The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
House of REPRESENTATIVES,.

In the House, yesterday, the following Senate
bills were passed: 5. so, to render uniform the
assessments of personal property; 5. sc, to
amend Sec. SO of 'an act entitled an act concern
ing elections" the same being Sec. 4737 OF the
X. 8. of 1881; s. 343, to authorize the sale and
conveyance of certain lands belonging to the
State; S. 304, 10 amend Sec. 81 of an act to re-
peal all general laws now in force for the incor-
poratlOn of cities, and TO provide for their incOr-
pOratiOn; 8. Sol; to relieve Elkan Allen and
John GrilDsley; s. 395, TO enable counties to
receive donations of buildings and grounds for
high-schoOl purposes; S. 335, to legaliZe the
incorporation of the town of Center Point; S. 357,
to amend the charter of the city Of Evansville;
;. so, to render uniform the assessments OF per-
sonal property; S. 2S2, to amend Section 2 Of an
act approved Dec. 20, 1865, in regard to in
corporation of insurance companies; s. 214, to
ton, approved March %, 1881, being Section
64I6, Revised Statutes. 1881.
House bills were passed as follows: II.
K. 149, to provide for the appropriation
of lands for cemetery uses; III r. 452,
to amend Sections 4735, 1914, 5991 and
corning highways; II. r 365, relating to notaries;
III. X. 4S1, TO legalize the town of HarRodsburg
III. IL. 800, TO authorize the Institution for the
Education of the Deaf and Dumb to do the print
ing of the annual reports. etc, required for the
Institution: III. r.. 313, to amend Section 53I7 of
Revised Statutes to allow cities to raise the
liquor license TO $3.50, and incorporated towns
TO ~$l5O-yeas, 50; nays, 50; III. X. 50, an act for
the better government of the metropolitan pO-
lice in cities of $4,000 inhabitants and
over, defining their powers. ETC.; passed over
the Governors veto-yeas, 81; nays, 80;
III. X. ia, To amend the act TO establish the State
Board of Health, approved March II, 1S81-yeas
SO, nays 3s.
The following bills were passed under the sus-
pension OF the constitutional rules: II. r. GIG,
to authorize the Governor, Auditor and Treas
urer OF State to make a loan for the purpose OF
carrying on the State government, making pro-
visions for the funding of the present Outstand-
ing temporary loan at a lower rate of interest,
and concerning matters connected therewlth; III.
X. 6lS, TO prescribe the duties of State Treasurer
in relation To any moneys that may be paid into
the State Treasury from the United States,
and prescribing how the same shall be paid out;
ii. r. 612. to fix the time of holding courts i'm the
Ninth Judicial circuit; IL. *. 17o, to tax express
companies.
S. 219, to amend Section / Of an act abOlishing
certain Offices in cities and towns, ETC., and III. X.
2o7, to amend Section 4 OF an act approved
April IA, 1855, relative to the enrolment of sol
dierS, their widows and orphans, were defeated.
On motion of MI. Beasley, the vote by which
Senate bill 5 was passed yesterday was reconsid-
cred. and the bill was defeated by yeas, Is; nays,
81. This bill D was supplemental to an act con-
corning drainage.
The following Senate bills were ordered to q
third reading: ;. 7S, to amend Section $3.50 of
an act concerning highways and supervisors;
;. 400, concerning the time OF holding courts in
the Thirt1eth judicial circuit; :. $50, to make it
unlawful TO give. barter or sell tobacco to chill
dren; s. 1O1 TO legalize the acts of nOtaries public
whose commissions have expired; 5. 1O7, to en-
able joint suits to be maintained upon several
bonds of public officers and others; S. 267, to
amend Sec. i, of an act entitled an act, authOriz-
ing public aid to corporations and to erect
bridges over streams forming a boundary of this
State: s. 275, TO empower the board of trustees
of Indiana University to sell and convey certain
lands in the State of Iowa; s.. pa, to amend
Sec. : of an act concerning public health and the
practice of medicine; $. go, to prescribe the
term of court at which certain proceedings and
actions shall stand for trial; s. 12S. to amend
Secs. 213 and 20, and repeating Sec. 160 of an
act conc rning proceedings in criminal cases; s.
119. to prescribe the acts Of judges and clerks in
guardianship.