The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-01
INDIANA STATE NEWS.


| Hurn's State Law reports FOR the use o1 s'h-
| atorS. The subject was debated and oniy
reached 4 votc half hour after the regular
! hour for adjcrrnment II was carried
HorSE-Bills introduced: Putting the state
| Institutions upon ciyil service basis OF -
| straight reform idea. 1t provides for board
| Of three examiners, to be appointed by the
| governor subject 20 confirmation BY the SEN
| ate. ana 20 serve without pay. eXccrt for eN-
pcnses This commission shall prepare rules
| for the appointment 90 employees IN the state
| institutions. and probation shall count IN the
| record before a permanent appointment Il
| made The commission with The consent cf
| the county commissioners. the city council
| or the town board. may recommend per-
| sons for employment in the service ~ the
| state. counties cities ana towns. The hillpro-
| yiGes FOR chief examiner al a salary 81 s,'N
| n year with clerks. whose compensation shall
! not exceed 5000 The rules TO govern are
| such prevail upon strictly merit system
| OF appointment The bi meets with COM
! incubation A hill providing Tor local option
| according to wards in cities or precincts In rn-
| raj ncighhorhoods The applicant for "A license
| must secure a petition signed by majority OF
| the citizens OF the district IN which lac wishes
| 10 open "A saloon.
| ate committee on military affairs held meet
| ing Thursday night and by unanimous vote
| decided 20 recommend for passage the iiae-
| gard bill for the location q. a state soldiers
| home at Lafayette. The appropriation 20 Toe
| recommended Is .iOoroo. which Is $4,000 less
than was asked. a bin introduced TO
| take the place OF the present appor-
| Torment law. The senate occupied all
| afternoon in discussion of senator clifford :
| bill providing for the abolition of the death
! penalty. For two hours the senate rang with
| feryid oratory. expended for and against the
| measure. ana then the propositions 70 dispense
with the breaking Of the neckS Of lurderer~
went down by a vote or ~ 10 81
HOUSE The house spent nearly the entire
| morning nargrg over he question of a rcduc-
| uon 81 the per diem az doorlSccpcrS and assist
| ant clerks The matter ended by the reference
81 the subject back 10 the committee that had
recommended the reduction The most ilnpor-
tant hill introduced in the house Thursday
morning he temperance measure ~ Keep
resentative Nicholson. IL requires that SAL
looms must be on the ground floor and front on
the street 1t Is made unlawful TO haze d res
taurant attachment There are 70 D. no screens.
no chairs. no tables no wine-rooms. no minors.
and forfeiture of license and otner severe PEN
allies are provided for violations. Tie bill
went TO the temperance committee.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan -SENATF-The SEN
ate committee on military tffairs Friday re-
ported q BIZ, approrr atinS 10000 for the or
ganzation - the state soldiers aad sailors
home al Lafayette and FOR the construction
Of the buildings needed H.ils Introduced: To
permit news papers charged with libel TO plead
justification and let the decision rest unon the
prepondcrlrcc Of evidence. providing that the
county superintendent Of schools shall he
elected by the newly elected township trus-
tees instead Of the outgoing In both cham
hers bills were introduced by the chairmcn of
the committees on legislative apportionmcnt
OF the state. The senate passed biil under
suspension OF tie rules anne nding the bond law
relating 10 the giving ~ bond by sinking fund
commits sioncrS Ia cities operating under the
general charter
HousE- Bills iniroCuced Providing for a
waterway commission authorized TO secure
facts and figures relative 10 the cost and fea>-
ihility OF constructor. ship canal from ,itbcr
Lake Michigan or Lake Erie to the Ohio river
through this state providing punishment for
prize fighting Il makes spectators liable for
TWO wears imprisonment. well as the parties
interested principals. seconds. referees.
etc The house Friday passed the bill appro-
priating $3.50 TO reimburse Governor Mat
thews for money borrowed IN his persona,
security 20 pay the troops called out ~ riot
otherwise. The rules were suspended and
the senate has already passed II. TIE
bill only reeds the governors signature 70 be-
come . law and 70 relieve him OF heavy re-
sponsi1ilitv
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. - SrSATE-~ senator
Stuart introduced fee and salary biz Monday
afternoon. IL H. the same az the act of i-43 oniT
correcting the omission o. Shelby county ofii-
GERS. hy which the act was declared unconstltu-
fional stuart also has "A bill pending 20 regu-
late election expenses and require candidates
70 swssr how they ~pentih the money. Ha~sard
watcr IS resolution WAS adopted This au
thorse- an investigation of the feasibility Of
ship canal ON mo lakes 10 the Ohio river.
The commission Is 20 make report this
sion. and II TIE scheme j. favorable to re-
port a bin FOR the purpose. Haryara, ~nlve!y
and Mclean constitute the senate comms-
sion
HcrsE-The committee on natural gas re-
ported d bill ahol. ing the once OF natural
gas Inspector. aud the lin passed to envross-
ment without objection Mr McIregor. of
Marion. offered q bill anoi~hlnc The contract
labor system ana making the state the
employer OK such labor. the product 10 tie
put the market az the prevailing price.
Mr.. O Brien ~ lay. offered a bill for board
OF labor arbitration II j. to consist Of the
secretary Of the state board Of charities the
chief OF the bureau OF statistics ana the state
mine inspector They may act only on petit
tlca % twenty-five citizens. Mr.. Van Arsdel.
q Marion. offered a bill permitting the mayor
to revoke the license Of SELDOM keepers on Sec
ord oronse. ana prohibiting the sale OF liquors
in houses % il-!ame
ISDIASAPOLIs Jan. -. SrSArE-The morn
ing session OF the senate Tuesday was chiefly
devoted to the Introduction II new bills.
The bill Of principal interest was intro
ducej by Mr. Hun. 81 Rush county.
anu ifldN'u Ut INC Ol'lHittH bi lIt 'tlf-
phone companies organized and in opera
tion for local business. The central Union
Co refuses 10 accept business from
these rival local exchanges. and all mes
sagcs received for any line on the Central
Union system must bc reduced to writing.
senator Muli's bin provides for mutual com
pulsory interchange ~ business between the
general and the opposition local com ranies at
specified rates. The congressional appor.ion-
uent bill introduced Tuesday afternoon in the
senate. is based on tho vote OF 1854 In brief
the Dill gives the republicans seven congress-
men and the democrats six.
HOUSE The iiag-for-eycry-scfo dollhouse res
olution, which reported from tho judiciary
committee. was rejected. The iii for Mn APP
preparation OF 5000 for a memorial ~ Indiana
soldiers AZ Gettysburg met the same fate. The
senate bin nppropriating $1,000 for the con-
struction 81 a Siatc soldiers Home ~ t.afay-
cite was referred 10 the committee on ways
and means The judiciary committee reported
adversely to q bin fora state constitutional con
vcntion II is probable this proposition has
not been heard % fOr the last time n this scs-
sion. ana that ihn legislature win allow the
people 10 say at the poll. whether or not they
want the state 20 have . new constitution Mr.
Statesman Introduced resolution condemn
iEg the Hawaiian policy Of the present
naticnal administration.
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