The Indianapolis journal., 1903-03-07
DAY In THE HOUSE.
Lower Branch Refuses Senate Amend
ments to Some Bills.

ments to Some Bills.
The House devoted most of its time yes
terday to nonconcurring in Senate amend
ments to House bills and in the wrangles
that resulted. In spite of this, however,
the House managed to consider twenty bills
on third reading. sixteen of which were
passed. three defeated and one failed to
pass for want of constitutional majority.
The defeated bills were the primary cleo
ton bill. Senator Parkss bill providing for
the repair and cleaning of bitches and
drains, which was characterized as a sur
veyors' graft" and Kittinger's bill increas-
ing the number of cities under the pro-
visions of the metropolitan police law. Sem
ator Thralls's bill requiring County Com
missioners to give bond in the sum of 81, 900
for each 10000 of population failed to pass
by vote of 45 to 25.
One of the most important of the bills
passed was the much-discussed Wood bill
prohibiting saloons within a radius of one
mile of the National Military. Home at
Marion and the State Soldiers Home at
Lafayette. This bill was amended on sec
ond reading to include in its pro-
visions the new army post which is to be
established by the government near In
dianapolis. The bill was handed down on
third reauing the last thing before adjourn
ment' in the evening. 1t passed without de-
bate By vote of 65 TO o. a few minutes
later the Senate concurred in the House
amendments, and the bill is now ready for
consideration by the Governor.
The prohibition element has worked in
dustriously for the enactment OF this bill,
and Secretary Clark, of the Prohibition
state committee. was present yesterday
when final action was taken.
Little time was wasted in debating any OF
the bills passed except the primary elec-
ton bill. The complete record of bills con-
sidered on third reading is shown in the
legislative routine in another column.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
few minutes after the Senate formally
notified the House that it had passed the
general appropriation bill with sundry
amendments, Representative Sayre, chair
man of the House committee on ways and
means, who stands sponsor for the bill
moved that the House nonconcur in the
amendments. The motion prevailed unan-
imously, and the speaker designated Sayre
and Stansbury the House conferees.
The conference committee held a consul
tation during the afternoon, but reached
no agreement. Sayre said last night that
| there are only one or two points OF differ
ence between the House and Senate, nOta-
bly, a specific appropriation for Indiana
University, which the Senate has taken
out. He said that the committee would get
together this morning and would, he be-
lieved reach an agreement before the con-
venng of either House.
The conference committee appointed to
consider the Senate amendments to House
Bill 15S reported, recommending compromise
amendments and the report was concurred
in. This is the bill providing a new law
for municipal Improvements in all cities OF
$4,000 or less, not operating under a special
charter. The point at issue the re-
monstrance feature and the compromise
amendments provide that two-thirds of the
front-foot residents may demonstrate and
stop an Improvement
The House refused to concur i'm Senate
amendments to House Bill 419-the super.
visors' bill-and the conference committee
Miller and Mitchell, reported later that the
| Senate would reced from it's position. This
| report was concurred in.
The House concurred in Senate amend
ments to House Bill 50 when Sayre, the
watch dog was mapping busy with
| other affairs, and the bill was sent to the
| Governor. Later Sayre offered a motion
| to reconsider the action in concurrence, ant
| it was carried. His motion to nonconcul
was then adopted. Later, when he discov
| cred that the bill was already in the hand:
| of the Governor, it was necessary to adop
| another motion recalling the bill, which
was done. The original House bill fixed tn,
pay of the superintendents of gravel road.
| at $1.50' a day; the Senate increased thi!
| to $3.50 day.