The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-04
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The New Bill for the Regulation OF Pri'
yate Banks.
Abortive Attempt to Gall Ur the Gen
eral Appropriation BIZ i
Other Notes.

The House and Senate were bota in session
asst night.
A motion 10 consider the Specific Appro-
priation bill in the House yesterday was laid
On the table.
The House yesterday passed the Free
Gravel Road bill, and also the bill for the
suppression Of immoral literature.
The Senate last night passed the bill ap-
propriatlng $50. 900 to the State university
10 repair the loss occasioned by TIE fire.
Tie joint resolution for an am,ndmsnt 10
Are Constitution, sbolishing tie contract
system OF convict labor was yesssrday con.
cured ia by the Senate.
be Congressional and Legislative Appor.
tioDment bills were passed by the Senate
yssterdsy afternoon, after discussion which
Lated something more than two aours
Il is generally understood thai the em-
ployes of the House and Senate will not file
n written protest against an extra session,
and any one bearing such rumo. is author
lied TO give it the lie.
Petitions were presented in The House
yesterday from seventy counties OF the State,
and signed by 900 persons, asking for the
passage OF the Militia bill, when will come
mp on third reading to day.
A resolution was passed by the House last
night TO amend the Constitution, making the
general term OF the Legislature cse hundred
dsys. and the special terms fifty lays. The
resolution was passed almost unanimously,
the vote being ~ to ,.
Senator Campbelrs bill to giveShe Circuit
and Supreme Courts iurisdictiol of claims
against the State was defeated inithe Senate
yesterday. Ii was discussed at Considerable
length, the main objection being that il would
fovd the supreme Court with cises and still
further overburden il.
resolution will be introduced in the
House to-day in behalf OF the Society OF
Friends of this State asking CongIess to pass
the Evans bill, providing for aa interns-
7ionel tribunal, for the settlement of all
differences between nations, and authorizing
the Government to invite other countries to
end representatives to such q convention.
An attempt was made in the House yester-
Gay to call up the Appropriation bill, but
Abe Republicans voted solidly, with a few of
the Democrats, and the motion failed to pass.
If the Appropriation bill does MOI pass the
Republicans will be equally responsible with
the Democrats for the failure. Che failure
TO pass the bill will make an extra session
almost necessity.
The bill of Representative Reeves concern
ing the publication of Supreme Court re-
ports and reducing the compensation Of thu
reporter to s, 900 per annum, was called up
In the House yesterday and led 10 a long
discussion. Mr.. Reeves spoke In favor of
the bill, claiming that its passage would
save the State at least s.. 900 ysar. The
measure failed to pass.
at Lloyd made an effort to Suspend the
rules, yesterday, and pass the bill providing
for reorganization of the Kpightstown
Benevolent institutions, giving the Governor
The power of removing or appointing Trus-
tees. He said that it would be an everlasting
disgrace to the State il this Legislature
should adjourn, with the institutions left
under their present mansgement. bat his
motion to take up the bill was defeated
ayes 50; nays, q.
The House Committee on Banks and
3 mixing have reported bill for fne regula-
tion of private banking. 1t provides that
IL each county where there is on6 or more
private banks, the Judge of ths Circuit
Court shall appoint an Examiner, who shall
n axe AT least three examinatIons of each
bank year. and report the results thereof
10 the court, who may order publication of
1T IN paper of general circulatiot. On the
other hard d, the bank is required 20 publish
at least three times year a report Of its
condition, containing detailed statement
of assets and liabilities, and the names of
the owners and each person in the concern.
For such service the Examiner is to receive
compensation of SIS for each exa minstion
OF each bank, and heavy penalties are pro.
vided for violation of the act