The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-10
HUGG'S NEW STREET-CAR BILL
REDUCED FARES DURING HOURS
WHEN WORKINGAEN TRAVEL.
Committees of the senate Announced
-Chairmen of Those in
the House.

interruption. 1t was exactly o'clock when
Speaker Littleton called the members to or
der and the proceedings were opened by
prayer by Rev. A. j. Graham, of Christ
Church, of this city
The roll of counties for the introduction Of
bills was started and Mr.. Louttit of Allen.
sent up bill fixing the compensation of
justices of the peace and prescribing the
number according to the population of the
townships. The bill provides that where the
population is less than 10J0 there shall be
one justice at a salary of 500 per annum
The other grades are as follows: One thou
sand to 2,0CO population, one justice, salary
$500; population 2O00 to 4,O00 one Justice
salary $3.50; population 1900 to 6, 900, one JUS
tice, salary $780, population 5000 to 5000. one
Justice salary $525; population 5000 to 10, COO
one justice salary $780, population 10000 to
1900 one justice salary $3.50: population
12,0G0 to 1900, one justice salary SIPS; pOpu-
lation 14O00 to 1900, one justice, salary $780,
population 5000 TO Is, co., one justice, salary
$500; population Is, eco to 10000 two justices
salary $3.50 each; population 10000 to 10000
two justices, salary $50 each; population
10000 to 40,GG0, two justices, salary $500; pop
ulation 10000 to $1,000, two justices. salary
$500 each; population $1,000 to coco, two ius-
tees, salary $l,00O each; population $4,000 to
10000 three justices, salary $500 each; popu-
latiOn 10000 to $4,000, three justices. salary
$3.50 each; population $1,000 to $4,000. thres
justices, salary $500 each; population &C. $50 to
100000, three justices, salary $1,000 each:
population 100000 to 1000 four Justices
salary $3.50 each; population 10000 or more
four justices, salary $1,000 each The bill
provides that all fees shall be taxed and
when collected shall be turned into the
township treasury, and reports shall he
made by the justices on the list of March
June, September and December. If the ius-
tice fails to tax the cost or is negligent in
any way a penalty of both fine and inn
prisonment is provided. The fees of the con-
stable shall be the same as under the exist
ing law. The bill went to the judiciary com
mittee.
Mr.. Louttit also presented a bill to pre-
vent the spread of the San Jose scale or
other insects in orchards The bill autbor-
ICES the State Board of Agriculture 70 an
point state inspector of nurseries and
orchards and requires that this inspector
shall give certificates to owners. of orchards
or nurseries There is a fine of 81 provided
for each tree or vine shipped which is in
fected with any insect and the bill nrovides
that all shipments must bear the mark of
the inspector in the form of a certificate
that the nursery or orchard has been in
spected. The inspector shall receive s3 q
day for his services, and for a violation of
the provisions of the bill a fine of from s25
to $l0a with imprisonment of from five to
thirty days, is provided. All inspections
must be made before Aug 1 of each year.
MECHANICS LIEN AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Shirley, of Allen county, presented an
amendment to the mechanics lien law
which provides that the MORTGAGE, when
ne snail have taken possession of any prop
erty on which there is mechanics lien
snail become responsible for that lien. Mr..
SHIRLEY also introduced an oleomargarine
DILL This measure provides that every
package OF oleomargarine or butterine Of
Tered for sale shall be so labeled in letters
at least one inch high, and in the place
where they are sold there shall be signs
with letters at least four inches high show
ing that oleomarea rine mr. butterina ;s 80
there.
Mr.. Hall, of Benton county. presented the
expected measure to remove Benton county
from from the Thirtieth judicial circuit and put
ting 1t into the Twenty-first circuit This
Dill is the result of the recent trouble be-
tween the judge IN Benton county and the
par, IN which the entire bar was held in
contempt of court.
Mr.. Altman, of Boone county. sent nm y
phi to amend the law regarding the bring
ING OF actions against corporations that
they can be brought in any county where
the corporation has an accredited agent who
can be served Another bill of Mr.. Art
man provides that where an attorney is
called upon TO act as judge he shall receive
as compensation So a day, and shall file an
itemlzed statement of the time spent on the
bench with the clerk of courts Mr. TituS
gave some attention to farming matters
IT1a.aY 70 h.
law by which the time for working on the
ROAD Is extended to Oct. l. Mr.. Titus's other
measure provides for the distribution of
congressional school funds in districts with
III two counties according to the population
or on per capita basis.
MI. Bonham, of Blackboard presented his
Two measures also. The first provides for
Ihe ESTABLISHMENT of q superior court in
Blackford and Delaware counties The other
was the dead-beat bill desired by the retail
ana wholesale merchants and the DrOfeS-
sional men. 1t provides that a person buy-
ing goods or procuring the services of a
professional man with the intention to de-
fraud him shall be subject to a fine of S25
with Imprisonment for sixty days. or both,
ana that the amount of the benefit he re-
ceived shall be a lien on his property, and
court of jurisdiction.
Mr.. Cravens, of Clark county, took up the
subject OF commercial fertilizers and pre-
OF state chemist and provides that the pro-
feSsor OF chemistry at Purdue University
shall be the state chemist 1t further pro-
Vldes that no package of commercial fer
tilizer shall be sold within the State which
docs not bear a certificate of approval by
the state chemist. and provides for the fees
TO be received for the examination thereof.
Mr.. CraVens also sent up a measure to
amend the law regarding the election of
county superintendent by placing it in the
hands of the county commissioners instead
of in the hands of the township trustees, as
at present.
Mr.. Guilty, of Clay county, offered bill
TO create board of children's guardians in
counties where such board does not now
exist and giving to such boards greater au-
thority in taking children from improper
parents than such organizations now have.
FREE LUNCH IN SALOONS.
Mr.. Hedgecock presented two important
bills. The first relates 20 the sale or giving
away of articles to eat in saloons or in any
place of business where intoxicating liquors
are sold. The bill prohibits both and i'm
poses a fine of from $40 to SO for the viola
ton The bill specifies such small matters
as crackers, cheese or anything edible and
prohibits anything of the kind. This bill
meets the approval of the saloon men, so
their representative said, in so far as it APP
plies to free lunches but he claimed that
as drawn IL Will prevent the serving Of
liquors in a hotel. The other bin of Mr..
HedgecOckS was the law known in the last
session as the Schoonovcr antitrust law.
which was the product of the Democratic
caucus. The main features of the bin is that
IL prohibits manufacturers from combining
and establishing card prices for the retailer.
The bill failed u pass at the last session.
Mr.. Feist. Of Dearborn. sent up two bills.
The nrst provides for a more stringent pun
ishment for damages to roads, guide posts,