The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-08

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home from 500 900 TO $1,000 but without sue
cess. senator ,rumbacker presented OIL
| "Wednesday tocreaie the hankakce river COM
mission OF Ave members. whose business ~
| shall be TO remove distractions straifh'eh
| and otherwise improve the stream 80 ~ 10
make navigation possible Inc Evening
| News Tuesday night. used q term IN m edi-
| torial 70 the eject that the Legislature
| is subsidized by the railroads Win
| passes. and nc reform In the anti-pass
| line could therefore be expected, MT AZ
| lison presented resolution asking Tor an N
| yestigation ana authorizing the committee On
| rights and privileges 10 investigate hesup-
| lect. The resolution was adopted An anti
| pass bill Was introduced by Mr. Harrison. 81
| Ekhart
| norsr- Bills introduccd Radical amend
merts 10 the Evansville city charter noel
| and Islander bin modelled after the Minnesota
| law Ii provides that before suits for libel are
begun the newspaper or publisher shall have
| notice Of the same and that after retractAon
| has been made the only liability l. Tor
| the actual damages sustained. The pli
| has the Endorsement OF several ell
| torial organizations q the state. political
| and otherwise. To settle county seat hghts by
| removing causes. II provides that in coun-
| ties having towns cities larger than the
| county seat. "A court may be established in the
| larger place for all purposes except issues AZ
Getting the title 10 real estate.
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. aa--Sr>ATE-Thc SEN
| ate had an unparalleled run Of business Thurs
| day afternoon. senator Bakers bill re-
| curing that street companies should
| furnish motor yestibules for their motor
men during the months from November
| 70 April was adopted without dissent
Ing vote senator sellers bill relating 10
the law OF libel. and requiring that, instead
OF a reasonable doubt as az present Justin
| cation may be established on the prcpnndcr-
| ance of evidence was also passed Another
bill bearing sellers name aud lrgalizirg shcr-
| ms sales where they were made without ap.
praiscment OF rents ana profits separately
was passed This effects sales made for forty
years past The nm Of senator iiag-
gard. for the state soldiers Home at afaN-
cite. was made the special order for Friday
morning
Horsf-The house furnished an hour q in
iere~t Thursday morning whom the committee
on elections made q majority and minority
report upon the findings in the hower-Mill"r
| contested election case. The majority reported
that they found that Bowers the democratic
| sitting member had been elected by one
vote. the figures being is0s votes east
| for Bowers anc 1905 for Miller. the
republican confession the minority OF the
committee based Their dissent from the
| majority upon three ballots which we're
| placed before the members of The house.
| IxplANAPoIIs. Jan. e6-Friday morning
was spent in the introduction Of new bills
| Among those OF greater interest was one ere
| ating The ONCE OF inspector Of county Offices
| The inspector shall visit the various county
| officers when directed 10 do so bv the attorney
| general and shall report upon the amount 81
receipts the condition OF the records. etc. His
| pay shall be 1900 and expenses. except hotel
| or board bills. This was referred fee and
| salary bill was introduced by Mr.. Nicholson
| providing for a salary system based on = orc
for each county oiiiccran more for each thou
sand in excess 81 ten thousand population.
| During discussion Friday morning on the
| subject OF building and loan associations II
| was announced that the judiciary committee
has organized "a subcommittee for the purpose
| OF Investigating the whole subject Of these as
sociationS There is 2 tremendous struggle
| going on between those opposed to a~socia-
tionS which have an cNpcns, .und and those
which have not The matter has been holly
argued before the committee on ways and
means as we'll as judiciary. The report Of the
| special committee ought 70 ~ full
| Of interesting reading bin was in
| troduced hy MIR Kamp. ~ Evans
/ VILE approprating $500 for the con-
| siruction OF an institute for deaf at Evansville
on lands donated by n. J. Bray and his son
| The Nillcr-Bowcrs contested election case
! went over until Tuesday. when IL becomes the
| special order. There IL little dourt that Miller
| will he seated. There sill be joint caucus OF
| the republican members OF the two houses o.
| Tuesday night
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. es-There was no Sos
| sions OF either branch Of the general ASSEM-
| bly, Saturday. The senate adjourned Friday
| until Monday but the house tried 10 get to-
| rether saturday morning The call ~ the roll
| disclosed the fact that quorum was not pres
ent, and the house adjourned until Monday
| INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. cp-SESATF-S senator
| Thayer died at Warsaw OF paralysis Monday
| morning The senate met at 3o'clock Monday
4 of,a ma ma. al ualu .t1s
| on the demise OF their fellow senator senator's
/ McManus Broad McHugh and Mcdonald was
| appointed a committee 10 attend the .4Leral
| Adjourned
| HorsE-The death ~ senator Thaycr was
| announced Monday and out OF respect the
house adjourned.
| INDIANAPOLIS. Jan 30 SENATE The fol-
\ lowing bills passed Tuesday Providing for
| the re-cstabiishment OF lost section corners
| requiring non resident plaintiffs 10 give Sc
\ curty for costs. lcgalizing the acts OF
the council OF Lebanon. Boone county
| Bills introduced For the reorganization Of
/ the insane hospitals Of the state compulsory
education biz requiring parents TO keep their
| children bet vecn the ages OF six and fourteen
wears in school during the regular school term.
| I'D prov ding penalties protecting Dlac kistcd
| employees providing for important amendments
| In the building and loan association act.
| HorsE The 'liit-- Bowers contest case
|
| Dear born ohio and Switzerland had another
| inning In the house Tuesday. II came up
| as unfinished business. ind i1f an ho.. the
| house threShed over the old straw that il was
| thought had been disposed Ok when the case
| was up last week. The matter ended with the
| reference 81 the whole back To the COM
| mittec on elections. The following bills we're
| passed Tuesday Lcgalizing the issue 81 school
bonds issued by the town ~ shoals: fixing the
bond Of sinking fund commissioners NJ tlo0GyD
THE 4-year-old child 81 Mrs. Hattie
Jones, - Marion. was reaching for one
of its plavthngs on the mantcl above
CRATE when It's clothes took fire. and
IL was fatally burned
A pIruTnEEIA epidemic prevails near
Middleburg.
ELI YARIAN. Of Nappanee. while
driving along the public highway, was
struck and killed by falling tree.
fellcd by a woodcuticr.
MuNcIE claims .2.ooo population on
the strength Of the new city directory
LEBANON j. all wrought up over high
insurance rates. and citizens mutual
company i talked OF.
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