The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-19

hitting employees of corporations to act as
notaries public was recoasidered on motion
or Representative Davis. of Greene county,
and the bin was recommitted 10 the COM
mittee. The first regular order OF business
was bills on second reading. One was the
executive mansion for the Governor of the
State. The ways and means committee mad
reported this measure back to the House
idence should be erected in st. Clair Park,
the States property, and that the appro-
priation should be reduced from $4,000 TO
$4,000. Mr.. Whitcomb, who is member
of the ways and means committee said
yesterday that he did not sign the report
OF the committee, and he hoped IL would
not be concurred In. He thought tnIt 81.
Clair Park should be kept intact. He IA
vored the original bill. which named the
Governor. secretary and auditor OF state
committee 20 purchase. site ana prosluee
dence. Mr.. Mnturn also objected TO the
amendedment. contending that 81 1iair
Park should be left as it is.
MR.. KINGS ALLEGATION.
Representative King. chairman OF the
ways and means committee. spoke for the
amendments. declaring that as this prop
erty belonged TO the State the Governors
residence should be located there. he
made the assertion that st. Clair Park Is
a resort for immoral characters He
thought the State should use part or TINS
ground in building a residence for the Gov
ernor that would be distinctly State In
stitution. He would have 1t constructed
OF Indiana stone. he said. The fact had
been mentioned that the city was much OPP
posed to the State locating the Governors
residence in St Clair Park, and Mr.. James
In his remarks on the bill suggested that IL
might be a good plan for the State to dis
pc sc OF this land to the city, and build the
executive mansion elsewhere. He was OPP
posed to the amendment, he said. because
II the residence was TO be constructed IN
the park. he thought half of the ground or
all of 1t should be used. instead of only
small part of Ii as provided In the amend
ment. He thought the bill should be left
with Mr.. James. He was in favor of sell
ing the park to the city il the state did not
want TO use it. Mr.. Scott wanted the resi-
Cence built in st. Clair Park and Mr.. Dilley
tried to kill the bill by moving that the en-
acting clause be stricken out The motion
was tabled and a vote was taken on the
amendments. The House voted against the
ar endments-19 10 50. Mr.. King then Of
tered an amendment which carried, TO the
effect that st. Clair Park shall be used as
a site for the Governors residence unless
the ground is purchased by the city. A
further successful amendment by MT
Kelley cuts down the appro oriation from
$4,000 to $50, 900. The bill was then advanced
to engrossment
The bill introduced by Mr. Schroeder APP
p-cpriating money for the Shiloh Military
Rennese ent Morgan sent up a motion to
strike out the enacting clause. On account
OF the absence of the author of the bill the
motion was not acted on.
EPILEPTIC BILL KILLED.
Senator Lambert's bill. providing for an
appropriation for epileptic village, was
the next measure considered on second
reading. and here the bill met its fate
The enacting clause was stricken out and
the bill killed. on motion of Representative
King. The measure was not disposed of,
however, until two or three members had
opportunity of speaking on the SUBJ
ject. Hdr. Cox, who comes from Columbus,
the place where it was sought to locate
the village, made strong appeal in be-
half of the BILL and was answered by Mr..
Statesman. At the conclusion of Mr..
Stutesman's remarks two or three MEM
bers desired TO speak. Mr.. Minturn, OF
Marion county, was recognized, and moved
the previous question, declaring that 1--WE
have heard this discussed until are
thoroughly tired" When the speaker was
enacting clause it was noticed that half
a dozen or more Democrats were absent
from their seats. To the Republicans
it looked If this exodus of the minority
was for the purpose of putting the respon-
sibility of killing the bill on the majority
side of the House. The deserving members
did not care to go on record either way.
Mr.. Cox, who so stanchly advocated the
bill. is a member of the minority. Mr..
Murphy, of the minority, tried to bring
about an adjournment. but failed. and the
House voted the motion to strike out
the enacting clause. The bill was killed
by vote of IL to rs. Several of the Demo-
o wh9 fnd y the wben t fe
names were called. The bill did not appear
to be party measure, as both sides of the
bill Following is the way the members
voted on the motion TO kill the bill:
Ayes-Allen. Bell. Bishop, Carmichael.
Gauntt, Gillette, Haines, Harris, Jack.
Jackways. James, John. Johnson, King.
LAIR, Marshall of Fontain, Marshall of
Tippecanoe, Matthews, Miller of Ohio. Min
turn, Morgan, Norton Mummert, Oster-
meyer, Pritchard, Reagan, Reser, Scott,
Short, Stookey, Statesman, Thomas, Wes-
ling, Whitcomb. zollman. the speaker. To-
Noes-Adamson, Burkhart Galley. Cable.
Cox, Cravens. Cruson, Davis of Greene.
Horsfeld. Jackman. Lawrence. Lopp, Lout-
Passage, Reeves, Roberts of Dearborn,
Roberts of Jefferson, Slack, Trout, Tucker,
Waugh. Total, 26.
IN THE AFTERNOON.
Senator Harrison's bill providing for
eiectrocution instead of hanging, where 1t
is necessary to infiict the death penalty
was disposed of by the House early In the
afternoon session. 1t came up on second
reading and Representative Passage Of
fered an amendment which provided that
the death penalty should be administered
by means Of morphine. DR.. Passage spoke
in support of his amendment, reading his
remarks from manuscript he had prepared
The House first adopted the amendment
and then killed the bill by striking out the
enacting clause. The bill was killed by a
vote of 80 to 25- The motion to strike out
the enacting clause was offered by Repre-
sentative Stookey.
Mr.. Meals bill fixing minimum rate Of
wages for teachers in the public schools
was pass d by a vote of II to 6. Under the
provisions of the bill the minimum rate
would be fixed by multiplying the teachers
average at examination by two and half.
Representative Horsfields bill fixing the
salaries of janitors at the Statehouse at
$50 month, and bill by Mr.. Burkhart
making eight hours the legal work-day.
were both passed. The Burkhart bill docs
affect those who perform labor nor
dCmeStics.
The House adjourned a little after 4
O'Clock until o'clock this morning.
ASKING FOR APPROPRIATIONS.