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

III. R. 325, by Mr. Smith of Posey-To
extend the terms of justices of the peace
whose terms of Office expires before the
township election in 1894. and whose sue
cessors were not chosen at the last cleo
ton.
Ii. r. 2O5, by Mr. Patton-Amending
the act concerning proceedings in civil
cases.
II. r. rs, by Mr.. Hay-To regulate the
management of free gravel roads.
The following bills were introduced in
the senate Wednesday:
Mr. Burke-PrOvidng that il a wife die
testate or untestate, leaving a widower
one-third of her real estate shall descend
to him, subject, however, to the debts of
the deceased Committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Boyd-Legalizng the act of the
board Of trustees of the town of Fishers
Station, Hamilton county. Committee on
county and township business.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the board
OF trustees OF the deaf and dumb asylum
to sell a certain section of land. the money
derived therefrom to be used in the cree
ton of new buildings. Committee on
benevolent institutions.
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING street railway
companies to construct and operate cleo,
trio lines Committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Hayden-Making it unlawful to
smoke or use obscene LANGUAGE in street
cars and providing penalty of $40 for viO-
! lations OF the act Committee on judiciary
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the appoint
| ment by the governor OF a commissioner TO
inspect savings banks and building and
loan associations, his term OF office to be
! three years.
| Mr. Boyd-Limiting the number OF jan
itors under the custodian of the capitol to
eight, and providing that their salaries
| shall not exceed so per month. Commit
| tee on public buildings.
| Mr.. Misunderstanding that any firm, or
person, who shall be found guilty OF sell
| ing any kind of merchandise at short
| weight with intention TO defraud shall be
| fined in a sum not exceeding $500 and i'm
| prisoned in the states prison for term
not exceeding five years. Committee on
! judiciary.
| Mr.. Magee-Makingi it misdemeanor TO
| take fish from any stream between April
Is and June 10. Committee on agricult-
| ure.
Mr.. Kopelke-Defning the effect of acts
amending or changing existing statutes
Committee on judiciary.
| Mr.. Hudson-Appropriatiu the sum of
|
! Sarah May against the state for work per-
| formed by her husband in drawing up
plans Tor the Northern prison. Commit
| tee on claims.
The senate committee on corporations
Wednesday reported favorably on S. 179,
by Mir. Hudson, requiring street railway
companies to either place their tracks in
| the middle or at the side of streets so as
not to obstruct traffic.
The committee on printing recon-
| mended the passage of s. l59, by Mr..
Ewing, providing for the publication of
! legal notices in daily papers instead of
weeklies in towns OF 10000 population.
| The committee on cities and towns re-
| ported favorably on the following:
H. r. 1l9, legalizing the acts of the
board of trustees of the town of Carpenter
! vile, Putnam county.
s. 129, by Mr. Fulk-Providing for the
establishment of work houses in towns of
! 5000 inhabitants.
The following bills came up on second
reading in the senate Wednesday and were
ordered engrossed:
S. 1856, by Mr.. misunderstanding the
acts of deputy county officers under the
| age of twenty-one years.
S. 100, by Mr. acknowledgements
the sum of 81, O39S0 for the payment of
the judgment recently rendered against
the state in the superior court of this
county in favor OF Henry Stacey.
S. l22, by Mr.. Notwithstanding the
Barrett law so as to permit city councils
to readvertise for bids ii those first sub
mitted are unsatisfactory or else cause
any improvement which they already
provided for to be done by the street COM
missioner.
S. 80 by Mr.. Hudson-Empowering the
state board of health to examine public
buildings as to their sanitary condition.
s 81, by Mr.. Hope ke-Providing for
the recording of certified copies of
patents of the state of Indiana and United
States
S. So, by Mr.. Loveland-Fixing the
| penalty for gambling for the first offense
at $40, for second offense $25, for third Of
Tense $500 and six months imprison-
! ment.
S II, by Mr.. Magee-Providing for the
reimbursement of the superintendent of
the Northern hospital for the insane in
the sum OF SO 4S6.05 on account of money
expended prior to receiving the appropria-
ton OF 1889.
s. ll3, by Mr.. Lynn-Legalizing the
acts of the board of trustees of the town of
| TeavenwOrth Crawford county