, 1873-03-05
INDIANA.


! INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March Ain the House, T.
number of Senate bills we're put upon their first
reading. The bill to authorize cities to issus
bonds for raising money to construct water
| works WAS passed. The Serate bill, regulating
the fees Of officers, was read twice and made the
I special order for tomorrow morning. The Sen
ate joint resolution, for the enlargement Of the
present State House grounds, was passed. The
| Wayne and Floyd Counties was passed.
The bill to raise the revenue for 1873 and 1874
| WAS considered, and, after amending it so as to
mako the levy for each year IS cents, it was Or
dered engrossed, Senate bill LIS, to prevent
e1tortionate charges TOR md unjust discrinina-
tion in tho transportation of freight by railroad
companies, etc., as amended by the Judiciary
Committee was passed-yeas. 60; nays, 80.
The Insurance bill, amended as recommended
By the majority OF the Committee on that subject,
mas ordered engrossed. Tho Senate bill author
izing the organization Of voluntary building
associations was passed. The bill to change the
time Of apportioning the school revenue and
making the settlements to conform to the con-
to logalize elections in certain cases to vote aid
to railroads. also, the bill to provide for the uBe
OF shorthand reporters in legal cases; also, the
Senate bill to authorize cities to extend aid
streams that or1n boundary lines; also, the
bill to appropriate 100000 to tho Purdue Uni
versity; also, the bill to provide that interest on
judgments ahall be the same as in the contracts,
il il does not exceed 10 per cent.
The Committee Of Ways and Means were in
structed to incorporate in tho Specific Appropria-
ton bill the sum OF 515 900, to complete and re-
pair tho buildings of the State Normal School, and
915 600 for each Of the years 1878 and 1874 to aid
in the erection Of new buildings.
In The Senate, the Committee on Printing re-
turned the House bill No. 500 to provide for the
public printing aud binding with sundry amend
meats, practically substituting the Senate bill
passed last week for the Houso bill. The report
WAS concurred in, md the amendments
were ordered engrossed. A number
OF House bills were reported from the commit
The bill to give defendants the right to testify
in their own behalf, in criminal cases. passed;
also the bill providing that when q city or incor-
porated town shall have become in debt for the
purchase Of grounds or buildings, or the erection
Of buildings, the Trustees shall have power to
issue bonds not exceeding S50, 1000; also the
House bill to prohibit hunting on inclosed
grounds.
the bill to establish an asylum for the female
insane was passed. The bill creates board to
superinte1d tho erection aud equipment Of
new hospital on tho grounds occupied by tho
present hospital, the Superintendent of the
present asylum to have he srperintcnaency of
The new department. The bill appropriates
used the first year. Tho joint res
o!ution to authorize the Atto1ne ey-Generh
TO take charge Of and dispose OF all suits against
rni1road companies and other corporations
brought in the name Of the State, with the assent
of the Governor and Lieutanant Governor, was
passed A concurrent resolution was pissed fer
congressman to use their influence 10. secure d
distributing post-offce at Tot Wayne. The
bill tn diEida t1la Office OF tlo S,cro-