The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-03

when their names were called Botn would
Mr.. Eichhorn a some more fun with
the bill to make the legal rate or interest D
per cent. The bill had failed three times Tor
want of a constitutional majority. and X
has been the daily custom of Mr.. Eichhorn
to call it up. Once more the bill failed Tor
want of a majority by 43 ayes TO 80 noes. AS
a joke IL was made a special order .or :
o'clock to-day. when the fifth vote viii be
taken.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SALARIES.
Senator Brooks's bin. which readjusted
the salaries of county commissioner and
which narrowly escaped being amended TO
death, by being referred to the committee
on fees and salaries with the proposed
amendments. was reported to the House
Mr.. Eichhcrn moved to indefinitely post
pone the bin and Mr.. Shideler moved to
table. This was done by 50 ayes to 81 noes.
A prolonged discussion followed. in which
the Democrats charged the Republicans
with acting on reform bills and then in
creasing the salaries of commissioners. Mr..
Blankenship and Mr.. Hedgecock became en-
gagged in an alteration which was stopped
by Mr.. Shideler's moving the previous ques-
ton and the report was accepted. Ii was
then advanced to third reading.
Mr.. Hedgecock sent up "A resolution to pay
all pages $40 extra, but Mr.. Altman moved
TO table IL and this was done by 81 ayes TO
81 noes. The use of the Statehouse and
gIOuiiUS NdS kfdlltu TOT Tie EDNOIl II
League convention next summer.
THE MORNING SESSION.
Rev. NJ. NJ. Lamson. of this city. delivered
the opening prayer in the morning, and
Mr.. Downey sent up a resolution TO print
in cheap pamphlet form, all new laws which
contain emergency clauses. This was or
dered done, and Mr.. Cravens, of Monroe,
spoke of the great demand for the county
and township reform bills and offered a
resolution to print 1000 copies of them. This
was adopted
Mr.. Rifenburg introduced a bill to appro-
pirate $2,0OO to pay the expenses Of an ex-
hibit at Paris in 1900. Ii is understood that
the bill is introduced to enable Mrs. David.
son, of Whiting. to send her geological col
lection TO the exposition.
Senator Gilbert's bill TO reimburse the Of
ficers and men of the Indiana regiments in
the war with Spain for money withheld FOL
clothing went through with a whirl. The
vote was s. ayes TO 2 noes, Messrs. Sulii-
van and Kirkpatrick being the only ones
who voted against ii. The sums appro-
priated are: For the and fifty.
ffty-eighth, sl1, 1880: for the O~ne-hundred,
and-fifty-ninth. S~6,5s1.09: for the One-hun'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. sSSSS5s; for the Twenty
eIyed,n Ba Htfteryts1 a. S Satc IL. iof the i"e"
The bill by Mr.. Reece to prohibit any one
who is an officer or director or financially
Interested III any Dirk OF association IRON
acting as notary public was passed. Mr.
kerwood's bill provides that any child whC
has a certificate for six years work in Z
private or parochial school shall be exempr
from the provisions of the compulsory-edu'
cation law. IL was passed. Mr.. Baker re-
ported his bill 10 pay the managers of The
state penal and benevolent institutions an
nual salaries Of $500 each. He had so amend
cd II as 10 include the managers of the
Woman's Prison. Girls Reformatory and
Orphans Home, at Knightstown. Mr.
H9nQQRnCK moved IN rnnnrpnnft tho hill nhT
substitute one which provides that ex.
penses only. not to exceed 500 a year. shall
be paid. but Mr.. HUFF objected, and Mr.
Hedgecock's motion was tabled. The bill
was then passed by 81 ayes to % noes.
Mr.. Eichhorn's bill. which gives TO counp
~ commissioners the right 10 fix interest
on warrants not paid for want of funds a
from 4 TO o per cent. was passed.
Mr.: Bakers bill was passed under sus
pension of the rules; and thereby was an
other broadside fired at Indianapolis. The
Dill provides that in suits in the Supreme
and Appellate courts notices to nonresident:
shall be published in papers in the county
indianapolis papers.
Senator Binkley's bill amends the presen
law so that one jury commissioner shall b.
from a city and the other from the coun
try:
Mr.. McCarty's bill is to allow sheriff.
actual expenses from the state treasury fol
taking a prisoner to the state prison anC
to pay actual expenses from the count,
treasury for taking a person to the insane
asylum, House of Refuge or Reformatory
The rules were suspended and the bill
passed. Mr.. Eichhorn went after Senator
Wfnfield's bill TO prescribe the number o.
employees on railroad trains. Speaker Lit
Teton said the bill was in the hands Of
the committee and was handed down early
In the morning. Mr.. Eichhorn ~contendeC
that the bill had come from the Senate OF
Feb. q and had not been handed down. Th'
speaker said his understanding was that tn,
bill came to the House on Wednesday. Mr.
Artman then tried to call up Senator Win
fields antitrust bill, but an investigated
showed the bill Is in the hands of tn
printer. Mr.. Artman said the members ar,
very suspicious. This bill, he stated. ha,
gone to the printer four days ago and |
was strange ii should be held so long
Speaker Littleton said he would order tn
bill returned.
INDIANAPOLIS LIQUOR BILL.
When Senator Hugg's bill to tax whole
sale dealers in malt liquors in indianapolis
came up on second reading Mr.. Artmal
sent up an amendment TO also tax dealer
in wines and spirits. Mr.. Noel opposed tn
amendment and said it would result in
repeal of a city ordinance and the loss &
the city of a revenue of $4,000. An attemp
to table the amendment failed. Mr.. Artmal
acknowledged he had been given the amend
ment to offer and Mr.. Noel charged tina
the amendment had been prepared by tn
one man who would be affected. The amend
ment was adopted by ~ ayes to q noes. Nj
Null moved TO kill the bill and Mr.. Noe
and Mr.. Whitcomb seconded this. MI
Roberts at some length opposed the bill al
the House unanimously killed ii.
Mr.. Knots at last got his drainage fun
bill through, but il only had one vote I
spare.
THE HOUSE ROUTINE.
The following committees reported:
Roads
No. Cos. BY Mr.. m To authoriz
commissioners To- construct free gravel road
in certain cases; passage
Drains and Dikes.-
S. b. No. 96s. BY Mr.. Gochenour: To .er
able owners of land to drain the same whe
ii cannot be done without affecting the Ian
Of others; passage recommended.
S. b. No. So. BY Mr.. LEIGH: To provid
for the building of flood gates; passage rec
commended.
Judiciary
Stevens: To fix the time when the term
| of county auditors shall begin in each coun
~ in the State: indefinitely postponed.
Bills Referred
No. $50. BY Mr.. Rifenburg: To appro
| pirate 5000 TO pay the expenses or an eS
hibition at the Paris exposition; natural re
sources.
S. b. No. 4s9. BY Mr.. O'Connor: To fl
the time of holding court in the Thirtiet
circuit; organization OF courts.
s. Il. No. N-By Mr.. winfield: To regI
late the number Of employees to be used o
railroad trains; railroads.
Second Reading
S. b. No. 273. BY Mr.. Binkley: To amen
the act concerning taxation; passed to thir
reading.
to city attorneys and city civil engineer
and their term of office; passed TO thir
reading.
S. b. No. pc. BY Mr.. Drummond: Provic