The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22

EITTSIIeW IfII TWH TndTOTIIV WUUIW WUI WdNC
appointed him. Now that he was appointed.
Mr.. Eichhorn concluded that his services
were necessary, and he considered II the
Guty of the House to pay him. he was
strongly in favor of the resolution. and de-
clared he had no sympathy with any ac-
ton looking towards securing the laDor or
a man for nothing. Mr.. Murphy OF Marion,
said that the Senate had six men to LOOK
after but half as many seats and half as
many members as have the House, ana yet
the House had but four Jan1tors, ana they
had found 1t necessary to hire a NTH 70
help them and were paying him from their
own pockets. He favored the resolution,
which was adopted by a vote of 43 ayes TO
30 noes. all the Democrats voting for It
with great JUNCTION.
Mr.. Hayes moved to reconsider the vote
by which the resolution to allow five of the
clerks $50 each extra had been adopted.
Again Mr.. Artman tried to have economy
practiced. He said that he knew some OF
the clerks were using the time of the House
TO attend TO their own private work ana
business. Mr.. Caraway minced no words,
and pronounced the resolution "a steal.
Mr.. Canada made a most impassioned
speech. He advocated an advisory board
for each member of the House, and said
that it was utter nonsense for the House
to legislate on reform and then permit this
sort of thing to continue. Hypocrisy don't
spell it, he declared, and he thought the
party would go down in defeat, as he
charged that the members were undoing
all the work done by the party during the
past two years. Mr.. Eichhorn interrupted
him to ask how many of the minority he
desired to vote with him and help the Re
publicans out. AS many as are necessary
to stop this thing replied Mr.. Canada,
'and / think about twenty will do" Mr..
Noel rose to remind the members that they
were stealing the time of the State by
speeches, and said 1t had cost the State
$50 already.
Mr.. Williams was strongly opposed to the
resolution. He said that the ink was scarce
Nv dry on the resolution of last Saturday
to give two of the clerks $500 each before
they had drawn the money, and that not a
~particla of the work has been done yet. He
cpoIra most UiCnrnuSlV against granting eX-
tra. allowances. Mr.. Burkhart favored pay
ing the clerks the allowances made, and
Mr.. Baker of Whitley, favored the recon-
sideration. MI. Blankenship pronounced the
members to be the most hypOcrltlcal set
he ever saw. Mr.. Brown made a plea full
of pathos for the clerks. He said that the
men on the majority side had appointed
these officers contrary to the statutes and
now wanted to rob them of their labor. lie
drew q pathetic picture of this robblng ana
insisted that they should be paid. The ayes
and noes were demanded on the motion to
reconsider and it was lost by AZ ayes to
81 noes, the Democrats voting solidly
against it.
THE ORATORS WILL SPOUT.
Mr.. Hall is tired of long speeches made
under guise of explaining votes and sent up
a resolution prohibiting members from ex-
planning their votes except on motions to
reconsider. The orators were too much for
and the resolution was lost.
Mr.. Hall introduced a bill. which was
much like the bill vetoed by the Governor,
to authorize certain towns and cities to pur-
chase their water works. The bill is more
general than was the other one, and this
one provides that any city or town may
purchase any such water works subject to
any part of an existing mortgage debt upon
the same, and in such case the city shall
not assume or become directly or indirectly
liable for the payment of such incumbrance,
but such debt shall not be affected by the
transfer; provided, that such city or town
may pay and is hereby to pay
the interest upon such mortgage debt IN lieu
of the fire hydrant rentals now paid, and
pay at its option any part of the principal
debt out of any moneys remaining IN the
treasury and not otherwise appropriated.
The bill further provides for a bond issue,
the bonds to run twenty years and bear in
terest at 6 per cent, and there IS an IN
sertion that the constitutional limit of in
d~ebtednesS shall in no case be exceeded.
The tax to be levied to meet the bonds must
not exceed so cents on each 500 worth Of
Mr.. Shirley's bill applies to Fort Wayne,
and is to permit suburban Street-railWay
companies to use the tracks of the city COM
panies under the same terms as In the bill
which applies to indianapolis. Mr.. RobeIts,s
bill provides that a township shall pay $l5O
a month for any child attending school in
another township. The bill was drawn by
Superintendent GOSS, of this city. Mr.. VIII
liams's bill restores to the Nicholson law
that section which provides that a remon-
STRANGE against the granting of a license for
a saloon shall be good for two years.
THE IRREPRESSIBLE MIR. ROOTS.
Some diversion was caused by Speaker
Littleton. When the call of committees was
completed Mr.. Roots rose and, waving the
report of his commission in the air, an
nounced that additional copies had been
printed and that those desiring them could
now be supplied. LAS Polonius said, still
harping on my daughter We have heard
of that report every day of the session."
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down with a bang.
Among the bills which were returned from
the Senate with amendments was the
pharmacy bill. The Senate amendments
were concurred in and then Mr.. Barlow
caused much amusement by a motion 10
strike out the e~nacting clause.
There was much opposition to Senator
and to create a library commission, and
it was only by the hardest kind of work
by the friends of the measure that its pass
age was secured. A large number OF Sen
ate bills were passed Anon them were
Mr.. Nusbaum's bill to provide for the in
spection of nursery stock and to create the
office of state entomologist; Mr.. Gilbert's, to
require every person who transfers a mort
gage to do so by writing on the margin of the
record of the mortgage, or by a properly wit
messed written instrument, and to further re-
quire the person receiving it to have it
filed within forty-ive days; Mr.. Goodwines,
TO authorize graded high schools in town
ships when there are fifteen pupils ready to
enter; Mr.. CampbelPs Canada thistle bill;
Mr.. Shea's, to abolish the office of township
librarian where a library has been estab-
lished by private donations in a sum exceed
ing $1,C09; Mr.. Gilbert's amendment to the
act regarding the sale of liquor on Memorial
day; Mr.. Woods, to apply the penalty for
larceny to one who steals a dog; Mr.. Gill
bert's bill to protect fish and to prevent the
pollution of streams; Mr.. Agnew's bill to
make it mandatory on election commissions
ers to place on the ballots any combinations
properly certified to them, and Mr.. Bur-
IleI 5 Dill 10 AuInQTlZR q fnVVnChfn law of
l per cent. to aid railroad construction. The
House concurred in the Senate amendments
70 the following House bills: Nos. Ala, 365,
100, 162, 2C4, 115, 223, 107, 240 and Al.
received:
Organization of Courts
S. B.: No. ia. BY Mr.. Lambert; Defining
the Eighth, Ninth and Sixteenth judicial
circuits; passage recommended.
). b. No. 245. BY Mr.. Agnew: To author
lze the appointment of shorthand reporters
Ior certain courts; passage recommended.
Education
No. 275. By Mr.. Kerwood: Concerning the
education of children; substitute recon-
S. B. No. 255. BY Mr.. Wood: To permit
certain towns to discontinue school boards:
passage recommended as amended.
Railroads
No. 578. By Mr.. Burkhart: To fix the
rate of passenger fare for 500 miles or over,
etc. indefinitely postponed.
No. 615. By Mr.. Willoughby: To make IL
unlawful to organize relief departments:
passage recommended
Roads,
No. 456. BY Mr.. Roberts: To amend the
act relating to county commissioners in
definitely postponed.
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