The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-11
IN THE HOUSE.
Many Bills Passed and Warden Murdoch
ExOnoratsd.

When the house convened Thursday
morning the regular order was demanded
and Mr. Morris bill providing that no
appeal shall be taken to the supreme
court in cases where the judgment rem
dered is less than 500 came up as unfin-
ished business. Mr.. Hench OPP
posed its passage, while Messrs.
Lindemuth and Glessner advocated
the measure. Mr.. Glessner said
said the enactment OF the bill would re-
move the possibility OF an appellate court
and was in line with economy. At the
conclusion OF his speech he moved the
previous question, which was ordered
Mr. Faulkner demanded the ayes and
noes on ordering the previous question,
but the speaker, to save time, did not rec
ognize the gentleman from Ripley, which
made him retort: "When / voted for you
for speaker didn't know that | was cast
ing my vote for 4 Gar Reed" The bill
passed by vote OF 81 to %.
Mr.. Hench's bill providing for the TAX
ing of shorthand reports in criminal cases
was taken up and passed. II provides
that when the defendant is too poor to
pay the cost of transcribing the same
into longhand in appeal cases, the county
shall pay the cost at the rate of cents
per 100 words.
The third reading and passage OF the
following bills completed the morning SEES
sion:
II. r. 300, by Mr.. Johnson of Carroll
Providing for changes of venue in certain
cases.
H. r. ID, by Mr.. Carroll-Coal screen
and weighing bill. Re-enactment of the
miners bill, which was approved by the
governor two years ago without an enact
ing clause.
ii. R. %, by Mr.. Faulkner Making a
penalty, not to exceed $50, for wearing
badges of the q. A. r., sons OF veterans,
loyal legion and Union veterans without
authority.
II. r. Ill, by Mr.. Fowler-To repeal
Sec. 326l OF the revised statutes, which ex-
empts from city taxation tracts of lands
within Incorporated cities and towns, when
said tracts exceed five acres. Mr. Open
helm entered motion to reconsider the
vote by which the bill passed.
In the afternoon Mr. Herrell's gravel
road bill, which provides that townships
may construct gravel roads when a ma
jOrity of the legal voters decide in favor
OF proposed road, failed to passages
50; nays 48.
Mr.. Hays dog bill was killed by vote
OF IS ayes TO 90 nays, and Mr.. Fippen's
ditch bill met the same fate by a vote of
80 ayes to A nays. His bill provided that
ditch notices should be posted up in some
conspicuous place in the vicinity of the
ditch instead OF publishing them in
county papers.
Mr.. Haggard's bill to amend the act
creating the board of trustees of Purdue
university passed without opposition. Mr..
Haggsrd explained that the treasurer of
that institution was required 70 give bond
for $500, 900. His bill was intended to re-
duce it 10 $4,000. When the excessive
bond was enacted the endowment fund
was placed into the treasurer's hands. but
that responsibility had been transferred
TO the state authorities.
Dir. CAROLS bill to provide for the
transfer of insane convicts to the proper
insane hospital was made special order
for Monday at D. ~, after some dis
cussion.
| Mr.. Hsrlan's bill TO prevent mardicity