The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-28
NEW MEASURES IN THE SENATE.
Legislation for Coal Miners Proposed
More Circuit Judges.

Legislation for Coal Miners Proposed
More Circuit Judges.
The following bills were introduced in
the nate Monday morning:
Mr.. Boyd-Making it unlawful for any
person or corporation to permanently
abandon any gas well without first secur-
ing and plugging the same near the bot
tom so that water cannot rise thereirom.
Committee on natural gas.
Mr. demonstrating il unlawful 10
kill quail for period of five wears from
the date of the passage OF the aG1. Com
mittee on county and township business
Mr.. Gilman-Providing that the secre-
tary, auditor and encouragement shall
constitute state board OF insurance 70
equalze the cost OF insurance arising from
fires Committee on insurance.
Mr. Kopelke-Providing that no corpo-
ration trdnsacting mercantile or indus
trial business shall carry on operations
without fling copy of its charter with
the county recorder. Committee on cor
porations
Mr.. Hobson-Requiring liquor dealers
to give bond in the sum of 5000 as
guarantee they will maintain orderly
places. Committee on temperance.
Mr.. Hsnlev - Authorizing township
trustees to place flags on school houses.
Committee on education.
Mr.. Fulk-Fixing the time for holding
court in the tenth judicial circuit. Com
mittee on organization OF courts
Mr.. Huison-Making ii unlawful for
boards of county commissioners 10 levy
taxes to exceed 33 cents on SlO0. Com
mittee on county and towns.
Mr. Mount-That the spportionment of
the common school revenues be based
upon the average attendance for 100
DAYS. Committee on education.
Mr.. Morgan-P-oviding that all endow-
ments made to colleges or universities
shall after said institutions cease to exist
revert TO the donors or their heirs. Com
mittee on education.
II. r. SO, by Mr.. Robbins, by request
"That after July 81, 1892, no express, pas
senger or freight train of any kind shall
be run in this state without an automatic
air-brake or some equally effective device
for controlling the speed of the trains, 70
be approved by the commissioners of rail-
roads, which may he applied by the en-
gineer to each car composing the train.
That after the fist day of July, 1892,
all locomotives, engines and tenders on
the railroads in this state shall be
equipped with suitable driver and tender
brake of some pattern by the commission
ers of railroads. Railroads 10 forfeit 500
for every train run without such Rppli-
ances" Committee on railroads.
III. r. $40, by Mr.. Culiop-To require all
foreign life, fire or accident insurance
companies doing business in the state TO
keep on deposit with the andi.or OF state
either in money or securities or invest
ments of any real estate, sum not less
than $4,000. Committee on insurance.
II. r. 347, by Mr.. Hougham-To mako
ii unlawful to shoot, net, trap, hook, or In
other manner take or destroy any fish or
fishes In any of the streams or lakes OF the
state. Judiciary committee.
III. r. 3IS. BY Mr.. Whittenbrrger-To
take from the county comm. issioner the
power of granting liquor licenses, and to
transfer that power 10 the authorities Of
cities and towns. Committee on temper
ance.
Mr.. Hays-Concerning an act concern
ing proceedings in criminal cases. Com
mittee on judiciary.
Mr.. Wiggs-Fixing the penalty for an
assault with intent TO commit felony at
not more than fourteen years, nor less
than one year. Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Jackson-Providing that after June
/, 1891, each county shall constitute ju-
dcial circuit. Committee on organizs-
ton of courts.
Mr.. Boyd-Repealing that section OF an
act concerning insane asylum, which re
quires inmates OF means to paw their ex-
penses while confined therein.
Mr. Hays-A DO shing all egal dIsabili-
ties of married women to make contracts
Committee on judiciary.
Mr. misunderstanding that no per.
son who is an officer of a bank or corpora
ton shall be given the powers Ci a notary
public Committee on judiciary.
MIR Bvrd-Requiring coal mining and
other corporations to pay their employees
at least once every two weeks in lawful
money of the United States. This bill
provides that any person, corporation or
employe thereof who shall circulate
any check that is not commercial paper,
or issue the same 10 any employe, shall be
guilty. of misdemeanor and fined in a sum
not less than SOD 1t shall also be unlaw-
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