The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-10
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Decedents' Estates Act Passed by
the Senate Yesterday.
The Metropolitan Police Bill Ordered En-
crossed by Party VOte-other Leg
islative Matters of Interest.
THE DEcEDExrs' ESTATES ACT.

The Senate yesterday passed the bill con-
corning decedents' estates on which a special
committee had been at work for three weeks.
Senator Bundy was chiefly instrumental in
getting the bill through the Senate Its
principa. provisions are as follows:
1t abolishes the office of master commits
sioner so far as it applies to the settlement of
decedents' estates, and cuts off the expenses
of an examination of inventories settle
ments, ETC., by such commissioner
auired by the present law 1t provides that
no action shall be brought by complaint and
summons against any estate, but all claims
shall be filed with the clerk of
the court the executor admins
TRAITOR at the option of the person holding
the same. All claims shall be verified and
itemized, and no claim shall be received I'M
less so verified. All claims filed with the
executor or administrator shall il not al
lowed by him, be filed in the clerks Office
and go upon the docket and be tried as other
causes. The claims filed in the clerks office
not allowed shall take a similar course. All
CLAIMS not filed within year shall be prose-
cuted at the cost of the claimant, and ii not
filed thirty days before final settlement shall
be barred
All claims filed in the clerks Office shall
be put on the claim docket and allowed or
disallowed by administrator. All claims
filed with an executor or administrator shall
NC repOTteu Nv nlfn TO tne court IN MS S6tGle-
ments. The bill requires executors to aid
administrators to make settlements within
one year from the date OF the appointment
and final settlement within six months there
after, unless otherwise ordered by the court
on good cause shown.
The bill does away with the useless and
- expensive cash accounts and provides for
notice OF partial settlements only when, in
the opinion of the administrator, they are
proper or necessary: The whole purpose OF
the bill is to simplify the settlement of es-
tates and make the same less expensive. 1t
cuts off the bad provisions of the act of 1881
and leaves the best part of the law in force.
Ii has received the careful consideration of
the committee who have had it in charge,
and is generally regarded as the best bill
which has come before this Assembly on that
subject.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
1t is pretty well understood that there will
be no extra session.
The House yesterday passed the general
appropriation bill-yeas Sc, NAYS O. 1t ap-
propriate, 81, 254, I20 for the expenses of the
State for the current year.
The Senate committee appointed to con-
~sider Mr.. J. G. Ferguson's offer to sell his
Meridian-street residence to the State for
Governors mansion, will inspect it to-day.
Yesterday Senator Graham introduced a
of Congress and United States senators to
favor law to pay all soldiers the arrears of
pension, which WAS adopted.
Senator Johnson yesterday introduced a
bill, adding the Superintendent of Public
Instruction to the board of trustees of
PURDUE University, and making him ex-
oticio chairman of the board
An unintentional injustice was done Rep
resentative Smith, of Tippecanoe county, in
yesterdays Journal by quoting him as speak
ing in favor of Mr.. Jewetrs promissory note
bill. He spoke vigorously against it.
Senator Magee yesterday introduced bin
authorizing the Auditor of State to ack nowl-
edge service in any suit brought against a
foreign insurance company which does bust
ness in the State but has no resident agent
Senator Keiser's bill, defining the Thirty
first and Forty-fourtn judicial circuits max
ing the former Lake and Porter and the lat
ter Pulaski and Starke counties yesterday
passed the Senate under q suspension of the
rules.
Representative Schloss yesterday intro
duced bill providing that owners of
theaters should not have any dangerous com
bnstlbles about the building. and that dur
1ng performances, no stools or chairs should
be placed in the aisles.
The State University endowment bill came
mp in the House yesterday and was ordered
engrossed after it had been amended SO as to
for twelve years, instead of per cent. for six
years, as originally provided.
1t is understood that Mr. Heffren the Con-
federate fairy, is engaged in getting MP a new
fee and salary bill the measure previously
introduced by him on the same subject was
so ridiculous in many of its features as to
preclude serious consideration.
The House COMMITTEES on cities and towns
yesterday reported back the metropolitan
police bill, fayoring its passage-there being
minority report signed by Mr.. Mellett
recommending Its indefinite postponement
The majority report was adopted by party
4 Vote--52 to 49,
Senator Spann yesterday took the initiatory
step towards making some restitution Tor the
great wrong done by the Democrats in abol-
ishing the Soldiers Orphans Home at
kpightstown. as he introduced bill provid-
lng for the establishment of another institu-
ton OF similar character.
Two of the important questions before the
Legislature are the drainage of the Kankakee
region and the disposition of convict-labor.
One interprising Senator has hit upon q
happy solution of these two problems He
proposes that the convicts should be put to
work draining the Kankakee swamps.
AT the close of the afternoon session OF the
Senate yesterday. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Hanna announceda caucus of the Democratic
senators last night, whats it for?' qneried
Senator Bundy. ITO put more Democrats
into office" replied Mr. Hanna, to which an
swer Senator Brown gave a smiling assent
The Senate, yesterday morning, passed the
bill to reorganze the House of Refuge.
changing its name to the Indiana Reform
School for boys, and electinga new board of
trustees by the Assembly, thus legislacing
out of office one Republican official SINH.
lar action was taken with the bill reorganlz-
ing the Northern Prison.
bill was introduced by Senator Willard
yesterday providing that no person shall be
prevented from becoming a student OF any
= OF the State educational institutions by
reason OF being member of a secret society,
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