The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-31
THE SENATE'S SESSIONS.
Senator StflIwcII's New Resolution
Request for Investigations

Senator StflIwclI's New Revolution
Request for Investigations
The Senate held two very quiet sessions
yesterday, much to the disappointment Of
the unusually large crowd of spectators
that had assembled with the expectation
of hearing a heated debate over the reso-
luton with reference to the extradition OF
the Kentucky exiles. which Senator Still
we'll was expected to Introduce some time
during the day. The senator fyom Gibson
was prevented, however,. from carrying out
his purpose by a press of business, which
engrossed the Senate until a late hour in
TIE afternoon. Just before adjournment
Senator Agnew Rep) offered a motion
for the appointment of committee to in
vestigate the condition and management
of the Indiana Woman's Prison and In
dustrial School for Girls, which was as
follows: II move you that a committee
of five be appointed by the president of the
Senate TO investigate the condition and
management of the Indiana Woman's Pris-
on and Reformatory for Girls, such COM
mittee to have authority to issue sub
poenas for witnesses, and to compel the
attendance of the same. and all other
powers necessary to enable it to make a
careful and full investigation of the con-
dition and management of the same insti-
tuition, such committee to report at the
present session. The motion was adopted
and President Gilbert will announce the
committee some time to-day.
Senator Inman, who had expected to in
troduce a similar motion, when the mo-
ton of Senator Agnew was submitted for
vote, obtained recognition from the chair
and said he desired to second the motion
or the senator from Porter by introducing
another motion exactly like 1t. Senate.
Gilbert declared the introduction Of the
second motion out of order and instructed
the page to return it to its author. The
Introduction of further resolutions or mo-
tons was shut out by Senator Balls mo-
opposition.
FOR A CANAL.
Immediately after the Senate convened in
the afternoon Senator Agnew's bill pro-
viding for the construction of canal from
| East Chicago to the Calumet river. which
had been called up by its author for a
third reading at the morning session. was
passed without opposition. The canal Is
to be large enough for large freight boats
from the lake to enter it, which will make
the land along its banks very valuable
for factory and warehouse sites. The bill
makes no appropriation, but authorizes the
appointment of a commission TO adjudge
benefits and damages.
Senator Thompson's bill providing fol
| the Incorporation of bonding and surety
companies was called up for a third read
icg and passed without discussion by a
| vote of IS to 4. Senator Woods introduced
an amendment reducing the capital stock
| provided for in the bill from $4,000 tc
| 100000, but ii was lost by vote of Sc to S
When the roll was called on the amend
| ment Senator Thompson voted no, giving
n for. lntn hat H.,
| crease of capital stock provided for In
| the bill would materially strengthen the
responsibility of any company incorporat.
i ing under it's provisions and he was op-
posed to lowering it.
The bill of Senator Brooks providing tina:
| In the contest of will all persons inter
ested in the estate shall be parties to the
| suit was called up by Senator Whitcomb
and after considerable discussion wa:
| passed by a vote of "a 20 Z.
| IMPORTANT BILLS PASSED.
| A number OF other important bills were
| passed at the afternoon session, among
| them being the bill of Senator Charles
| limiting the amount OF subsidy TO be votet
| by a township for railroad purposes Il
| 1 per centum of the taxables of the town
| Ship and in no case TO exceed $1,000 pei
| mile OF the railroad built in such town
ship The bill has an emergency claus,
4 which seeks TO prevent center township
| Grant county, from voting large sub
sidy 10 the Cincinnati. Richmond x Munci'
| Railroad. which is now in the course o
| construction. Among the other bills passed
| were those of Senator Wood, allowing
| change of venue from judges Of city courts
/ and OF Senator Stillwell, regulating tn,
| running at large of all kinds OF animals
The remainder of the afternoon session
| was taken up with committee reports,
| full report of which appeared in yester
| day mornings Journal
| No bills were introduced the Sen
| ate failed 10 reach that order OF bust
| ness.
At the morning session. which was opene'
| by an invc .ation by the Rev. r. s. Os
! good pastor of the Mayfiower Church. o
| this city, little was done beyond the dis
| cussion OF a number of bills which wer
| called up on third reading Senator Brooks
| chairman OF the judiciary committee. OBJ
| tanned permission to make report on tn
Bonham House bill. providing for the EN-
| ployment of additional help In the Hous
OF Representatives. and returned sub
stitute for the original bill. which pro
vides that each House Of the Sixty-secon