The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-19
BRIEF SESSIONS HELD
NOT MUCH BUSINESS IN EITHER
HOUSE OR SENATE.
Some Controversy Over the Appro-
priation Bill I'm the House
senate's Short Meeting.

The House OF Representatives met at 8
o'clock yesterday morning and adjourned
about l045 Representative Carmichael Of
Delaware county. offered prayer. After the
House had concluded memorial exercises
on account of the death of Ex-Governor
Mount some routine business was trans
acted.
Mr.. McCarty offered a motion TO the eff
feet that the Houses action In refusing TO
concur in the Senate's amendment to the
bill appropriating money TO pay the ex-
penses CT the Legislature be reconsidercd.
A majority of the members seemed to be
with Mr.. McCarty in this matter. Until
this bill is passed the members OF the
Le gislature and employees of the two houses
cannot draw their pay. Yesterday should
have been pay day in the Legislature.
Some OF the House members recalled this
fact, and when Mr. King moved that Mr..
McCarty's motion be laid on the table
there was a substantial vote against him.
The members, however, changed their
minds later and voted TO let the Houses
action of Thursday stand. 1t is now in
the hands of joint conference committee.
The Senate's amendment to this bill would
give either House the right to grant en-
plOSto tAId compensation Dy
Mr.. King said the House had started out
with a policy of retrenchment, and he
thought the Senate should not try to cause
the House to recede from its position. Mr..
Davis. a member of the minority, sup
ported Mr.. King. and he also declared that
the House should not recede from its origi-
nal position.
THE SPEAKERS POSITION.
Chairman Artman had a word to say
along this line, intimating in rather plain
terms that he would entertain no resolu-
items tending to grant extra compensation.
After this matter was disposed of the reso-
lutions in memory of Governor Mount were
read. and memorial addresses followed.
Before adjournment a number of bills
were introduced. One was by Mr.. King,
providing for an appropriation of $1,000 to
establish one or more fish hatcheries in the
State for the propagation of black bass.
Another measure, introduced by Mr.. Cat
cultural chemistry at Purdue University
become the state chemist and that he IN
srect all commercial fertilizers that are
brought into the State 70 sell. Mr. Cox
introduced a bill providing for the con-
struction OF village for epileptics. The
measure provides that within thirty days
after the act takes effect the Governor
shall decide on a location for the village
within six miles of the city of Columbus
A board of trustees will govern the village
The bill provides for an appropriation %
$4,000 for the erection and equipment of
the village and a per capita allowance at
the rate of $3.50 year for each patient.
Representative Hopping introduced a bill
providing for free schoolbooks. The meas
ure provides for the creation of a state
board OF school commissioners whose duty
1t VIII be TO purchase and provide school
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be oks will be furnished to pupils free, but
az fast as they are through with them the
books are TO be given up. Parents or
guardians. however. may purchase these
books at cost IL they desire Money realized
in this way Is to be turned into the fund
with which the State buys the books
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Several committee reports were received.
The judiciary committee recommended that
the House pass Mr.. Jamess bill indemnify
ing sheriffs In all suits for replevin against
them on account Of property levied on by
virtue of writ. The committee also report
ed favorably on House bill No. &c. intro
duced by Mr.. Roberts of Jefferson county.
The bill amends the gravel road law so
that county commissioners may issue
bonds payable from one to twenty years.
instead OF from one TO ten years, at
present. Both reports were concurred in
by the members.
The committee on dykes and drains
recommend that a measure introduced by
Mr.. Kelley be passed. and the COMMITTEES
on elections reported favorably on the pr-
mary election bill. The House concurred
in both of these reports.
The House was expecting a measure to
come over from the Senate, and at the re-
quest of the attorney general waited sew
eral minutes after the speakers desk was
clear before adjourning. The measure did
rot arrive. however. and an adjournment
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ing II was understood that the matter in
which the attorney general was interested
was the Woods bill, providing that all exc
cutions In the State take place at the Mich
| igan City prison.