The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-11

business, as the remainder of the session
will probably be well occupied with business
and night sessions will be necessary much
OF the time Those not under any of these
classifications were tired and wanted a rest,
so the members were almost unit on the
subject of adJourning. Early In the morning
Mr.. Baker, of Whitley, moved that when
the House adjourned it should be until
Monday morning at II o'clock. Before put
ting the question Speaker Littleton said he
would consider it an outrage if the House
should adjourn for that length of time for
a political meeting when he had sixty bills
for second reading on his desk as well as
other business. He said he wanted the bust
ness of the House completed so that at the
end of the session it will not be necessary
to appoint a committee to Gull out the bills
which must be passed. Mr.. Canada, who
said it was too cold TO adjourn, moved to
table the motion, and this was done. and
the gentlemen who were working in the in
terest of the Fort Wayne meeting retired
in disgust. Later in the morning Mr..
Murphy, of White, moved that when the
House adjourn at noon 1t should be until
Monday morning at TO o'clock. Speaker Lat
tleton scored the members for desiring TO
adjourn and put the question. The speaker
has an ear which he uses when he desires
TO prevent an adjournment and according
to the sound received by that ear the vote
agains adjournment is always the loudest,
no mat er if the minority of the members
are heard on the vote and this ear was
used on the motion When he declared the
motion lost there was a general laugh and
a clapping of hands which was sarcastic on
the edges; A vigorous rapping by the gaVel
Of the members went to the speaker and
the question of adjourning was talked over
and the speaker surrendered. During the
afternoon Mr.. Whitcomb, of Marion, Of
fered motion that when the House should
adjourn it be until Monday morning, and
this was carried without dissenting voice.
Speaker Litttleton said that many of the
members were sick, others tired and he eX-
pressed the hope that all would return Mon
day refreshed by their rest and be prepared
to transact the business yet before the
House in an expeditions manner.
Senator Gilbert's bill to protect fish and
to prohibit any poison or refuse or dye stun
to run into a river sufficient to kill the fish
caused Mr.. Bonham TO don his war paint.
The House committee had inserted the
words ''willfully and purposely' before the
word Violates SO that it should only APP
ply to those who violated it with those
motives. Mr.. Bonham declared that these
words were inserted at the instance OF the
strawboard manufacturers and that attor-
neys paid by them had appeared and Sc
cured this amendment He pronounced 1t a
smooth scheme and said that these factories
so polluted the waters of the rivers that the
water was as black as the ace of spades.
He moved to strike these words out and this
was DONE and a further amendment was
added so that each days pollution should
constitute Il separate offense.
The killing of Mr.. Compton's bill for a
state board of embalmers almost killed the
state dental bill of Mr.. Glossbrenner and
the amendment to the state medical bill by
Mr.. Myler. The two last named gentlemen
explained that their bills did not cause any
expense 70 the State, and they were passed
to engrossment bat the enacting clause OF
the embalmers' bill was stricken out on mo-
ton of Mr.. Eichhorn.
Mr. Barlows bill to unite Boone and Hen
bricks counties judicially and form one cir
cult was left in pitiful condition. Instead
of killing the bill Mr.. Eichhorn simply
stabbed it and the House left the knife
where he had driven it. Mr. Eichhorn
moved to strike out the word Boone
wherever il occurred, and Mr.. Barows
motion TO table this was lost. After much
discussion by Mr.. Barlow Mr.. Blankenship,
Mr.. Titus and Mr.. Artman, the motion Of
Mr.. EichhOrn was carried by Al ayes TO 81
noes, and the bill goes to third reading in
this mangled condition. Mr.. Osborn's bill
providing that suburban street-railway COM
panies shall have the right to use the tracks,
ETC., of street-railway companies in this
city was passed under suspension of the
rules by 81 ayes.
The following committee reports were re-
ceived:
Fees and Salaries
No. 500. BY Mr.. Roots: To provide for
commission to equalize salaries of county
officers; passage recommended.
No 322 BY Mr. Rifenburg: To amend the
act prescribing the duties and fixing the
compensation of county officers; majority re-
port recommending passage concurred in.
No; 49, By Mr. McGary: To amend the
act fixing the compensation of officers, ETC.;
indefinitely postponed
Bills Referred
No. 542. BY Mr.. McCarty: Relating to the
fees and salaries of sheriffs; fees and sal
aries.
No. 543. BY Mr.. Blankenship: To amend
the act regarding the trustees receiving do
nations; county and township business.
No. 544. BY Mr.. Messck: To allow school
corporations to issue bonds; education.
No. $40. BY Mr. James: Concerning taxa
ton; county and township business.
No. 546. BY Mr.. King: Regulating foreign
life insurance companies; insurance.
No. SAL BY Mr.. Cravens, of Monroe: To
permit city clerks to administer oaths;
No 54S By Mr. Hayes: Concerning the in
corporation and government of South Bend;
cities and towns
Second Readings
s. B. No. no. BY Mr.. Hogate: To amend
the act concerning building and loan asso-
Citations; passed to third reading.
s. b. No. 300. By Mr. Newby: To amend
the act defining the Eighteenth judicial cir
cult, ETC.; passed to third reading.
S. B. No. 301. BY Mr. Ball: To legalize
the Incorporation of Normal City; passed to
S. B. No. i5S. By Mr.. Gilbert: To regulate
the taking of fish, ETC.; passed to third read
s. B.. No. 12O. BY Mr.. New: To regulate
the management of county asylums for the
poor. ETC.; passed to third reading.
No. 324. BY Mr.. Glossbrenner: To regulate
the practice of dentistry ETC.; engrossment
No. 319. BY Mr. Barlow: Supplemental to
an act concerning proceedings in civil cases;
No. 262. BY Mr. Myler: To amend certain
sections of the act to regulate the practice
of incidence engroSSment ordered.
No. 987. BY Mr. Hayes: To amend the act
concerning drainage engrossment ordered.
No. 461. BY Mr.. Roots: To appropriate
800 for the temporary care of the criminal
insane at the State Prison; engrossment or
dered
No. BIC. BY Mr.. Caraway: To provide for
the better care and distribution of state
publications; engroSsment ordered.
No. 1873. BY Mr. Barlow: To define the
Twentieth judicial circuit; engrossment Or
dered.
No. % BY Mr. Brown: Regulating the
construction and repairing of public drains;
referred to special committee to report by
No. 374. BY Mr. Artman: Prescribing GER
tain duties of treasurers of cities not gov
erned by special charters; engrossment or
dered.
No. 175 BY Mr. Kirkpatrick: To provide
for the appointment of bailiffs of courts,
| etc; engrossment ordered
No. 407. BY Mr.. WhitcOmb Of Marion: To
require certain insurance companies to file
statements, etc; engrossment ordered
No 2S5. BY Mr. Strong: To amend the
| Indianapolis charter regards street as
sessments; engrossment ordered.
No 112 BY Mr.. Reser To amend the act
regarding elections; engroSSment ordered
No. 3l5. BY Mr.. Caraway: Concerning the
binding and labelling of state official docu-
ments and Journals; engrossment ordered as
amended
No 472. BY Mr.. Canada: To amend the
act to provide funds for the state schools;
engrossment ordered.
| No 1856. BY Mr.. Knotts To provide for
the formation of drainage districts; special
order for Monday at 2:SO p m
No 457. By Mr.. Schaal: To authorize RI
paran owners to occupy and maintain
docks. etc; engrossment ordered.
No 337 BY Mr.. Clark: To amend the act
| authorizing owners of tracts of land sep
arated by right of way to construct wagon