The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-29


Mr.. Scott's remark made the hit of the
morning, and the speaker designated him
10 bow for the House. which function he
performed with courtly grace. The morn
ing was devoted TO the third reading and
consideration OF House bills. The first To
come up was Mr.. Burriers bill, No. loo,
70 make certain changes in the election
laws. The principal feature OF the bill
Wcuid prevent men serving as Clerks on
election boards who were related 10 any or
the candidates. Mr.. Davis. of Greene, OBJ
Jected TO the measure. contending that
under this law ii would be impossible 10
secure election boards in some precincts.
Mr.. Davis thought the House should think
about the measure before passing Ii. Mr..
Whitcomb was of a similar opinion, and
representative Morgan offered a motion
to strike out the enacting clause, which
carried and killed the bill.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill No. $50, by Mr.. Gillett. was
passed by a vote of Il to 1. 1t provides for
the loaning of school funds. limiting the
amount and fixing the amount of interest,
etc. House bill No. &c., by Mr.. Harris,
measure to permit the organization of the
Grippe Cemetery Association, of German
township, st. Joseph county, was also
passed. House bill No. 45, by Mr.. Metsker,
was up for third reading, but it was found
the bill had not been properly engrosse6.
Mr.. Horsfield's bill, No. Is, prohibiting the
monument was read a third time and
passed by vote of 10 to l. The dissenting
vote was cast by Representative Clarke
Ee said afterward that he had in mind the
carnival that is to be held here within the
next year. Mr.. Horsfields bill would pre-
vent the use of the monument and Circle
as they were used by the Carnival Associa-
ton last fall. House bills No. IS and o.,
fixing the time of holding court in the
Twenty-fifth and Sixtieth judicial circuits,
respectively, were passed and Mr.. Lout-
TITS bill, which will give the city of Ft.
Wayne the right to build manual train
ing and high school, was successful. After
passing MIR. Gaunts library BILL the House
adjourned until 2:30 in the afternoon. This
bill is for the benefit of the city of Marion,
where 1t is desired to issue bonds and build
the bill.
In the afternoon the House resumed the
consideration of bills on third reading. One
OF the first TO be taken up was Representa-
tive Clarkes express package bill. I'm
DER this measure. express companies viii
be required to deliver packages within the
corporate limits of all cities of over two
thousand population without charge. The
bill passed by unanimous vote. House bill
No. 80, by Mr. Burrier, to protect gravel
reads at certain seasons of the year from
heavy teaming, was read third time and
passed by vote of 20 to 6. This bill will
prevent loads weighing more than twenty
five hundred pounds being hauled during
the thawing season or in wet weather.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED.
number of new hills were introduced
during the afternoon. Among them was
a measure providing for an assistant post
master. an additional page and two stem
ographers. This is the bill that was killed
by a Senate committee last week An
effort was made TO defeat it yesterday
afternoon, but the measure finally tri-
| umphed. Mr.. Bonham, who introduced the
bill, asked that the rules be suspended.
| and that the bill be passed. Mr. Suites
| man strenuously objected to action of this
| kind. and made brief but sharp speech
| against it. Il have opposed this PROPOSE
| ton consistently and honestly" he said.
| Il am sure that the bill would not conduce
| to the interests of the House and the peo-
| pie of Indiana. This House has been in
| session for eighteen days, and 1 challenge
anyone to show instance where the
| work has been retarded by the failure or
| a measure of this kind to pass.
While Mr.. Statesman was talking two or
| three men arose TO point of order, but
the gentleman from Miami talked against
| the House. The speaker pounded his gavel,
but Mr.. Statesman talked on and on.
| Finally the speaker exclaimed, 1.-The gentle
man from Miami will please have respect
| for the chair" Mr.. Statesman then sub
| sided, and Mr.. Reser arose to explain his
| vote. He spoke in facetious vein, saying
| that he never before had known the gen.
tieman from Miami to pose as so ironclad
an economist. The bill finally put
| on its passage. and was successful by
| vote of 6S ayes and 10 nays. 1t is said
| the Senate will this time allow the bill
some consideration. The two stenographers
are to receive s. day. One is to do the
work for the speaker and the majority,
and the other will work for the minority.
| Mr.. Morgan's bill. introduced Saturday,
providing for an assistant postmaster, VIII
be withdrawn.
| Mr. Mummert introduced bill to regu-
| late coroners' inquests. Under the pro-
visions of this bill no inquest may be held
until three resident freeholders in the
neighborhood where the death occurred
| shall make affidavit of their belief that
! there is something mysterious about the
death These affidavits must be filed with
| the county clerk, and it will be his duty
| to notify the coroner.
PAY FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS.
| A bill introduced by Mr. Neal, of Hamil-
| ton county, fixes a minimum wage scale
| for country school teachers. 1t provides,
| I'm fixing the salaries of teachers, that the
| average license granted a teacher shall
be multiplied by two and one-half. The
result will be the teachers salary per day.
The bill also provides that teachers shall
| he maid for attending county institutes.
| Mr.. Whitcomb introduced two bills. Ono
| is to codify the laws of the city OF Indian
| apolis regulating the building of sewers,
| and the other is to legalize corporations
| organized under the mining and manufac-
| turinc acts The Supreme Court has found
| this act to be technically at fault.
| Mr. Slack introduced measure pertain
| ing to the liability of a partner in business
| who is guilty of embeZZlement. Represent
| alive Morgan introduced a bill TO permit
| the organization of companies for insur-
| ance against burglaries and to insure
| packages sent by express against loss.
| Representative Clarke introduced meas
| ure giving police officers and others
| authority to search restaurants, hotels ETC.,
| for game supposed to have been killed out
of season. A measure sent up by Repre-
| sentative Scott is in the interest of the
| Pan-American exposition. 1t provides for
an Indiana exhibit at the exposition, Gre
| ates board of commissioners TO arrange
| the exhibit and fixes an appropriation OF
| $4,000 to maintain the same.
OTHER NEW BILLS.
| Mr. Cruson presented bill relating to
| the work of county auditors as they per-
tain to tax duplicates, making the work of
| auditors easier. Representative Bell in
troduced two bills. One supplements the
sewer laws so that property may be con-
demned and sewers built through the same.
| The other bill is sort of antitrust meas
| ure. 1t is an act TO require all persons,
| firms or corporations doing business in the
State to deliver goods to each citizen of the
| State at the same minimum price. Mr.. Bell
| saws his bill is designed to protect small
| dealers from larger concerns where COM
| petition would probably be fatal to the
| dealers
| the afternoon for second reading and there
4 r,1rffa a discussion Bill 80 author