The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-24
SENATE FLOODED WITH BILLS.
Mr.. kittinger Protests Against Con-
sidering sFOoI- Measures.


A flood of new bills passed into the Sem
ate yesterday, no less than twenty-five new
measures being presented. Six bills were
passed, five Senate bills and House bill No
q. which authorizes levy of an additional
cents by the indianapolis Board of School
Commissioners The Senate was in ses-
sion nearly three hours. partly because the
Senator's insisted on strenuous debate and
partly because they were anxious TO get all
pending business out of the way so they
could go home over Sunday. AS usual. the
session was characterized by several warm
debates.
Senator kittinger arose in wrath against
Senator Fortunes bill providing that judg
ment may be rendered against general ver-
diets at the discretion of the court on in
terrogateries presenting different findings
OF fact. The senator from Anderson de-
clared that the bill was dangerous and was
in line with other useless and questionable
bills that have been introduced in the SEN
ate.
There are lot Of Internal fool bills pill
irg in here which do not mean anything"
said the senator emphatically. 'I want you
to kill this BILL
There had been a divided committee re-
port on the bill, the majority of the second
division of the judiciary reporting against
the measure. After a long tussle. in which
Senator Fortune warmly defended the BILL
IL was killed b. vote OF % TO Is.
Senator Fortune consoled, however,
because his Pigeon Roost bill was passed
without single vote being recorded against
1t The bill apprOpriateS sum for the pur-
pose or erecting a monument over the
graves of the settlers massacred by the
Indians at Pigeon ROOst on the line be-
or
1913. The State meeting of the ID. A. r. in
dorsed the measure and this is the farthest
ii has got along in any Legislature.
LANDLORDS LIEN BILL.
Senator Wolcott met with some OPPOSE
ton when it came to the consideration Of
his bill giving a landlord lien on the crop
of a. tenant when the tenant agrees to pay
as rent either a part of the crop or cash and
then refuses TO carry out his contract. The
landlords lien may be enforced by the same
procedure as In the case of a chattel mort
gage when power to sell is given The sem
ator from Wolcott explained that there was
nothing vicious in the bill and nothing
watch 1t was desired to conceal. 1t finally
went through by a vote of Is to IA.
Senator Wood called up his bill relating to
the verdict OF juries. which met with no
opposition. Al votes being cast for il. Sem
ator Fleming's bill amending the Fort
Wayne charter so To remove ambiguity
in constituting the sections relating to the
Improvement of streets and alleys, was
passed. Wampler's bill to provide for the
erection. repair or purchase of bridges
across a stream on the boundary line of
counties was passed
One of the most important measures
passed by the Senate was House bill No. %,
introduced in that body by Representative
Morgan 1t authorizes additional tax
levy of cents for the benefit of the Indi-
annapolis schools, and gives the Board of
School Commissioners the right to issue
bonds not in excess Of $780, 900 for the pur-
pose OF purchasing real estate, erecting
buildings and equipping them with heating.