The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-28
BILLS OF THE HOUSE.
A Number Reported From Committees and
Few introduced.


Few introduced.
The senate was not in session Saturday.
The house held brief session. when
the following bills were returned to the
house by committees with favorable
recommendations. The bills were ordered
and adva need to a third reading:
H. r. 2l9, by Mr.. Harlan-To discourage
mandscity.
r. r. "A, by Mr.. Notwithstanding the
laws relating to the incorporation OF cities
and towns.
H-R I76, by Mr. Branstetter-To au-
thorize counties, cities and other munich
pal corporations to fund their INDEBTED
ness.
H. PA, by Mr.. Branstetter-To amend
the act regulating the practice Of medi-
cine.
II. R. 26, by Mr.. Notwithstanding
the act for the construction OF gravel
roads, authorizing townships TO vote for
the construct on OF free roads.
H. K. 326, by MIR. Beasley-To prevent
officers of state institutions to dispose OF
the condemned properly, slops, etc, CO.
officers or subordinates.
H. r. IS. by MIR. Short-Concerning
public offenses.
The following bills were reported adj
yersely and indefinitely postponed:
HR 21l, by Mr. HuItn, an -Authoriz
ing counties and cities and other pollti-
cal corporations to fund their Indebted
ness.
H R. s22, by Mr.. Gent-Concerning the
feeding and clothing OF prisoners confined
in the Northern and Southern prisons
II r. 246. by Mr. Raker-Amending
the gravel road laws.
H. r. 81, by Mr.. Baker-Concerning the
duties of supervisors OF roads.
II. i. 81, by Mr.. Branstetter-Author-
izing the county commissioners to estab-
lish gravel roads.
II. II. 262, by Mr.. Parker of Hendricks
Concerning the change of venue in liquor
cases.
H. r. 146. by Mr. Leyden-Amending
the act concerning proceedings in criminal
cases.
H. r. 1913, by Mr.. Trimble- Providing
that no person shall remarry within four
years after the granting OF decree Of
| divorce.
Ii. r. 272. by Mr. Kern-Rewarding the
capture of horse thieves with bounty Of
$500
H. r. 81. by Mr.. Robbins-To regulate
| the labor OF prisoners in incorporated
cities and towns.
TIE following bills were introduced in
the house:
II. r. 3d. by Mr.. Osborn-To provide
| for tlood-gates in bitches established by
| county board. Committee on drains and
| dykes.
H. r. 353 by Mr. Harrell-To prohibit
| the shooting of quail and pheasants from
Dec. 10 to Nov. 10. Committee on agricul-
| ture.
III. R. 354. by Mr.. Peters, by request
Leg8lizing the act OF the board of commits
sioners OF Hendricks county in issuing an
order donating and appropriating 8, $685.
to the INDIANAPOLIS d st. Louis railroad
company IN 1885. Committee on county
and township business.
About 200 bills have been introduced in
the senate since the beginning of the
session, and in the last four or five DAYS
| standing committees have reported favor
| ably on n number of measures. The up-
per branch of the general as emily will
| therefore have great deal of work on its
hands this week. Among the important
bills that have been engroSsed and will
! come up on third read NJ are the follow
| ing: I'D. 10y Mr.. McHugh, prohibiting
the removal OF natural gas from wells by
| the pumping process; ) 81, by Mr.. Ken
nedy, reducing the rate of interest on
school fund loans made previous to March
,, 1869; ; Isl, by Mr.. Byrd, placing
the appointment of mine inspector
in the hands of the state geolo-
gist, and requiring the inspector to
pass an examination; s. 143, by Mr.. Hud-
| son, requiring corporations employing fe-
males to provide suitable seats for snch
employees when they are not engaged in
the discharge of their duties; by Mr.. Nc
Hugh. providing for the appointment o
an engineer examiner, and making it I'M
lawful for any person to act l. the capacity
OF engineer without having first passed an
examination; 10y Mr. Harlan, prohibiting
the use of natural gas flambeaus and fix
ing the penalty at S25.
The committee on elections will report
on the iursdict on of the Btrnes-Loveland
contest. Mr.. Loveland claims that Capt.
Barnes did not comply with the law, and
that he cannot initiate a contest now.