The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-28
In the Upper Branch Eight Bills Are
Passed, Including the Johnston
Automobile Measure.
BURNS AND MILBURN HAVE TILT
SOUTH BEND SCHOOL BILL CAUSES
A CONTROVERSY.
Afternoon Sessions Begin To-Day in
the Homework I'm Committee
ROoms-Sidelights.

Not a single bill which has come to
vote in the Senate so far has failed to
pass. Senators seem to have a pronounced
objection to voting mo- ON any measure.
In almost every instance the minority has
voted practically solid with the majority in
passing bills. Yesterday about all the
Senate did of any consequence was to pass
bills. Eleven measures were placed on
third reading and of these nine ran the
gauntlet safely.
Senator Fleming got mixed up in his first
alteration of the session and the young
man from Fort Wayne got the worst OF it.
His bill concerning the taxation of mort
cages and describing the duties of county
assessors and board of review was OBJ
jected to by some Of the senators on ac-
count of the wording. Senator Fleming
took exception to the criticisms, but he was
overwhelmed and the bill was sent to the
committee on phraseology of bills.
Senator Ogborns bill to amend the act
concerning the loaning of the common
school fund was recommitted to the COM
mittee on education.
Senator Gibson's bill fixing the time for
holding court In the Second judicial district
was passed.
Senator Burns's bill creating the office Of
prison matron in counties of $4,000 or more
population went through without opposi-
ton.
Senator Johnstons automobile bill got
to a haven of rest with only one vote cast
| against it. Senator Ball voted mo- en-
phatically. The senator said he did not
believe the bill to be just. The bill COM
| pels drivers of automobiles to slow up to a
| speed of four miles hour when ap-
| preaching within $50 yards of a vehicle to be
passed. and provides for the registration
of autos.
OTHER BILLS PASSED.
Senator Newhouse's bill providing for the
printing of additional copies of the 1901-1902
report of the fish commissioner and game
warden was passed and the title of the
| bill slightly amended.
| Senator Parkss bill providing for the
/ inspection of the boilers, engines and ma
chinery of steamboats,, naphtha and gas en-
| CINE launches met with no opposition. The
senator from Plymouth explained that the
bill applied only to the northern Indiana
lakes, where there is often danger of acct
dents because pleasure boats insuficiently
inspected are crowded beyond the limits
/ of safety.
| Senator Dausman's bill amending the act
| providing for the settlement of decedents
| estates was passed with no votes against it.
| Senator Singers bill to legaliZe the acts
| of notaries public, which applies to his
| own county of Ripley, was hustled through
| with little discussion.
| Senator Barlow's bill to provide for the
| relief of Austin Pierson, township trus-
| tee of Hendricks county who forgot to draw
| salary amounting to $21S, was passed. Sen
| ator Ball voted against the bill.
| Senator Johnston's bill to legaliZe the
| Incorporation of the town of Linden in
| montgomery county was voted for by
| Republicans and Democrats. The senators
| became facetious over the similarity of the
| names of Linden and Lindley. Senator
Johnston was asked if the town was named
| after the senator from Hamilton county
| He replied in the negative.
The dull proceedings of the Senate yester-
day were enlivened only by a tilt betweeer
| Senator Burns, of South Bend, and Senator
| Milburn,. who represents Dubois county
| The committee on education reported favor
| ably on his bill which gives the city OF
South Bend authority to exceed its con.
| issuing bonds to cover necessary school i'm
provementS.
Senator Milburn seized the occasion to de-
| clare that the bill did not represent the
| real sentiment of South Bend people. He
had received. he said, from fifty to one
hundred letters protesting against the bill
| and he did not think the people of South
Bend really wanted it to pass.
SENATOR BURNS WROTH.
Senator Burns did not relish the intru
sion of the senator from Dubois into the
affairs of ST. Joseph county and himself
He sharply demanded to know how the sen
ator from Dubois secured so much valuabl,
| information about South Bend and wha
the people want. Mr.. Milburn said he hat
read the letters alluded to.
Senator Burns then took fiat exception
I fho<
| wanted by South Bend people. The schoo
improvements are demanded by everyone
he said. and the best people in the city
earnestly request that the bill be passed
Senator Burns won his contention an(
with the amendment that the city mus
| not borrow more than 10000 over the con
stitutional limit the committee report wa
| concurred in.
A number of House bills were advanced
House bill No. loo, by Representativ,
| Trap, to empower boards of school trus
tees of certain towns and cities to ISSUE
bonds with which to raise funds to built
schoolhouses, and House bill No. 2, b!
| Representative Morgan, concerning the EN-
ployes of the Sixty-third General Assem-
| bly,. were passed to third reading.
House bill No. 135. by Representative
in the Twenty-sixth judicial district, wa
favorably reported by the Senate com
mittee on judiciary.
House bill No. 106, providing for tn
of public instruction to adopt and schedul
the items entering into teachers success
grades, was reported TO the Senate and re
ferred to the committee on education
House bill No. 100, providing for an amend
ment TO an act concerning taxation. wa
reported and referred to the committee oil
county and township business.
The following Senate bills were favorabl,
reported by committees:
Senator JohnSton's criminal assault bill
Senator Wolcott's bill authorizing tn
State Board of Education to appoint a higl
school inspector; Senator Wolcott's bill
authorizing the State Board of Education
to contract for a primer one grade below
the first reader. and Senator Burns's bill
to allow the city of South Bend to excee
its constitutional debt limit.
The Senate adjourned promptly at /
o'clock 10 meet in joint session with tn
House to hear the address of Senator Fair
banks. Immediately after converting tn
body adjourned again until 10 o'clock thi
morning.