The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-25
STATE INTELLIGENCE.



and as each person seeking admission appear
ed, asked the question: Have you ticket OF
admission Those not having such ticket
were refused admission. and IN this way Colo
mel Robertson was prevented from entering the
chamber and from even attempting 70 preside.
senator Cox was elected a. presiding officer.
The Senate remained Ia session for two hours
and then adjourned until ten clock 20 morrow.
HorSF-The House was called 10 order by
Secretary Of state Grimm. II there are quite
number of young men IN the Senate the num-
her Is greater IN the House. ~ scarcely a gray
hair can be seen, and their speaker Mason J,
>iblack Is only twenty scvcn-fhc youngest
who ever occupied the stand IN this state.
AFTER prayer. Mr.. Niblnck was selected speak
err New members were sworn IN. resolution
was adopted refusing 70 recognize senator Cox
n presiding officer OF the Senate and declaring
that X, : Robertson Is legally elected and Act
ing Lieutenant Governor OF Indiana and should
preside over the Senate. The GAUGES nonl-
incest J. N.wkrk. chief clerk; Charles 4.
Crawlcy. assistant. and Harmbaugh, door-kcep-
er-w,rc then balloted for and declared duly
elected.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. ll.--Coioncl Robertson
presented himself AZ the door OF the Senate
chamber and was denied ndmiitancc. rs on
yesterday. The joint rules OF the two houses
were so amended as To make the Speaker Of
The House the Presiding officer on all occasions
81 Joint meeting Of the two bodies. obs
were introduced to-day, but number Of resolu-
tions were presented. Ats o'clock the two
houses met in joint session to hear the last
message OF Governor Gray. Adjourned until
Monday.
HorsE-So business of importance was
transacted in the House to-day. Anumbor of
resolutions were introduced but no bills Aftcr
the meeting in Joint session 10 hear the Gov
ernor's message read the House adjourned I'M
iii Monday
IxDrAxArorIs Jan. is.-This has been busy
day politically and socially A Governor and
Lieutenant Governor were inaururated with
appropriate ceremonies. The vote ~ the State
was cast for President and Vice President.
There was little done in either branch Of the
Legis lature In the Senate Senator Grnlths
DEM presented and had read the standing
committee for the ensuing session This
brought on a wrangle. in which Senator Denote
rep grew 50 wrafhy that his language was
ordered taken down in writing The report as
70 the standing committee was adopted Sena-
tors johnson and Dresser submitted without
reading. a long protest against the proceedings
OF the Democratic majority in organizing The
Senate as they did. which was signed ~ all the
Republican members and demand was made.
based upon the constitutional provision. that u
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. Is SENATE -Licuten'
ant-Coycrnor Chase took the chair in the Sen
ate and the work Of introducing and reading
bills randy proceeded. Bills on almost every
imaginable subject were introduced Among
them one providing for the registration OF
voters. hut as this measure has been vigorously
opposed. there r. no possibility. il is believed,
Of its becoming Law. In ISIS the people
adopted an amendment 10 the constitution pro-
yiding for an act 70 register all voters. but u
has been ignored By some pessistenty.
HOUSE bills Introduced: To provide for the
control OF the three new insane hospitals by
board Of trustees 70 be chosen by the Legisla-
fure: for the relief OF the Supreme Court: re-
ylsing the election laws: against trusts. II
provides that all trusts. pools. contracts.
agreements or combinations now existing or
hereafter made between persons or corpora
tons. with view 10 prevent full aud free
competitor in the production or sale Of any arti-
Gle. or in any way tending to create n monopoly,
arc 70 be declared conspiracics 70 defraud are
20 be unlawful. and against public policy. Per
sons entering into such agreements shall be
fined not less than 1900 nor more than $1,000.
ard imprisoned from two 70 i've years. All
companies or corporations that enter into such
agreements or combinations, may also be held
liable for damage in civil suits that may be
brought against any Of the parties to the agree
ment.
THE wooden butter-dish factory Mt Sey-
mour Is said to be the largest one OF the
kind in the world. 1t turns out 10000
dishes day.
A LIGHTED match. a natural-gas regu-
lator and two foolish boys tell how Samuel
Kline's sons were badly burned at Rich
mond.
UxDER the leadership OF Jesse Fern,
Peru capitalists will build another natural
gas pipe line TO that city.
In the case Of Neal and Higgins. two
boys on trial for stealing butter at Hart
ford City, the jury brought in verdict Of
SO fine, ten days in Jail and disfranchise-
ment for three years As neither Of the
lads will be twenty-one for four years 1t
Is rather peculiar sentence.
AT Andrews, twenty masked men took
VIM. DowelI, who failed to provide for his
family. from saloon and strung him up
% the nearest telegraph pole. After hang
ing short time he was lowered.
The section men on the Now York, Chi.
cago and 81. Louis road recently found
the remains Of an unknown man by
the side Of the track, near IT. Wayne. The
head was entirely separated from the
body. II IL supposed he was stealing
ride and fell between the cars. There was
not thing on the body by which IL could
be identified.
The case against Banker W. B. Durham.
OF Charlottesville, for returning false
list Of his taxables. has been dismi sscl.
The residents Of Lagro are exercised
over the report that White Cap band Is
being formed In that vicinity. Several
citizens hnve received warning, cmbelish.
ed with skull and cross bones.
REUBEN LAMB, Samuel Peck and James
Bognrd pleaded guilty 70 the charge Of
grand larceny at Evansville. and each
were sentenced to one years imprison-
ment in the Jacksonville penitentiary.
4. 4. BERRY, photographer. Of New
Washington, WINS dangerously poisoned
by inhalng vapors in his dark ROOM"
a few days ago.
ANDERSON authorities have ordered al
the telephone poles in that place removed
within ten days.
The Governor has parolcd Louis Hibner,
Of Allen County, liic-tcrm man, con-