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THE BREVIER LEGISLATIVE REPORTS.
VOLUME TWENTY-FOUR.
GENERAL INDEX TO SUBJECTS WHICH PROVOKED DISCUSSION.
In the 55th General Assembly, showing pages where printed.
ABSENTEES, recalling, 243-245. ADDRESS to the People, by the Senate, 604-612. AFFIRMATION
of the Senates Stenographer, 601. AGREEMENT for conducting Joint Convention,131. AGREEMENT
another, 253, 279-281. AGREEMENT for pairs, 161. AGRICULTURE, U. S. Secretary of, 202.,
AGRICULTURE , State Board, 531, 532. ALIEN Detectives, 526, 527. Alien land owners, 246.
ANIMALS at large, 537, 538. APPEALS from the. decision of the Chair in the Senate. 17, 20, 26,
59, 63, 145, 173, 318. Appeals in the House, 29, 30, 34, 77, 545. Appeals by Messrs. Kellison
and Foley, Jewett and Gordon, 77. APPELLATE COURTS, 527.530, 540. APPORTIONMENT, Legislative,
410-412, 516, 631. Apportionment Laws, 515-520. Apportionment Representative, 517, 518.
Apportionment Congressional, 515, 632. Apportionment Senatorial, 516, 630. APPROPRIATION bills,
522, 554-556. ARSON, 237, 276. 277. ASSAULT on the doors of the Senate, 515, 525,526, 572-575,
600, 601. ATTORNEY'S FEES in notes, 238, 260-283, 277, 278. BALLOTS for U. S. Senator,
141, 142, 152, 153 163, 171, 175, 176, 196, 203, 229, 238, 251, 259, 287, 288, 298-300. Ballots
election, 536; ERROR: --In. page 141, last paragraph, 1st column, for
'Representatives' read Senators.' BEAVER LAKE lands, 432, 450, 588, 589.
BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS investigation, 381-394, 409, 413-420, 425, 426, 430-432,457, 623, 624.
See State Prisons-also Insane Asylum. Benevolent Institutions Institutions of the State,
management of 168, 347-351, 358-361, 602-604: BILLS finally passed--official list of, 543.
Bills are they correctly enrolled, 594, 596. Bills that became laws, 627. Bills of the Senate
pending in the House, 629. Bills of the House pending in the Senate, 629. Bills of the House
that passed the Senate and not received by the House, 629. Bills of the House passed but not
sent to the Senate, 628. BOILER, INSPECTOR, 292-295. BREVIER Legislative Reports, 74, 75,154,
324, 391, 480, 519, 533, 556, 596, 637-56. BRIBERY at primaries, 498, 499. Bribery of members,
326, 327, 347. 380, 394, 620. Bribery of voters, 230, 237, 274-276. BUILDING and Loan
Associations, 481, 482, 579-581. CIVIL SERVICE, 207, 288-291, 296, 297, 570. CLAIMS against the
State, 474. 475, 621. Claims of W. B. Howard, 378, 379. CLERKS of the House, elected, 28, 29.
Extra-more than the law allows--37, 76, 87. 169, 202, 476, 582; Clerks in the Senate, 534.
Extra-more than the law allows--72, 79, 104, 143, 174, 199.
page: 12[View Page 12] CLOSING courtesies, 599, 601, 614. COAL MINING, 368. COMMITTEES--House standing, 69,
70.Committees on Elections, 36. Committee on Senate standing, 48, 49. Committee on Resignations
of Committeemen, 450-456. Committees Joint, on part of the Senate, 49, 103. Committee Joint, on
part of the House 161. COMPROMISE AGREEMENT, 131. CONFERENCE Committees, 108, 115, 120, 125.
CONSTITUTIONAL Amendments, 532, 553. CONTESTED ELECTION cases, 43, 62, 72, 77, 78, 80,86, 87
108, 109-111, 143 -150, 600. Contested Election cases, Downey and Beasley, 54 - 57, 68.
Contested Election cases Engleharz and Mackey, 77. Contested Election cases Dickerson and
Meagher, 86-99, 558, 562, 605. Contested Election cases, Dickerson and Meagher, maj. report in
case of, 95- 98.Contested Election cases, Dickerson and Meagher, min. report in case of, 98,99
Contested Election Branaman and McDonald, 105-108,172-174,180-190,317-319,562,563,605,606.
Contested Election cases, Branaman and McDonald maj. report in case of, 104, 105. Contested
Election cases, Branaman and McDonald min. report in case of, 180-183. Contested Election
cases, C. L. Jewett, 302. Contested Election cases Douglas and McClure, 592. CONTRACT--Convict
labor, 575, 576, 619, 620, 621. CORPORATION liability to employe, 203, 204 - 207, 491, 492.
CORRECTIONS:-See page 16. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, 200, 324, 325. COURTESY between the two Houses,
57, 514, 515, 525-527, 537, 541, 582, 590. DEATH PENALTY, 367, 368. DENTISTS' LICENSE,
199, 200. 282-285, 569, 570. DETECTIVE'S reward, 477. DOORKEEPERS of the Senate, elected,
19. Doorkeepers Extra--more than allowed by law--72,73,103,144, 456, 515, 577. Doorkeepers
Protest against, 73, 79-85. Doorkeepers of the House elected, 29. Doorkeepers Extra--more than
the law allows-37, 68-70, 164, 196, 201, 237, 491, 522, 540. Doorkeepers pay, 540, 577, 592.
DOORS of the Senate, 62, 63, 525, 526, 600, 601. DOG TAN, 264, 265: EDUCATIN,complsory,
586-588, ELECTION of Secretaries of the Senate, 19. Election of Doorkeeper of the Senate, 19.
Election of President pro tempore of the Senate, 19, 20. Resolutions in reference to, 19, 600,
602. Election of Stenographer of the Senate, 601. Election of U. S. Senator, 44, 101, 115,
120-124, 126-128, Memorial in reference to, 557-565, 567. Election of Speaker of the House, 28.
Election of Clerks of the House, 28, 29. Election of Doorkeeper of the House, 29. EMPLOYES, pay
of, 57, 58, 234-236, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 319-321, 332-338, 352-358, 369-373, 403, 404.
ENGLISH SPARROWS, 346, 347. EPISODIC, 457, 604. EXTRA EMPLOYES of this Assembly--more than
allowed by law--27, 68-70, 72, 73, 76, 79-85, 87, 101-104, 143, 144, 164, 169, 174, 179, 196,
199, 201, 202, 237, 456, 476, 491, 515, 522, 540, 570, 577, 582, 589. See House Journal index,
under head of ' Additional Employes.'Extra
clerks,72,76,79,87,143,169,199,202,476,491,534,553,582. Extra Doorkeepers,
37,68-70,72,73,79-85,103,104,144,164,196,201,237,456,515,522,540,577. Extra Pages,
72,118,119,164,179. Extra pay, 589. EXTRA pay of Officers and Employes,
534,540,553,556,582,589,621. FARM INSURANCE Companies, 426. FEES and SALARIES,32, 76, 161, 297,
397-399, 520,521.FEEBLE-MINDED, Asylum for the. [See Soldiers' Orphans' Home]
254,255,445,446,447,462-464.FISH-LADDERS, 169,170. FOOD & DAIRY Commissioners, 328.FOREIGN
INSURANCE Companies, 467. GAME LAW, 513. GOVERNOR'S Messages,
35,36,210,227,576,586,590,592,597,598. Governor's Residence, 197. GRAND ARMY of the
Republic badge, 345,346. Grand Army visit, 449,450,458. GRAVEL Road in Ripley Co., 160,161.
GREEN RIVER ISLAND, 227, 246,450,451. HIGH LICENSE, 436-445. See Liquor License; also Local
Option. HOUSE Clerks, extra, 37,76,87,169,202,476,582. HUNTING on wet lands,
497,498,577,578.
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patient lost, 199,409. Insane Asylum Investigation of, 295, 598, 599, 614-619. Insane Asylum
New, 512, 513, 524, 525. INTEREST six per cent., 362-365, 373-376. Interest School Fund, 409,
410. INTIMIDATION LAW repeal, 200,201,210,215,420-424,541-543. IRELAND, sympathy with, 601,
602, 620, 621. JOINT CONVENTION, 130-142, 151-153, 163, 170, 171, 175, 176, 203, 229, 238,
249-251, 259, 287, 288, 297, 298-300, 325, 326. Joint Convention Police, 130. Joint Convention
Minutes, 252, 252, 279, 280, 281, 305-316, 321, 322-324, 339-342. Joint Convention Another
proposed, 482-485. JOURNAL of the House, 40. JOURNAL of the Senate--corrections, &c.,
31,129,143,498. JUDGES' RAILROAD passes, 492-494. JUSTICES' Jurisdiction, 202.
KANKAKEE RIVER, 160. LEGISLATION, necessary, 513, 514. LEGISLATIVE Stenographer, 154, 476, 477,
531, 543. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, 32, 33, 37, 38, 40-42, 44-54, 59, 60-61, 113, 116-118, 120, 124,
125, 507-512, 523, 524, 544-552, 557-562, 606, 607, 608. Lieutenant Governor Address to
Senators and Representatives, 39. Lieutenant Governor Canvassing the vote for, 38. Lieutenant
Governor takes oath of office, 38. LIQUOR LICENSE, 395-398, 544, 591, 594. See High License;
also Local Option. LIVE STOCK Sanitary Commission, 196. LOCAL OPTION, 436-445. LOAN, temporary,
228-230, 269-274, 376, 377, 378, 408, 409, 475, 476, 512, 524. LOST Hospital patient, 199, 409.
MEXICAN WAR Soldiers, 143, 145, 146, 150, 151. MILITIA encouragement, 468-472, 538-540, Militia
claims, 600. MONUMENTS, Hendricks, 281, 282. See "Soldier's". MORTGAGED REALTY,
477-479. OATH of Senate Stenographer, 601. OFFICERS' free passes, 477. PAGES of the House,
30. Extra--more than the law allows--76, 77, 164, 179. Pages of the Senate, 32. Extra--more
than is allowed by law--118,119. Pages pay, 570.PARLIAMENTARY DIGEST, 634. PENITENTIARIES-See
State'Prisons., PENSIONS for Soldiers, 70, 76, 150. Pensions John A. Logan's widow,
111, 112. POOR RELIEF--See "Township Trustee." PRAYER by Bishop Knickerbacker, of the
P. E. Church 18. Prayer Dr. J. S. Tevis, of the M. E. Church, 27. Prayer Senator J.E.C. Smith,
511,512. PRESIDENT pro tem. of the Senate elected, 19. See Smith,Alonzo G. President Election
of, proposed, 600,602. PROTESTS--In Senate by Mr. Winter, 17, 19, 20,62, Protests of Republican
Senators against the organization of the Senate, 63-65. Protests of Democratic Representatives
against the canvassing of vote for Lieut. Governor, 68, 69. Protests of Republican Senators
against extra Doorkeepers, 73, 103, 104. Protests against votes in Joint Convention for U. S.
Senator, 137, 138-141, 150, 152. Protests of Democratic Senators against the Secretary's
minutes of the Joint Convention, 281. Protests against votes in Joint Convention for U. S.
Senator, signed by Republican Senators. 315. Protests against Speaker's ruling, 341,
Protests against a decision of the Pres Went pro tem., 316. Protests against omission of a
proposed amendment to the Journal, 341, 342. Protests by the House of Representstives against
the election of David Turpie U. S. Senator, 557-568: Protests against the Speaker's
refusal to allow a substitute to be read, 570. Protests of Democratic Representatives against
"illegal action of the Speaker," 615. Protests In the Senate, against extra
Doorkeepers, by Republican, Senators, 73, 79-85, 103,104. Protests In the House, by Mr.
Harrell, 38,39,58, 68. Protests In the House, by Mr. Gordon, Protests of Democratic
Representatives 615. Protests In Joint Convention, against counting certain votes for U. S.
Senator--by Senator Johnson, 137. by Representative Jewett, 137-139. by Representative
Gardiner, 138 by Representative Linck, 139, 140. by Representative Foster 140. by Senator
Bailey, 140.
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counting certain votes for U. S. Senator--by Senator DeMotte, 140, 141; by Representative
Gordon, 141, 150, ,152; of Democratic Senators against the record, 281. Representative Jewett,
300, 301. PROVOKE LAW, 228, 266-269. PURDUE UNIVERSITY, 247, 286, 287. QUAIL protection,
164-167. QUORUM ABSENT, 401. RAILROAD freight charges, 342-344, 346. Railroad fares, 568, 569.
REGISTRATION LAW, 568. REPRESENTATIVES elected in 1886, 27, 28, 635, 636. RESOLUTIONS relating
to the President pro tem. of the Senate, 19. Resolutions relating to copyright laws,27.
Resolutions to reduce fees of officers, 32, 76, 161. Resolutions, relating to the election of a
Lieut, Governor, 33. Resolutions concerning the vote for Lieut. Governor, 37. Resolutions on
the Lieut. Governorship, 40, 113, 116, 124. Resolutions inviting the House to the Senate
chamber to vote for U. S. Senator, 44. Resolutions concerning the Downey and Beasley contest.
54. Resolutions in relation to extra Doorkeepers, 69, 70, 72. Resolutions favoring Pensions for
Soldiers, 70, 76. Resolutions to pay Minute men, 71. Resolutions on the Death Penalty, 71.
Resolutions concerning the Extradition treaty, 71. Resolutions for extra Clerks, 37, 72, 76,
87, 143,169, 199,202,476. Resolutions for extra Pages, 76, 164,. Resolutions in relation to
Contested Election cases, 77, 86. Resolutions inviting the Senate to the hall of the House,
101. Resolutions for a Conference Committee, 108. Resolutions for American Government employes,
113. Resolutions for election of U. 8. Senators by the people, 113, 114. Resolutions the
Senator from Allen and Whitley, 119, 120. Resolutions for more deliberation on Contested
Election cases, 144. Resolutions concerning business before the State Court, 153. Resolutions
for a State Legislative Stenographer, 154, Resolutions Kankakee River obstruction, 160.
Resolutions House, appropriating money to the Gettysburg Assooiation,162, 163. Resolutions
School Books--copyright,169 RESOLUTIONS relating to State University expenses, 174. Resolutions
Lost Insane Hospital patient, 199. Resolutions to investigate management of State Asylums and
Prisons, 295. Resolutions to investigate the State Treasury and Treasurer, 304. Resolutions to
investigate the State Benevolent Institutions, 381, 413. Resolutions Amendments to the above,
390. Resolutions looking for a Legislative Apportionment, 410, 411. Resolutions proposing a
Joint Convention to elect Benevolent Institutions Trustee and State Librarian, 482. ROAD
LAWS--See " Township Trustee". ROAD WORK, 177-179. RULES of the Senate, 21-25. Rules
Joint, for the two Houses, 25. Rules of the House, 33, 34, 153. RULINGS of the President pro
tem. of the Senate--Against an appeal, from his decisions, 17, 19, 26. That a question of
privilege is out of order, 17, 19. Against points of order, 18, 19, 25, 26, 44, 46, 53. Against
demands for a division of the question, 26. Against explaining votes, 31. That a resolution is
our of order, 54, 85. Against argument, 63. That resolutions in the minority report on the
Branaman and McDonald Contest are out of order, 318. On the construction of Rule 54, 497.
RULINGS of the Speaker of the House--Against receiving a Senate message, 29. That points of
order were not well taken, 29,30, 34, 39. Sustaining points of order, 29. Against entertaining
an appeal from this decision, 34. Against re-readings of a resolution, 34. Against explaining
vote, 39. On the reception of Senate messages, 54. Against ascertaing whether a quorum is
present, 54. That a resolution was out of order, 77. Out of order, a motion to correct the
Secretary' minutes, 341. SCHOOL BOOKS copyright, 119, 190. School Books free, 457-462,
532, 533; School Books Revenue, 210; School fund interest, 207-209; School Industrial, 162.
SECRETARIES of the State elected, 19.
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1884, 18. Senators elected in 1886, 18, 635, 636. Senators Republican, pay of, 543, 544.
Senators, U. S., ballots for, 141, 142. Senators, U. S., Choosing by popular vote, 190-192.
SENATE Clerks, extra, 72, 79, 104, 143, 174, 199, 515. Senate Doorkeepers, extra, 72, 73, 144,
Protest against, 73, 79-85, 103,104. SERVICE-PENSION Law, 394-396.SIGNAL-SERVICE Bureau, 515.
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT, 424, 425, 427, 428-430, 459, 473, 474, 499-507, 576, 577, 583, 584.
SOLDIERS' ORPHANS' HOME, 154-160, 215-227, 329-332. SOUTHERN PRISON investigation,
426, 426, 430, 514. Southern Prison Directors, 584-586, 598. Southern Prison Officers, 599,
600. SPEAKER of the House elected, 28. STATE HOUSE Contractors, 378, 379, 412. State House
plumbing, 492. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, 74, 103. STATE UNIVERSITY, 174, 544, 625, 626. STATE
LEGISLATIVE Stenographer, 154, 476, 477, 531, 543. STATE TREASURY investigation, 304, 327.
STATE PRISONS, government of, 480, 486-91, 495, 496, 535, 536. State Prison North, 619, 620.
STENOGRAPHIC Assembly Reporter, 154, 202.STENOGRAPHER of the Senate, 596, 597. Stenographer
elected, 601, Stenographer Oath of Office, 601. STOCK AT LARGE, 174-177, 193-196, 352. SUPREME
COURT Reports, 198. Supreme Court Records, 409,572-575.SURETIES' Relief, 367-368.TAX
EXEMPTION, 362. TEACHERS' Institutes, 368, 369. TELEPHONE Tax, 361, 362. Telephone Law
repeal bill, 432-436. TIPPECANOE Battle Ground,196.TOLL, free for worshipppers,
248,249,258,259. Toll of grist mills, 327, 328. Toll Road tariff, 405-408. TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE,
relief, 153, 198, 199, 263,264, Township Trustee duties, 301-304,467,468. TREASURY, U. S.,
surplus in, 247, 248. Treasury State, investigation, 304. VALEDICTORY of the President pro tem.
of the Senate, 613, 614. Valedictory of the Speaker of the House, 621, 622. VERSAILLES gravel
road, 79, VETERANS of the Mexican War, 143, 145, 146, 151. , VETERINARIAN, State, 399. 400.
VOTE for Lieut. Governor in 1886, 38. Vote for President in 1884,627,629,633. Vote of the
Senate for U. S. Senator, 124.. Vote of the House for U.S. Senator, 128. WEEDS on Railroad
tracks, 326. WEIGHTS and MEASURES, 170. WOMAN Suffrage, 450. Women Rights, 468, 467. YEAS and
NAYS-Senate: Expelling Mr. McDonald (of Jackson), 16. Vote for U. S. Senator. 124. On a
resolution favoring discussion of contested election cases, 149. On postponing consideration of
minority report on the Branaman and McDonald contested election case, 186, 190. On rejecting an
amendment to, or correction of, the Joint Convention journal, 314. On passing bill requiring
employes to be, paid every two weeks, 336. On abolishing the Death Penalty, 367, 368. [yeas:].
On indefinitely postponing the bill to repeal the Intimidation Laws, 424. On indefinitely
postponing a Woman's Rights bill, 467. To suspend consideration of the bill for the better
management of the State Prisons, 496. On a bill to repeal the Intimidation Law 541. YEAS and
NAYS-House That Cornelius Meagher has no legal right to a seat in this House, 95. Vote for U.
S. Senator, 128. On a Civil Service Reform bill, 291. On a $200 liquor license bill, 396. On a
Local Option liquor license bill, 396, 397. On the passage of a liquor license bill, 442. On a
Woman's Suffrage bill, 450. On stopping communication with the Senate, 508. On a protest
against the election of David Turpie U. S. Senator, 567.