The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-08
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Body Busy with Important Meas
ures During the Day.

PRISON. This was one OF the important
acts of the day In the lower branch of the
Legislature. The question OF the DISPOSE
ton of this property came up on a report
OF the House committee on ways and
means. There were two reports, the ma
jority recommending the passage OF the
bill with amendments. The original Good
bill provided for the sale OF this
property and adjacent vacant ground
owned by the State. II also provided that
a fence be constructed about st. Clair
Park and that this ground be occupied by
the Institute for the Blind. The amend
ments proposed by a majority of the COM
mittee on ways and means were to the
effect that this fence should not be built,
and that when the property occupied by the
Industrial School for Girls and Woman's
Prison was sold the two Institutions should
be kept separate.
The minority report, recommending the
indefinite postponement Of the bill, was
signed by one member of the committee
Representative Stout. Mr.. Stout made a
speech on the question and Mr.. Statesman
followed him. Their argument was evil
IDENTIFY convincing. for the House voted 10
sustain the minority report.
AT 2 p. m. House biz No. 40, with the
Senate amendments, was considered briefly
as a special order of business. This is the
primary election bill. 1t was introduced
by Mr.. Minturn. but when IT went over to
the Senate a new bill was substituted in its
place. The bill was read yesterday, but
some of the members claimed they were
unable to get a clear idea OF 1t from the
reading. Representatives Van Fleet and
Airhart claimed they went 10 the front of
the House TO get within good hearing of
the reading clerks voice, but they retired
when they saw he was turning five or six
pages at a time. In accordance with the
action of the caucus Wednesday the Re-
publicans declined TO concur In the senate
amendments and requested that a confer
ence committee be appointed. The speaker
appointed Representatives Mlnturn anu
James on this committee. Some OF the
Democrats voted with the Repupncans on
the proposition to refuse to concur in the
amendments.
PASSED WITHOUT ARGUMENT.
The Wood medical bill came up on third
reading and was passed without argument.
except as some of the members explained
their votes. Representative Short read a
petition which he said contained .23s names
of Fort Wayne people who asked that the
bill be passed. Representative Louttit then
read a statement from'a Fort Wayne man
who said he had signed the other petition
under a misrepresentation. The bill passed
by a vote of OIL to Il.
Among other important bills passed in
the afternoon was Senate bill No. 232, by
Mr.. Johnston, which authorizes search
warrants to be issued for fish and game
taken in violation of the fish and game
laws. Senate bill No. 3ls. by Mr.. Binkley,
was passed. It gives the Council OF the
city of Richmond authority to appoint a
nonpartisan board of business men TO take
charge of and operate the electric hight
plant of that city. Another bill by senator
Binkley was passed by the House. 1t takes
the place of the Kirkman bill requiring
railroad companies to keep lights at cross
ingS in cities.
IN THE MORNING.
Representative Carmichael offered prayer
at the opening of the morning session Of
the House.
The two committee reports on the bill in
troduced by Representative Davis, of
Greene county, providing for a separation
of the Industrial School for Girls and
Woman's Prison, were at once taken up as
a special order of business. These re-
ports were made by the committee on
benevolent and scientific institutions After
an argument the minority report, indefi-
nitely postponing the bill, was adopted.
The vote stood AZ to %. Mr.. Davis said
the bill was merely carrying out the recon-
mendations of the State Board of Chart
ties. During the debate on the question
Mr.. Davis, after attempting TO interrupt
MIR. Whitcomb, who was speaking, with
several questions, appealed TO the chair for
permission to ask the desired questions.
Speaker Artman replied: NO, you cam
not. The gentleman from Greene is en-
tirely too obstreperous. He asks more
questions than all the other members put
together, and he wastes entirely too much
time. The chair is going to object to
further Interruptions
Under a suspension of the rules Repre-
sentative Reagan's bill authorizing the State
70 sell a small tract of land belonging to
the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb
was passed. The land is to be occupied by
a railroad switch. and is really for the ben
eft Of the institution, as the railroad will
use the switch in hauling Coal there.
Representative Jack introduced a bill and
had il passed under a suspension OF the
rules. The bill authorizes the school trus-
tees of the town of Portland TO issue bonds
for the erection of a school building at that
place.
STREET IMPROVEMENT BILLS.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendments to the Indianapolis street i'm
Irovement bills over the protest of Rep
resentative Morgan, who wanted the
amendments referred to a special commit
tee, and asked that the matter come up as
a special order at 3 p. m. His motion was
lost by a vote of 50 to Is. The principal
| Senate amendment provides that a property
owner may appeal from a decision of the
Board of Public Works to the Circuit or
| Superior Court, and the judge of such
| court shall appoint three disinterested free
| holders. who shall make a report TO the
court of the benefits and damages TO the
property affected.
The House passed Senator Corr's bill re-
lating TO the funds of the State University.
The bill gives the state auditor authority
TO loan the university's funds at 6 per cent.
interest. Senate bill No. lag, by Mr.. Kit
finger. fixing the time when county and
city offices shall be kept open, was de-
feated. The bill provided that county
| offices should be kept open from S a.. m.
TO 5 d. m. in counties of more thar 80. OOO
population, and that city offices should be
kept open during the same hours I'm cities
of more than 1900 population. Representa-
tive Roberts, of Jefferson. made the prin-
cipal speech against the bill.
A bill by Senator Gochenour, providing
that additional copies of the Indiana Chick
amauga Park Commission be printed. was
up for passage, and an amendment was
ofTe<ed by Mr.. Scott 10 the effect that the
award the contract for the print
ing to the lowest responsible bidder in
stead OF awarding il to the state printer
without competition. There was an objec-
ton 10 this amendment, and where there
Is an objection 10 an attempt To amend a
bill on third reading the amendment can
not be added. In order ~ get around this
| point Mr.. Slack moy~u that the bill be
referred back TO the committee with i'm
structions 10 amend (. in accordance will
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