The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

Iertslstlv. ProeeedIngs.

portAnf measures that had already passed thc
senate wers passed by the house Nednes-
day morning under suspension OF the
rules and sent TO the governor for his
signature. one OF these was tho bill con-
yert.ag the prison south into reforms-
tory or intermediate prison. and trans
tcrrtng all the hardened criminals % the
northern prison. The bill reorg Anizes the
boards OF control OF the prison souta. but II Is
the general understanding that Warden Hart
shall continue at the head of the institution.
II was the Improvements along the line OF re-
form thai he has introduced which hes in
duced the legislature TO change the character
OF the priso.
IspIAxaPoIIs Ind Feb io-SFsArE -
The amended election bill passed Thursday
afternoon aud goes 70 the governor for his
signature The changes are such that II will
make It impossible for the name OF . fusion
candidate to 20 upon the u1lcal ballot more
than once; 10 provide for the use - the PEN
Gil instead OF the stamp. and to place circle
instead Of "A square about the party device, SO
that an ignorant voter may be instructed 10
vote a straig HI ticket by marking within the
circle" The fourth measure Was the bin re-
organizing the II boards OF Metropolitan police
mmssioners+ This also was a senate bill.
and now goes u the governor
HoysE-Jenegan's factory bill passed IL
prevents the employment % children under
IA years IA any capacity in factories and pre-
vents the employment OF boys under l6 and
provides the usual regulations for The safety
OF employees contained in the laws OF
New York. Ohlo and Illinois and estso-
lishes the o0ice Of factory ispector
The house then took up the Linck
antitrust bill which is an exact COPY o; the
Georgia law. vita clause inserted that con-
naes its operations 10 those who control the
output Of articles OF merchandise Mr.
Schoonover offered anne ndment knocking
this clause out and there was hard struggle
over 1t 1t was declared lost by the speaker
upon viva voce vote but no de- msnd for a
division was made.
INDIANAPOLIS. Fen . -SrSATE-The cues
ton OF religion pobbed up suddenly and unex-
pectedly in the house Friday. when the edu-
cation committee sent in two reports upon
resolution OF Mr.. Wiener. The resolution
declared that the STORY OF Liberty" one
OF the books put out for use In the schools.
improper book for school ehir-
dren II Is story OF the inquisition.
and the Catholics object seriously TO
Il rs q SANDER upon the church The
majority OF the commute. headed
b. Mr. Nicholson. reported against the reso-
luton on the ground that IL would be nones-
fective inasmuch as the school officers o. the
state could not be controlled By resolution.
The minority favored the resolution and hot
arguments were made upon the floor The
resolution was finally adopted by a heavy
majority. The house passed the anti
trust bill introduced by Mr.. Luck
IN the afternoon there was much ex-
element in the house when an effort was
made to put through under suspension OF the
rules the amended street railroad bill as
passed By the senate The motion 10 suspend
the rules was voted down and the bin was re-
ferrct TO rnrnittee- Gov Mount will sign
the metropolitan police bin that has now
passed both houses. recognizing the new
metropolitan boards in eleven cities OF the
state
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb es-The senate
passed large number OF bills saturday. the
most important OF which measure ty
senator Holler. exempting from taxation
mortgaged real estate UP 10 the value OF $500
Three such measures have been killed In the
house. and this one is likely To sucer the
same fate
HoUsE-The house passed the senate bill
for the division OF Adams and Jay counties
into separate judicial circuits. measure &c
which II is understood the governor ~ OPP
posed II also passed the bill lcgalixing the
action OF county commissioners In paying the
salaries OF county treasurers and auditors
I The rest OF the day was put in without a
/ quorum upon second readings and committee
reports. The street railroad bill. which ha-
been so holly discussed. was favorably re-
ported
IsDIASAPoLis Ind. Feb % -SENArK-
Monday the senate passed the legislative APP
portlonment act. which now goes to the gov
ernor. IL also passed the house bills legalias
the incorpors tion OF HOBART and taking swift
/ zerland county from the Fifth and adding IL
to the Seventh judicial circuit with Jerer-
son and Ohio counties. The senate in tho
Y afternoon took up bill requiring street
car companies in the city Of Indianapolis
1 to give three-cent fares. and passed II by a
vote OF 40 10 one. under suspension OF the
rules The Jernagan child and female labor
bill which had passed the house. was substi-
tuted for the McCord bill. which came up on
third reading in the senate and Il was passed.
marking the anal passage OF the bill
H0usE--Mr Nicholson demanded that the
temperance committee report On his anti
/ quart shop bill IL was presented b. Chairman
kratz The report recommended that all
after the enacting clause be stricken out and
a bill substituted which Is . modified form OF
the bill drawn Dy the attorneys OF the state
| Lincoln league. This substitute bill permits
the saloons TO remain open until u o'clock
| in cities OF I0tOJ or more. IL makes Al
! unlawful 10 sell liquor in less quantities than
three gallons at a time without having pro-
cured a county license In the afternoon the
house passed the building and loan Dill with
out discussion The house also passed 10y q
narrow vote Mr. Hlrt's house bill reducing
the terms OF city officers TO two years II
passed the senate bill extending the term o.
| township trustees Is months and this meas
ure now goes TO the governor.
I~DrANAPoII~. Ind. Feb. "a Another LITTLE
breeze on temperance came upTuesiay morn
that his local option bill be reported on b.
10 o'clock Wednesday morning Mr. Willough
by offered sundry dslat0ry motions. but tEel
we're voted down and the temperance com
mittee was ordered to report on the bill We'd
nesday morning. The house spent the N os
OF the day considering a mass OF Insurance.
bills in com nittec OF the whole. After finish
ing with the insurance bills on second read
Ing the house passed bill excmpting farm
within the limits of towns or cities from cor
poration taxes and the Remington dog tai
bill. which permits any person 10 kill col
that is known to have ever chased or wor
riei sheep any live stock or fowl
The senate. after passing couple o
minor bills In tho morning. took up tn
building and loan bill as IL passed the hous'
and spent the whole day discussing It Har'
fights we're made against number OF the pro
visions. particularly the one taxing running
stock and the one providing for examination
by the auditor upon application OF ten stock
holders. but after the day was over IL wa
found that the bill had csc ped practically un
hurt. none of the amendments adopted toucnin
Its vital features