The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-18
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
AMONG THE INDIANA LAWMAKERS.
Metropolitan Police Bui-water Works
and Gas PlAnts-Work Housss-Bucket
Shops Unlawful-The Appellate Court
BII-Fee and salary Matters.

Monday. Feb. 9.-Senate-Long discus
sion on bill providing for metropolitan
police force. Finally ordered engrossed.
Bill Introduced authorizing cities to con-
struct and own water works, electric
light and natural gas plants.
House-The Inman co-emp'oye liability
bill passed. Woman suffrage amendment
offered. Gas, road, quail and other bills
We're offered
Friday, Feb. l0.-Senate-Bills intro
duced for the creation of board of high
way engineers. Bills passed authorizing
boards OF trustees of incorporated towns
to erect warehouses; making it unlawful
to enter horse to compete for prize IN
der an assumed name. Bill permitting
paupers to select their own physician in
definitely postponed.
Householder inspection bill defeated.
Bill prohibiting the shooting of ducks be-
tween sunset and sunrise passed: also
bills to prevent the dealing in margins on
farm products; TO punish persons for
bringing into the state stolen goods etc.
Democratic caucus nominated candidates
for prison directors, trustees for the benev-
olent institutions end state librarian.
Wednesday, FEB. n.-Senate - Terre
Haute metropolitan police bill passed.
Appellate court bill engrossed.
Houss-Committee of the whole house
on fee and salary bill Twenty-four sec
tions out Of seventy-five considered. No
changes made except deputy state auditor
aud law librarian which have been in
creased to 81, 800 each.
Thursday, Feb. 2.-Senate-Appellate
court bin practically killed.
House-Fee and salary bill considered.
Classification of counties and salaries
fixed by bill reported agreed to without
amendments.
Friday, Feb. -Senate-State engineer
examiner bill defeated; building associa-
ton bill was so amended as to exempt
local associations from operating under
the national plan.
House-Fee and salary bill completed
IN committee OF the whole. Resolution
recommending clause in the bill to ex-
empt officers heretofore elected adopted
by fifty-siX votes.
Saturday, Feb. 14-Senate-Billsp passed
making bucket shops unlawful; for the
removal OF insane convicts to insane hos
pital; authorizing city councils to change
ward boundaries; new jail for Marion
county bills introduced prohibiting rail-
road companies from using stoves in cars
requiring private banks 10 be licensed;
for special elections on propositions to
grant franchises to corporations.
House-Fee and salary bill referred to a
special committed to expunge from it un-
constitutional provisions. Bank inspector
bill indefinitely postponed. Indianapolis
library bill .engrossed
The following bills were introduced in
the senate Monday:
Mr. Ewing, by request-NIaking con-
stables fees for serving summOnses ,
cents.
Mr. Francis-Requiring building and
loan associations to file Semi-annually
with the auditor of state statement show
ing their financial condition.
Mr. Grimes-Provldicg that one dav in
each month shall be devoted to township
Institutes forthe improvement OF teachers.
Mr. Hays-Making the custodian OF the
capitol state librarian, and authorizing
him to appoint as assistant q salary of
81 600 per annum-
Mr.. Holland-Providing that theowners
end managers OF theaters who violate the
law which requires that doors shall swing
outward shall be fined in sum not exceed
ing 81 eco, to which imprisonment in the
county jail for six months may be added
The following bills were ordered en-
crossed in the senate Monday:
BY Mr.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the removal
of insane inmates confined in the states
prisons and reformatories TO insane asy-
lums.
BY Mr. Hays-Making il an ofense 10
maintain 4 bucket shop for the purpose Of
dealing in margins.
BY Mr. Hudson-A uthorizing the issue
of bonds in the sum OF $4,000 by the
commissioners OF any county having
5000 population and upward Tor the pur-
pose OF building a new jail.
IN THE HOUSE.