The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-14
MILEAGE OF MEMBERS
THE ALLOWANCES CAUSE COMMENT
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
Women Suffrage Measures Among
Those Introduced I'm Both
Branches Yesterday.
A BOUNTY ON BEET SUGAR
MIR. FURNEss, OF PORTER, WANTS =
CENT POUND PAID.
Adjournment over Sunday-Progress
of BiIIs-Music Interfered
with Business.


Though the House yesterday morning was
in session but short time, the proceedings
| were varied. For the opening prayer Repre-
sentative Guilty recited the twenty-third
psalm. The report of the committe on mile
age caused a lively little tilt, in which Mr.
Downey, of Clay and owen, came out sec
ond best. The report as read showed Mr.
Downey to be entitled to 129 miles. After
the list had been read Mr.. Downey rose
and asked what the mileage allowed to Mr.
| Glossbrenner, of this city, was but was in
formed by the clerk that none had been
allowed him or any of the representatives
living in Indianapolis. Mr.. Downey said he
thought he heard the name read, and then
Mr.. Blankenship, of Morgan, rose up. He
asked what the mileage allowed Mr.. Downey
was, and was informed that it was 129 miles
Mr.. Blankcnship said that Mr.. Downey lived
in Gosport just fourteen miles beyond his
home Martinsville, and yet his own allow
ance was but sixty-two miles. He failed to
understand the difference, and the House at
once SO amended the report as to fix Mr..
Downey's mileage at seventy-six miles in
| stead of 129.
The bill reported from the state prison
committee, to furnish paroled convicts with
a suit of clothes, overcoat and money was
also the cause of a. slight tilt over the sus-
pension of the rules. Mr.. Rifenburg asked
that the rules be suspended and the bill
placed on it's passage, but a suspension of
the rules was opposed by several of the
members. Mr.. Murphy, of Marion, raised the
point that if a prisoner secures a parole he
is compelled to go back to prison because
he has no money, but on motion of Mr.. Art
man the motion to suspend the rules was
tabled.
Indiana still has some soldiers on duty
from the civil war and these men who have
been fighting since 1860 want to be dis
charged from the service. Such is the inten-
ton of the bill presented by Mr.. Myler, of
Crawford county. 1t seems that during the
war there were organizations of Home
Guards throughout the southern part of the
State and those who were members, have
never been paid or discharged. This over
sight the bill is intended to correct
Mr. Roberts, of Jefferson, amazed the
members by presenting a bill to reduce the
mileage granted members. There is much
sentiment against the present allowance and
it is the opinion of many that the bill will
pass. 1t cuts the mileage allowance in two
and provides for an allowance of 10 cents
a mile, both ways, instead OF twenty, as at
present.
Mr. Hays. of Greene, sent up a bill which
provides for the referendum. 1t says that no
ordinance shall be valid when passed by any
trustees or council until thirty days after
its passage and then only if no petition shall
have been presented that it be submitted to
a vote. If 10 per cent. of the voters of the
corporation or town shall petition that it be
submitted, then the measure passed shall be
submitted to q popular vote at the next gen.
eral election and shall only be valid if the
majority of voters approve it. In case the
petition is signed by rs per cent. of the vot-
| erS, a special election shall be held within
| fifteen to twenty days
Mr.. HedgecOck introduced a bill to regu-
late the sale of poisonous drugs or cOmbina-
tlonS containing them which prohibits their
| sale except on the prescription of a ply
sician The druggist is also required to keep
an accurate record of the persons to whom
the sales are made.
Mr. Neal of Hamilton, gave some atten-
ton to the laws on burglary AS the law
now stands the same penalty is provided,
no matter what the character of the build
ing burglarized may be- The first amend
ment sent in by Mr. Neal changes the pen
! atty for breaking into dwelling and makes
it from five to tWenty-one years. Mr.. Meals
| idea is that such a penalty will check burg
laries of dwellings. His second bill pro-
| Vides for the repeal of the section relating
to breaking into a house in daytime, as it
and the section defining the crime of burg
! larry are continually conflicting.
WOMEN SUFFRAGE PROPOSITION.
Mr. Blankenship rose to the twentieth
century idea and presented joint resolu-
ton to so amend the Constitution as to per-
nit woman suffrage in Indiana. 1t pro-
vides that there shall be no distinction of
sex as to the qualifications for voters, and
that women shall vote under the same laws
as now drawn for men.
Mr. Willoughby sent in a bill providing for
new institution for the deaf and dumb, to
| be located at Evansville, and to
| be known as 1.-The Southern Insti-
tuition for the Deaf ard Dumb. .
| The bill authorizes the Governor to
! appoint three trustees, who shall elect a
| superintendent. The salary for supern-
| tendent is fixed at 81, 800. The trustees shall
| receive $50 per annum. An appropriation of
| $l5,C00 is authorized to buy land and erect
| buildings and second appropriation of $40,
! coo to pay current expenses until the next
| session. The bill provides that the deaf and
| dumb in the First and certain parts of the
! Second and Third districts shall be permitted
| to attend. There is such department in
| the schools at Evansville, and the SUPPOSE
| ton is that the present bill is designed to
! place state institution there, with this de-
/ partment as nucleus.
! Mr.. Compton sent up bill to establish a
| state board of embalners The number. IA
| serve is five, to be appointed by the Gov
| ernor and to serve without pay other than
| expenses. Four Of the members are to De
| practical embalmers and the fifth a physi-
| clan who is also bacteriologist. The sec
rotary of the board will receive a salary of
| $lO0 and the secretary of the State Board
| of Health is TO be an OK officiO member
! All embalmers in the State will be required
| to hold a certificate, which viii be issued
by the board after proper examination and
| the payment Of a fee of so. The certificate
| will be good for one year only, and the pen
| atty for engaging in or continuing in the
| business without a certificate is fixed at q
| fine of from 80 to $500
BEET-SUGAR BOUNTY.
Mr.. Furness, of Porter, desires to encour-
age the beet-sugar industry, and started
| through bill which provides for the pay
ment of a bounty of / cent pound on beet
sugar in Indiana. The bill goes into de-
tails as to the proper examination and
| standard of the beet and the sugar
Mr.. kirkpatrick presented a bill with Sc
we're penalties for the feeding of old horse
! flesh or other putrid or impure flesh to ami
| mails which are to be killed for human food.
| The penalties are a fine of from $50 to $500
| and imprisonment for six months or both.
! Captain Scott, of Montgomery, presented a
! bill TO lega1ze the acts of trustees Of New
| Richmond.
! Mr. Caraway remembered the stock yards.
] His first bill defines a stock yard and is
| practically the bill now before the Senate.
| to be fed stock in transit shall not be over
| 30 per cent. higher than the market price
| of such articles, and the charge for weigh
| ing and watering shall not exceed Is cents.
| The owners are TO have the privilege of
| feeding if they so desire Daily average
receipts Of 100 head of cattle or 300 head
| of sheep or hogs will bring n yard under the
provisions OF this act. His second bill pro-
| hibits any combinations between two or
| more persons or firms engaging in buying
| or selling live stock as to prices, and the
| nenalty for violation Of this Is inprisOn-
ment Of from thirty days TO six months.
/ The bill is aimed at stock yard trusts
| Mr.. Huff sent in g bin TO appropriate $3.50