The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-02-13

nrren. prohibiting the burning ~ natural fns
ia nAmncau~. and providing = fne moi i"exct'd
s3s for the iirst oaen>e ana not % exceed >>v
for tho second onense. repeating The Law ~
which tho estates Of insane PATIENTS arr held
liable for tho maintenance ~ said patients IN
the insane a>ylums: provided that mercantile
ana manufacturing establishments shall furnish
hairs for The women and girls IN their cmpiny.
compelling corporations ~ pay their employees
every two weeks and prohibiting the issuing VI
script
HorsE-Bils passed: FIX ne the terms ~
court In the Thlrfy second Judicial Circuit;
providing q line u $500 and imprisonment for ~
months for the removal Of nlor'ragcd property,
authorizing the common councils Of cites - MI
vacancies In the onices az mayor. clerk and
councilmen: legallxing the acts o. notAries pub
tic whose commissions have expired, authoriz-
ing county commissioner 20 appoint justices
or the peace In newly Incorporated towns;
ceding 70 the National Government jursdicticn
over the National Cemetery II New Albany.
lxp,AxAPoIIS Jar. Hills re-
ported favorably Providing for medical At
tendance 70 the poor outside OF poor houses and
asytums: amending the savings bank law. niils
passed: Legalizing the acts Of deputy county
on1cers under AGE: providing tha, this act shall
not affect pending litigation; defining rape;
changing the age OF consent from twelve 10
fourteen years. and providing q penalty OF from
two 10 twenty-onc years imprisonment; max
ing decisions Of the supreme Court evidence IN
certain cases. providing for o State board o.
Health. for county boards OF health. for a >ys-
TEN Of registration and for vital and insanity
statistics. BIZ prohibiting the killing Of quaL
knipe and pioyer for a period Of two years was
defeated.
HorsE-Bills passed: Changing the time for
the ming OF deeds from forty tye 70 fifteen
days: aboii shing the ONCE OF state on Inspector
and creating an once OF Supervisor OF Oil In
..sf. tt-ru-Irn nuXrArAkgrx aud fuuL IH.i-
ers. and making Il an onensc for them % pur-
chase anything from any person under eighteen
years. except with the written consent OF par
ents: requiring that charges against boys which
would send them 70 the reform school sha be
described with the particulars o. an ind
and that the charges be proved IN open Court
In the presence OF The boy. Bills introduced:
To prevent deception m the sale OF dairy pro-
ducts. authorizing critics or 1000 population 10
establish boards OF Park Commissioners.
creating Police Judges ia cities OF lopoo9 pop
ulation and defining their duties. 20 prevent Of
fcers Of all classes from ccepting railroad
passes.
ate this morning attested is appreciation 81
the worth Of the ate Secretary Window and
sympathy for his family BY adopting by q unan-
imous rising vote the sympathetic resolution.
introduced by Senator Hays. senator McIfugh
introduced a bill this morning on the subject q
1t'fA ~ AltA lAtTNAAtFA HINffA|< tuAt - ~
action for libel there shall be no presumption
OF malice from The mere fact OF publication and
places the burden OF proof on the question Of
malice on the plaintiff. In an action for libel
n there Is no proof 81 expressed malice. the
court or jury shall so find and no exemplary "
punitive damages shall be assessed nor general
damages that are not strictly active and real
HOrsE-Little business OF general interest
was transacted to-day.
Feb e.-SE~ArE-Bilis Intro.
duced; Providing for liens on real estate FOR Ia
Dor aud material: authorizing city councils and
town boards 70 license p2wnbrok-rs AZ from
so 70 $ito. arportioning The State FOR Congress
sional and Leg slaflse purposes. providing for
construction Of railway and wagon bridges over
streams that form the boundaries between
States; 20 prevent deception IN artificial dairy
products. 70 amend the act providing for tho
construction and repair OF railroad crossings;
10 provide for The record of oil births. de afhs
and marriages. Bills passed; To prohio Z the
use Of pumping apparatus 10 The i~ransporta-
tion OF natural gas. 10 amend the criminal act
relating 10 gambling. Senator Clcmens bill.
authorizing guardians OF minor children TO
loan the funds OF their wards In sums Of
1900 and upward on first mortgage y unin'
cumtered real estate. WIS recommended foe
passage
HorsE-A number Of bills we're ordered en-
crossed among VIII Oh we're those providing for
IAN NLX|H NNNN'N ~ - $50 "H8"E 49,
asyluns and for licensing plumbers m cities Of
twenty thousand and up wards. Bills intro
duced: Providing for the creation o. = State
Board OF Insurance. said Boardfo consist OF the
Secretary Auditor and Attorney General
whose duty II shall be 10 cqualizc the cost OF In
surance and adjust losses arising from fire re-
curing any candidate before any political con
vcntion 70 file with The county clerk, after The
| convention. asworn statement OF hts expenses
A resolution was adopted providing for the
appointment OF . OF three 20 CORE
spond with the Legislatures Of the Northwest
ern states relative 20 the adoption Of uniform
lexa. rate OF interest.
1~NDfA<ArOfIs. Feb. a-SESArE bills
passed: Legal King the acts Of notarlcs publis
whose commissions have expired. permitting
companies organized previous 10 $50 10 chang
their names By resolution providing that I'd
m.nstrator mav dispose OF personal property
Of decendents AZ private sale providing Tor city
courts in cities OF !. 100 aud upward giving such
courts the same Jurisdiction a. that held b.
justices and mayors and the same as circuit
courts where The amount involved does not ex
coed $500. to amend the gravel road act. max
ing The board OF county commissioner board d
turnpike directors. dividing the rods 81
county INTO three districts. and making eacl
commissioner superintendent nj o. one district.
HousE-The ~oIlowinR bills we're passed II
provide for the distribution ofdeccdcnt estates
providing that cigarette sellers shall take out
license OF ssvo; providing for the cutting q
hed.c fences 10 the height OF four feet -ns
their trimming once = year. civ ng 70 al com
lies the right TO refund their debts: fequirnI
Officers OF State Institutions 70 purchase native
live stock for food. prohibiting the selling o
ndulterafed candy transf rring the county 0
switxer and from the Fifth 70 the seventh "a
dicial Circuit.
The two-ycar-old daughter Of a Mr.