The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-19
Several Bills Advanced-Many New
Ones Introduced.

VIACS
After spending almost an hour and thirty
minutes in transactlng minor business, the
Senate yesterday morning rushed in twenty
bills in about half that many minutes. The
first business of the day was the calling up
of bills for second reading, and Senator
Culbert asked to have his bill, for the en-
ployment of convicts at Michigan City,
taken up for engrossment. When all was
in readiness for vote on the bill, Senator
Inman arose and said that he thought there
was undue haste exhibited in the rushing
through of this bill, which, in his estima-
ton, touched on one of the vital interests
of the STATE. In order to bring it before
the senators for discussion, he asked that
it be made a special order Of business for
this afternoon at o'clock Senator Hugg
objected to this, saying that the bill had
been in the hands of the Senate for four
days, during which time ample opportunity
had been afforded for it's consideration.
Moreover, it was drafted by men of differ
ent parties and conditions in life, any one
Of whom was better qualified to handle
the subject than any of the senator's pres
sent and he old not think it right to stop
it in it's regular course. 1t was finally de-
cded to allow it to go on its passage with
out hindrance.
Senator Shea called UP his bill for the
protection of Chinese pheasants, and under
a suspension of the rules it was passed.
The judiciary committee recommended the
following bills for passage:
Senate bill No. 5, authorizing counties to
acquire title and possession of lands mort
gagged to secure loans from the school funds
when such loans have become delinquent,
etc, and for the payment of interest and
principal, and to legalize payments made
to counties for such purposes.
Senate bill No. H. for the appointment of
a commissioner of fisheries and game de-
filming his duties making appropriation to
defray expense thereof and repeating an act
establishing the present fisheries commits
sioner, approved March 26, 1881.
Senate bill No. 135, regulating the taking
The committee recommended that Sena-
tor Brooks's bill concerning proceedings in
civil cases. be indefinitely postponed, but,
as Senator Brooks was absent it was agreed
to lay the recommendation on the table until
his return.
The committee on education reported
favorably on Senator Goodwine's BILL de-
filming the duties of teachers in common
schools.
APPELLATE COURT BILL
The committee on reorganization of courts
made report on the bill offered by Senator
Hogate fixing the life of the Appellate
Court and the terms of its judges, and rec
commended its passage. Senator Gilbert OBJ
JCCNNNtt
under a suspension of the rules, saying
that he had an amendment to offer, and in
explaining it he said that the bill fixed the
time for ending the life of the court at
March l. 1903, only two months after new
judges shall have entered upon their terms.
He said he wished to spare the next Cen
eral Assembly the embarrassment the last
Assembly labored under and take from it the
temptation to continue the life of the court,
IN order to lengthen the terms of the newly
elected judges. To do this he said, it was
necessary to end the life of the court Jan.
l. 1903. instead of March / The amendment
was referred back to the committee
When Bill 46, by Senator Inman, specify
ing the methods of opening, vacatng or
changing highways which extend into more
than one county, was reported faVorably by
the committee on roads, and Senator Inman
asked Tor It's passage under suspension of
the rules, Senator Gill protested saying
that he could not see what necessity there
was for such haste and that in his opinion
the practice of suspending the rules on
such occasions was becoming altogether too
common and tended to shut off discussion
and might in time be the means of causing
Objectionable legislation to be passed. I'M
der pressure Of this argument, Senator In
man withdrew his motion.
The passage of the bill providing for the
erection of guide posts on highways was
asked 10 be indefinitely postponed The COM
mittee on military affairs favored the
passage of the bill to authorize the board Of
trustees OF the Indiana State Soldiers Home
TO sell and convey certain tracts of land
ana Apply pIOtecuS LOT the dement, OF said
home. On the favorable report of the COM
mittee on cities and towns the bill to pro-
tect companies engaged in the manufacture
OF electricity 10 prevent persons from un-
lawfully diverting the use of same was
passed under a suspension of the rules The
committee on education asked that the bill
concerning the compulsory religious train
ing of school children be Indefinitely post
poned and that the bill for the incorpora-
ton of colleges be passed.
Senator Ryan. in offering a resolution re-
questing the custodian to build a railing
along the east side Of the chamber between
the middle pillars, said that the crowd of
visitors made 1t impossible for him or any
Of the other senators near him to attend to
business properly The resolution was
adopted.
At the end of the committee reports Sem
ator Hawkins moved to take a recess until
Hoo, but, before the president could put
the question, about twenty senator's Jumped
10 their feet and asked consent To intro
duce as many bills. The most radical OF
these was one by Senator Guthrie which
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