AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Voyles' bill [S. 91] was read the third time-designating a name by which the House of Refuge for the correction and reformation of the juvenile offenders shall hereafter be known providing for the appointment of Commissioners and prescribing their power and duties, and regulating the commitments thereto, and for the more efficient and uniform government of said Institution; also, authorizing the Governor to commute the sentences of boys under twenty-one years and declaring emergency.
On motion the further consideration of this bill was postponed, and made the special order for Friday at 11 o'clock a. m.
Mr. Yancey's bill [S. 62] to prohibit certain animals-horses, mules, meat cattle and sheep-from running at large in this State was read the third time.
Mr. YANCEY regarded it almost impossible to fence land with growing crops thereon because of the scarcity of timber. He hoped the bill would pass. A similar bill was before the Senate last session, at which time it was pretty thoroughly discussed, and the need of such a law is pretty generally recognized.
The bill failed to pass for want of a Constitutional majority-yeas, 22; nays, 12.
CITY TAX TO BE PAID SEMI-ANNUALLY.
Mr. Hilligass' bill [S. 124] to authorize cities to permit municipal taxes to be paid in installments-one-half on or before the third Monday in April and the first Monday in November, being read the third time-
Mr. MAGEE explained as the law now stands city taxes are payable but once each year. This bill proposes to allow them to be paid as County and State taxes are-in semi-annual installments.
The bill passed the Senate by yeas, 16; nays, 10.
The motion by Mr. HUTCHINSON his bill [S. 50] concerning the official terms of the Directors of the Northern Prison was made a special order for Friday at 11:30 o'clock.
ASYLUM FOR THE FEEBLE MINDED.
Mr. Johnson's bill [S. 102] to amend Sections [?] and 4 of an act to provide for the organization and support of the Asylum for the Feeble Minded Children. [For the reorganization of said institution-the Board to hold two for four years and one for one year; to have, also, control of the Soldiers' Orphans' Home.] It was read for the third time.
Mr. BROWN moved to make this bill a special order for Friday at 11:15 o'clock.
This motion was rejected by yeas, 25; nays, 18, for want of a two-thirds vote.
Mr. SPANN believed this the law of 1879 increasing the salary to $500. He opposed the bill on the ground of economy. From Rush County there comes here one of these Trustees who says he is securing enough money for the labor he is performing, saving it would be an iniquity and unjust to pay the Trustees any more. Mr. Spann opposed the bill of 1879 because it destroyed the Soldiers' Home, wiped out its distinctive features, and made it subservient to the feeble minded and idiotic children of Indiana, making them subservient to the small-headed idiots of the State. A Republican Trustee of this Institution has been upon the floor of this Senate demanding that this bill shall not be passed, because the money paid to him is enough and more than enough to pay for the services rendered. He wanted it to go out to the country that the Democracy are anxious to raise salaries of these Trustees in the face of these statements. page: 169[View Page 169] He never would east a vote that would put to shame the soldiers and soldiers' orphans of Indiana or elsewhere. He demanded the previous question.
The demand for the previous question was seconded-yeas, 36; nays, 9-and under its operation-
The bill passed by yeas, 26; nays, 19.
Mr. HILLIGAS3 voting therefor, with the understanding that the bill does not increase the pay of Trustees.
Mr BROWN moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.
The latter motion was agreed to by yeas, 25; nays, 16.
INSANE WOMEN.
The bill [H. R. 27] for an appropriation for the completion of construction and furnishing of the Department of Women for the Indiana Hospital for the Insane and for the construction of warehouses and woodhouses [$42,000 for completion; $10,000 for furnishing: $5,000 for warehouse, and $2,500 for coal-houses. Total, $59,500.]
Mr. MARVIN, recognizing the importance of immediate action on this bill, moved for a dispensation of the Constitutional rule that the bill may be pressed to its passage now. This money was appropriated two years ago, but for some reason has not been used and the money is doing nobody any good.
The motion was rejected-yeas, 25; nays, 35.
Mr. WILLARD, explaining his negative vote: He is willing to grant everything necessary in this case, but unwilling to pass an appropriation of this kind without examination by a Committee.
The bill was referred to tne Committee on Benevolent and Reformatory Institutions.
COURT TERMS.
The bill [H. R. 231] to amend an act for fixing the Court terms in the Fourth Judiciary Circuits, concerning Floyd and Clark Counties-was read the first time.
Mr. McCLURE moved to refer the bill to the Committee on Organization of Courts, with a proposed amendment making the Courts to convene in January Instead of December, in the County of Clark.
The motion was agreed to.
The bill [H. R. 212] to fix the time for holding Courts in the Thirty-third Judicial Circuit affecting Whitley and Kosciusko Counties-was read the second time with a favorable Committee report. The bill was passed to the third reading.
ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
The PRESIDENT pro tem. [Mr. Spann in the Chair] announced the order of the day-the consideration of the bill pending at the adjournment yesterday [S. 6] to provide for the election and appointment of Supervisors of Highways.
Mr. WHITE moved to insert "ten" instead of "eight hours" in Section 6 for a day's work.
It was agreed to.
Mr. MAGEE moved to strike out the words "and under fifty years" in Section 6. He knew no reason why a man over fifty years of age should not work on the road.
Mr. SMITH of Jay, moved to amend the amendment by inserting the words "Under sixty years of age."
Mr. DAVIDSON and Mr. HILLIGASS opposed both the amendments. Men over fifty who have been exempt should, not be again brought back to road work. "
Mr. HENRY favored the amendment.
The amendment to the amendment was rejected by yeas, 6; nays, 28.
The amendment was also rejected.
Mr. HILLIGASS made an ineffectual motion to strike out the last words in Section 6, viz.; "Although such person may be in some respects deformed."
Mr. HENRY moved to amend Section 7 by inserting the word "mule" and the words "road scraper or road scoop."
Mr. RAHM favored the mule part of the amendment inasmuch as there are but few horses or oxen in his County.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. BUNDY moved to amend Section 2 by adding a proviso preventing voting for a Road Supervisor in any other District than the one in which the voter resides.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. VAN VORHIS moved to amend by inserting $1.50 instead of $1 per day wherever it occurs in Section 10.
Mr. HENRY moved to make it $1.25.
Mr. WILLARD opposed both amendments.
Mr. RAHM did not believe in starving a man on $1 a day; $1.25 is little enough.
The amendment to the amendment [Mr. Henry's] was agreed to, and the amendment as amended was also agreed to.
On motion by Mr. VAN VORHIS $1 was made to read $1.25 in Section 11.
On motion by Mr. HENRY 25 "was inserted after the word dollar" in section 13.
Mr. HENRY moved to amend Section 15 so as to give credit for the same class of work done by inserting the words "similar extra" after the word "subsequent."
It was agreed to.
Mr. ADK1NSON moved to strike from Section 16 the words: "Unless he should deem them unreasonable, in which case he may reduce the amount"-striking out this discretion. The Supervisor with the disinterested persons are better qualified to judge in such cases than the Trustees.
Mr. MAGEE thought this feature may be unconstitutional, though favoring the amendment.
Mr. HOWARD offered a substitute by providing that appeal may be made to the Circuit Court in the question of damages.
Mr. ADKISON made the point of order that the substitute is not germane.
The PRESIDENT pro tem [Mr. Spann in the Chair] sustained the point of order.
On motion by Mr VAN VORHIS this section was referred to the Senator from Crawford [Mr. Benz] with instructions to amend as suggested by Mr. Magee. That there should be provisions made for appeals in all cases of damages under the rules of practice governing like cases.
The Senate adjourned until to-morrow.
