Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1893 — INDIANA LEGISLATURE. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

Father O’Donaghue acted as : Senate zhaplain, Monday. Senator Magee i resolution to limit debate to five minutes >n committee reports, and it was laid over by agreement. Special order was then zalled, being the bill to amend city charter of Indianapolis, having already passed the Honse. The bill was passed— 27 to 21. World’s Fair appropriation bit! came up is special order. Several amendments were offered and bill was recommitted with instructions to print. House was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Rondthaler. Rep. Ader Introduced his apportionment bill. Rep. Hench • presented a bill for ssl.Bs,money advanced for committee expenses, which was allowed. Bill concerning pack-peddlers was introduced. Bill to require an accounting by State Board of Agriculture was taken up. Speaker held that question had not been decided by Saturday’s vote, no quorum being present. Majority report requiring accounting was adopted by a party vote. Constltutiohal i amendments were taken up and two passed. Amendments No. 3 and 4, affecting terms of county officers, were rejected. Employes co-liability bill was discussed, and by parliamentary tactics delayed, and House adjourned. The Monument committee of the House have agreed by a majority vote to sustain the Monument Commission In its action in placing dates upon the monument commemorating the Rebellion and the Mexicna war. 3 Ministers being backward about serving the State, the Senate was ooened Tuesday without Invocations. Bill for regulation of foreign and domestic building associations was considered, and after an acrimonious debate was ordered engrossed. Bill reducing rate for publication of sample ballots was passed to second reading. Bill to require posting of sheriff’s election proclamation instead of publication in county papers was killed. Pending action on report of election committee Senate adjourned. House was opened with prayer by O. H. Palmer of the Y. M. C. A. Motion to engross co-employes liability bill prevailed —yeas 75, nays 16. New bills were introduced. A concurrent resolution to determine boundary line between Indiana and Illinois was adopted. Bill to pay for fifty calves killed by order of State Board of Health was subject of two reports- Report favoring payment was ordered printed. Resolution limiting debate was adopted. Report to stop appropriation for farmer’s institutes was indefinitely postponed. Bill providing for life imprisonment of train wreckers was passed—63 to 16. Bill amending school law was passed. House adjourned. Senate opened Wednesday morning with prayer by Rev. W. H. Xander, chaplain of the Prison North. Bill to prevent spread of cholera was favorably reported and report was adopted. Judicial redistricting bill was recommitted. Bill authorizing organization of loan, trust and safe deposit companies was called up and ordered engrossed. Bill to allow a watcher at elections from any political party that casts 10 per cent, of the vote was favored bv a minority report which was adopted. Bill authorizing publication of commissioners’ allowances in paper having largest circulation passed. Bill providing for preservation of all uncounted ballots was killed. Bill providing for Board of Regents for State Institutions was rejected. Magee’s convict labor bill was considered, pending a vote on which the Senate adjourned. _ ‘ In the House continuation of the previous day’s business was in order, being a resolution for the appointment of a committee to investigate alleged inequalities of fee and salary law. Resolution was laid on the table. Bill to prevent adulteration of food and drugs passed. House demanded for fourth time a report from committee on railroads. Bill to appropriate SI3,OcXT to pay W. H. Drapter for service as stenographer was Introduced by request. Bill to lengthen terms of city officers was passed to third reading. Bill for s47.Bo—expenses of Roby Investigating committee -was allowed. Bill relating to transcripts of United States courts was passed. Ways and Means committee introduced the general appropriation bill and the same was made special order for Friday at 10 a. m. G. A. E. appropriation bill was killed. Adjourned. Rev Mr. Steck prayed at the Senate hall Thursday morning. Bill to regulate sewer improvements failed. Bill to pay expenses of Senate committee investigating Southern prison was allowed. Bill requiring educated drug clerks passed. Bill to legalize contracts between railroad companies of Indiana and Illinois was engrossed. Bill to increase jurisdiction of Appellate Court passed. Bill to allow directors of Eastern Insane Hospital to sell one acre of land was passed under suspension of rules. H. B. No. 223, fixing school fund interest at 6 per cent., passed. Bill to regulate the punishment of convicts was Introduced. Magee’s convict labor bill was passed to engrossment. 11. B. authorizing city of Indiauapolis to levy a tax of $75,000 for G. A. R. encampment passed. Report to appropriate $75,000 to World's Fair was adopted. f> Thursday was an important day in the House. BIl! extending terms of city officers passed. Committee to investigate Roby race track made two reports. Majority reported that existing laws were sufficient to regulate the evils complained of If properly administered. Minority condemned the Roby enterprise as cruel and inhuman in the matter of winter racing. Parliamentary tactics were put in lorce on the adoption of tho minority report, and amidst confusion the Speaker declared that .he minority report was not substituted. Bil| to restore appointive power to Ihe Governor was favorably reported by majority of committee, with a minority report against It, On a motion to adopt the minority report great confusion ensued, among the Democratic members, aud On a vote the minority report was tabled. The majority report was then before the House to restore appointive power to tho Governor. A vote was had, many Democratic members explaining their actions in bolting the decision of the caucus by voting for the adoption of the report. The majority report was adopted, every Republican member voting aye, having received the aid of a sufficient number of Democrats to sccdre success, tho vote standingyeas 61, nays 33. Immediately after the vote the House adjourned. In the Senate, Friday, a large number ol new bills were introduced, among which were: Authorizing building and loan associations to increase their capital stock;

girls to reformatory; giving women the right to vote at municipal elections; to prevent the sale of boopskirt*. BUI for' reirei oi vuriy? iidDcocv county, was passed. Joint resolution * Inviting World’s Conference of M. E. church to use the State House at its next session was referred. Bill requiring railroads to post information as to the arrival of trains was ordered printed. Bill* legalizing the IncornoratttgrQfPetersbory, Winslow and - West Shoals were passed. Bill prohibiting the employment of children under fourteen years of age was ordered printed. In the House; Friday, bill for relief of Hayes, trustee. Harrison County, passed. Bill for vacation of streets and alley* wm passed. Bill requiring accounting of the State Board of Agriculture was advanced to second reading. Bill to allow janitor* $5 a day having been killed. Rep. Lowe Introduced a resolution to reconsider. Coemployes liability bill passed. Appropriation bill was postponed. “ - LEGISLATIVE NOTES. The result of the vote in the House, Thursday, on the bill to restore the appointive power to the Governor was reached bytheboltfngof members of tho Democratic caueus. The Republicans voted solidly for the majority report, and were aided by twenty-four Democratic bolters. There is great consternation in the Democratic camp, and further exciting scenes are expected. The co-employes’ liability bill is one of the important measures before the Assembly. Thero Is a strong railroad lobby working against it. The dog law passed by the House falls to provide for tags, and before a stray dog can be legally killed the trustees’ office must be visited to see if It has been registered. Senator Boord’s bill,to preventmannfaeture and sale of hoop skirts In the State, declares that the fashion of wearing hoop skirts was revived by a combination of fashion producers and dry goods manufacturers. The boops rSqulred more dress goods and created an unnatural demand for goods. Women were compelled to wear them by fear of being ostracized by society in general. The penalty for violating the law is a fine of not more than SI,OOO or less than SIOO and imprisonment of not less than thirty days.