The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-04


statutes might cover cases OF this kind:
The act provides that in every trial or
any. such child he shall be entitled TO
trial by a jury of twelve persons, IL he
shall so elect and the court approves. The
latter clause evidently abridges the right
or trial by jury, and unquestionably. 1nso-
far as the right is abridged, it Is unconsu-
tutional.
II regret that 1 am compelled to return
this Dill without my approval. am In
sympathy with the general features of the
bill. In fact, / discussed the question or
Juvenile court in my message, and Will
give my approval to bill eliminating the
objectionable features hereinabove stated.
GOODWINE'S BILL SAVED.
Senator Goodwine's bill to separate the
Women's Prison and the Industrial School
for Girls was also Objectionable to the Gov
ernor, and 1t was vetoed and returned to
the Senate. Senator Goodwine formulated
new bill in the light of hints given by
the Governor in his objections. The same
procedure followed as in the case OF
the Juvenile court bill, the rules were sus-
pended, and 1t was rushed through and
passed. The Governor did not sign the
original bill for these reasons:
This bill provides that the Governor shall
within thirty days after the taking erect
or this act appoint four commissioners 10
purchase lands for buildings for the Indus
trial School for Girls. 1t also provides that
the land for said proposed institution snail
be purchased within three months after the
taking effect of the act 1 feel that the best
interests of the State require that these pro-
visions be not made mandatory.
The act further provides that the com
ton, and that the treasurer is required 10
furnish a bond in the sum of $4,000. feel
that some reasonable compensation should
be paid for such services and that some
provision should be made for purchasing
said bond for the treasurer of such COM
mission.
1.-The act further provides that the mem
bers of the board to be appointed shall
serve without compensation, except actuai
expenses. / see no good reasons why an
exception should be made as to the mem
bers of this board. and feel that reasonable
compensation should be provided for them
as provided by law for members of all other
boards.
1.-THE act does not provide for any tenure
Of office. This is an important matter, and
proper provision should be made fixing
terms OF office and manner of removal OF
members OF said board. The general scope
of the bill meets my approval, and II the OBJ
jectionabie features are eliminated l will be
pleased to have the same become law"
HOT TIME IN THE SENATE.
There was hot time in the Senate yes
terday afternoon when the Van Fleet rail-
road bill came up. The bill, which passed
the House easily, had been reported out of
the Senate committee on railroads with a
minority report favoring passage signed
by Fortune, Ball and Kittinger. Senator
Ogborn signed a majority report favoring
the indefinite postponement Of the bill.
The measure provides that it shall be I'M
lawful for a railroad to run a double-cab
locomotive on main tracks without having
two enginemen on duty; that no locomotive
shall be a distance of five miles with
out one engineer, one fireman and one con-
rot hot an0 innc chs hQn k
ward without having signal lights placed
the or pilots placed in the same
manner. There has been vigorous lobby
ing for and against the measure.
When it was brought up yesterday Sem
ator Ball spoke at length for the bill. 1t
was meritorious, he said and would impose
no undue hardships on the railroads. Sen
ator Fortune charged that the committee
on railroads had not given the bill due con-
sideration, and that II had been rushed out
of the committee without giving the mem
bers chance to go into its provisions thor
oughly. There was an exciting tilt between
Senator Fortune and Senator Ogborn, in
which the lie trembled on the tongues of
each, but the gavel of the Lieutenant Gov
ernor ended hostilities.
A motion was made to recommit the bill.
When il came to him Senator Kittinger
arose to explain his vote. II have been
banged and bullywhanged about this thing
until | am sick and tired of it." he said.
81 wish the chair to excuse me from voting.
l don't know anything about the bill real
Lieutenant Governor Gilbert set the Sen
ate in a roar with the remark: THE SEN
ator must vote one way or another. 1t does
not matter whether the senator knows
anything about the bill or not. A senator
does not have to know anything about a
bill to vote"
The motion to recommit the bill carried
| and the measure is probably deas.
GOT EVEN WITH SAYRF.
In revenge for the treatment accorded a
number of Senate measures in the House
| the Senate yesterday went after one OF
Warren Sayre's bills with a sharp ak. The
| bill. which proposed to establish a lien upon
| horses and other animals for the cost OF
| shoeing the same, was brought up in the
| Senate on second reading. There was not
much dilly-dallying with the measure A
| motion was made to indefinitely postpone
| and it was carried with a whirl.
Senator Matsons tax levy bill was amend.
| ed and passed by the Senate under a sus-
pension of the rules yesterday afternoon
| The total levy of the State for all purposes
| will not be lowered one-sixth of a cent
/ The amendment. offered by Senator Matsor
| himself and adopted, provided that the
| sinking fund levy shall be 2A cents instead
| of 2 7-12 cents. There was opposition &c
| the bill. The Democrats voted aye with
| the Republicans.
Senator Roche made a fight yesterday &c
| get the House bill requiring that ballots
| used in elections must be preserved ir
Il StdleO Days out Oh senate committee OF
| elections. He made a motion to that effect
| but it was voted down in short order.
FINAL RAP AT HASTINGS BILL.
The Senate took a final rap at the Hast
| ings anti-gambling bill yesterday morning
De Ravens motion to reconsider the vote
| by which the bill had been recommitted
| to the committee on public morals was
killed by vote of % to IS. The argument
| was made against the bill that there are
! enough laws on the statute books against
| gambling and that If the Hastings bill
| should pass it would give prosecuting at
| torneys the opportunity to 'hold up gam
bling houses for thousands a year. The
| bill will stay in the committee on public
morals and will never be heard from again
| as recommitment at this stage of the ses-
| sion is as effective a method of killing q
| bill as actually voting it down.
The committee on rules made report
yesterday recommending the adoption of a
| rule that the presiding officer shall decide
| the order of business. 1t was adopted
The purpose of the rule is to facilitate
business and choke off useless debate
Among the favorable committee reports
made to the Senate was a recommendations
| that Representative Wright's bill, authortZ-
| ing Indianapolis to build a pesthouse
| should pass.
SENATE ROUTINE WORK
These are days of hard work for the
| Senate. Yesterday twenty-three bills were
placed on third reading and twenty-five
/ were passed. The following got through
Senate bills Nos. S26, 81, Esq., lis, S25, S16
2SS 40 31S 80 and House hills Nos 3q0