The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-18
Republican Caucus Decides to Hear
Amendments to the Re-
form Bills.
SENATOR CREGOR TO REMAIN
THE COMMITTEE DID NOT WANT TO
SEAT HIS OPPONENT.
Allen County Courthouse Discussed
Another Reduced Fare Bill
Introduced.

Yesterdays session of the House was CIV
en- up almost entirely to passage of bills and
for one day the roll clerk held the center Of
the stage and called the roll time and again.
Just before adjournment was taken last
evening Mr.. Kirkpatrick moved to take up
his bill to prohibit county commissioners
from granting licenses for saloons in resi-
dence districts. 1t has been pending on sec
ond reading for two weeks but has never
been called up His motion to call 1t up was
promptly voted down and he next moved to
make it a special order for this morning at
10 o'clock, but this was also voted down by
% ayes to % noes, and the bill rests where
1t has for the past two weeks.
The Torrens land bill was taken up as a
special order in the afternoon. 1t is a long
bill Of 11S sections. Mr.. Louttit, the author
of the bill, made some minor amendments,
which were concurred in. A section was
added providing that the act should not APP
ply to any county until the people of the
county had accepted it by vote at any gem
eral election. In this form the bill was or
dered to engrossment.
The bill by Mr.. Furness to prevent grave
yard" insurance was passed by 70 ayes to
noes.
Mr.. Mays's bill to establish the office of
state veterinarian and to abolish the sani-
tary commission caused much misunder-
standing. Under the impression that the bill
created a new office, the members voted
against it almost to a man, until Mr. Noels
name was called. He explained that it
vested in one man the powers of the five
members of the commission and would save
the State about $1,000 year Mr.. Baker, of
Martin, explained that the friends of the bill
were voting against it so as to pass the
Senate bill, which is deemed the better bill
The bill was defeated by 81 ayes to AZ noes.
Mr. Eichhorn moved to reconsider and to
table his own motion, but this was lost by
a strict party vote Of 81 ayes to A noes. The
Democrats stood by Mr.. Eichhorn solidly.
The friends of the bill then concluded it
would be the better plan to pass it, and Mr..
Noel moved to reconsider the vote. An eX-
animation of the roll showed Mr.. Noel had
voted on the wrong side, so Mr.. Caraway
made the motion, but 1t was found that he,
too, had voted on the WRONG side and Mr..
Canada made the motion to reconsider. The
members turned like flock of sheep and re-
considered by a vote of 81 ayes to 80 noes.
Mr. Noel explained the bill and Mr.. Baker,
of Martin, urged it's passage. The roll was
then called and the bill failed for want of
CONSTITUTIONAL % a
As ayes to SO noes.
A PROTEST FROM MR.. BAKER.
A strong protest against the passage of
the bill by Mr. Baker, of Whitley, which
is aimed at money sharks, was made by Mr..
Scott of Montgomery, who said it would
seriously cripple building and loan associa-
lions. Mr.. Eichhorn was for the bill be-
cause the Supreme Court has held that
premiums of such associations cannot be
regarded as interest. He approved reducing
the legal rate of interest from to per
cent. Mr.. Caraway opposed the bill be-
cause he does not think there should be
leg1sl alton on the question of interest. Mr..
B6rkhart MADE pQPPocr5a;tc speech or, on
spoke against his own BILL and asked it's
defeat. He said it was originally aimed at
money sharks, but has been so amended
now as to be nimical to business interests.
The bill failed by want of q constitutional
majority by IS ayes to 80 noes. Speaker Lit
Teton ordered the members brought in and
scored lobbyists who were annoying mem
bers. He threatened to clear the floor, and
said he would have any one complained Of
elected.
Mr.. Willoughby's bill to amend the taxa
ton law so as to permit banks to deduct
from their capital stock the amount of de-
posits when making returns for taxation
was defeated by 81 ayes to 48 noes.
The 'embalmed beef bill, by Mr.. Kirk
patrick, which provides fine of from $50 to
500, with Imprisonment for six months for
feeding unWhoesome flesh to any animal
to be used for human food, was passed with
but four votes against it.
Senator Hogate's bill providing that
money paid into court in excess of the
amount Of the judgment afterwards secured
shall be returned was passed with but one
vote against it.
Senator Woods bill to authorize the sale
of land in Granville, Tippecanoe county,
passed by 60 ayes to noes.
Senator Legemans bill to permit the
street railway, company of Evansville to
take up track passing the courthouse and
pave the street without FORGETTING its char
ter was introduced and passed under a sus-
pension of the rules by 67 ayes to 5 noes.
Mr.. Roots's bill to provide for fee and
salary commission to make report to the
next Legislature came up for passage. Mr..
Roots, Mr.. GlOssbrenner Mr. Rifenburg
Mr.. Hedgecock and Mr.. Downey spoke in
favor OF the bill, Which was passed by co
ralroads was so amended on the second
reading as to make the limit of taxation l
per cent. instead of one-half of per cent.
ANOTHER BILL BY MR.. NEAL.
In the morning no minister was present,
so Representative Guilty was called on to
lead the House in prayer, and the members
at once settled down to work. Mr.. Neal
was not discouraged by the defeat of his
two-cent fare bill, and introduced another
which requires railroad companies to sell
mileage books good for 500 miles at 2 cents
q HlllS5 anu me DOCKS are 10 De SOOu IOr the
purchaser or his family. At Mr.. Meals re-
quest the bill was not sent to the committee
ON railroads, but was referred to the COM
mIttee on rights and privileges.
MT. Bonham presented a resolution to au-
thorlze the House postmaster to employ one
assistant He stated that the House re-
CffVeS four mails each day and the post
master has to handle it alone. He said the
Senate has but two mails each day, but it's
postmaster Is given an assistant and car
rier. The House postmaster he stated, had
employed a young lady whom he paid from
his own pocket. The resolution made the
pay of this assistant So q day from the be-
ginning of the session. Mr. Roose tried to
Mr.. Artman sent up an amendment to make
the pay OF the assistant 81 a day, and to pay
the stenographer Of the minority side 800
for her work during the session. This
amendment Mr.. Baker Of Whitley, tried to
table but failed in his attempt, and the
amendment was then divided and the pay
of the assistant was put back to So a day.
Mr.. Blankenship tried to have the allow
ance for the minority stenographer placed
at $50, but the House was in no mood to en-
terrain such a proposition, and the resOlu-
ton was adopted with the pay of the post
masters assistant at So day from the be
ginning of the session and the allowance for
the stenographer at $780,
Mr.. Canada presented a bill to permit the
filing of typewriter briefs and arguments
In the Supreme Court. He explained that
the present law requires all briefs to be
either written or printed The rules were
suspended and the bin was passed.
Mr.. CaraWay called UP the motion to re-
consider the vote by which his bin to regu-
late stock yards charges had failed to pass
for want of a constitutional majority The
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