The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-08

The General Assembly.

| GOV. willard, prohibiting the sale OF morse or
| mule meat in the state. requiring the hiring OF
| court reporters when either side asks for one (
| requiring men engaging in partnerships 70 Sc
| cure "A certificate from the auditor of the state /.
| establishing a state library board, 10 regulate
private detectives and spies aud 70 prevent
| padding OF school enumeration The libel law
asked for by the newspaper publishers OF the
| state also passed.
HorsE-lSills passed: Giving the governor
/ power TO perform his constitutional duties
| Of enforcing the law 1t is one Of the Roby
| race track bills Defining certain legal holidays
aud restraining the sale OF liquor on them
This was done 10 include Memorial day Nc
lntoShs bin relating 10 descents and estates
was passed. IL relates TO childcss Widows
| The consideration Of the Nicholson bill In COM
mittcc OF the whole was taken up. Section o
| providing enc and imprisonment for
minors found lettering about saloons was
stricken ont on the ground that the
fault lies with the saloon keeper. and that
section provides a puniS hment for him.
! The committee then arose and the house adj
ourncd. The chief fight will be on the local
| option section Of the bill Attorney General
ketcham and the special house committee be-
gan The nycS tigation Wednesday evening into
the fee and salary scandal OF 1891 in the matter
Of changing a bill and causing IL TO be declared
Unconstitutional. The announcement was
made that George Bay OF shelby, was thought
TO have induced young George NcStor. one OF
the enrolling clerks from Warwick county to
make the change.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. Feb ce.-Owing to the
arrival 1T the capitol Of the procession at
tending the body OF the late Minister Gray,
both branches adjourned AZ 10, 80 o'clock Thurs
day morning. In the house the time was
taken up with advancing to cnrrossment bills
on second reading. The anti-insurance COM
pact bill fathered 10y Moore. Of Putnam.
was amended so as TO include all companies
fra fr- IN Ind A.
foreign corn panies The anti-pass bill was
also cngros sed A resolution OF respect 70
Minister Grays memory adopted. Both
hranc hes adjourned 10 meet again at YoclocS
Friday. The members and all employees OF the
legislature then assembled in a double line n
the nave Of the state house. and with uncoy-
cred heads watched the funeral cortcgc pass TO
the rotunda where the dais was awaiting the
body OF the distinguished dead. The caucus
Intended to be held THURSDAY night was post
poned on account OF the presence OF the
body in the state house The com
mftee ways and means Thurs
day night decided TO recommend direct tax for
the support OF the states educational institu-
tons instead of biennial appropriation
INDIANAPOLIS Feb. e3-The house Friday
morning passed the libel bill modelled after the
Minnesot law, and Endorsed By the editorial
associations OF both parties and by publishers
generally IL was the bill introduced by Mr.
passed duplicate OF 1t. the senate bill was
substituted 50 that the bill has now only to 20
TO the governor for his signature 10 become a
law, To be operative under the governors proc
lamation. The chief provision Of the bill
Is that the aggricved party can only re-
cover for actual damages sustained and es-
tablis shed before the court y bill was passed
proyidinga superlorcourt for Madison county.
also circuit court IN the southwest corner 81
the state. 10 be composed OF Pike ana Dubois
counties. This was done TO make Wander
burg county Circuit by itself The bill makes
three circuits out Of two as at present Bill
800. requires foreign insurance companies
to file reports with the auditor OF
state, was also passed some excite
ment grew out OF the report from
the committee Of the whole concerning
the Nicholson temperance bill The re-
port was adopted. and an amendment made
so as not to include the sale OF cigars and to-
bacco among the prohibited articles that sa-
loon may sell
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. o6-SE~ArE-Fo lack
OF constitutional ma jority the senate Monday
morning failed to pass the bill giving Brown
county the right to vote for a change OF county
seat from Brownstown TO Seymour The vote
stood 20 10 Is. The senate Monday Afternoon
passed bill appropriating $500 for the ex-
penses Of com mission 10 investigate the feas- |
ibilitv OF ship canal from Lake Michigan to |
the Wabash river. incidentally draining the |
kankalSee. a strong Fight was made against /
that section OF the military bill which gives |
mlitiamcn who kill or wound rioters when or
dered TO fire the right 70 be tried by court
martial. but the provisions were retained and /
the bill was sent 10 engrossmcnt
HoUsE-Bills passed. Providing for the cleo
ton Of county superintendents OF instruction /
in September instead OF June. as under the 1
present Law; Dit Is expected that Gov. Matthews /
will veto this bill. but 1t will be passed over
his veto.) providing for mutual farmers insur-
nnce companies and "A dog law that requires /
the township assessor at the time he makes
his visit TO assess property to collect the tax
on the dogs re- ported. The ommittec on insur-
ancc Monday reported adversely upon
four insurance bills. The committee on cleo
tons killed most OF tie bill to amend the
election laws. except that OF Mr. Lcedy. which
seeks TO regulate the party primary and bring
II under some responsibility The adverse re-
port upon this was set aside on motion OF Mr..
Leedy. and the bill was ordered TO be printed.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. :7.-sESArE-The sem
ate Tuesday passed corrupt practice act.
modelled after the New York law II also
amended the coliabity act so as to conform to
the measure a. 1t was presented two years ago
by the railroad employees.
HousE-1he house passed a bill authorizing
the state printer to print the papers containing
the original researches Of the Indiana Acad-
emy OF Science az q cost Of not more than 1900
4 year. This association includes such men
u international repute as President lor-
dan, OF Stanford university. and President
Coulter. Of the Northwestern university
The house passed the new house ex-
nmption bill. which gives mortgagors the right
70 cxcm ption 81 1000. providing they list the
Games 81 the holders OF the note The com
mttec on ways and means reported IN favor OF
az per cent reduction In the tax rate. the
bill passed the house Tuesday morn
ng by vote Of - 10 20 This Is a measure
Tor the better enforcement of the liquor
avs. and 10 regulate the issuance OF licenses.
The bill requires that magistrates trying
\ saloon keeper for the second ofcnse shall
revoke his license IL prohibits wnerooms
By requiring that the bars shall be confined
10 one room. and that the liquor shall not bc
served in another II permits majority Of
he voters In district 70 prevent the issuance
y a license but rcmonstrance must be pre-
entcd against each man applying. IL has
ONE provisions making II easier TO secure
onviction.
CY BROWN. brutal wife murderer, has
,ecn tn ken to Prison South.
The gas well known as the Thomas
veil bout three miles from Gas City.
'urst the regulator. The light could
&c seen for six miles, and the noise
,lainly heard for four miles