The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-02-03
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.


the auditor and treasurer Of state 10 keep sepa-
rate the various funds OF the state: requiring
insurance companies 10 keep touVVV on uslpsit
in the state: 10 lcgaliyc the owning OF seihcs'
and making IL lawful 10 seine during oetober
and November only appropratine $4,000 for
the q. A. H. sncnmpncnt, 10 license tili-pos'
ers and sign painters. providing for tho annex
alton Of lands Ia an adjoining county Ia town
or city in another county for municipal pur
poses.
norsE-Mr Dcery'n bill 10 prevent the dis
charge Of employees for their connection win
labor organizations came up on third reading IN
the house Wednc siav morning ana was pun
uron its passage without debate, The bill
makes IL a misdcincanur. punishable with Tine
OF 100 and six months in jail. for any employer
| OF labor or agent Of an employing corporation
! 10 discharge or threaten an employc Tor brioas
| ing To "a labor organization. or exact p.care
from him not 10 Join one as consideration OF
employment. The bill passed by a vote OF w TO
l. The bill is almost an exact duplicate OF The
Ohio law
/ INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. a0.-SESATE-The SEN
| ate committee on Worlds fair reported that II
was inady sable and unnocessar for the whole
legislature 10 visit the Worlds fair buildings on
the 9Th The report was adopted A reso-
luton introduced by Senator McGrcgor con-
templates the further reduction OF the free
and indiscriminaic excursion business Reject
ed. The Worlds fair committee also reported
In fav Of the ado p,ion OF the senate joint res
oution, asking our senators and representa-
tivcs in congress TO vote for the repeal OF the
law providing for the closing OF the worlds
fair on Sunday. A resolution by Senntor Kern
was unanimously adopted. extending greeting
! 10 the survivors ~ tie Mexican war, who were
holding their reunion with an invitation 10 visit
the senate a committee was sent after them,
and The veterans presence was greeted with
applause, and addresses were made
Rapr.septa,{ya Tnhpsop introduced
4 bill Thursday morning to enable the city
council Of indianapolis to vote an appropria-
J ton Of 5000 for the entertainment OF the
! Natiof nj Encampment Of the Grand Army. the
| same 10 be collected by especial tax levy or
l., cents on the 400 ~ taxable property.
Passed. DIR. Teal from the committee on
7 education, reported in favor CT Mr. McMul-
: lens bill amending the law so as To provide
/ that in cities and towns where school trustees
are elected b, city councils and town trustees
they shall hereafter be elected by the people.
/ DIR. Teal also reported favorably upon his own
\ bill attaching 10 the city schools children in
Z townships containing no school'houscs outside
OF the ~ limits
| INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 81 -SESATE.--A resou-
tion that committee be appointed To invests
gate the charges against the soldiers and sail
Z crs monument ccmmi ssioners was tabled. Fri
day afternoon senator Loyeland presented In
: the senate a petition. with nearly |. 90 sigma
( lures. asking such amendment TO the election
law will trmit all political parties repre-
( eeniat.ves IN election boards. The petitioners
I represent Gphty-iwo counties The petition
was referred 10 the committee on elections,
Senator Moore introduced a bill which is a
comprc mise between the old fee and salary
system and the law now IN force III provides
for reduced fees for sherns, clerks and record
! ers, as compared with the old schedule and for
an increase OF the salaries OF treasurers and
auditors as now established.
House Representative Hord. OF the House
committee on Reformatory Institutions, re-
ported that the committee had visited the
: Plainfield Reformatory. commended the man
arcment highly. and recommended the passage
OF Mr.. Hamcricks bill approrriainr i5.00o for
the administrator building. Mr.. Dccry, 81
the labor committee, reported favorably upon
Mr.. Suchaucks bill for the protection 81 union
labels. and the report was adopted. The com
! mittcc favored the Wilson bill 10 shorten the
hours OF labor: also he killing OF IN. Hench
and Thornton bills 10 prevent the di- charge Of
employees for membership in labor organiza-
tions. a similar measure having already passed
the House.
INDIANAPOLIS Jan "a -SENATE-M Monday :
session OF The senate, in the afternoon especial.
IN. was marked by the presence OF consider
able number OF ladies'. and, consequently "a cor
responding amount OF orafory. Senator Ma.
gees convict labor bill came up as % special
order and was read the second time. Senator
Cranor moved 10 strike out all the words after
the first four lines OF the first section. which
made the | III strictly prohibit contract labor
being done by prisoners This bill occupied the
senate until five clock in the evening. Almost
every democrat and republican in the senate
had a chance 10 try his voice on IT, After some
objections had been urged II was decided that
the bill should be a special order next Monday
at O'Clock, AT which time the committee on
labor should report IL back 10 the senate
HorsE-Mr McMuilen. OF the special house
committee. reported favorably upon the foui
pending constitutional amendments and thu
resolutions favoring them were made the spec
ial order 81 the house for next Friday. The
first OF these amendments permits the state u
tax corporations upon their gross or net earn
ings The second provides that county Officers
( now elected every two years shall be elected
for four years The third provides that sucf
! state officers as arc now e.ected every two
years shall hold once for four years. The
fourth provides that the regular session OF III
J legislature NAV. by law. be extended to one
, hundred DAYS. instead Of being limited to sixtl
days. as at present
! INDIANAPOLIS Jan. ~ The most interest
ing feature Of the legislature Tuesday tn
descent made upon IT by a lot o. smoothly
dressed. short haired gentlemen from Chicago
! representing the crowd that conducts the win
ter race track there A measure il pending Il
the house 70 prohibit racing during the winter
which is IN The hands Of the committee OF
, rights and privileges Of cit zens. Legislation
Tuesday was practically nil. both houses spend
! ing the day in arguing measures OF minor I'M
portancc One OF the important matters tba
, will probably come before the present Tcgisla
ture will be the adoption OF constitutions
{ amendment prohibiting the employment Of cor
! victs at occupations in whcl they may com
: in competition with free labor. law simila
10 that Of Illinois. but more stringent in som
respecis,is now before committee OF the hous
and will probably he reported In few days
WILLIAM and Frank Gill and job
Petty were Injured by natural gas eS
: plosion ut the glass pot factory Muncie
. STARTERS are working farmers In III
. vicinity of Michigan City in this way
A stranger will ride up to the door i
: great haste and deliver a telegram wit
e. to e. charges, saying that a relativ
:. is dangerously sick. The farmer take
the first train and finds out that he ha
/. been dupcd. There have been number
1 victimized in the same manner.
|. NIScESxEs police the other day car
| turcd two dangerous crooks who hav
/. infected that city for many years. The