The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-02-27

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tees for the state hospitals.
Il r.: 1881 To pay claim Of Cornelius Lloyd.
;. l306l For relief of Edgar Hubbard.
II. r.; li72l For relief Of Q. C. Ruzy.
IL. r.: l72l To encourage the construction oil
ii. R.: Cs4sl Concerning taxation
H. r.; l542l Relating to railroads building branch
H. r.: [42l To appropriate lands for railroad pur-
Ii. R.: ISL To fix salaries of certain township
officers
The governor was requested by resolution to
furnish ali estimate OF the deficiency in carry
ing on the state government.
| The geology department bill was ordered to
third reading.
Mr.. Fosters fee and salary bill was defeated.
IL was ordered that hereafter the house meet
at 9 q. IN.
Gen. Manson spoke for the Mexican veterans,
who elected Speaker Niblack colonel.
The resolution to pay expenses of the Peyton-
John contest was adopted.
The Andrew election bill was made special
order for Monday at p. m.
Mr.. ZOercher's resolution for committee of
experts to report a Zee and salary bill to the
next assembly was tabled.
Messrs. Peasants, Henry, Conn Fields and
Brown of Henry were appointed members of
the joint committee to investigate the insane
hospital funds.
Mr. Beasley offered a resolution to appoint
special committee 10 visit st. Louis and confer
with a committee of the Kansas legislature on
the Deei ana pork packing COMBINE.
The minority report recommending the in
definite pOStpOnement OF Mr.. Cullen's bill to
regulate the sale OF liquors, was adopted.
The bill to fix the terms of directors of the
Northern prison was ordered engroSsed.
The bill to regulate foreign insurance CON-
panies was defeated.
In the house the following bills were favor
ably reported: II. X. l02. prescribing the
duties of corOners: II. r. 435. to amend secs.
ASS and 4, $40 OF the r. 5. defining lawful fen
ces; IL. r. 57S. to provide for the extension and
} opening up OF public highways on the state
fair grounds in indianapolis; II. r. 5e9, to Sc
cure manufacturers and owners of railroad
equipments and rolling stock in making condi
tiOnal sales and controls for leases thereof; H.
r. 3l4, to amend Sec 10 of an act approved
June 9, 1885, relating TO frauds and perjuries
H. r. 3D. in reference to parents, guardians
etc, having their children and wards educated
| III. R. 5l5, to grant the right of way through
the lands of the state for highways; II. r. 503
concerning the taxation OF dogs and amending
laws; IL X 3O1, concerning patent deeds;
| III. r. 10, 10 organize and regulate the Indiana
militia
The following bills were recommended in
| definitely pOstpOned II. r. SOL to Incorporate
the Western mutual life insurance company;
| ii. r $50. to repeal sec. 5119 X. s., concern
! ing husband and wife; II. r. 341, to authorize
| townships in this state to aid in the cOnstruc-
| ton OF bridges across streams of water; II. X.
| 345. TO make all school towns hereafter incOr-
porated in the state liable for their proportion
| of Indebtedness, etc; III. K. 3jS TO amend sec.
| 90 of an act entitled "an act concerning cleo
| ton contests" IL. X. 504. 20 amend the law
| concerning the taxation of dogs; III. r
| $50. concerning appropriation for pau
per children; III. X 562, TO make appro-
| pratiOns for the Indiana institution for
! the blind; Ii. r, 469, to regulate the charges
for the OF telephones; II. K. SAB, concern
ing the salaries of Judges of the supreme courts
circuit, superior and criminal circuit courts of
this state; II. K. 53l, to legitinize the children
OF Rachel Burgess; II. r. 333. 10 provide for
constables fees in certain cases.
The bill passed appropriating $4,000 to
| build a sewer at the northern prison.
The township library bill was made special
order for 10 O'clock Monday. and the Fifty
second and Ninth judicial circuit bills for
1915. The bill to compel street railways to
sprinkle was also set for Monday morning.
The bill to exempt veterans from poll-tax
was ordered engrossed.
The two following bills were indefinitely
postponed: II. r. SOTO prescribe the duties
OF clerks and judges Of the circuit courts in re-
ation to guardianshiDs. ". Il. 54l-TO make
void all petitions not presented within one
year to the public for signature.
At II o'clock Monday the officials nominated
at Thursday nights caucus viii be elected in
Joint convention.
In the house Immediately after prayer by
Representative Fulton. Mr.. Willard offered
the following resolution, which was unani-
mOuSly adopted:
whereas, Gen. BENJAMIN Harrison is the first
president OF the nited states elected from the state
OF Indiana, therefore,
Resolved, That when this house adjourn at noon,
it will be until O'Clock this afternoon to give the
members chance 70 their prospective president
OF for Washington at Sis this afternoon.
The bill to purchase ten acres in Cass county
for an insane hospital talled of the constitu-
tional majority.
Ii. K. 354, to authorize boards of county com
a,
sion or detection OF any person guilty OF
felony, was defeated on the ground that there
was no limit to the reward that might be
offered.
The following bills were ordered engrossed:
II. X. 5SS to ix Fifty-second judicial circuit, aud
also the limits OF the Ninth circuit.
II. r. 593 to provide for the assessment of street
railways 10 pay for street improvements.
A message was read from the governor Civ
ing an itemized statement of the deficiency for
the years 1SS9-9091.
Senate bill No. l, concerning elections was
passed.
ii. r. 800, to require plats of new additions
to cities of over 10000 population to be SUBJ
mitted to the city commissioners before being
fled on record, was passed.
III. X. l07 to provide for the payment of GER
tain claims OF Fulmer & Seibert for grading
streets in indianapolis, passed.
ii. Il. $50, to prevent heavy hauling on turn
pixies and gravel roads, failed to pass.
IL. X. 81, OeunlDg the NlneJeentn ana
Fiftieth judicial circuits, which passed the
house last week, was sent back with amend
ments by the senate, which were cOncurred in.
A number of senate bills were read and re-
ferred.
The Foster fee and salary bill was ordered
engrossed and made special order for Thurs
day morning.
The school book bill, printed in yesterdays
SENTINEL was made a special order for 10
o'clock to-day.
The bill requiring insurance companies to
make reports TO county auditors was ordered
engrossed.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for Purdue
university was passed.
The senate bill requiring capital punishment
reported to the house and was sent by it to the
committee on judiciary.
Representative Works bill prohibiting the
killing of squirrels between December 20 and
June l., passed the house. The penalty for
each violation is 3.
The following bills passed:
II. r. $50 introduced by Mendenhall, amend
ing act approved April 2, 1885, concerning APP
preparation for education of pauper children.
II. X. 400 introduced by Adams of Morgan,
providing that the circuit clerks shall keep on
record the names of sureties on bonds.
ii. K. l45, presented by Commons repeal
ing an act concerning the rental of telephones,
approved April -, 1885.
II. +. 267, Representative Shambaugh's)
authorizing the sale of certain state lands, and
the recovery of lands belonging thereto.
III. K. 503, relating to the taxation of dogs
aud amending laws. Introduced by Hay.
III. r n, introduced by RagOn, entitled an