The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-10
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.


work Wednc sday and rushed through a num-
her OF house bills. Atto'clock both houses nd
,ouvpcd ia recognition OF Washington's birth |
day
HorsH-T The speaker sprung the patronage
bill which has caused SO many heartaehes, on
the house Wednesday morning. Representa-
live Adler. Who has opposed II from the start
moved the previous question ON the passage
and the Leah resulted In O. affirmative ana
20 rosa,lvcs The bill win go back 10
the scua,c for Concurrence In IN immateriai
amendment which has been made, ana " WIZ
then become a law. This bill gives the governor
the appointment of the boards OF penal and be.
ne violent institutions, each board consisting OF
three members The house voted down Inc
. Erwin amendncut To the general tax law and
| ordered the bin cngrossed as recommended py
| the state tax commissioners. Much lime Was
| spent in consideration OF tue sehcr"i apP'opoS-
I ton.
/, INDIANAPOLIS tvb. N-sg~ArE-in tho
senate a pending constitutional amendment |
| permitting the taxation ct corporations upon |
| their gross receipts was defeated, and bill |
| making il "A misdemcanor to discharge an en-
| ploye for his connection with unionsm was
passed. The latter now goes to the governor
| for his approval
HousE-Thc second and last effort TO appro-
! priate $50 oo) .or the Grand Army National en-
campmcnt killed In the house by avo'e oi
70 to A.. all but two Of the votes against the pii
being democratic The Hazard natural gas pi',
which has been pushed by a powerful lobby OF
the gas companies was defeated by No'e Oh
"a 10 81 and the bill to wipe out the state board
Of agriculture was beaten by vote OF " 70 ~
| The house passed bill prohibiting the EN-
! ployes Insurance scheme operated py the
! Pennsylvania and Baltimore Ohio raNfoaes
ISpIANAPotIs FEB e5.-SESArE-Senator
/ Holcomb's bill 10 restrict the corporal PUNISH.
: ment OF prisoners Ia the minimum WAS chli'u
IN for second reading and Senator Gilman IN
troduced an amendment. the effect OF which
was that no unusual punishment, sueh as hahE.
ing up by the wrists or thumbs, or that wcuiu
| impair the physical health OF the prisoner,
should be inflicted. The senate passed the bill
extending the provisions 81 the metropolitan
police law to all cites OF the state having a
: population between 10000 and 5000 Under
I | suspension OF the rules, the senate passed the
Evansville charter bill The measure gives 10
the city Of r Evansville government similar to
that prov ded tor Indianapolis by the act OF TWO
years ago
HousE-Bi.ls introduced Apportioning the
!. state for legislative purposes relating 10 thc
discharge OF noxious matters into rivers; pro
!, yiding for the taxation OF paid-up building ana
4 loan association stock; making gambling pun
v ishaSe by a fine OF from 200 to $500, with from
thirty to ninety days In jail; TO denne anu
equaze the terms OF appellate court judges
= The house passed the Pullman tax bill. Repre-
!. ( sentative sulscr introduced a bill entitled AN
n act defining certain nasances, and aiixing pen
alties therefor. The purpose is TO define the
Roby race track as nuisance
INDIANAPOLIS Feb cs-SESArE This body
: entered upon the last week OF the session Mon
= day morning. The senate spent most the day
e In hearing committee reports, ana great
!. grist Of pet measures were killed OF, whle a
- few we're recommended for passage, one OF the
n most important being that aprropriating sloo
GO for an addition 10 the school for the fee bic
minded at Fl Wayne. resolution was ADOPT
d ed authorizing the appointment OF committed
~ | thirteen from the senate and a like number
= from the to cooperate with The citizens
" committee in giving President Harrison cor
a dial aud popular reception on retiring from The
IL presidency.
re House. Bills passed Evansville charter
M bill giving the city OF Evansville government
d, / similar 70 that under which indianapolis oper
Ia ates The bill now only requires the governor
signature 20 become law, granting the city O
,r- New Albany the right 70 purchase the watel
a., works OF that city Mr.. suffers bill 70 abate TN
=, Roby race track by declaring II a nuisance TIT
~ law makes the second ofrensc felony punisha
OF BILE by from two five years in the penitcn
Ill tiary with but five working days left ther
re still remains TO be disposed Of the general ar
=. preparation bill. the apporuonmenf Dill, IN
90 county employees liability bill and the rcvenu
re bill the four most important measures OF IN
sr. session, besides a raft OF other measures
er INDIANAPOLIS March l-SfSArE-The GOV
srnor win not call an extra session. The hous
at bill providing revenue for the years 1853
a.; was substituted for the senate measure an
I" passed by the senate II will become the Law
o. The bill makes the following levy For the gel
To- aral fund ten cents on each si00 with hfty cent
,st poll; for the common school fund thirteen an
nne-half cents and fifty cents poll; support
benevolent institutions. nve cents on each siu
m and for state debt sinking fund, three cent
ge- making the total levy thirty-one and one ma
ed cents on the slv0 and u POLL reduction OF egl
- | cents compared with two years ago.
- HorsE-The senate bin appropriating 1850
''o was cut down TO $500. a concurrent re>o
ate ton passed appropria'ing 40 for nag Tor y
battle-ship Indiana. launched Tuesday, AZ
in | senate building and loan bill, which Is design
-. 10 freeze out foreign corporations by compelii
ase them 10 deposit $4,000 with the state audift
~ was advanced 10 engrossment Twentyv
un votes are y cd red TO tbs passage OF this Dill
lily
w. NJ. CALL, resident OF Corr
son went to Terrc Haute the other da
iii. and being attracted by the name
an Maymc Call. who had committed S,
lus- eide. learned that she was his 10
daughter.
lib GOV. MATTHEWS. following the a
one iournmcnt of the general asscmbl
lay will leave on an extended tour Sout
IN a going via New Orleans to Florida
tied hos boen subjected 10 n great physie
=
OF and mental strain for months and
'ic worn out
~, ."' THE organization of the new bank
W. Lafontainc, near Wabash, has be
completed All of the sl2, 900 stock
Was been subscribed by fourteen wealt
! farmers and the bank will be open
vas as soon as a room can b, fitted up. i
president is John Banistcr; vice-pre
van dent, John w. Harper; cashier. }.
the Harper, of Washington c. H., q.
rs MISS EMMA ARMSTRONG. teacher
sns the public schools Of Lincoln,
'son struck by an engine at that place
F" " other night and sustained injuries fr
!, which she can not recover. Her pare
~ reside at Huntingburg.
nas AN eight-legged calf was born
, ~. Frank Keukam's farm, on Little Ce'
had creek near Brookville.
ons MISS TONNE SMITH. OF Crawfor
f,,,r r;lla tainted and fell against "a burn