The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-04

band and vile.
II. II. 405, by Mr.. Adams-To make it
unlawful for any individual, company or
corporation engaged in buying wheat
corn or other grains to use tester or
other instrument to determine the grade
or weight of the wheat, corn or other
grains offered for sale. A fine not to ex-
ceed $50 TO be imposed for each violation.
The following bills were introduced in
the house:
H. R. 4S9, by Mr.. Baker, by request
To provide for the appointment OF bank
inspector. Committee on banks.
ii. r. 40, by Mr.. Curtis-Legislative
apportionment bill. Same as published
in Thursdays SENTINEL Committee on
apporiionment.
IL. h. AL, by Mr.. Curtis Congressional
reapportionment leaves the districts as at
present constituted with the exception
that Shelby county is transposed from the
Seventh to the Fifth district Committee
on apportionment.
II. r. 443, by Mr.. Branstetter-Fixing
the legal rate of interest at per cent.
Committee on judiciary.
II. II. 442, by Mr. Curtis-To accept, in
tine name OF the state OF Indiana, the
Hendricks monument and to place the
same under the care and control of the
custodian of the state house. Committee
on rights and privileges.
II. r. 44t, BY Mr.. Teal-To enable cities
to establish drains by petitions in the cir
cult court. Committee on cities and
towns.
II. R. AS, by Mr. Adams-To authorize
cities and towns to license pawn brokers.
Tax not more than 500 annually. Com
mittee on cities and towns.
II. r. 446, by Mr.. Pick misunderstanding
the crime OF seduction penitentiary Of
Tense two to fourteen years. Committee on
judiciary.
II. r. Az, bv Mr. Johnson Of Dearborn
To require planks to be placed on cuverts
and bridges for the transit of traction en-
gines. Committee on roads.
II. r. AS, by Mr.. Mack, by request-To
create a board of trustees of the firemen's
pension fund to provide and distribute
such fund for the pensioning of disabled
firemen and employees and the widows and
dependent children, mothers or fathers of
deceased firemen and employees; to retire
disabled members andimembers after serv-
ice OF twenty-five years. Committee on
cities and towns.
H. r. 40, by Mr.. Kester-Defning
what shall be considered game birds, viz:
%AuDude tbNdu5is EScSS, blduSs river anu
sea ducks, rails-coot, mud-hens (ga!li-
mutes), shore birds, plover, surf birds,
snipe, woOdcock, sand-pipers, tattlers, cur
| lews, wildturkeys. grouse. prairie chickens
and pheasants. Committee on rights and
/ privileges.
II. Il. $50, by Mr.. Osterman-To prevent
| the hauling of heavy loads over free gravel
roads when IN a wet condition. Commit
! tee on roads.
H. r. AL, by Mr. Ki'gore-Appropriat-
! ing $50, COO for the current expenses of the
northern hospital. Committee on benev-
client institutions.
II. r. 452, by Mr.. Beauchamp-To limit
the rate oil interest, not to exceed per
ce1t., of savings, loan and building asso-
Citations. Committee on corporations.
II. r. 45S, by Mr.. Erwin-To create a
county board OF drainage commissioners
10 be appointed by the county commits
| sioners, one for each commissioners dis
| trict. Committee on drains and dykes.
The senate passed the following bills:
BY Mr. Griffith-Changing the time of
holding court in the Fifth and Seventh
judicial circuits.
BY Mr. Boyd-Legaliz;n the acts of the
trustees of the town of Fishers Station,
| Hamilton county.
BY Mr.. Notwithstanding the clerks of
| circuit courts to report at the end of each
year of the fines and fees collected.
BY Mr. Kopelke-Legalizin notes and
mortgages ana Acknowledgements hereto
fore Improperly recorded.
BY Mr.. Moore-Providing that county
| commissioners shall act as boards OF turn
| pike commissioners, and that they shall
| let out the contract for repairs TO the
| owner of property abutting the road who
shall submit the lowest bid. This bill so
provides that when property owners shall
build one mile OF turnpike, and it shall be
| accepted by the county commissioner, the
latter shall keep it in repair thereafter.
By Mr. Thompson of Pulaski-Provid-
| ing that owners of land AUDITING on drains
shall keep the same in repair, and that the
| time for cleaning the same shall be be-
tween Aug. l and Oct. of each year.
The following bills were introduced in
the senate yesterday:
Mr.. Hanley-Making prosecuting-attor-
neys ex-oficio members OF boards of
| county commissioners, and providing that
| they shall decide all questions of law,
! wherein their decisions shall be final.
| Committee on judiciary.
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING Pike county a
| part of the Third Judicial circuit, which is
now composed of the counties of Harrison
and Crawford. Committee on judiciary.
Nh. Jones-For the adjustment OF boards
of trustees of water works in towns of less
than 5000 inhabitants, and providing