The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-28
THE LEGISLATURE.
Fiftieth Regular Session.
SENATE
MONDAY. Feb. 10.


MONDAY, Feb. 49,
Mr.. Streight. from the committee on rail-
roads. reported back s. B. 160, to regulate
the transportation of freight by railroad
companies, with amendments, recommend
ing its passage
The question recurring on the motion OF
Mr.. Heron pending at adjournment, TO
table g. b. %, the motion was rejected
yeas. IL; NAYS, 20 The bill was then or
dered to be engrossad.
Mr.. johnson, of Parke, gave notice OF a
motion to amend rule %.
Mr. Harris moved to suspend the order OF
business and take up s. b. 241 on third read
ing Agreed to. The bill, which is the one
giving another Judge to the superior court OF
Marion county, was read the third time and
passed-yeas, 80; nays, 2, Messrs. Givan and
Maxwell.
S. B. 20, to legalize defective organiza-
TONS was read the second time and ordered
engrossed.
S. B. 80 to establish board of fish COM
missioners, was read the second time and laid
on the table
s. b. 40, concerning tramps was read the
second time, and with s. b. 312, was referred
to a special committee consisting of NJ 'srs.
LaRne, Baxter, Reeve, Shirk and Hairs.
S. J. r. 8, in favor of a national IL rest
law was read the second time and laid upon
the table-yeas, %; nays, II.
s. b. A. repeating the act amending the
act to prohibit the collection of tolls on
gravel road, was read the second time. The
majority of the committee on roads recon-
mended that the bill be laid on the table.
The minority recommended that 1t pass The
minority report was rejected-yeaS, 10;
nays, 81.
S. b. 48, legalizing the dissection of human
bodies, was read the second time, and the
report of the committee recommending its
passage was rejected by the casting vote of
the president.
structions.
Mr.. Givan moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill and all pending motions Not
agreed ts-yeas, Is; nays, %.
The bill was then recommitted.
The senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
H. B. 125 by Mr.. Cook, amending section
of the act to discourage the keeping OF
sheep killing dogs, by allowing men to keep
one dog free from taxation, was not passed
ayes, Is; noes, 90.
h B. pa by Mr.. Zimmerman, TO amend
the act providing for township elections 1t
fixes the time of such elections on the first
Monday in April in each alternate year. The
bill was not passed for want of constitu-
tional majority-ayes, 46; noes, 81.
H. B. AIS by Mr.. Perigo, amending the
ing it necessary for the township trustee TO
present petition to the county commits
sioners when a town desires to annex con-
tiguous territory. 1t was not passed-ayes,
20; noes, So.
III. b. Asa by Mr.. Kennedy, of Rush. TO
enable citizens to form voluntary associ 4
tons to insure their own property, was
passed-ayes, y; noes, z.
H b. 333 by Mr. Welborn, to authorize
cities to issue bonds for the purpose Of fund.
ing Indebtedness, when the Indebtedness ex-
ceeds $50. 600, was pasSed-ayes, IS; noes, 2.
II. b. 1885, by Mr.. Little, to prevent the
spread of Canada thistles which includes
corporations was passed-ayes, IS; noes, A.
III. b. pa, by Mr.. Adams, TO provide for a
board of Aldermen in cities containing a
voting population of $1,000 or over, was
passed-ayes, ~; noes, 3.
II. B. 327. by Mr.. Grubbs, to amend the
divorce law by limiting the cause for divorce
to adultery. impotency, abandonment, cru
city, habitual drunkenness, failure to pro
vide for one year, and pregnancy at time OF
marriage when unknown to the husband
was passed-syes. 20; noes, o.
II. b. 208, by Mr.. Gossman. allowing pros
ecution of felonies not punishable by death
70 be made on affidavit was passed-syes,
So; noes 10.
H. B. 229 by Mr.. viehe, amending the
divorce law by allowing the judge to divide
property instead of rendering money judg-
met, was passed-ayes, 81; noes, o.
III. b. 284 by Mr.. Madden, to allow trus
tees of two or more adjacent counties OF
townships to establish new school district
was passed-ayes, rs; noes, 6.
II. B. go by Mr.. Marsh. to amend section
IL of the divorce law by dispensing with
publication in daily newspapers, was passed
ayes, So; noes, IL.
II. b. 20, by Mr.. Foster of Allen, to pre-
tect citizens from impiricism by preventing
any but regular graduated physicians from
practicing medicine, was not passed for want
of constitutional majority-ayes, so; noes
80.
III. b. 1876, by Mr.. Baumgarner to provide
bodies for dissection for anatomical pur
poses, was passed-ayes 81; noes, 16.
III. b. All, which was passed on Saturday
and afterwards reconsidered for correction
was passed-ayes, IA; noes. 6.
III. b. 1877. by Mr.. Koontz, giving trustee:
exclusive control of township pecuniary af
fairs and limiting their power of assessing
taxes, was passed-ayes Sc; noes 10
III. B. 257, by Mr.. Grubbs, authorizing the
recording of the exemplifcations of United
States land patents, and giving them the same
validity the original patents, was passed
ayes, rs; noes, o.
The vote by which H. B. 397 was passed
was reconsidered.
II. b. 800, by Mr.. Adams, to legalize the
original land entries in the tract books o.
Marion county. was passed-ayes, 70; noes, 0
On motion of Mr.. Peelle it was resolved
that the future meetings of the house viii
be at a. m. l.f
House adjourned. co
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Feb 20.
Mr. Handricka from, ha ooo,u;ffaa or