The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-07
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The State Treasurer's Bond Finally
Fixed at 100000.
The Per Diem Of Ssenographic
Court Reporters Reduced
to IS.
The Senate Adopts the Majority Report
Concerning the Treasurer's Affairs.

Hon. VIII Cunback had seat on the right
of Lieutenant Governor ansoa yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. Goodings bill. REQ hiring jury trial in
ali civil Htigatei cases, was passed yesterday
after long discussion.
The Governor has signed the bill incrsas-
ing the State Treasuyer's bond to S7O0 900.
! That officer will make a new bond on Mon
day next.
1.-The Governor made the following appoint
ments yesterday Patrick Flynn, Inspector
General OF the Indiana Legion, headquarters
| at Lafay cite; n n. Kelsey aud Andre j.
Parks, Aides de Camp, with rank of Major,
indianapolis.
Mr.. Akin mas introduced bill making 1t
a misdemeanor to give away or treat or pay
for on a wager or upon any game of chance
| any spirituous, vinous, malt or other intoxi-
eating liquor. The penalty is fixed at any
sum not 10 exceed $50.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the rep
resentation of Indiana at the Worlds Ex-
position has been signed by the Governor.
OF the total amount $500 is to be devoted to
the educational exhibit and q like sum to
| the woman's department..
Mr.. Schley has introduced bill requiring
the bridges over railroad tracks at the inter-
section of the tracks aud highways and
streets to be erected at height OF not less
than nineteen feet between the under side OF
the bridge aud the railroad track
Specific charges and coanter charges were
placed in the hands of the Knightstown To-
vestigating Committee yesterday, and the
work OF finding the guilty party or parties
if any there be, is begun in earnest. The
committee is now at Knightstown.
The bill fixing the penalty OF the State
Treasurer's bond at 81 900. 900 came up sgain
yesterday morning. The Senate, it will be
remembered, amended the bill making the
penalty 100000, but the House refused to
concur in its amendment, and conferences
committee was appointed. The Conference
Committee reported yesterday, fixing the
penalty at 5000 600, and the report was
adopted and tbs bill passed.
Representative Kellison has introduced a
bill to amend the law authorizing counties
and townships to take stock in aud make
donations to railroad companies aud pro.
| viding that If two-thirds of the votes cast
shall be in favor of such appropriation the
Board of County Commissioners shall grant
the prayer and shall levy q special tax of at
least one-half the amount specified, but not
exceeding per centum upon the real aud
personal property in the county or town
ship"
& In the Senate yesterday the majority and
minority reports on the question of investl-
eating the affairs OF the State Treasury came
up as the special order, and the forenoon
session was entirely consumed 10 the dis Jus
sion thereof. The minority report was voted
down and the majority report was adooted
and the struggle ended, not, however, II !
Senator Johnson, Democrat. had intro
duced resolution calling for an invesd
CATION OF the Treasury affairs, which was de-
clared cut of order.
couple of young ladies were discussing
the personal appearance of the members o.
the House the other day. One of them abb
solutely maintained that Speaker Jewett was
the handsomest of them all. HE looks so
quiet and gentlemaDly, you know" said
one. "and then so kind Of meek like. Mr..
Cope and is nice.looking, too, put lie il a
little too small" "Oh, pshaw!' said the
other, III think they're ell horrid. There
hasn't been a handsome man there since
Hon. @. n. Gibson, of Kentucky, quit"
The bill reducing the pay OF stsnographic
court reporters came up on the third reading
yesterday in the House. The bill reduces
the GER diem from 81 90 to 50. Several mem
bers spoke on the bill, some taking toe
ground that the reporters could become com.
petent for court reporting only after long
experience, and others claiming that this
pay did not come from the ltigants, bat
from the County Treasury, aud that the re-
porters really received more than the Judge
upon The bench. Another member was 90.
posed TO any legislation upon the subject,
holding that the litigant should employ the
steno rrapher. and should contract with him
as best be could. The bill ps-sed by vote
Of 90 to a.
Mr.. Jameson's bank bill Introduced yes
terday, has some provisions worthy of note.
Among these is the provision that any bank
| president, cashier, clerk, stc., who shall draw
| and issue any draft check or bill of exchange
calling for the payment of money on the
account of drawer when the dra yer shall not
| have funds TO meet such draft or cheek OF
! bill NJ Ichsnge shall be guilty of q felony;
i aLo ..al any bank official who shall recslve
| money for deposit, when he knows the bank
| to be insolvent shall likewise be guilty OF q
felony. Upon conviction the violator of the
| provisions of the bill shall De imprisoned
Dot less than two years, nor more than ten;
shall be fined in any sum not less than 81 900,
! and shall be distranchised for period not
exceeding twenty years.
The following six described House com-
mercisl resolutions have passed the Senate
| Requesting Senators and instructing Repre-
| sentatives in Congress ia use their influence
| to secure the repeal of the Limitation act of
| 1879. etc. Also (another commercial resola.
| tom to vote for the repeal of that clause at
| the pension law which requires an applicant
| to prove himself Of sound health at date of
| enlistment. Also (another) that all Mexican
| or disabled union soldiers should be pen
stoned. Also (snother) that suit may be
brought against railroads which have for
1 feited their land grants. Also (another) TO
| eoualize bounties and secure pensions to
/ those entitled thereto. Also (another) tn
| have laws for the improvement of the Ohio
River amended so as to afford protection to
holders of property in Indiana on the Ohio
/ River.
Examination at st. Johns Academy.