The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-15
INDIANA STATE NEWS.


/ repeating the present congressional apportion
ment and substituting the new apportionment
This was done under party vote. The eaucu,
hill abolishins the board Of monument com
missiorers was passed. The Threatened boil
| OF the caucus ny >eiators Bethel and Self IL
revenge for the reconsideration 81 the spoils
action has died away They could not sccur,
enough republicans 10 vote with them on po-
liilcal measures and were frightened out Of
their position by the general evidence OF dis
| pleasure
| Horsr-Another temperance hill applying.
however only TO cities not having special
| charter. passed the house Wednes day morning.
II IS Moores bill giving cities the right TO IL
| eense, regulate and restrain all saloons. etc.
win power 10 designate the rooms in which
| the liquor shall be sold and 10 exclude saloons
from suburban or residence parts OF the cities
also 70 prevent screens during any hour @: the
day aud 70 vest In common councils the right
| 20 define and abolish wine rooms The com
mitiee 81 the house appointed to investigate
the fraud by which the fee and salary law of
VI was changed and made unconstitutional
reported Wednesday. but could not Tx
the blame on any one person. II then reported
re-enac tment OF the old bill slightly changed.
The house passed = bill amending the election
law so as TO require four booths for voting NJ
general elections and also providing penalty
for failure to provide curtains for the booths
favorable report TO place the state library
under library board was concurred in The
age oi consent bill was reported back with
amendment In favor Of making the age rs
INDIANAPOLIS. March i.--SESArE-The SEN
ate passed large number OF bills among
them being Girord's bill providing for compul-
sorry education. 1t provides that children
must 20 10 shool at least three months out OF
the year and II they have no clothing the trus-
tees must provide IL and also their books The
caucus bill regulating fees and salaries was
passed The senate also passed the military
DIN providing for an appropriation OF 81 COZ
Tor the state militia. an increase 81 10000
HorsE-The house Thursday morning settled
down TO the appropriation OF money The di-
rect tax Dill for the support OF the state educa-
uonai institutions was passed under suspen-
sion OF the rules This bill gives 10 Indiana
State university az Bloomington a tax OF one
fifteenth Of mill on each 500 and one-,wen-
tcth each TO Purdue university AZ LAFAYETTE
and the State Normal at Terre Haute The
tax VIII give the institutions about 81 rer cent
more than The usual amount OF appropriation.
The house in committee Of the whole passed
the appropriation Of sa3i.0o0 for |
the Central Hospital for the Insane
"a ms city The Northern Hospi-
tai for the Insane AZ Logansport was |
given $4,000 for maintenance The house
passed the caucus bill regulating fees and sal
aries The law takes effect al to state officials
on January T. 1896 and was made not to arecr
the county officials who were elected IN 1890
/
lhcishing the attorney generals fee for col
Getting the surplus school fund was passed by
ne house Thursday evening II is now ready
or the governor Thursday night the house
va in committee 81 the whole on the appro-
'riaiion bill. and IL was practically adopted as
ported by the committee. cutting down the
OF two years ago about sr0eD
lsnIaSAPoLfs March s-SYSArE-The sen
re Friday passed the anti-winter racing Dill
M the bill giving biackiisted enrlo,cs the
.Ehi to recover for actual and exemplary dam
HorsE-Ihe house in committee Of the
Thole Friday decided upon the following SAL
rics for state oaicers. Governor. 4 OC0salarv.
zoo rent y ~cp for private secretary: auditor.
,1tp HI cepnty 5000 treasurer ~ 90 dem
~ s-n'. superintendent. - 500. state Ubrn-
an si~V reporter supreme court $4,000.
late statistician y coo feologist - 500 The
oese Friday evening passed the bill amend
~ the esectlon law 30 as to require four booths 7
ID to provide penalty for failure to lnclose
ooths with curtains The bill nppropri- 9
'ing 5000" for marking the position OF Indl- I
pa troops on the Chickamauga battle field was \
lsScd.
ISDIASAPorrs. March -sESArE-subs,i- q
tie senate Bill IG5 was the special order for h
4. - o'clock in the senate Monday morning n
his was the bin introduced by the committee n
corporations 70 take the place Of senator
,ards bill for the control OF building
"a loan associations The substitute bill II
Divides for the abolition OF the expense
no. the taxation Of paid-ur stock SUI =.
rvision by the auditor Of state. and an =
sEnized statement Of receipts and disburse- ~
'nts annually. Adopted. Senator Houghton IL
cred an amendment providing that there n
ould be no examination 10y the auditor or nj
ite except upon the application OF three }.
'csholdcrs- and the amendment was adopted "a
nator Vale offered an amendment to appear -
section 8. providing penalty not 20 exceed FIR
~ ior the charge OF comm ssion by ans Of n.
or for procuring a loan for a stockholder =,
e amendment was adopted.
forsE-Thc expected veto ~ the Legislative a
portionment bin came TO the house Monday n,
IN the governor once The house passed N,
: bill Of Senator McGregor regulating the =
paoynent Of children in factories. and pro- ="
ing ior the appointment 81 factory inspec-
: Inc house passed the bill Of senator m
iveley to prevent the padding OF school ~
luerations. and also the bill Of senator Bird -
Ing the salaries % the commissioners ~
en- county at $500 year The house also be
'sed the following bills Monday night Rails In
tne age OF consent 10 Is years. for the pro- a..
tion OF song birds: providing that insane ~
lvicts shall be removed from the prisons To III
insane asylums- The house defeated the
10 erect bartholomew county into a sep 49,
te circuit. The bill 81 Senator stuart To ~
mpt homesteads from execution. and also ~
mpting $3.50 Of personal property. was also be
Gated ".'o a.
sDIAsAPoLrs March d-SKSArE- The SEN
tuesday morning reconsidcred the vote bv w
en- the Nicholson bill was made the special iui
er Tor Tuesday afternoon. on request q, The WA
perance committee. who promised that thew ~.
ild report upon 1t Wednesday morning The III.
gressional apportionmeni bill passed the 'y
ate senator self whose district nir
been sadly mutlatei and who in
out OF the caucus voted
the democrats against the bill
as passed both houses. The senate Tues
afternoon passed the Legislative amor An
mcnt bill. the congressional apportionment
and the bill for the reorganization OF tho
evolent institutions. 1t pas sed the legisia-
apportonment bill over the governors pre
The senate committee on fees and SAL a..
mas agreed to a recomme ndation that the
ries Of the Judges OF the supreme court PA
I'D be 5000 This Is the amount the Gov Bel
r receives and every other first grade ma
e offcer receives more n,
lrsE-The house Tuesday morning passcd "-''
legislative appo-:sonment bill over tho con
rnors veto McCaskeys caucus bin | lun
nding the election law was passed This ma
- the republican bin first on the ballot ~.
y the name OF q candidate having the -"
nation 81 two parties to appear on the ana
4 but once. allows each party to have Bee
hers OF the count and requires all BAL Oyo
- dispute for distinguishing marks mutt H. !