The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-01-26
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.


| Petitions offered for n state board O
medical examiners and for exemption
OF Indebtedness from taxation. Rcsolu
tions to furnish Gavin Il Hord statute,
TO committees; to inquire into the pro
'priety Of examining county supcrin
tendents by the state board Of educa
tion TO amend the constitution so tha
women may vote to pay pages So pei
diem. Bills: TO prohibit liquor selling
for a system Of prison reform agains,
dogs; on law of descents; for a state
board Of health: for three commission.
ers Of penal and reformatory institn.
tions on railroad frcights; in behalf oI
widows; to extend terms Of circuit
courts in certain cases; TO amend in.
corporation act TO protect hotel keepers
for q new liquor law. Bills Of local
concern; to amend the civil code; to
lpvtect game and birds; on settlement
lof estates. Reports from standing com
'mittees were read and several bills adj
vanced 70 second reading. The senate
refused to suspend the rules ia order 10
advance local bills to immediate passage.
HOUSE.
Report Of committee on silver bill was
indefinitely postponed and another
voted down, 40 10 30. III. u. No. i, af-
fccting rights Of married women, was
amended In accordance with the report
OF the judiciary committee. The bill ex-
empting property 10 $500 from execu-
tion passed. Several hills, reported
from the Judiciary committee. were
passed, and one, relating to attorneys
fees, rejected. Bills from other com
were amended, coucurrcd in
and rejected, mainly in accordance with
reports. After considerable discussion.
The usury bill was indefinitely post
poHed. New bills: Concerning the
CARRYING Of concealed weapons: enlarg-
Ing the powers Of administrators regu-
laiing the rate OF interest; amending the
election law; limiting township trus-
lees 10 two terms: concerning counfyl
boards. and creating the fourteenth ju-
liicial circuit.
SENATE. January IL
Several reports on bills from standingi
Mere made. Resolutions
md bills offered on numerous subjects.
Dne bill pa-scd for the local interest oil
iosport, under suspension Of the rules.
Jykcman's resolution OF inquiry as to
AMOUNT and vnlne OF lands originally
,iveu 10 the state university adopted. |
Five hundred dollars asked annually
or the Horticultural society. ActionI,
Or new state house begun. In the
afternoon there was AN extended debate
~ the question of increasing the juris-
iiction Of justices courts.
HOUSE.
Fifty-two bills were introduced. Mr..
faryan introduced bill providing
means TO bring railroads into court
vhcn the principal officers are elected
u other states. Mr.. Ovcrmeyer intro :
|uced bill providing for the payment
4 claims for property DESTROYED by fed
raj troops when IN pursuit Of the Nor
I'm raiders. Mr.. Peclle introduced ala
i'll for the repeal OF the provoke law. \
nd MIR. Henderson one limiting the !
ause for divorce. Bills were also H.
reduced TO abolish the Office OF county !
omnlissioncr; increasing the per diem
{ employees OF the house; reducing the 2
er diem Of members and employees oflt
le assembly: for The joint committee
u state buildings 10 report by bin orlv
lhcrwisc what steps should be taken IN y
gard 10 a new state house.
sESATE.-January 10.
Reports Of standing committees on :
'veraI bills. The Introduction OF !
Dzen or two Of new bills. A new Bax- 4,
Z bill Of great length was read also. All
'ry liberal temperance bill by Senator'S, /,
nrham Of vigo. In the afternoon !,
ere was lengthy debate on bill on =
e change Of venue, which resulted IN n,
vor Of the bill. II gives the Judge aII
scretion In civil cases the same as Il N
Nv In criminal cases. Bills on second \,
aiding were ordered cngrossed. Il
HOUSE. III,
The reports from standing committees ci
rre made the special order, and mn tn
rrons bills were ordered engrossed. ol
blcd and rccommittcd. The vote by "
hich the resolution calling for an In sa
stigation into the charges OF pcculation in
ought against the former Judges Of bt
. supreme court was lost, was recon m
lered. aud the committee on judiciary ~
tcred 10 report Ii there be sufficient 10
ounds for an investigation The bills sv
ating to the rights OF married women !
re reported upon by the committee. al
q, after discussion, were made the si'
scial order for Tuesday afternoon. tr
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