The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-02
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
Prom Indianapolis Sentinel.
SENATE. February 10.

From indianapolis Sentinel.
SENATE. February 10.
The senate met at 10 o'clock. Stand
ing committees were called for reports,
and house and senate bills were read .
second time.
HOUSE.
Bills passed: To enable citizens to
form voluntary associations for the pur-
pose OF insurance; TO enable cities To-
Issue bonds for the purpose Of funding
their Indebtedness; to prevent the spread
OF Canada thistics; amending the divorce
law TO establish new school districts
20 protect citizens from empiricism !;
living township trustees exclusive con-
trol Of the township pecuniary affairs.
sExArE.--FeUruary 20.
The entire time OF the morning scs-
sion was occupied in hearing reports
from committees, and when word was
received Of the death Of Senator Bran
ham, the senate adjourned. The bill
draugbted by the prison committee oc-
cupied the attention OF the house during
the afternoon, aud two sections were
adopted.
HOUSE.
Bills passed: Allowing women to
insure tile lives Of their husbands: al
loving cities and towns TO improve har-
bors; making stockholders in corpor-
ations liable for twice the amount Of
their stock; prescribing qualifications
necessary TO the praiice of medicine {;
fixing legal interest at 9 per cent. au-
thorizing road companies to consolidate !;
providing for the assessment of the
property Of railroads ia the county in
which IL is situated to close the 3 per
cent. fund requiring railroad engineers
10 blow whistles at all crossings; for
the drainage Of wet lands.
sExArE.--Fcbruary 2l.
Bills passed: Providing for town
ship elections In the spring; amending
the assessment law. There was big
fight on the question Of going into a
Joint convention for the purpose OF
electing officers within the Legislative
gin. II was agreed chat the two houses
60 into joint convention en- the 93d.
Senate bills Of local nature were
sidered by the house in committee ofthe
whole during nearly the entire day, and
after the adoption Of four sections, the
house adjourned.
sESArE.-February ~.
Bills passed: Regarding the rights
Of married women /; amending the road
law; concerning the powers OF cities
over harbors; amending tho fee and
salary act. The new prison bill was
showed under after long discussion.
HOUSE.
After listning to . few committee re-
ports. the house went Into committee OF
the whole and after adopting the new
state house bill in the committee, the
house refused 10 concur in the report oI
the committee. The bill legslixing the
contract Of the city Of indianapolis with
the Belt Railroad company was passed.
sExArs.-February 20.
A little routine business was trans
acted IN the forenoon before the senate
proceeded to the hall OF the house, TO "a
into Joint convention for the purpose o,
nominating officers within the lcgisla-
tive gilt In the afternoon committed
reports were received. and minor bills oI
IL local nature were passed. The house
bill providing for the construction ol
Ifrcc gravel roads was passed.
HOUSE.
The house proceeded to the consider.
lation Of committee reports, after which
1.-THE house aud senate went into joint
convention for the purpose OF electine
officers within the legislative gift.
The following officers were elected
Trustees for the Benevolent Institutions
Insane George r. Chittenden. or Madi-
son county; Blind ~. M. Kitchen, 81
Marion county Deaf and Dumb - b
Kcnner, OF Huntington county; Soldiers
lOrphans Homc-E. Williams. Of Henry
lconnty; President Of the Board --P. II
Jameson, Of Marion county; State Lii
brarian. n. A. Connor, Of Marion
lcounty Directors Northern Penitenti-
lagy--J. w. Baker, Of Whitley, q. II.
Luther, OF Porter, n. Dykes, Of Noble
county; State Prison South--J. w.
Linck, Of Jefferson county all Republi-
cans.
What Heaven IL.