The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-31

| institution The bill is designed to prevent
| sherlffs from keeping prisoners in their Gus
/ tCdy for the allowance for board.
Mr.. Furness would so amend the law on
| life and accident insurance companies rs
| to prevent the insurance Of the life of any
person without the consent of the insured.
/ Mr.. Roots sent in d bill to require an in
| vestigation of private banks by the state
bank examiner under the same laws and
| regulations as now apply TO state banks.
On the second reading of the bill by Mr..
| Hays, providing for limited referendum
| quite a debate arose. The bill provides that
| no ordinance of any town or city, unless it
| be under a special charter, shall go into
| effect until the expiration of thirty days,
/ and not then If demand shall have been
! filed by 40 per cent. of the voters of the
| town that it be submitted to them. The
| voting is held at a special or general cleo
! to the demand, and the bill provides in de-
| tail how the election shall be conducted
| and provides penalties for violations of the
| bill. The per cent. of voters required in the
| bill as drawn was TO- and the Democrats
voted solidly against raising it. Mr.. Rob
| ertS tried to Kill the bill by striking out
| the enacting clause, but his motion was
lost by Is ayes to So noes. The bill was then
| ordered to engrossment
| Mr.. Whitcombs bill providing for a uni
| form law regarding negotiable instruments
was set for Thursday afternoon at o'clock
| as a special order Of business
Mr.. James's resolution that the state IL
! brarian shall compile and edit a state man
| ual and have $50 copies printed was referred
/ to the committee on printing.
! The House did not assemble until II o'clock
| yesterday morning, and even at that hour
| there were many vacant seats. The prayer
! was offered by Rev. Marion Crosby Of
! Central Universalst Church. of this city,
| Mr.. Baker. of Whitley. who sits on the last
! row, has passed the point of endurance with
| the lobbyists, and he presented a resolution
| that the railing should be moved one foot
farther back. The other members sympa-
thized with Mr. Baker, and his resolution
Mr. Powers made his second appearance on
| the floor in resolution which provided
| that all clerks now employed should con-
| tnue to serve until the end of the session.
| The resolution was aimed at those who were
! promised the last thirty days of the session.
| BY reason Of the large number of appli-
! cants for positions some of the places were
| divided in two and one man given the first
| half of the session and another man the
last half The resolution was tabled almost
| unanimously.
| Sixty new bills were introduced during the
| day. Mr.. McCarty sent in two, one Of which
! allows the sheriffs actual expenses only and
| cuts down the fees of recorders. 1t is ex-
| pected that the additional expense of the
sheriffs will be offset by the reduction on
| the recorders. The second bin amends the
| school law so as to abolish the position of
! truant officer extends the time of school
| from twelve to fifteen weeks each year and
! includes in the school age all between the
| ages of seven and sixteen years.
! Mr.. Cravens, of Washington, sent in a
| Dill designed to bring purity to elections,
| which makes it a miSdemeanor for a man
not to tile an itemized statement of his ex-
| penSeS within ten days after a convention or
a primary election, but the bill goes no
tdrther. Mr.. Bonht ~ presenter % "~"+~-
| from the farmers of Elkhart county against
/ any change in the ROAD avs winch was re-
| terred to the committee roads
FOR SALD OF STATE GROUNDS.
| Mr.. Roots sent in the bill to sell the
| grounds of the Institute for the Blind and
those of the Institute for the Deaf and
Dumb and to purchase new grounds. The
! bill provides that the Governor shall select
| pY1a -a1,of TOW A..
three are to have charge of the removal of
| the institutions. This commission shall cause
a separate appraisement to be made of each
parcel Of the property 10y three disinterested
| freeholders, who are to be selected by the
commission. The property is then to be
| offered for sale by publication once each
| week for four weeks in two Indianapolis pa
| pers. If the parcels Immediately north of
! the Blind Asylum property are not pur-
| chased by the city Of Indianapolis for park
| or other purposes the commission is 70 open
/ Walnut street from Meridian to PennsyI-
| yania street. Unless the money received for
| Parcels ] and of the Blind Asylum prop
| erty shall be sufficient TO pay for the
| grounds and buildings of the new site, the
property shall not be sold, ana unless the
| receipts of the sale of the Deaf and Dumb
| Asylum property shall be sufficient to pay
all expenses OF The new institution, it i
| not to be sold. This commission is di-
| Iected TO select sites for both institutions
| within six miles of the soldiers monument.
! The members of the commission have the
| authority to sell and purchase land, and
| they are to receive nothing for their services
| except actual travelling expenses. The sum
| of $500 is appropriated for their use.
Mr.. Roots presented a bill to give 10 the
/ janitor and other employees of the State
| house full constabulary powers except for
| the service of civil processes. This is in
| order that they may have the power TO
! keep Objectionable characters out of the
/ StatehOuSe.
The following committees reported:
Claims
No. 81. BY Mr.. Kerwood: To make an
oW Of Oliver P. Morton MOI si6o M month nth dur
ing life; passage recommended.
Rivers and Waters
No. 356 BY Mr. Knots; To provide for
the formation of drainage districts for
agricultural purposes and for retaining
swamp and overlooked lands; passage
| recommended
Cities and Towns
No. 213. BY Mr.. Rifenburg: To authorize
cities and towns to condemn property and
rioh' IT way for sewers passage recon-
mended.
No. ool. BY Mr. Caraway: TO amend the
| act regarding cities and towns as to their
| street assessments and building sewers; in
| definitely postponed.
No. $74. BY Mr.. Altman: Prescribing
| certain duties for city treaSurerS in cities
| not governed by special charter; passage
| recommended.
No. so By Mr. Roots: To authorize
| for keeping streets and alleys clean; pas
| sage recommended.
| No. 341. BY Mr.. Ross: To change bounda-
| ries of incorpOra ted towns and cities so that
| unimproved tracts of suburban land may
| be excluded; indefinitely postponed.
No 1S9. BY Mr.. Shirley: Concerning the
| Incorporation and government of certain
| cities; passage recommended.
s. b. No. Is. BY Mr. Purcell: To protect
companies engaged in the manufacture of
electricity; passage recommended.
S. B. No. 81. BY Mr.. Johnson of Madison:
and duties of cities ETC.; passage recon-
mended
Roads
No 2S7. BY Mr. Huff: Concerning unim-
proved highways: indefinitely postponed.
No 243 BY Mr.. Huff: To provide for the
appointment of highway commission; in
definitely postponed.
No 2S9 BY Mr.. Holcomb: To compel
land owners to remove Instructions from
waterways: indefinitely postponed.
No 25S. BY Mr.. Miller: Concerning the
cutting down of weeds; minority report to
indefinitely postpone accepted.
S. b. No. 1913. BY Mr.. lnman: To limit
the issue of bonds for the construction of
free gravel roads; passage recommended.
No 211. BY Mr.. Geisel: Providing for the
Improvement of highways; indefinitely post
No 219. BY Mr. Canada: To prevent
teaming over roads at certain seasons in
No 37S BY Mr.. stevens: Concerning the
cutting down of weeds, ETC.. indefinitely
No S45. BY Mr.. Galley: To provide for
No 205. By Mr.. Hays: Concerning the
collection of road taxes; passage recon-
mended
Nc Si4 BY Mr.. Cravens of Washington: