The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-07

certain courts, was taken up and passed
yeas %; nays, 6.
The senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
The specific appropriation bill underwent
numerous changes at the hands of the house,
and as it finally came up for passage, shorn
of many of its original provisions and with
multifarious additions, it provided for the
| appropriation of $615 S50.16. 1t failed to
| passages, 80; noes, CO.
S. B. 107, for the protection of wild game,
was passed-ayes, 20; noes, %. 1t makes it
unlawful to kill deer between January
and October l; to trap quails at any time, or
to kill quails or pheasants from January 1
| to November L; to kill prairie chickens be-
tween February and October 1. The bill
also makes 1t unlawful for any railroad COM
pany to transport any of the game killed in
| violation of the law.
S. B. 124, to prevent the getting on or off
of moving cars, was passed-ayes, rs; noes, 2.
S. B. IA, to amend section of the act for
the establishment of the female prison,
| changing the board of managers from men
to women, and appointing Mrs. Rhoda COT
| fin, Mrs. Eliza Hendricks and Mrs. Roach as
the first board of managers, passed-ayes, So;
noes, Is.
s. B. II, to provide for the election of
township officers in April was read third
time and passed-ayes, 81; noes, 80.
The house reassembled at D. M
Mr.. Cole, from the committee which wait
ed on Governor Williams to ascertain his
reasons for not commissioning the recently
| elected trustees of the benevolent institu-
tons, reported that the governor claims the
election was not made in accordance to law
| The report embraces a resolution that the
house and senate proceed to elect the above
officers by a concurrent vote on Monday,
March 5. The resolution was adopted-58
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S. b. III, concerning the construction of
highways and bridges and for Communication
labor thereon, and for the election of super
visors of road districts, was passed-ayes, so;
noes, 80. The bill provides for four days
labor on roads instead of two as at present,
and authorizes a tax levy of five cents per
acre when necessary to keep the roads in re-
pair
s. B. BOG, providing that when township
| trustees shall acquire SIS 900 or more by will
or devise, for the purpose of erecting school
buildings, they shall be allowed to raise a
| like amount by the issue of bonds upon a
written petition of majority of the tax
payers passed-ayes, 81; noes 30.
S. B. 1919, extending the time for the COM
| pletion of railroads to five years when stock
has been voted them by townships, was
passed-ayes, 70; noes, TO-
s. B. 208, declaring abandoned certain in
completed lines of railroads. 1t is to apply to
| the old Indiana and Illinois Central road
where the right of way has been abandoned.
The bill passed-ayes, SO; noes, IL.
s. b. 81, providing that in localities where
| there are an insufficient number of cOlored
children to form separate schools they shall
be admitted to the white schools, passed
| ayes, "a; noes. so.
Mr.. Yaryan moved to take h. B. 1872, in
relation to railroad corporations leaving the
state, from the table and put it upon its
passage. Agreed to.
Mr.. Craft moved to reconsider the vote by
which the specific appropriation bill was de-
feated. Agreed to- The bill was recon-
mitted to the ways and means committee.
S. B. 81, to discourage the keeping of
worthless and sheep-killing dogs, was read a
third time and failed-ayes, "a; noes, 40.
S. B. SO, to prevent the sale of liquor on
| Sundays, election days or legal holidays, was
read third time and passed-ayes 81; noes,
SO. The bill provided that the penalty for a
violation of its provisions may be fine at
ADDED Imprisonment. 1t includes druggists.
S. B. 203, to require officers of corporations
having taken up abandoned gravel roads to
make annual statements of all receipts for
toll, ETC., and requiring them to convert all
their profits in excess of Is per cent. on their
| investment into the school fund. The bill
failed-ayes, 38; noes, 43.
estates and dispensing with special plead
ings passed-ayes, 70; noes, f.
S. B. 65, for the organization of camp
meeting associations and authorizing them
to arrest offenders on the grounds, passed
ayes, rs; noes, %.
s. B. SO, for the establishment of state
board of health, was returned from the com
mittee on rights and privileges, with a ma
jority report that it be indefinitely post
| poned, and a minority report favoring its
passage. Mr.. Viehe moved that the bill and
reports lie on the table. On this the ayes
and noes were demanded, and the vote re-
sulted-ayes, "a; noes, 81; so the motion
prevailed.
s. b. 81, 10 enable married women owning
real estate in their own right to convey the
same by deed when the husband is insane,
providing certain steps are taken to legalize
the contract, passed-ayes, 81; noes, 81.
s. b. Is, requiring surviving partners to
file inventories Of the property of the de
ceased partner with the clerk Of the court
within 60 days after the death of the part
ner, and requiring them to furnish bonds
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