The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-29
Wood Garnfshee Measure FavOrably
Reported without Running the
Placidity of the Body.
USUAL BATCH OF NEW BILLS
LEGISLATION PROPOSED TO PRE-
VENT INSURANCE COMBINATION.
Bill for Sunday Baseball in Indiana
apOIis Passed tn Engrossmcnt-
Routine of Legislature.

terday and accomplished ii so expeditiously
that it was found. unnecessary to hold an
afternoon session. So long as the roll call
can be completed at morning sessions after
noon meetings will be deferred.
The committees turned out enough bills
to keep the body busy for a day or two to
come. The bills favorably reported We're:
Senator Woods garnishee bill; Senator
Barlows bill to amend the act for the in
corporation of towns and defining the
powers of town officers; Senator Starts
bill authorizing the trustees of the Indiana
Soldiers, Sailors and Orphans Home to
employ agents to secure homes for the in
mates; Senator Woods bill fixing the COM
pensation of trustees in townships having
a population Of less that $4,000; Senator
Crumbaker's bill concerning the taking of
appeals to the Supreme and Appellate
Courts and removing the technical defects;
Senator Wampler's bill to have unexpended
appropriations revert to the general fund;
Senator Askren's bill amending the act es-
tablishing city courts in cities of over 5000
population; Senator Woods bill allowing
transfers; Senator Wamplers bill regulat-
ing the firing of shots in coal mines; Sena-
tor Fleming's bill amending the Fort
wayne In so as IL apples TO the
method of assessing street improvements;
Senator Singers bill legalizing the incor
poration of the town of Versailles: Sena-
tor Balls bill establishing State board
of examination for BARRIERS, and House bill
No. 40, by Representative Van Fleet, giving
certain cities the right to issue bonds for
the purchase of waterworks plants.
Reports favoring the killing of the fol-
lowing bills were concurred in: Providing
for payment of Claims by county treasurer
for the preparation of free gravel road in
dices, Stricler; providing, that incorporated
cities shall pay the cost of street repairs
after the original assessment, Bell; allow
ing school trustees to sell bonds for school
house purposes. Parks: providing new
tween 10000 and $1,000, Kittinger.
CLARK STATUE BILL.
Senator Barcus's bill for a commission to
place the statue of Gen. George Rogers
Clark in the National Hall of Statuary at
Washington was made a special order of
business for Feb 3 at IL a. m. Senator
Matson's voting machine bill was to have
been considered yesterday morning, but on
account of the absence of the senator on
account of illness, consideration was again
postponed and the bill was made a special
order for jan 80 at 1880 a. m.
The following bills were ordered en-
crossed: Senator Cards bill providing for
the transfer of vicious boys from the Plain
field Reformatory to the Indiana Reforma-
tory at Jeffersonville; Senator Woods bill
prohibiting the conducting of saloons or the
sale of liquor within one mile of the soldiers
homes at Lafayette and at Marion, and
Senator Gochenour's bill to compel justices
of the peace 10 use a seal in acknowledge
ments of mortgages, deeds and other docu-
ments.
The following bills We're amended and
ordered engrossed: Senator Haryison's bill
to provide for the cleaning of small water
courses: Senator OgbornS bill regula ting
at a ia Ia 4 i'm
to insurance; Senator Lindiey's bill prohib-
iting public officers from dealing in mar
gins or in INDUCING in gambling of any
kind Senator Whitcomb's bill providing for
the organization OF savings banks and the
safe and proper management of affairs
and Senator Wolcotts bill providing for a
negotiable instrument law unifrom with the
laws of other States relating to negotiable
paper Senate joint resolution No. |, that
the attorney general be directed to investi-
gate the scarcity of fuel, was ordered en-.
| crossed.
The Senate passed six bills at the session
| yesterday morning, four of them having
originated in the chamber and two of them
| being House bills. All were of minor i'm
| portance. Senator Crumpacker's bill, re.
| quiring abutting property owners to clear
bitches and authorizing trustees to ordel
with no opposition: Senator Parks's bill
| fixing the fee of attorneys in ditch case!
under the commissioners act. passed, will
ten woes against 1t; Senator Dausman's bill
| increasing the salaries of the circuit judge.
| in st. Joseph, Elkhart and Lagrange coun
/ ties from $1,000 to $500 year, was sue
cessful. but nine votes were recorded
| against it; Senator Barcus's bill. prescrib
| ing the duties of the county surveyor il
! Vigo county, received thirty-nine votes TO
passage. and there were none against it
! The two House bills related, respectively
to the employment of the attaches of tbs
| Senate and the House. and to an authorize
| ton of the School Board of North Vernon
to issue bonds to build schoolhouse.
SEvLRAL SURPRISES.
There were several surprises during tn
session, one of them being the Favorable
| report of the committee judiciary No.
on the Wood garnishee bill. 1t was re
ported favorably by unanimous commit
tee report. The report was concurred il
without a voice being raised against it,
Another surprise was the one received b.
Senator Kittinger, when his bill providing
for increasing the wages OF pol:ceme
in cities of more than 1G.000 and less thai
$1,000 was killed. The bill was reported b
the committee on cities and towns. o
which Senator Ball is chairman. Mr. Ba
thought that the bill would not be a goo
thing for Muncie. even IL Senator kittinge
believed Ii would be all right for Anderson
so he was instrumental in killing it. Sen
ator Kittinger was not present wheH tn
report was made, but when he entered tn
Senate chamber and found that his pc
measure had peen StTahSieo ne Decdin
wrathy.
The only approach 10 debate tina. &C
| Cured during the busy session was on tn
Wood bill prohibiting saloons within
| mile of the soldiers homes Ser ate
Stricler. of Marion, did his hest TO have IL
amendment inserted providing that drU
stores should be given the right to sc
whisky within mile even If saloons weE
forbidden. Senator Fortune, of Jefferson
| WILLIE came TO the help of Senator Woo
| and declaI ed that in his experience he ha
found drug store whisky about the rotter
| est of all brands. All the whisky an oil
soldier needed, he said. would be furnisne
by the medical Departments OF thes
soldiers homes. Senator Stricler did ns
speak i'm defense of his proposed amend
| ment and no votes were cast for IL.
FOURTEEN NEW BILLS.
Fourteen new bills were introduced. Or
of the measures to which great deal
interest attaches is bill by Senator Burr
restricting the granting of licenses
stationary engineers. The bill divides sta
tionary engineers into three classes. tho.
having charge of engines of unlimits
horse power: second. those having engin,
| of between fifty and 15o horse power, ar
third. those having engines OF less tina
: fifty horsepower. IT provides that thr,
examiners shall be appointed by the Co
! ernor and that IL shall be the duty OF the:
examiners to divide the State into thr,
exclusive Jurisdiction OF each member
the board. salary OF $3.50 year az
expenses In given to each member OF ii
board OF examiners The fee for obtai
ing license shall be s., with the privilege
renewal after examination for 81. \
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