The Indianapolis journal., 1901-01-17
BUSY DAY IN SENATE.



PIay-Netv Measures.
After a cheap attempt on the part OF
the minority members of the Senate to
place themselves on record as the great
economists of their time the Senate yes
terday passed House bill No. /, appropriat-
ing s1O5OO0 for the expenses of the General
Assembly during the present term. The
bill was reported by Senator Binkley (Re-
publican) chairman of the committee on
finance. He moved it's adoption and then
offered motion suspending the constitu-
tional rules and putting the bill on its
passage. A vote taken on the suspension
resulted in forty-four ayes and no noes.
The bill was then put upon its first read
ing and was about to be put upon its sec
ond reading when Senator Inman offered
a motion TO amend the original bill by
striking out the amount of $l05,O0O and in
serting $4,000, and he insisted on the ayes
and noes being called.
This attempt to put the majority men,
| bers of the Senate record as having
voted against reduction in the appropria-
| ton bill was frustrated b. the fact that
| Senator Inman's motion received no second.
| 1t was ascertained from a remark let fall
| by Senator Inman some time afterwards
| that Senator Stillwell was to have offered
| the second to the motion, but he for some
reason forgot his cue. AS there was no
second President Gilbert put the motion
| to the Senate without calling for the ayes
and noes and the bill passed for the second
| time Senator Binkley then offered an
amendment to the original bill providing
that no extras be allowed to the clerks.
etc., employed in the Senate or House ex-
| cept by resolution of either house. the
amendment being adopted by the unani-
nous vote of the Senate. After the bill
| had passed to its third reading Senator In
man asked for few moments time to
| prepare an amendment. Senator Bell Gre
publican) objected and the privilege was
| denied. In the meantime Senator Stillwell
| had prepared a motion to refer the bill
| to a committee OF one with instructions
| to amend 1t so that the appropriation
/ should amount to only $95,000 The mo-
| ton was offered and Senator Inman again
| called for the ayes and noes, and the privi-
| lege being accorded him the vote resulted
| in II ayes and 80 noes and was declared
| lost by the chair The bill then passed to
| it's third reading, and the vote being taken
| by ayes and noes II passed the Senate on
| its last reading by a vote OF Al ayes and
1. no, Senator Gwin being the only con-
| sistent member of the minority.
A BILL KILLED.
| Senator Johnson. of Jay. chairman of the
corporations committee. reported at the
afternoon session that Senate bill No. 6. re-
| quiring corporations. foreign and domestic.
organized for purposes of pecuniary profit
/ to file an annual statement with the Sec
retary of state, which was introduced some
| days ago by Senator Bell had been coz
sidered by the corporations committee and
that it recommended that it be Indefinitely
postponed. The report OF the committee
| was adopted, which I'm effect kills the bill.
| Senator Goodwine obtained permission 70
| introduce two bills. The first-No. S5-pro-
/ vides for the transfer OF school children
/ from one school TO another, and was re-
1 ferred to the committee on education. The
| second-No S6-is bill to construct gravel
| roads along the line of any other estab-
| lished road.
On motion of Senator Dausman leave of
| absence was granted to Senator Barlow,
| who is suffering from a slight attack OF
| the grip.
| on motion of Senator Ir-nan the mileage
| allowance which would have been paid
TO Senator Garriott, of Jackson and Wash
| ington counties. was ordered paid to his
| widow.
| The morning session, which began at
| 10 O'Clock. was opened with prayer by Sen
| ator Lindley. On motion OF Senator Keyes
| the reading OF the journal was dispensed
| with and the Senate then took up under
| special order of business the further dis
cussion of Senator Woods motion that
| Senator Kell. OF Allen county, should be
1 compelled to take the oarn OF office before
| taking part in the Senate's proceedings
| When Senator Wood made the motion
| last Thursday the minority objected to 1t
| on the ground that IL might have an in
| fiuence on the Fleming Ryan contest which
| at present is in the hands of the commit
| tee on elections. Senator Inman after a
| discussion of the subject by several of the
| senators moved that Senator Woods mo-
ton that Senator Kell be sworn in be re-
| ferred 10 the committee on elections, and
| the motion carried.
Senator johnson, OF Jay, then introduced
| bill from the Ministerial Association OF
his county deploring the present divorce
| laws OF the State, and asking the Legis-
lature TO enact d.vorce law similar tc
the one in effect In the District of Columbia
| The petition was referred 10 the commit
| tee on judiciary. Senator Legeman pre-.
| sented a petition signed by number oi
citizens from Vanderburg county asking
the appeal OF the present medical laws
so as to prevent discrimination among