The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-22
Minor Mention.


There are twenty five ex-Union soldiers in the
House
Representative Deem has prepared bill for
the incorporation of Sulphur Springs, in Henry
county
Mrs. Gray, the wife of the Governor was
among the lady visitors at the General Assembly
yesterday.
Jim Bowling. the Sixteenth-ward statesman
has been given position as a copying clerk in
the House
The General Assembly will be asked to author
ize the Common Council to build city hall on
East market space,
Senator Foulke's bill providing for constitu-
tional convention will be a special order in the
Senate this morning.
The Canada thistle must 60 Another bill
authorizing war upon it was introduced yester-
day by Representative Staley.
A bill requiring mining companies to pay their
employees at least twice week was introduced
yesterday by Representative Booze.
State Treasurer Cooper is reported as having
said yesterday that he didn't care whether there
was an investigation of his Office or not.
Representative Jameson yesterday intro
duced a bill which authorizes county commits
doners to build hospitals for the sick poor.
Professor H. W. Wiley, chief of the depart
ment of chemistry in the Bureau of Agriculture
st Washington, was visitor to the legislative
halls yesterday,
Representative Rivers is the author of bill
which proposes fine of ST.. 900 for locomotive
engineers failing to stop their trains within 100
yards of any crossing
bill was introduced yesterday by Represent
alive Schey requiring the owners of mercantile
and manufacturing establishments to provide
their female employees with seats.
No company corporation or individual can
Lao +ha,, = 6 L..
dana. if a bill introduced yesterday by Repre-
tentative Williams becomes law.
A bill for making the expiration of the terms of
county treasurers uniform has been introduced
by Representative Crecelius It provides that
the terms of all shall end on Dec. 81
A standing committee on medicine has been
appointed in the House. consisting of Represen-
tatives Passage, Glazehrook, Loup, Branch, Nc
Goveny, Monk, of Wayne and Carr.
The bin of Representative Mosier, fixing the
Fate of legal advertising at IS cents per square
Tor the first and 80 cents for each SUBSEQUENT
publication was introduced yesterday.
Dr. Ben Newland, of Bedford. an ex-senator
vas visitor on the floor of the Senate vester,
day DR.. Newland is the father of Mrs Willard
the wife of the Senator from Lawrence.
Representative Eley's bill prohibiting base ball
playing on Sunday has been epgrossed. The
committees report upon it is favorable, and it
seems quite probable that it will become law
Senator Sellers has introduced bill providing
for the election of Superior and Circnlt Court
judges on the last Tuesday in August IN odd
Jears next preceding the expiration of their
terms of Office.
:. Wlll =. F.aglish has rendered the FREQ use of
gus ePese house to the General Assembly for any
He during the first three days of next week
Sor the purpose of hearing an address from SEN
ator Voorhees,.
A bill has been introduced by Mr.. McHenry
fixing the license of saloons at $500 a year. and
Representative Rivers has proposed law impos-
ing fine of 5000 npon any person giving or Sell
ng intoxicants to minors.
Representative Cartwright has proposed an
appropriation of $4,000 for the purpose of en-
aiding the State University at Bloomington to
replace the library and museum destroyed in the
burning of the college buildings in 1888
Representative Krueger's proposed constitu
Honal amendment fixing the terms of county
ahicers ct four years. and providipg that nc
officer shall succeed himself has been reported
Upon faEoraby, ard it is believed that it vii
pass in the House.
ssIt has been decided" cried out veteran
i'that the home guards are not entitled 10 pen
sions~-" Which was interpreted as meaning
that the home guard soldiers were not eligible
for the purposes of the meeting. THE gentle