The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-28
THE UPPER HALF HUNDRED.


Yesterdays Session II the Senate Devoted
90 Routine Business
The senate was in session only about an
hour Thursday morning, but in that time
transacted considerable business.
The reports from the committee on
labor and labor statistics, recommending
the passage of the following bills, were
concurred in and the bills advanced to Q
third reading:
S. l49, by Mr.. Hudson, requiring corr
porations employing females to provide
them with suitable seats which they may
occupy when not engaged.
S. los, by Mr.. McHngh, providing for
the appointment Of an engineer examiner,
and making it unlawful for any person to
act in capacity of engineer without hav-
ing first passed an examination and pro-
cured a license.
The committee on public health re-
ported favorably on s. 80, by Mr.. Hudson,
authorizing the state board of health 70
inspect public buildings and the plumb
ing work therein.
The committee on county and township
business reported favorably on the follow
ing bills:
s. SO, by Mr.. Holcomb. repeating the
statute authorizing the voting OF donations
to railroad corporations.
S. 1l9, by Mr.. Clemans, making it I'M
lawful to kill quail fora periodof five yeSrs.
S. 90, by Mr.. Kennedy, providing for the
reimbursement of Stewart Porter, trustee
of Reeve township, Daviess county, in the
sum of Sl35, which sum he deposited in q
bank that subsequently failed.
The committee on benevolent institu-
tions made favorable report on S. l42,
by Mr.. Holland repealing that section of
an act relating to insane persons which
authorizes trustees of hospitals to collect
from the estate of insane patients the cost
of their maintenance.
The report of the committee on corpora
tions recommending the passage of the fol-
lowing bills was cOncurred in:
s. I27. bv Mr.. Mounts. legalizing the
acts of the board of trustees of Michigan-
town.
S. I25, by Mr.. Kopelke, requiring all
foreign corporations transac ing business
in this state to file with the secretary Of
state and the recorder of the county in
which such business is conducted certified
copies of their charters.
The committee on natural gas reported
favorably on ;. 63, by Mr.. Harlan, making
it unlawful for any person or corporation
to burn natural Gas in fiambeaus. The
penalty is fixed at S25 Tor the first offense
and 500 for the second, to which impris-
onment may be added.
The committee on prisons recommended
that action on s. %, by Mr.. Hobson, maxi
ing twenty-five years constitute lifetime
imprisonment, be indefinitely postponed,
and its Recommendation was concurred in.
ii. r., rs, lega ling the acts Of public
notaries whose commissions have ex-
pired. was passed under a suspension of
the rules; also Mr.. Mounts bill legal
izing the acts OF the board of trustees Of
! Michigantown.
Mr.. Howsrd presented petition signed
by number of South Bend business men,
asking for the passage of bill providing
for a metropoltan police and fire depart
ment in cities of 10000 inhabitants and
| upward. The petition was referred to
| the committee on cities and towns.
A petition from the Women's Christian
association of Wayne county, asking for
the passage of a bill for the suppression Of
immoral literature, was referred 10 the
| committee on education.
The following resolution offered by Mr..
Magee was adopted without division or
discussion:
Resolved, That the president of the
sion be and is hereby directed TO at once
furnish TO the senate an itemized account
of the expenditures made by said COM
mission, giving the amount OF incidental
expenses together with the amount ex-
pended Tor construction designs and the
estimated amount required to complete
said monument now designed.
Mr.. Moore presented memorial setting
forth that the Women's Christian tenn
perance union would ask for the passage
of a bill prohibiting the circulation of i'm.
pure literature.
The senate took a recess after passing s.
146, fixing the time for holding court in
the Third judicial circuit, which is com-
posed of the counties OF Crawford and
Harrison. This bill provides that court
shall be held in the first named county
three weeks, and in the latter five weeks.
The greater portion of the afternoon
was devoted to the consideration OF meas
ures upon which the various stsnding
committees have reported favorably.
Mr.. Howard presented a memorial
adopted by the Indiana society of civil en-
gineers petitioning the general assembly
to appropriate the sum of 100000 for the
purpose of defraying the expense of ex-
nib ting the products of the state at the
worlds fair. The memorial was referred
to the committee on worlds fair.
s. So providing for the appointment of
administrators de bonis non in cases
where estates have been settled up and
new assets discovered. was called up by
Mr.. Hays. After some discussion the
bill was placed upon its third reading and
passed under a suspension of the rules.
At this juncture Governor Hovey en-
tered the chamber, and on motion OF Mr..
Burke the senate took a fifteen-minute re-
cess in order to enable tho members 10
shake the executive hand.
BiIis Introduced la the Senate.
The following bills were introduced in
the eenafe Thursday.