THE
BREVIER LEGISLATIVE REPORTS.
VOLUME TWENTY-ONE.
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
IN SENATE.
SATURDAY, January 20, 1883-10 a. m.The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR commanded order and requested Senators to attend while prayers were offered by Rev. C. H. Raymond.
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. BUNDY presented a petition from citizens of Henry County, praying for the submission of the proposed prohibition amendment to the Constitution at a special election.
Mr. HENRY presented a similar petition from the voters in the County of Grant.
Mr. HOSTETTER presented a petition praying for legislation requiring lectures to be given in Public Schools and Colleges on the effects of alco- hol upon the brain and character as an antidote to intemperance.
Mr. BELL presented a petition from citizens of Allen County praying for protection of fish from spearing during the spawning season.
Mr. KEISER presented a petition, signed by 800 voters and over of the County of St. Joseph, in favor of submitting the prohibition amendment to the voters of the State at a special election.
These petitions were severally referred to appropriate Committees.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. JOHNSON, from the Committee on Education, returned the bill [S. 66] to amend Section 7 of the Common School supplementary act of March 6,1865 with a favorable report.
Also the bill [S. 147] to amend Section 4,369 of the Revised Statutes of 1881-the Common School law relating to interest on school funds, with a Committee report recommending that the bill lie on the table.
Mr. DAVIDSON, from the Agricultural Committee, returned the bill [S. 58] concerning weights and measures, recommending its passage.
Mr. JOHNSON, from the same Committee, returned the bill [S. R. 28] to regulate the interest on school and other trust funds, with a recommendation that it lie on the table.
These reports were severally placed on the files for future action.
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.
Mr. DUNCAN. from the Committee on Executive Appointments, reported the recommendation of a majority that the consideration of' the appointments be postponed till January 30.
Mr. FOULK, from a minority of the same Committee, recommended the Governor's appointments be confirmed forthwith.
He moved that they be made a special order for Monday, at 2 o'clock.
Mr. RAHM moved to amend by substituting Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock.
Mr. FOULK accepted the amendment.
It was so ordered.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. McCLURE. from the Committee on Health and Vital Statistics, made a partial report by request of a majority to ask that 150 copies of the bill [S. 27, Mr. Yancey's] shall be printed for the immediate use of the Senate.
It was so ordered, by consent.
Mr. DAVIDSON, from the Committee on Agriculture, returned the bill [S. 62] to prohibit certain animals from running at large, and excepting railroads from its provisions, with amendments.
The report of the Committee was placed on the files to come up with the orders of the day of bills on their second reading.
PAY FOR AN ASSISTANT DOORKEEPER.
Mr. SPANN, from the Special Committee thereon, returned the resolution allowing Captain J. T. Owen $40 for services rendered as Doorkeeper.
The LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR stated that Captain Owen was the Janitor two years ago, and I told him to attend to the temperature, and spoke to the Doorkeeper about it, but got no satisfactory answer. I would rather pay for it out of my own pocket than to have the temperature as it was at the beginning of the session two years ago.
Mr. McINTOSH said the Doorkeeper stated Captain Owen had absolutely done nothing, and that already $6 had been voted him.
Mr. VOYLES moved to amend the report of the Committee by making the amount $15.
Mr. GRAHAM did not care whether the Doorkeeper employed this Assistant or not, he ought to be paid for services performed. He referred to page: 83[View Page 83] the ill ventilation of this chamber at the beginning of the session two years ago, and attributed the improvement so far this session to Captain Owen's management and experience.
Mr. FOULKE made an ineffectual demand for the previous question.
Mr. VOYLES insisted, as the Doorkeeper still says Captain Owen has rendered no service, and there is no use of making a gratuity to Captain Owen, that his amendment be adopted. He has done no service at the instance of the Doorkeeper. If anything has been done on his part it is a gratuity.
Mr. HILLIGASS favored the Committee report because of the retention of Captain Owen by ihe President of the Senate.
Mr. BUNDY demanded the previous question, which was seconded by the Senate, and under its operations-
The amendment was rejected by yeas, 11; nays, 26.
The Committee report was concurred in by yeas, 19; nays, 18-the Lieutenant Governor giving the casting vote.
The resolution was amended by consent to read $34-deducting from the $40 the $6 already paid and as so amended was adopted-yeas, 22; nays, 15.
It was ordered that when the Senate adjourn it be till Monday at 2 o'clock p. m.
PROTECTING THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
Mr. BROWN, by consent, introduced a bill [S. 154] to protect freedom of election to employes of manufacturing establishments and prescribing punishment for the violation thereof.
It is as follows:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana-Section 1. That whoever having the control of or being the managers, proprietors or agents of any manufacturing establishments in this State, having more than sixty workmen in their employ, shall neglect or refuse to close such establishments from the hour of 12 o'clock noon lo 6 o'clock of the evening of the day of the general elections held on Tuesday after the first Mon- day in November, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than $100 nor more than $1,000; to which may be added imprisonment for not more than sixty (days, and disfranchisement for any determinate period.
Sec. 2. And whoever having the control of or being such proprietors, agents or managers afore- said, shall, upon the day of the general election held on Tuesday after the first Monday in November in any year, send their employes in squads, under the charge of the agents or foremen of such manufacturing establishments, to the polls for the purpose of voting, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished in the same manner and to the same extent as provided for in the first section of this enactment.
RELIEF OF CHARITABLE ASSOCIATIONS.
Mr. BISCHOWSKY [S. 155] to authorize Charitable Associations to change their names and declaring an emergency. He stated the object of the bill to be to give members of Boards of Charitable Institutions the right to change the names of such institutions. We have one Orphans' Home in Terre Haute which was established by Chauncey Rose, the original name of which was Vigo County Orphan Home, and the Board desire to chan e the name to the Rose Orphan Home. That is the whole object of the bill. He moved for a suspension of the Constitutional rule that the bill may be read the second time by title, considered as engrossed, read the third time by sections and put upon its passage now.
The rule as laid down in the Constitution was set aside by yea, 34; nays, 1. The bill was read the second time by title, considered as engrossed, read the third time and passed the Senate by yeas, 34; nays 0.
The Senate adjourned till Monday at 2 o'clock p. m., under an order adopted this morning.
