The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-09

LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
rom indianapolis ssnsIne'.
SENATE. February 20.
The senate met In the forenoon, and
cad house and senate bills q second
line. The resolution aboIishing the Of
Ice Of swamp laud commissioner was
,assed. The contested election case o.
E'ierstone and Olds was taken up, and
I(ter hearing the reports on both sides.
he afternoon session adjourned without
aking action.
House and senate bills were real =
!, ",d time aud appropriately referred
''r prison committee which 'nvert.-
! ,..i NJ" affairs ~ The southern n.i-"n
, fr,ied majority and minority reports
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/, -sed. -, numerous bills we're read :
second Tine.
HOUSE.
The dniire forenoon was taken NJ II
listening 10 tie reports ~ committees
The Zee xnd salary bills were engro>ses
and = $50 copies ordered printed. Nu
mcrous road bills were laid on The table
aud nearly the cuiirc afternoon was de
voted 10 their discussion.
sESArE.--Fcbruaiy %.
Bills pas s.ed: For the organization o
camp meeting association 8; 10 preves'
The sale Of liquor on Sundays, etc.: 4
Establish a rtaic boarsl Of health: fixini
th. time OF holding court In the fouril
judicial circuit; lcgalizing the contrac
|oi the city Of indianapolis with the Bel
Railroad company excmPiimg claims q
wives ard children IN masonic. odd Gel
lows or other benevolent institutions
from creditors.
Bills passed: Removing legal diss
lbiliiies from married women TO max
Irontracts III their own name; repcalin
section % OF the election laws for III
Organization OF associations TO cstablis
libraries. gymnssiums. etc.; amendin
The provoke law subrogating purchas
or property sold on execution 10 Il
rights Of the execution plaintiff; to fen'
the lines OF railroads: fixing the penalI
for perjury. The general appropriate
and revenue bills were introduced.
sExATE.-March 4.
j House bills were read q first M
sccond time during the morning sessio
The bill requiring county superintcn'
Icnts to undergo Az examination BY u
state board Of education was passe
} Several house bills were laid on u
table. House bills passed: Amendir
thc act Tor the incorporation Of town
authorizing cities 10 issue bonds TO fui
Their Indebtedness 10 establish a sup
rior court in Vanderburg county 10 a
Ithorizc the consolidation Of plank
gravel roads. The senate bill which pr
Ivides for the separation Of the accom-
or the congressional school fund. and =
bill requiring teachers 10 undergo
! examination on the national and Sta
constitutions, were passed. The hou
Ibill regulating the working of &C
mines was indefinitely postponed.
HOUSE.
Senate bills were read second Tin
: afycr which the house went into cot
o,i,irc of tlbe Whole aud discussed I
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M 'at.a iar rrlair- 10 tie state house v
'nlaa w hns IL ether changes We
: mad I1r NV state hcu.e bill cai
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