The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-16
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Matters Of Interest Transacted in the
General Assembly on
Saturday.

Saturday.
Mr.. Bailey's OIeomargarine bill will be
the special order for tomorrow at o'clock.
The report from the Judiciary Committee
opposing the bill to repeal the capital pun.
isbment law has been coDcurred in.
Mr.. Rivers, of johnson, has introduced
bill to abolish the Criminal Court of Marion
County, and transfer its business TO the Cir
cult Court.
The House adjourned al noon on Satur-
day, but the Senate held an all day session.
"A number. however OF the members of both
bodies were aOsent On leave.
Mr.. Hoover Live Stock bill was reported
in the Senate Saturday with certain amend.
ments, and further consideration OF its pro.
visions was postponed till to day.
The Senators and Representatives will
meet in Joint caucus at 80 this evening to
consider the Patton ApDortion ment bills,
and possibly the Metropolitan Police bill.
Mr.. Brownlee believes in insuring the
States property, and has introduced a bill
10 require the State officers to insure against
loss by FIRE all the State institutions and IS
other perishable property.
A bill by Mr.. Copeland seeks to reduce
passenger traffic to three cents mile.
Though the statutes permit chargs OF four
cents, there very few railroads that
now charging more than three cents.
y minority of the committee to whom the
bill abolishing the State Bureau of Statistics
was referred have filed report recommend
ing that the bill pass. a minority has also re-
ported in favor of abelishing the Office Of
Fish Commissi 0ner.
An item in the River and Hsrbor Con-
gressional bill, appropriatlng S25 600 for
cleaning the channels OF the Kankakee and
Little Wabash Rivers, calls for concurrent
resolution by our Senators and Representa-
tive fsvoring the same.
The practice of certain railroads charging
an excess OF from ten TO twenty-five cents
where parties board the train without pur-
| chasing ticket calls for bill from Repre-
sentative 0Verman providing that railroads
shall not charge cash fares in excess OF the
| price of tickets.
Mr.. Pendleton's bill providing for 8 spe-
| cial tax on all vehicles used in cities. the
| provisions of which have already been
| given in the Sentinel, was introduced Satur-
| day. Also Mr.. Schley's bill providing for a
Metropolitan Fire Department In ali cities
! OF 5000 or more inhabitants.
| A resolution has been introduced in the
| House requesting Congress to pass a law
/ prohibit the importation of wines and
| liquors from France and Germany. The
| mover is doubtless in sympathy with the
| American hog, and would Ietaliate on those
nationallties for their unjust laws against
our porkers.
IN giving an account of the Democratic
caucus proceeding in Fridays Sentinel, Mr..
! Peasants is erected with q resolution,
which, among other things, would take Mi
ami county from the Eleventh District and
| place it in the Ninth. Mr. Peasants denies
| that such was his resolution, and it is more
| than possible that this much Of the report
was error.
TIE bill regarding the erection of new
Union Depot in this city will doubtless be
reported from the committee to-day. The
measure is one that the city is greatly in
ieresled in, and for that matter, the travel
| ing public as we'll. The passage of the bill
| and the opening up of the work will give
| employment to large number of mechanics
and laborers who are now idle, and in this
| regard would be great advantage to these
| people The Union Company propose TO
enter upon the work as soon as possible.
| Mr.. Lloyd, of Ripley. introduced bill in
the House Saturday which authorizes Coun-
| ty Commissioners to make an allowance TO
the widows Of honorsbly discharged Union
| soldiers OF the war of 1861. Under this bill
the amount allowed is $50, for defraying the
| burial EXPENSES OF each deceased soldier, and
| il the soldier shall die an inmate OF any
| county asylum or charitable institution and
| be buried under the auspices of such lnsti
| tuition, then said allowance shall be in favor
| of the minor heirs OF said soldier under the
| age Of is years, if such there be.
Representative Jameson's banking bill
was introduced Saturday, and its provisions
are similar in many respects to that of the
National Banking law. It provides that all
banks shall file with the County Clerk q
sworn statement of the amount of capital
stock paid in and names of stockholdt rs
that they shall publish quarterly statements
of their condition; that they shall not make
dividenos un less individual profits exceed
all losses that nave been sustained; that they
shall not loan more than one tenth OF their
capital to any person or corporation; and
| that they shall not use their capital for any
thing but the banking business. Ii provides
| further for the appointment by the Governor
of one or more Bank Examiners, to hold
Office for four years, and c0nfers foil
! authority upon them TO examine the banks
| ~ ef.t - $ thought necessary: and If auY
violation of the law is found out they shall
the Judge Of the Circuit Court who, IL he
finds the charges TO be true, shall appoint q
receiver to wind up the affairs of the bank.
The examiners are to receive S. day for
their services.