The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-07
House of Representatives.

The following bills were passed yesterday in
the House: S: -. to legalize the acts Of officers
OF Michigan City; s. "a, TO authorize the Gov
ern0r, Auditor and Treasurer OF State TO make
loans; s. 391, to authorize the boards Of county
o o%r states to az act t0 With like Se t boards ris' eo anserning
highways; s. 4O5, to provide for the settlement
with the new State-hOuse Commissioners; II. r.
All. to amend Sections, 3, 8, IL and IL of an act
approved April 8, 1885, concerning roads,; H.
r. 279, concerning, pensions and property
purchased therewith; II. r. 489, to prevent
heavy hauling on turnpike and gravel roads;
II. r.. $40, to make appropriations for the State
government and its Institutions, together with
certain specific appropriations, and directions
as to their application and requiring accounts to
be kept by the fiscal years of the State, repeating
inconsistent laws, and declaring an emergency
Of Rachel Coy, known as Rachel Burgess;
s. 264, to legalize the Incorporation of
certain additions to the town of R0achd&le, Put
nam county; h. Z. 43O, relating to county farm
Senate Joint resolution 1s. relating to the act
OF April 8, 1885, appropriating money to pay
members of certain regiments Of the Indiana
Lemon, was adopted.
The following Senate bills were ordered to a
Thompson for Services; s. is' to create Ta1tS" the
Fifty-tirst judicial circuit and the time of holding
courts; S. 16, to provide the repair OF free
ing TO inquests and committal Of. insane persons;
s. 80, to regulate the sale and manufacture of
dynamite; s. sc, to amend Sec. SO of an act en-
titled IAN act concerning elections" the same
being Sec. 4737 of the r. 8. of 1881; 8. 219, to
amend Sec. 1 Of an act abolishing certain offices
In cities and towns, ETC.; 8; 221, to amend Sec. 2
authorize the purchase Of ten acres of land for
the use of the Hospital for Insane at LOgansport;
taxation, approved March 20, 1851, being Sec.
e416 r. g, 1881; 6. $50, to provide
S. $50, to amend Section 2 of an act approved wed
Dec. 20, 1865, in regard to interpretations of in
surance companies; s. 31S,. to amend Section
! OF AN act providing for the execution OF the
of X. g., 1881; 6. to authorize railroad COM
panies organized under the laws of the State, but
not under the act of the Legislature, entitled
al act to provide for the incorporation of rail-
road companies" approved May IL, 1852; s.
40s, TO legalize the town of Huntsville; 8.
344. to amend Section "a of an act concerning
to enable counties to receive donations of build
ings and grounds for high-school purposes;
s. $50. TO repeal an act entitled an act touch
ing the duties of township trustees with refer
ence to lquidating and contracting Indebtedness
of townships in certain cases, approved March 5,
1883; s; 36l, to relieve Elkan Allen and
S. 10, to relieve william Watts, and s.
81, to relieve the widow and children Of Ernst
hp 81 D so deceased, Mere IRE referred sro to Smmittees
upon tie State Treasury and the payment OF
money, etc. was reported back to the House
with amendments by the Senate. The amend
ments were concured in by the Hous @.
Mr.. Peasants introduced q bill. which was
passed under suspension OF the rules. to amend
Section "a of an act entitled an act fixing certain
officers therein named. pi oviding for certain EN-
ployes in certain public offices, and fixing their
compensation. being Section 5000, of Z. s. OF
A bill was introduced by Mr.. shambaugh III,
Il. 61sl To prescribe the duties OF the State
Treasurer in relation to any moneys that may Be
state, and prescribing how the same shall be
! paid out