The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-02-22

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


s1ND1ANAsLEGIsLA1URE.
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A bill has been passed by the
House, which provides that coun-
tieGkASing no agfiSultrral society
Of their own. but belonging to q
district agricultural sQcRty, shall
tu1in over the i6e0s money re-
.caiEadu from yandArs- foreign .mer-
,chandise Of. exhibitors of public
shows at such fairs to The treasurer
of such society, 7zad eaa ANA
rlie Senate has passed a bill
amending the town Incorporation
act, SO as to aathorize Incorporated
towns to exact q license fee OF
800 year from liquor sellers, and
fifty dollars q year from keeper, +
public billiard tables The House
has passed q similar bill aIth,riz-
ing the collection II j : 200 liquor
license fee. 80 80 ,'1,,,.g.,, s,.f
The House Committee 90 Beney-
,olent Institutions recommends APP
preparations for the hcxt two years
AS follows; For the Hospital for
the insane, 1881 900; Tor the Inst
stute for the Deaf and Dumb. Sl32,-
500; for the Institute for the Bind !,
1881, 600 The appropriations in
clnde the cost az enlargement ~
the Insane Hospi.al and Bind Asy-
lum. $3.50 l'-5 '' -
as Bakers Temperance Bill.
The following article. .hlcil We
take from the Indianapolis Journal,
of Thursday last. seems 10 assur.
the passage Of this bill, Just as it
came from t Q House. The Jour
nal Gays: The Trends Ut The
House temperance bill. which has
created such a colnmoiion of late,
were justly jubilant last evening
over the assured sucoess If the
measure. The action Of The Sen
ate, yesterday, indicated its pass
age: by that body beyond ques ion.
A mos stubborn fight was Eade
against its passage in it's present
shape. Numerous amendments
we're offered. some in good Gath
and some, evidently, for the pur-
pose Of delay. Some member
who supported the bill as II came
from the House were not satisfied
with it in every particular, and
! would have favore,. certain am end
| ments offered had it heen, deemed
| practicable. But a Wholesome fesi
was entertained that il the bill was
1 amended and returned to the
| House, its enemies would by sorne
hocus pocus, contrive to bury il
for the remainder Of the session,
1t was evident that the noses had
been carefully counted. and iii
friends, knowing that they bad {
clear, reliable M u ,rity in its iavo-
stubhornfy refused TO allow In
crossing of ct" or the dotting Q
an"T,'' and the bill was ordered Il
d third reading precisely as it came
| from the House. The passage 0
the biil is then assured. tn
/ blood of the temperance people i
at fever heat, and they will lose n,
time in testing its qualities, and s.
its @constitntionality and efiicac
4 will soon be brought in question
| The bill prohibits the sale or gi,
ing away Of Intoxicating liquors
with view of being drank on tn
premises, without a license Pa
ties who obtain license are r
4 qiired to file a petition with th
county commissioners, signed by
majority Of the voters in the ware
town or township, on the basis {
the vote cast at the last ,precedin
II Congressional election, The selle
is also required to file q bond fl
$4,000, properly executed, with tw
good freehold securities. The bi
declares that any person who shal
by selling or giving liquor to m
nors, cause, in whole or in part, Il
intoxication Of any other persol
shall be liable for and compelled
pay a reasonable compensation
! any person who may take. chare
and care for such, drunken persol
which may be recovered in an
court Of competent jurisdiction.
declares It unlawful TO, become i
toHcated, with q penalty of fine {
. imprisonment; prohibits the sale
liquor on. Sundays, holidays, q
election days, and also between Il
hours Of 8 p m and 6 q m.
every other day, under q penalty /
from SIS to $25 for every sale. :
provides, that any, husband, Wit
child, parent, guardian, employee,
other person, who shall be injure
in person or property. or means
support, by an intoxicated perso
or in consequence of the intoxic
ton of any person, shall have
right of action in his, or her, ON
, name, severally or jointly again
! the person or persons who sha
, have been instrumental in causir
such intoxication, BY giving or Sc
! ing liquor, and any person ownin
renting, leasing, or permitting tt
4 occupation Of any premises, an
I knowing that Intoxicating iquo
are dispensed therein, or who, ha
/ ing leased the same fol, other pu
poses shall knowingly permit i
> toxicating liquors to be sold lther
4 in, shall become equally liable wit
|, the seller Of the liquor for any dar
, ages, provided that the execute
!, shall first be levied on the proper
+, of the vender. A married womi