The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-04
THE STATE LEGISLATURE,
A WEEK AMONG The LAWMAKERS.
The Cigarette BnI-Fee md saIary-worId's
Fair ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tax Meas.
ure-Legislative and Congregational
ApportiOnm ent-Bns Passed.

Oil klheCs DIS paSSel dutAOrlZlug DOarQS
OF school commissioners in towns Of 5000
and upward to issue bonds to the amount
OF 100000 Tor construction Of new library
building; licensing itinerant vendors.
Hoase-Fee and salary bill passed also
Terre Haute metropolitan police bill; new
tax bill engrossed
Tuesday, Feb. 2L-Seuate-Tn commit
tee OF the whole on the tax bill; worlds
fair bill reported. House-Bil passed
to raise revenues by taxing corporations
when filing articles of incorporation with
secretary OF state; 70 authorize the ap-
polntment OF attorneys to prosecute claim
against Nanda!ia railroad: to relocate
county seats OF Jennings and Jackson; 10
apportion the state for legislative pur-
! poses; to authorize Union county to issue
bonds to complete court house, etc.
J "Wednesday, Feb. 5-SenAte-Blll
passed appropriating 100000 for exhibit
/ Of Indiana products at the worlds fair;
tax bill engrossed with amendments; bill
/ placing appointment Of inspector OF oils in
/ hands OF state geologist passed over gov
errors Veto House -Oppenheim's gen.
/ eral tax bill passed, with railroad tax
feature eliminated. Bill engrossed TO
place Soldiers Orphans home in hands of
! a non-partsan board Coal oil and mine
/ inspector bill passel, the former over the
| governor veto. Sanitary pumbing bill
/ II lei. Appellate court bill rassed.
Thursday, Feb. 26-se ate-Congres-
.ional apportionment bill, also coal mine
/ Green bill with amendments passed.
/ substitute for Inman liability bill re
/ pOrted by judiciary committee. Long dis
/ cussion OF measure requiring street rail-
way company TO bear proportion Of eZ-
/ penses in street improvement; bill still
/ pending. House-Numerous local bills
| passed. Amendments to election ,aw re-
! ported. Bill to reorg lnize state board OF
! agriculture engrossed. Bill to prevent
] piping OF gas passed.
FRIDAY, Feb. 27.-Senate-Entire day
! devoted TO consideration of fee and salary
| bill; amended so as 20 make law take eff.
| feet Tune l, 1892; 20 provide for taxation
OF corporations and associations; allowing
/ the lieutenant-governor q salary of 81 900
! per annum. House-Hudson suburban
street railroad bill passed; also bill 70 re-
| organize state board OF agriculture
/ Saturday Feb. 28-Senate-Indian-
apolis city charter reported with fatal
amendments. The Kelley anti-Talroad
employee "pluck-me" bill failed TO pass for
/ want OF constitutional Inajority-.oo many
senator's lodged the vote. House-Ap-
preparation bill partially considered in
! com mittes II the whole; legalizing bills
! passed, AID minor bills passed to third
reading; trustees and officers of the East
| ern hospital for the insane resign on result
| OF the Blount scandal.
T.. -
house Monday with q clause exempting
officers elected last November from its
provisions.
The Oppenheim new scheme of taxation
was ordered engrossed with amendments.
Its consideration in committee OF the
whole occupied nearly the entire session.
A resolution by Mr.. Gent 10 strike out the
provision which requires counties to turn
over to the state ali taxes collected from
railroads was defeated 10y one vote-ayes
| AZ ; noes Is.
The Terre Haute metropolitan police
bill passed without discussion.
MIR. Nolan's bill TO place assessors and
| trustees on fixed sa aries in townships
having 1900 population at 81 ,SUU. and in
townships having over 25,U00 population
and less than $1,000, at IRON q 900 ~
81 500, 10 be determined by the county
commissioners, was ordered engrossed.
Also a bill by Mr. Curtis 10 vacate
cemeteries in certain cases.
Mr. Aders bill TO place the reporter of
| the supreme court on iOur thousand
dollar-salary and to fix the price of the re-
| ports AZ 81 50 was ordered engrossed with
/ an amendment striking out the emergency
ause and inserting a pIoviso that the
bill shall not affect the present repor.er.
The senate passed the following bills
Monday:
HR. 7O-Delcgating to deputy county
surveyors the powers OF surveyors IN the
survey of bitches and drains.
H. r. Providing for changes Of
venue in cases involving the removal of
| executors or administrators, the same to
AFFECT no cause now pending.
! h. T. 270-Authorizing school boards
in cities OF $1,000 inhabitants and up
| ward to lew tax OF % cents On the 500
for the support of schools and the pay
! ment of salaries TO teachers; also, a tax
of cents for the support Of public
| libraries.
Ii. r. S6-Providing that all vacancies
caused hv death in the Office Of mayor or
I Z
and persons so elected shall serve until
their successors are elected and qua fled.
H. Il l66-Reducing the bond of the
treasurer OF Purdue university from $780,
/ coo to $4,000.
II. r. 2J4-ReQuiriDg that hedge fences
along highways shall lie cut down at least
once every year to a hight of five feet.
II. r. 29-Rpquiring the cleaning of
bitches and drains between Aug. and
Nov. l of each year.
II. X. 269-Authorizing boards Of
school commissioners in cities of $1,000
aud upwards. 1t issues bonds to the
amount Of 100000 bearing per cent in
terest for the purpose OF erecting build
ines for libraries and school Offices. Such
bonds shall run for a period of twenty
wears. and one-tenth of which shall be
PAYABLE after eleven years, and one-ienth
each su, ceeding year. The board shall
levy 4 tax sufficient 10 pGy such bonds as
they mature. This bill will enable In
dianapolis to erect new library build
ing.
II. R. 119-Legalizing the incor-
poration of the town of Car.
! pentersvile, Putnam county.
II. r. e2-Making it unlawful for any
rerson not a member OF the q. 4. r.,
IN on veterans association or Loyal
Legion to wear the badges of those organi.