The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-02-16

be locked upor be given employment which
shall not interfere with the living of jour
neymen mechanics.
The House yesterday passed by unani.
nous vote the bill repeating the act of 1885,
which forbade aliens acquiring real estate in
| Indiana. The act empowers aliens to hold
title to real property on the same equality
with citizenE just as the laws Of all the other
Western States do. We have before called
attention to the need Of such legislation, to
the end that Indiana might be on an equal
| footing with her Sister States, and thus be
enabled to welcome those coming from
abroad to her rich fields and mines. The
neighboring States which have similar laws
are Ohio, illinois, Michigan, Missouri. Iowa
!. Wisconsin and many others
Mr.. Carriers bill in relation to the liability
81 Employers for injuries received BY EN-
pIoye is being generally discussed by mem
bers OF corporations. The bill provides that
when an smploye is injured such employe
or legal rep sentative shall have the right
to recover Ion such injury from the employer
in any of the following cases: % BY reason
of any defec, in the condition of the ways,
works. machinery or tools, and such defect
should have arisen from the negligence of
the employees, or of some one intrusted by
the employer with the duty of seeing that
such machinery, etc, were in proper condi-
n.
anv person i'm the employers service who
has been intrusted with any superintend-
ence. (3) by reason of the negligence of
any person to whose orders the injured EN-
ploye was bound 10 conform. (i) By reason
of the negligence OF any person who has
charge or control of any signal points, loco
motive engine or train upon a railway.
Senator Woods 8. Il. No 132, apprOpria-
ting $1,000 for the removal of a sand-bar in
the Calumet River asreported by the Com
mittee that the same lie OH the table In
support of the bill in opposition to the
report of the Committee the Senator deliv-
cred the following speech, which resulted in
the bill being ordered engrossed:
Mr. PREsIDENT-Several years ago the State dug
ditch from Cady Marsh Lake TO the Calumet
River The ditch was dug through high sand
from this marsh washed the sand from the ridge
into the river channel and filled IL, distance of
three quarters OF a mile. In dry seasons with no
fTesheIs, the small farmers along this stream
raise good crops but when freshets come all their
crops and labor are lost. The state dug this
ditch and ought TO appropriate this sum
OF money to remove the sand-bar caused by the
negligence or unskillful conduct of it, agents who
performed the work. The people badly damaged
some years and more or less others, have no re-
dress but to appeal TO the justice of the General
Assembly. II individuals had caused this dam
age to the small land owners by digging this ditcn
they could sue aud receive some compen-
State can not be sued. No proceed
ings were had to condemn the lands or
ADVERTISEMENTS had Of damages 10 the lOtOwners
whose lands are rendered partially worthless for
growing crops in wet seasons. by reason of this
sand-bar< have an affidavit of two OF our best
and oldest citizens upon this subject, which /
small sum of money aud state upon this floor
that no equal sum OF money appropriated Tor any
purpose by this General Assembly Will be more
beneficial in its results and more Just III Its