The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-04
WORK or COMMITTEES.
Favorable Reports Were Made ON
Several Bills Taken Up Last Night.


Several Bills Taken Up Last Night.
Many of the House committees were busy
last evening The committee on elections
| considered Mr.. Glossbrenner's primary elec-
ton BILL Mr.. Glossbrenner explained its
provision and the committee will recon-
mend it favorably. The Democratic menu
bers joined in the recommendation and Mr..
James explained that their platform de-
clared for reform in this particular and this
bill met with their approval. The bill on
the same subject by Mr.. Scott of Lawrence.
was indefinitely postponed. Mr.. Reser's bill
providing for a double board, one to receive
the ballots and the other to count will be
favorably reported 1t requires two ballot
boxes and when the ballots deposited shall
number twenty the box is to be given to
| the counting board and as soon as counted
| those in the other box will be taken. 1t is
believed that though it will create a new
set of officers, it will not be more expensive
than the present system as election officers
now receive pay for two or three days and
| it is estimated that the work can be done
within one day by the two boards.
Mr.. Sullivan's bill to elect township Off
GERS in April was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Eichhorn's bill, which provides that
ballots shall not be destroyed until after
all danger of q contest is over, that watch
ers of both lea01ng parties shall be app
pointed and that the county and state
boards shall have no discretion as to put
ting names on the ballots but shall be re-
quired to put on all that come TO them with
| the proper certificates will be fayorably re-
ported with the clause relating TO watch
| ers stricken out.
Mr.. Rifenburgs bill to require candidates
| to file itemized statements of expenses will
| be favorably reported. The members of the
| committee do not all agree OH all the bills,
| but will report them in order to get them
| before the House and will make no minority
| report.
The judiciary committee will favorably re-
| port the Senate bill to put justices of the
| peace in this county on salaries and Mr..
| Fullers bill concerning mechanic liens
The committee on rivers and waters de-
| cided to faVoraby report both of Mr..
trlcts In the Kankakee valley, and the other
regarding the Improvement of the harbor at
Hammond
The committee on the affairs of the city
| of Indianapolis will unanimously and favor
ably report Mr. Osborn's bill regarding the
use of tracks OF existing street-railway COM
panies in cities by suburban lines desiring
to enter the city. Mr.. Strong's bill to amend
the charter so that the Improvement of any
| street cannot cost more than 10 per cent of
| the aggregate appraisement OF property eX-
| elusive of buildings thereon, was so amended
as to make it 20 per cent, and in that form
! will be favorably reported. Next Tuesday
evening at 1880 o'clock the committee Will
| hear representatives from the police de-
| paTtment on the police pension bill.
The committee on education took up tho
| five truant officer bills that have been re-
ferred to it. Those city superintendents
! w A. Mills of Attica; j. W. Wood, of La
| porte: w. r. Snyder, of Muncie; 9. M. Nc
| Daniel of Madison, and d. X. GosS of this
| city An informal discussion as to the needs
! of a proper law on the subject of truant
| officers was held, and it was decided by the
committee that Mr.. Clements and Mr.
| Roberts should drawn up a bill to be sub
mtted to the full committee. Those school
officials present expressed the opinion that
truant officers are necessary, but the num-
Der might be reduced. The present method
of appointing them was decided to be the
most satisfactory. 1t was suggested that
the school age be made from six to fourteen,
and that all from six to twelve be required
to attend school for the full term held.
The ways and means committee will IA
vorably report Mr.. Somers's bill which pro-
vides that it shall he the duty of the fiscal
officers of all agricultural, charitable, edu-
catonal, penal scientific and other associa-
tons corporations or institutions for which
money is or hereafter may be appropriated
by the State of Indiana, upon the last day
! of October in each year to make full re-
port to the auditor of state. showing every
| item of expenditure made from the apprO-
priatiOn for the fiscal year then ending such
report TO contain vouchers of every item OF
expense exceeding s. in amount. All sums
shown by such report as uneXpended shall
be covered into the state treasury. Until
such report and vouchers shall have been
filed and approved by the auditor of state
no warrant for any appropriation for the
ensuing year or any subsequent year shall
be drawn by the auditor Of state