The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-22
INDIANA STATE NEWS.
The General Asse nbIy.

Of - original shape Several amendments
were offered. one 10 strike out the scctoh
dividing saloons up into small rooms. kho"has
vine rooms The amendment To permit the sa-
loonkeeper's family. a we'll as himself access
10 the saloon in prohibited hours for the pubic
| vas amended by 81 10 IL The amendment re-
etrcting the forfeiture OF licenses To the lurls-
| diction OF circuit superior and criminal courts
was los, by a vote OF 20 10 .3. The amendment
providing that for the third conviction the
court shall order the license forfeited WAS
| adopted by a vote OF S3 TO II.
| Horsr-Thc house Thursday night passed
| the prison bill Notwithstanding the veto Inc
| hin proyid.ns for the transfer OF insane pris-
| oners 10 hospitals has passed both houses
also the bill creating state library poaro
| This takes all patronage out OF the hahus ~
the caucus except Engineer CAIN Inc
| house passed the statesman civil service
| reform bill placing all the pubic ihst-
| buttons on a reform basis and making
| the state board OF charities the commits
| sion: senate bill authorizing police boards 10
| appoint police matrons. also requiring street
| railway companies TO protect motormeh oy
| vestibules also requiring township trustees
| 10 keep records OF all orders given for RELIEF.
and also for the relief OF Joel Davis OF
| bartholomew county.
| INDIANAPOLIS. March e-SENATE - the
Nicholson bill passed the senate FRIDAY morn
ING by a vote OF ~ TO = OF the Affirmative vote
eleven were by democratic senator's ana twen-
/ N-e
against IT, senator Wishard still being con-
fined 10 his bed by Illness and senator
Boord being absent When the vote was
announced at noon. after whole morn
nc on the bill the crowd that packed
| the chamber in every available foot OF
space almost raised the roof with applause.
| Horsr-The Nicholson bin was the most I'M
| portant matter before the house Friday after
noon on motion Of Mr. Nicholson. all the
senate amendments. except the one referring 70
| drug stores were concurred in. and CONFER
ence committee appointed TO make some
rinnr changes in that section The commit
tee will report saturday morning, wnen
the bill will be finally passed.
INDIANAPOLIS. March ~. - SENATE The
METROPOLITAN police bill which failed 10 pass
Friday over the governors veto Will DC ealieu
up Monday one OF the republicans stating that
the bill would be passed The senate satur-
dav afternoon refused 10 suspend the rules for
the passage OF the bill prohibiting prize ngnt-
ing The conference committee on the Nlehoi-
son bill made its report in both branches OF
the general assembly saturday. According TO
the report OF the committee. section ". was
. amended 10 permit any reputable physician to
, sign a liquor prescription II also permits the
sale by druggists OF liquor In quantities grent-
err than quart
HorsE-The house Saturday passed over the
governors veto. the bill authorizing the remov'
; | al OF the county seat OF jackson county from
. | Brownstown 10 Seymour The house passed a
| bill to enable the city OF Richmond 10 levy q
| tax for the maintenance OF its library Inc
! house adopted the concurrent resolution au-
: thorizinr the governor TO appoint cofhrhis'
r sion 10 take the preliminary steps Tor sta''
exposition to celebrate in the year 1871 INT
centennial anniversary OF the erection OF In
? diana into territory
5 INDIANAPOLIS. March i2-sEsArE-Soor
, after the senate met Monday morning Presi
dent Nye announced that no bills would o'
PASSED. II any passed he would not sign then
nor would he hand down any house bills pas-e'
5 Monday A resolution adopted authoriz
inc the appointment OF a committee OF three
hold-oyer senators to consider the adyisabilir
Of erecting reformatory prisons TO relieve IN
= overcrowded condition 81 the prisons ana I
:. separate the younger prisoners from the hard
n ened criminals. Adopted The senate ad
J. | journed sine die az II 30
HorsE-Thc house was engaged most OF IN
| day ia the passage OF house bills. notwlth
i standing the wcil-understood position 81 tn
G senate that IL would not have nothing more
? do with bills, The remainder OF the time was pu
> in in the adoption Of resolutions cf one chai
acter or another A; midnight the house ad
journed sine die.
l. JAMES LArrA. Moorcsville. wa
o kicked by horse three months age
!. crushing his skull and leaving an oper
ing one and half inches wide an
N three and a half inches long. He ha
Il recovered sufficiently to be able
walk around town. Latta is 70 year
of age.
A sIx-yEAg-oLD child of Willial
Spigle. near Frankfort, knocked OF
rs one of its teeth. The flow OF bloc
N could not be stopped and the child BILE
y TO death.
ut INMATES in prison north number -
Ut en- increase of les over last year. an
n the largest number ever confined
ne the institution.
es JAMES r. BRYAN, one of the doc
keepers Of the Indiana Legislature hi
C. become insane. He was formerly e
he itor of the Logansport Journal.
ed LEROY BIr.TMyER. a young man llvir
IN with his mother in Indianapolis. viii
ir. in a closet fell in fit, his head lod
he ing against board in such positi'
NJ that he strangled to death.
A UNION revival service has been
is gun at Valparaiso.
he A PARTY of thirty-six people fro
he Virginia have settled in Carroll count
'or near Bringhurst. colony was start
nv last spring and this is an addition to
at CHArxcEY JOKES. farmer. livi
rk near Battle Ground. was gored to dca
its by vicious COW. He was found III
less in the cow-shcd two hours after
10 left the house. Mr.. Jones was scven'
IN. three years old and would have ce
,h- brated his golden wedding in May
,ad was an official of the Battle Grou
he Camp-mceting association. and an
ms county commissioner.
HARTFORD CITY LAND co. has C
es. tracted for steel plant TO employ
re- men.
,sG Lor-rs r. KIRKPATRICK. an Indian'
ing oils labor leader, has been declared
all sane.
ar. A SKELETON in a tarred box v
ran washed up at the willows, near Jeh
. in sonvillc. Looks like murder.
ing SEVERAL Monon brakemen were
nch charged for stealing milk from cans
hes THE j.. NJ. & !. Co. will erect ID n
ody station buildings this season.
Ar Sullivan rrindstonc burst. {