Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-02-01
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

toiHilllttc Oh Hal lpiltI RESOURCES EfDDfltl
in favor o. the passage ii House bill No.
IL. for the repeal of the Law pro, idins for
the Appointment Of natural gas Inspector.
Tire report VA, c0ncurrcd ia The follow
ing bills were introduced: To appropriate
it-.@c9 for home fer feeble minded: con-
corning grand Jurors. restricting their in
curry: for an aci relating 10 construction of
roads: to provide for Canyassing Board
for the canvassing Of Votes At elections;
concerning mechanics liens: TO regulate
the charges Tor consumption of natural
gas. Relating To granting of charters: an
act ID abolish Office Cf county assessor:
for az act concerning the incorporation and
government OF cities and towns with a
population OF less than 5000: for an act
fixing the Tine OF election of county super
intcniens of schools: 4 bill concern
inc public otienSeS and their punishment;
iiNin" the age 81 consent al eighteen Years:
to regulate the employment of women in
factories: 10 abolish contract labor in State
prisons and establish puiflic contract sys-
tenn: defining Dissertation of Sabbath: TO
prevent the killing Of quail between NOW
and January !. IS.'6
TIE House of Representatives. Tuesday,
defeated he bill FOR placing flags on ali
the schocl-houscs Of liz State. and also re-
fused 10 appropriate 5000 l0r the Geitys-
burg memorial.
Representative Statesman offered reso-
lution conforming the foreign policy of
the rational administration and faV0ring
the annexation of he Hawaiian Islands
under the terms of the treaty adopted by
the Harrison administration. He followed
the resolution With speech intended a "a
caUSiic review cf the present policy. 4
motion as madeic lay tEe resolution on The
table. hat was voted down and the resolu-
ton was adopted 10y vote of - to Il. all
the Democrats present yuiing against il.
The bin oi Representative SioiZenbcrg
TequiFiE. tAc application ri parties for mar
iiagc licenses 10 lc signed bN one free
holder. WAS favOrably reported from the
Judiciary Committee. The bill aimed
principally at clopin" couples. who have
fCand il S0ea>y 10 eyade he laws OF lndi-
ana and get married by Justices in the Ohio
River towns.
Representative DinwiJdie's bill. repeal
ing lie section OF Tie Mciiugh law under
which the Columbian Athletic club grew
up and ilourished as a prize-aghting re-
sort. WAS iavorssbiy reported b. the Judi
ciart Committee: also the bill providing
for the incorporation If tobacco ware
house companies
The resolution fol calling constitutional
convention wa, adversely reported and the
report c"ncurrcsi in.
By a v,te OF - 10 II tie senate refused
10 concur in th9 report OF the judiciary
Ccmlniite'. 10 ndeiinai.-l, postpone the bill
providing fyr from $50 IL s5Al fine and from
ten days 10 siN months Imprisonment for
carrying concealed WEAPONS. \ long de-
bate followed the committees report. but
the majority believed thai more stringent
law was needed and he bill went to see
ond reading. thus indicating It's final pass
age.
Senator Cramcr introduced a congress
Sional apHOTtonment hill which gives the
Republicans seven ard the Democrats six
districts. bvi il will doubtless be set aside
by the caucus measure vel to be reported.
The protests Of the people OF IndianDolis
against the methods which have been in
Vogue in the city School Beard for the past
iNo years found ali echo Wednesday. in a
resolution in the House 10 inquire into It's
affairs. An important departure from the
original purposes Of tie common school
system. and one that viii provoke bitter
opposition. was suggested In bill offered
providing for the teaching of German in all
public schools where twenty-five patrons
shall sign petition requesting he same.
\ bill whose object is 70 overcome the
rigor of the Grabbs iibcs Law WAS intro
duccd in tie house and WAS recognized as
one which has bceI before every legisia-
ture for the past ten years. II provides
that before any suit shall Toe filed for libel
the aggrieyed party shall notify the pub
Usher of the paper OF the injustice done
him and shall give Ein an opportunity 10
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within three days. where the paper Offend
inc is a daily. and in Ten DIS, where the
paper is a weekly. the plaintiff shall re-
cover only actual damage sustained.
\ hill making Lapcrie County separate
circuit. and providing for the election Of a
Judge and prosecutor, Was introduced.
TIE following bills passed the senate,
Thursday: IN amendment to the libel
law. which pro- ded that where iuSiilica-
ton is the defense IN ease for libel or
Islander. il shall be sailicen: - prove the
justification by fair preponderance of the
evidence. instead OF beyond reasonable
doubt. aS under thc present rule: prohibit
ing railroad or street car companies from
building tieir lines through cemeteries in
cities having population of hundred
thousand or over: providing that street car
fronts of their motors for the protection of
motormen i'm cold or Indictment weather;
legalizing SheriilS' sales in cases where
the rents and profits have pot been APP
praised: fixing the number OF employees of
the House and their salaries: appropriate
ing 100000 for the erection 90 soldiers
Home at Lafayette: fixing the salaries of
Coroners in counties with population of
100000 or over III SSsssi 4 YEAR
In the House a number OF bills were on
record up on second reading. and were
passed 10 engTcSSment Among the meas
ures thus advanced were the following:
The bill holding the railroad that receives
freight responsible for its delivery regard
less of transfers: for the reorganization of
the State militia under the name of the In
diana National Guard. To consist of forty
eight companies of infantry and three bat
talions of artillery: approprating $1,000
for militia purposes: providing for the abO-
lition OF the office of Natural Gas INSPECTOR:
for the protection of mOtormen. requiring
street railways 10 provide screens fer cold