The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-26
N PASSES BILLS.
Attempt to Reconsider University of
indianapolis Measure Fails.

indianapolis Measure Fails.
For the first time during the present ses-
sion the Senate worked Saturday afternoon,
but toward the close Of the afternoon so
many senator's had made their escape on
various pretexts that it was found hard to
muster enough votes to pass bills by con-
stitutional majorities. Many Of the sena-
tors planned to go on the junketing trip to
Michigan City. but, at the last moment,
Senator Culbert found that the transporta-
ton had not arrived and the trip was aban-
doned. In the morning the senators fol-
lowed what of late has become a custom of
breaking up each session in a wrangle, and,
at noon, a motion to adjourn was carried
amid a din. One Of the first things done
yesterday morning was to pass the Column
bus insane asylum bill, and no opposition
was made to it for the reason that it was
realized that the support of the bill was too
strong and because the Governors veto is
looked on as certain.
Senator Early then secured the suspension
of the rules for the passage of his bill pro-
viding that it shall be illegal for a judge
to sit in a criminal case in which any rela-
tive of his stands as q defendant.
The claim of the University of Vincennes
for S120. 900 on account Of the sale by the
State of certain lands given the university
by the United States government before the
present city OF NlncenneS was lald out was
passed upon f~avorably. Senator Binkley
spoke at considerable length against allow
ing the claim, but to no purpose. The bill
provides for the issue of 4 per cent. bonds by
the State to run twenty years.
The principal work of the morning was
done on Senator Gill's bill to do away with
trustees to attend to the work now done
by those officers and compel all children
between the ages of six and fifteen to at
tend school for the full school term, except
that where q child is compelled TO assist in
supporting its parents such child shall not
be compelled to attend school more than
twelve weeks each year while between the
ages Of thirteen and fifteen.
Senator Shea secured the adoption OF his
amendment, which compels circuit judges TO
administer, without charge, the oathS OF
children who desire exemption from school
attendance under the provisions OF the Dill.
Senator Goodwines amendment killed the
section providing for the township trustees
doing the work at present done by the tru-
ant officers, and substituting for 1t the pro-
vision that in cities of over five thousand a
special truant officer shall be appointed by
joint action of the superintendent of schools
and the State Board Of Charities. In this
shape the bill was passed, the amendments
being accepted by the author.
just before adjournment, Senator Hogate
introduced the appropriation Dill which
passed the House during the morning, ana
had its consideration made a special order
for Monday afternoon with the understand
ing that, in the meantime, the OIL should
be printed. Senator Ball introduced the re-
port of the special committee on the May
claim, the substance of which was printed
in the Journal of Monday. Three hundred
and fifty copies of the report were ordered
printed. Or the report Of the committee on
cities and towns. the Hammond harbor bill
was made a special order OF business FOR
Monday morning.
TN following Senate bills were passed:
No. 2G8. BY Senator Shea: Reducing the
time for. ding petitions for rehearlng IN the
Supreme Court from sixty to thirty days
after have been given. Passed
under SUSPENSION of the rules.
NJ CO. Nv GanntnF SfTOIn. Allowing
Temporary Judges 10 issue temporary re-
straining orders in the absence Of the regu-
lar judges.
No. ga. BY Senator Sttlwell: Defining a
fugitive from justice.
10. All. BY Senator Wood: Allowing at
torneys in civil cases to have a lien on the