The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-08

Monday.
Mr.. Best introduced joint resolution for an
word male thus giving TO women the right of
suffrage. The resolution failed to pass for want
oil constitutional majority, the vote being IS to
43 IN favor Of its passage.
The Senate last Thursday passed the bill to pre-
vent gaming at agricultural fairs. If some good
samaritan would now introduce bill against the
disgusting shows and lemonade stand nuisance
the joy of the man who attends for the purpose of
deriving real benefit would be fun.
The House conquered in the Senate amendments
dsy. and The bii only wants the Goyer6ots sigma
ture to become law. AS the emergency clause
was stricken out, the law Will be imperative till
the publication OF the laws and the Sunday games
may be played till this is done.
The Governor vetoed the bill passed last week
providing that claims against the State for money
may be prosecuted before the Supreme Court and
actions against the State, involving title to real
estate in the various Circuit Courts, known gen
orally as the 'Court OF Claims BILL" The ground
OF the Governors objection Is that the bill Is IN
constitutional, and in other respects it did not
well protect the interest Of the State.
The Senate concluded its consideration OF the
General Appropriation bill on Saturday. Several
important amendments were made 10 the bill
while in the Senate, the most important being the
Increase OF the Purdue appropriations. one from
SIS. 500 TO $4,000, and another from sl2, 900 to
5000 An amendment giving the Insane
Asylum $4,000 for additional water supply and
an item giving the State Horticultural society
S4UO were both adopted.
Senator Browns bill, providing that the polls on
election days shall be opened at s O'Clock in the
morning caused considerable discussion in the
House saturday. Speaker Jeweit favored the bill
claiming that it was in the interest OF the labor
nifty OF voting before going TO their work, but lis
opponents urged that it would open the way to
fraudulent voting when the polls were opened be-
fore oaIlieht. Ire bill failed for want OF q CON-
stitutional majority.
TIE bill providing forty stripes at the whipping
post as punishment for wife bealers was en-.
ed III aFe~ IlAs-.
Smith of Tippecanoe, so as to make the punish.
meDt 'tbirty-nine lashes" Sir. smith is a hu-
msnitarisn, and, since The House cut down the
appropriation to Purdue University, he belie7es
ID n, nodeTate Tedueiipns even In the punishment
made the punishment scriptural, and the word
flashes made it legal.
The ditch bill which passed the House some
days ago came back from the Senate with a dozen
or more amendments. Mr.. Gooding was opposed
10 concurring In the Senate amendments for the
reason a that they were imperieetly understood
which denied the right OF trial by jury when cases
under the law are appealed TO the Circuit Court,
and he wanted the amendments made the special
order for this afternoon. The House concurred in
The eenate's action by vote OF 50 to ID.
The Governor has approved of the following
bills; An act suthorizing Bosrdsoi County Com
the County Treasury for the education Of pauper
children: an act to amend Section 2l3
and to repeal Section 2l2 OF act entitled an act
an act authorizing persons having claims against
the State OF Indiana 10 bring suit In the Su-
preme Court, and authorizing persons to bring
suit against the State in the Judicial Courts to
quiet title TO real estate in certain cases,
Prescribing the duties of the Attorney General
and Prosecuting Attorneys. in such. cases an act
defining the Twelfth, Tenth and Forty ninth Ju-
dic.al Circuits an act to amend Section ].
and of act entitled an act 10 amend Sec
tons 255, ESQ and 257 OF an act entitled an
act concerning taxation; act to legal
ize a deed heretofore made by Aquilla
Jones, as Treasurer OF the Slate OF Indiana, for
ce, tain lar DIS therein described situated in Ran
dolph County, TO William NJ Lock; an act TO pro-
bbit forced contributions or money or property
from employees by corporations or their officers
an act to amend Sections ], 2, and OF an act ell
titled an act TO create the Forty third Judicial Cir
cult ard 10 provide for holding terms of court in
the Fourteenth Fifteenth and Fourty-third Cir
Herewith. An act to amend Sec
ton p of an set providing for an organization OF
Circuit Courts the election of Judges thereof and
defining their powers and duties; an act fixing
the time for the holding OF the Circuit Court in
the Thirty-ffth Judicial Circuit: an act TO vail
Gate Acknowledgements taken before officers whose
commissions have heretofore expired act es-
tablIEhing provisions Affecting private corpora
lions, created and existing a. and before Novem-
Der !, 1851, for the purpose of mining and manu-
featuring; an act TO provide for the continuance
of term of court when a trial is in progress at
the expiration of the terms fixed by law; an act TO
legalizs the proceedings of the Board of Commls-
sioneIs of Brown County in relation to the pur-
chase and sale of certain real estate.