
| nays Speaker Littleton declared that the
bill had failed for the want of a constitu-
] discovered that he had made mistake in
| the taking of the vote and that 1t as cor
rected stood 65 yeas and "A nays. By the
consent of the House the bill was declared
! passed.
ANTI-CIGARETTE BILL
! A large number of bills were introduced
Mr.. Louttit of Allen, presented a bill which
prohibits the sale or giving away of cigar
cites or of any imitation of cigarettes. The
penalty provided for the first offense is $5(
fine and for each subsequent offense a fine
of from S25 to 500 and sixty days impris-
onment. both. Mr.. Aiken, Of Barthol-
omew, presented a bill to fix the salaries OF
! county cOroIeTS. Inc Dill provides tndt I
counties of less than 1900 population the
salary shall be 500 per annum, from 1906
| to = 600 $3.50 per annum. from % COD TO So 00l
| $500 per annum, from 80 900 to $1,000 $50 pei
| annum, from 5000 to 900 $1,000 per an.
| mum, from 1900 to 1250C0 $3.50 per annum
| over 125.0O0 $1,000 per annum Where ths
| population is over 50,Vo9 the coroner shall bt
| entitled to a clerk who shall receive moi
| over 500 a day
Mr.. Roots. of Fayette, presented two bills
The first apprOpriates 1850 to care for the
! insane criminals at the State Prison and tht
| second provides for a womans prison. The
mission TO consist of the Governor. one
| senator and one member of the House, whC
shall select grounds within six miles OF the
| monument. in this city, for the erection Of
the woman's prison. The sum Of $4,000 is
| appropriated for the purchase of grounds
| bill further provides that when this shall
| have been done the present institution shall
| be known as the Girls Industrial Home.
Mr. Knots. of Hammond. sent in bill
which provides that the State shall no
( give bond in Injunction cases brought II
the name of the State, and that when an III
/ junction IS granted on petition OF the stats
II shall be granted without bond The bill
further provides that 1t shall apply 10 pend
ing litigation.
BEARDSLEY'S LYNCHfISG BILL
Two measures were presented on mob VIC
Iencs. The bill approved by Governor Mount
was presented by Mr.. Noel 1t has beer
given in full. The other measure was By
Mr.. Beardsley, of Elkhart. This bill goe.