The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-23

amended as follows: 'The sheriff shall APP
point as many bailifs at each term of the cir
cult, superior and criminal courts and grand
jury as they may require, under the advice and
consent of the Judges of such courts as to the
number required. the per diem of such bsilifs
not to exceed $3.50 per diem"
By s. A. Hays. 20-Providing that no
city or incorporated town shall charge any per-
son who may obtain liquor license under the
provisions OF this act more than the following
suns: Cities, $500; incorporated towns, $500.
By Harness.. 1S-Providing that Howard
county constitute the Fifty-frst judicial circuit
By Senator A NJ. Jackson-Providing that
the general assembly shall elect five persons as
commissioners of the supreme court whose
duty it shall be to aid and assist the court in
the performance OF its duties. Such commits
sioners shall not practice law and shall hold
Office for the term of four years. the duty of
the commissioners to be governed by rules and
regulations that the court may adopt. Each
commissioner shall receive a salary equal 70
the salary of a supreme judge. Sec. 2 of the
bill provides that the act take effect immedi-
ately on its passage.
By Senator Misunderstanding to the ap-
pointment of supreme court commissioners.
There shall be five commissioners, as follows
George V. Howk, Clark county; John Z. Cof-
froth, Tippecanoe county; Allen Collars, Allen
county; Mortimer Nye, Laporte county.
By Senator johnson of Wayne-Same tenor
as that of Senator Jackson.
A. NJ.
governor, auditor and treasurer of state to make
loan to refund the present outstanding debt
of the state at a lower rate of interest and pro-
viding for distribution of the amount due the
school fund to the several counties of the state
in the same manner as school funds are now
distributed by law.
By Senator Boyd-Authorizing the trustees of
soldiers and orphans home tc be builda new
dining room, cook room, cottages and hospital
and other improvements, the cost of the whole
not to exceed $4,000.
By Senator Beray-Appropriating $4,000 for
Purdue University.
By Senator Smith-Restricting the manufac-
ture of dynamite. Persons or corporations, it
provides who purpose to manufacture the ex-
plosives will have to make application to the
common council of the town or city in which
the mandatory is TO be located, orto township
trustees.
By Senator Thompson of Marion-Regulat-
ing and providing for the instruction of chill
dren. Parents or guardians Will be compelled
to have their children wards, between the
ages of seven and fourteen, instructed in the
common branches at least sixteen weeks sue
cessively each year For each week of neglect
during this time, the guardian shall be fined
not more than S. and each weeks failure will
constitute a distinct count
BY Senator Thompson Of Benton, etc.-To
maintain and authorize the nomination of can
didates for Office by political parties. The bill,
as indicated by its title, means TO prevent fraud
in primaries, or in the nomination of candi-
dates. 1t fixes the punishment of selling or
buying votes or other violations of its provis-
ions, at fine of not more than 81, 900 or more
than twenty years in the penitentiary.
By Senator Thompson of Observation-Disclosures
ing the compilation of free textbooks for the
common schools by the state.
By Senator TraylOr-Looking to the regulation
of the White Caps. He would make it a crime
where three men or more conspire to do mis-
chief after night, punishable by not more thar
3 600 and a sentence to the penitentiary Of
not less than two years and not more than five
years.
BY Representative Harley-Looking to the
exemption of soldiers and sailors from pol
tax. and an appropriation of So, 900 looking tC
the equipmentof the state militia.
By Representative Custer-Relative to the
management of the additional hospitals FOL
the insane. 1t would place each institution
in charge of aboard of trustees. VINO shall EN-
ploy all the assistants necessary, and pur
chase supplies.
Representative Stevens has begun wal
on the English sparrow. He proposes
that reward of one mill, to be paid by
the county commissioners, for each spar.
row killed, and a premium of $40 each
year to the person in each county who
kills the greatest number of the pests.
By Senator Byrd-To prevent employers from
running stores il connection with factories and
mines. The object of this bill is to prevent
coal operators in Indiana from running ''plueB
me" stores. The present law upon the subject
is dead letter. as the proprieto-s indirectly
compel the miners TO deal in company stores
by employing none but men who are good Gus
toners; also to prevent the coal operators from
cheating the miners through system Of under