The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-02-23

spring elections Trustee-one for one year,
one for two years, and one for three years
1t further provides that Trustee shall be
elected in one OF the Precincts every year.
The new tax bill adds additional response
bilities on County officials but there is
saving clause which happily provides that
their fees shall be increased in proportion
Mr. Lindley's bill to prohibit gaming in
saloons was reported on by the Committee
Yesterday, but no recommendation were
made, as the Committee was equally di-
vided.
The bill separating the Bureau of Stats
tics from the Department of Geology, max
ing each distinct department, was reported
on favorably by Committed yesterday, and
ordered engrossed
The House Drainage Committee recon-
mended that an engineer be employed to
survey and report whether the swamp lands
contiguous to the kankakee River can be
drained at an expense OF not more than
5000.
The Senate yesterday afternoon passed
the House amendment 10 the bin reSubmit-
ting the Constitutional Amendments to the
people by vote of "a ayes TO 20 nays. The
bill fixes March II as the time for holding
the election.
A computation was made yesterday that
If the Legislature held two sessions daily of
three hours each until the end of the ses-
sion, that there would not be time enough
left to even read the bills now before the
Legislature from the Revision Committee.
Governor Porter yesterday pardoned Harry
Waggy, convicted OF larceny in the Vigo
Circuit Court, and sentenced TO two years in
prison. Waggy's time would have expired
in April. and, rs he was suffering from con-
sumption, the pardon was granted.
Mr.. Schweitzer's bill. providing for keep
ers of hotels to provide means of escape in
case Of fire, passed the House on Saturday
without any opposition.
Representative Aiken introduced bill on
Saturday providing for married women TO
convey their separate estate without their
husbands joining in the conveyance.
The bill prepared by Dr. Rogers, and in
trOduced by Mr.. CauthOrne in the House, to
regulate insanity inquests and the cOmmittal
of insane persOnsto Insane Hospitals and
their discharge therefrom, has passed the
House.
Senator Wood is busily engaged in press
ing upon the Illinois Legislature the neces-
sity of passing his resolution, adopted in the
Senate few days since, in asking Congress
to make an appropriation for the dredging
of the Kankakee River.
The Committee investigating the Reforma-
tory ana Female Prison will, in a day or so,
90 to the Institution and make an examin-
alton of the books, after which they will
nave COfnpleteu lnelr laDOrS ana Will De
ready to make their report.
Lieutenant Governor Hanna says that he
finds it quite necessary to make preparations
to leave his hotel at least all hour sooner to
go to the Senate Chamber. on account of
having to devote great deal or time to the
signing of petitions for Office-seekers that he
meets on the street.
A bill by Representative Gillum, regulat-
ing the liquor traffic, amends Sections 4, D
4 n r. - 10 L
thOriZing the County Commissioners to grant
license upon the applicant giving bond
for 81, 900, with two freehold sureties, on con-
ditIon that such dealer shall keep an orderly
house.
Mr.. Carter submitted majority report
from the Joint Committee on the bill III.
X. 32Sl appropriating $3.50 TO reimburse
Clark County for expenses incurred in pro-
scouting q murder trial, recommending that
the bill lie on the table. Mr.. Gibson. of the
same Committee. reported in behalf of the
minority of the Committee OH the bill III.
r. 1881 to appropriate s., $50 to Clark COun-
ty, recommending its passage. Mr.. Gibson
said ''In 1878, man by the name
of Kennedy, from the County of Shell
by was sentenced for a term of
eight years TO the Prison South. While
there he attempted TO escape, and was pur-
sued by guard named Chamberlain, who
was killed in attempting TO defeat his escape.
Kennedy was tried four times, at q cost to
the County of about s., 900. Neither of the
parties KENNEDY or Chamberlain) being
residents of the County, we ought not to be
made liable for the heavy expense incurred
in such prosecution. ] think the Repre-
sentatives should not only make this appro-
priation, but enact a general law covering
such cases. Mr.. Bergman said he did not
propose to allow any such claims, and did
not want the State to be burdened with
claims TO pay for prosecuting offenses in any
particular County, that every County should
fecompense its own prosecutions. The
minority report was rejected and the ma
jority report concurred in.