The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-06
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Bills Passed and Ordered to Third Reading
by the Senator's.

In the Senate, yesterday, bills were passed as
follows: ii. X. 30S, to incorporate societies not
OF Davies county for moneys lost by failure of a
Dank; 5. 1893, to legaliZe gifts by any city or town,
except to railroads; H.. II. 1s2, to appropriate
$4,000 to pay old debts and improve the state
Prison south, with an amendment; III. X. 2O2, TO
legallze oil official transactions of the board OF
eommissioners of Lagrange county; H.. r. 80. to
amend the act regulating descents-Sec-
tion 34s7. Revised Statutes of 1881; III.
K 306. to constitute eight hours a days woFR
for all labOrers. except in domestic and agricult-
ural pursuits; S. 1O5, to allow county commis-
siOners TO sit on their own adjournment; S. aT4,
TO provide for the election OF a custodian OF the
to make IL unlawful to give, barter or sell to,ac-
co to children; s. 279, To amend Section of a
drainage act approved April q, 1888; III. X. $40,
for the election Of three trustees each for 'Ihe In
sane, the Blind and the Deaf and Dumb Instl-
tutes lover the objections of the GovernoE, under
the tom. operations Of ds,. the to p %sy orD asss,
10y $472.7s for sixteen head of eattle
furnished the House of Refugee s. 10 10 pay the
claim OF William Watts; :. go, for relief CT the
relative to taking appeals to the Circuit Court
from county commissioners In cases of license to
rights of way across the lands belongfnS 10 in.
sane hospitals for dummy railways; Fl r. III,
concerning the destruction of thisttes, burrs and
other obnoxious weeds; III. II. 35.S, concerning
the official term of directors of the northern
state prison lover the objections Of the Governor
sion ne S. a sSssscrsng a l%s b towns os a s;Dun tT1s so%mi is
Marion county; H.. X. 10. for re-
lief of an ex-trustee in Dearborn county.
The bill :. 331l to regulate she transportation
of property by railroad comp Anies was rejected
by yeas, II; nays, 81.
The bin [H. L 1Ol to am6md the militia law
failed TO pass for want of q cons titutional major
ity. Yeas, "a; nays, 1s.
House bills were referred 20 committees as fol-
lows: III. II. 404, to amend an act concernIng
TAXATION, being Section q l5fS, X. s. of 1881, and
III. X. GIG, to empower COUNTY boards To make
donations to colleges; "A; z. 3s5, to provide for
expenses of the additional hospitals Tor
the insane, including, clothing, maintenanee
and repairs; II. r. 56S, to secure owners and
manufacturers of railfoS.d eauipments in max
ing conditional sales and contracts for leases
thereof; III. X. 43o. w amend the act concern
ing partition fenceS-'oeing Sections 1913 aud
4S49, or the r. 81; T.. r. 5S5. to authorize the
Auditor to release fFatain mortgages.
The following b'Aks were passed TO their third
reading: II: X. a, to amend the act to appoint
the snerln or tne, supreme Court; Ii. K. 10, to
amend the MINI a laws; II. r.. AZ. concerning
Inability or emf (oC ers to employees. II. r. 3O2,
TO amend sect on POOP. of the X. s.; III. X. los,
to amend Sect iOn 81 of the common school act;
II $40, su'splementa to the voluntary associa.
ton act.
The COMBAT tee on temperance reported in
iavor OF the bIl III. X. 491l to prevent treating
moved TO Indefinitely postpone IL. This motion
was agree Al so by yeas, %; nays, %.
New DFAs were introduced: BY Senator Dun
can; u, no. To regulate the taking of ap
peals III .0ises Of licenses to sell intoxicating Il
qu0rs, An by Senator Crosse: rs. ALL For the
relef oe Jacob b. Julian for legal services: ap
propr f0.ing 5000 to pay his claim.