The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-23
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
MONDAY.

MONDAY.
SENATE-Session only in the afternoon, which
was devoted entirely to bills on second reading
Twenty-six bills were read the second time, of
which ten were ordered engroSsed. There was
some debate on bills relating to practice c the
courts, but nothing of commanding interest.
ant 10 tbe oil, pfo c g t3r me soi P SS
passed. So did the bill limiting the power OF
county commissioners so that they shall not
order improvements over One-fOurth of one per
cent. OF the taXables thereof without test of
| the sense of the people by ballot. The bill re-
ducing the emoluments of the supreme Court
reporter, far the state is concerned, was
also passed, as was the bill contemplating the
empting personal and real property.
TUESDAY.
SENATE.-A resolution by Mr.. Larue, OF
Tippecanoe, was adopted, providing for a COM
| mittee of thirteen from each House, or one SEN
ator and one representative from each congress
sional district, to consider the subject of recon-
structing the judicial districts of the state. A
change OF the rules of the Senate was proposed,
requiring that BODY TO convene at clock A.
| NJ. Tor the remainder or the session. The special
| order was taken up, being the Jeffries- Baxter
occupied the time of the Senate till 3o'clock p.
NJ. Mr.. John ton, of Parke, made an argument
| and was followed bV MIR. Glvan, of Dearborn, on
| the other side, for Mr.. Jeffries. This closed the
day, but not the case, which was postponed for
tomorrow.
HoUsE-The bin, providing that township
trustees shall supervise the roads and providing
for the raising of funds therefor, was discussed,
and indefinitely posi- poned, 81 to Al; bill was
introduced which provides for the speedy co lee
ton of debts due employees; the apportionment
| bill was reported and passed to second reading;
the bill providing that county commissioners
shall purchase record books for Justices OF the
peace lost; the bill providing for the usual
appropriation for geological purposes was passed
the bill regulating the office of county superin-
tendent, and otherwise amending the common
school act, discussed but not disposed of.
sENATE.-The forenoon was consumed in joint
convention for the election of state librarian
and other officers. After noon a message was
received from the governor, transmitting docu-
ments in relation to the manufacture of polished
| plate glass in Indiana. The remainder of the
day was 1sea IN tne Of e o
Baxter as follows: Ayes-Beardsley. bearss,
Boone, (explainedl, Bunyan, Cardwell. Chap
| man ,Daggy, Friedley OF Lawrence, FIledley OF
Scott (iooding, Hackleman. Haworth,
| Howe, Howard, johnson OF Park, Larue,
Nef, Oliver, Rhodes, Ringo, Roe, Scott,
\ Nays-Bell, Bowman, Cree (eXpla1ned, Gull
| bertson, Davidson, Dykeman, Givans, Grove,
! Harvey Henderson, Hendricks, Humphrey,
| Johnson of Floyd Major, Maxwell, Peed, Sar-
RW1ggIs san Wii5iepbof6am Sii'
| HoUsE-The forenoon was spent in electing
| officers for the various benevolent and indus
caucus nominees wee elected. Willett's bill
requiring railroads To fence their right of way
|
| that when farmers interested shall
serve notice, the company shall be required
the other half. Mr.. Heller presented the prom
Used minority report against building the asy
lum for incurabe insane on the site OF the Pres
emit one. The House then went into the COM
/ mittee of the whole ON the temperance bill.
THURSDAY.
| SENATE-The forenoon was occupied mostly in
| the introduction of bills and resolutions. A
special committee of three, Dykeman, chairman,
was appointed to inspect the claim of j. b.
Smith for street improvements adjacent to the
| states property in the city of Indianapolis. A
resolution was adopted TO prepare bill on life
insurance tn remedy the hardship to policy
holders arising from the tax on premiums. The
afternoon was devoted to the consideration of
| the liouor license BILL s. b. lis, in committee
| of the whole. Its passage was recommended,
the report concurred In and the Dill ordered en-
THE HoUsE.-The educational bill was lost for
lack of constitutional majority, the clause pro-
viding that county superintendent shall visit
| the schools having been stricken out OF II. a
| resolution was adopted which provides that the
Prison Shall proceed. joint resolution 10
memorabilia congress In the interest OF
the manufacture of polished plate ni glass in
| introduced regulate railroads, providing
bill requiring railroads to fence their right of
way recommitted with instructions to
amend SO that ROADS shall be required TO fence
one-fourth of the track the first year after the
passage of the bill, and one-fourJh each year
succeeding, until the entire track is fenced The
| committee on ways and means was instructed
| to inquire into the feasibility of making an APP
| Precipitation in the interest of the improvement
| of the Ohio river.
/ FRIDAY.
| SENATE.-A short time of the morning was
given to personal explanations. Mr.. Friedley.
of Lawrence, entered defense to charges
against him In the Cincinnati Enquirer in re-
| gard to his employment in the prosecution of
| Kennedy, the convict murderer of the southern
prison. MIR. Winterbo'ham, OF Laporte, re-
peled charges derogatory 10 him as prison con :
tractor made by the Indianapolis Journal. Mr..
Hough, of Hancock, corrected the report OF his
motion made in committee of the whole as
given by the Indianapolis Journal The re-
| mainder of the forenoon was exhausted in a
debate over bill providing uniform system of
/ road building and repair Tor the state, led by
Mr.. Harvey, of Montgomery. In the afternoon
| Mr.. Sarnighausen made an able speech IN sup
i road commission to act with like commission
ers OF other states In securing uniform legisla-