The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-04

won't. find 1t out on them IL the assessor
doesn't. but the last day they'll see
where they have been mistaken.
Mr.. Stookey, OF Kosciusko and MIR. STAINS
bury. OF Warren. both spoke in favor OF
the bill. The latter told of an instance in
MS county where a man who was known
10 be very wealthy paid taxes on only $3.50
OF personal properly and defied the au-
thortties TO find anything more. The au-
thorities let the case go along from year
to year. believing that when the old man
died and an inventory OF his estate was
made the county would be able TO recover
from the estate the full amount of taxes on
his sequestered property. but when the man
did die Ii was discovered that few months
previous he had turned over all his per-
sonal property to an old maid daughter of
the variety that will live for at least 800
years. and the county is still waiting TO re-
cover taxes that should have been paid al
most half century ago. Mr.. Sayre, OF
Wabash, also spoke i'm favor of the bill.
stating tnat in his opinion ii had many
good features and was entitled TO further
consideration.
Mr.. Somers. of Allen. Mr. Bamberger. of
Marion. and Mr.. Statesman. of Miami, op-
posed The bill and urged the adoption of
the majority report. Mr.. Statesman de-
clared that this was the time 10 kill the
bill. Ii had been carefully considered in
committee. he said. and even its warmest
friends had been unable to point out any
good features in it.
SPEAKER SLIPPED UP.
in the minority report was taken viva voce
In announcing the result the speaker said:
THE ayes seem to have it. the ayes have it
and the motion is lost"
Mr.. Sayre called the speakers attention
to the discrepancy in his decision. and the
chair corrected himself, stating that slip
of the tongue was responsible for his say
ing that the ayes seemed to have 1t. Mr..
Slack and several other members were not
satisfied with the decision and tried to de-
mand division, but it was too late, as
the announcement had been made. Mr..
Slack then moved that the vote by which
the minority report was not concurred in
be reconsidered, and on this he called for
the ayes and noes. The roll call showed
~ ayes and 81 noes, and the motion to re-
consider was lost The majority report,
killing the bill, was then concurred in by
viva voce vote
Some twenty-odd other bills were reported
from committee. among them being the
brewers bill repeating the blanket remon-
STRANGE provision of the Nicholson law.
There was only one report from the COM
mittee. although it was not signed by all
the members, and il recommended the pas
sage or the bill. The report was concurred
in without discussion dissenting vote.
Senator Thompsons bill enabling the in
corporation or company to build a COLI
scum In Indianapolis was reported favor
ably from the committee corporations
with an amendment providing that the
coliseum shall not be used for any pur-
pose in conflict with any of the laws of
the State. This amendment is regarded
as an additional precaution to prevent the
coliseum's ever being used for prize fight.
The report was adopted. Since Mr.. Can't
well has been Ill Booth Harrington is the
ranking member of the committee on cor
porations, and is acting as chairman.
The joint resolution taking the first step
toward an amendment of the State Consti-
tuition whereby the Legislature may fix
the qualifications of practitioners of law
was reported for passage.
Mr.. Kirkman introduced a bill changing
the time of the opening of the fall term
Of court in Wayne county from Sept. / to
Oct. /. and secured the passage of the bill
under the suspension of the rules.
Mr.. kirkman also presented a petition
from the Society of Friends, commencing
several bills now pending, and denouncing
in particular the Sunday baseball and brew
ers' bills. The petition was read and re-
ferred to the committee on public morals.
1t can have little effect on the committee,
as the brewers bill has been reported
favorably and the baseball bill has already
passed the House.
A number of Senate bills were handed
down on second reading and advanced to
engrossment, and then Booth Harrington
made hit with the hungry legislators with
a motion to adjourn.