The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-09
THE GOVERNORS WORK.
More than Sixty Bills Disposed of In
Two Days Time.

Between the adjournment of the Senate
Saturday evening and the adjournment sine
die last night Governor Mount considered
and disposed of over sixty bills. some of
them of as great Importance as any that
have been before the present General AS
sembly. Forty-three of them were re-
turned 10 the Senate yesterday with his
approval, veto or with the information that
they had been deposited with the secretary
of State without his approval, which al
lows them to become laws. The vetoed
bills are spoken of elsewhere.
A bill legalizing the incorporation of the
town Of Cynthiana, Posey county, No 2SO
and another legalizing the incorporation of
the town of Walcott White county. No. 4O5
will become laws without his signature.
Among the Senate bills signed by the
Governor were the following:
442, providing for Scent street-car fares
in cities of 100000 or more inhabitants. and
providing for transfers for one fare.
14s, providing for an auditing board to
audit the accounts of township trustees.
$50. prohibiting any voter from selling his
vote.
So, regulating the acts and defining the
duties of county commissioners and aud
itors
OF the alumni TO serve on boards of educa-
tional Institutions.
1926, amending the election laws.
126. providing that juries and judges shall
fix indeterminate sentences in criminal
cases.
Si2, establishing and defining the iurisdic-
ton of a Supeficr Court in Lake, Porter
and Laporte counties.
AL, providing for the appointment of pro-
bate commissioners
3s5. increasing the salaries of the adju-
tant ard quartermaster generals.
ll9, making it unlawful to hold and main-
tain iss federal prisoners IN the State prisons;
support their own paupers.
H. defining incest.
sS4 relating to and broadening the pow
of surety companies.
1893, making ii unlawful to issue duplicate
warehouse receipts for the purpose of de-
fraudng.
Ill. providing the manner of sale of town.
ship property by township trustees.
AL. concerning appeals to the Supreme
Court.
SEQ. concerning proceedings in civil cases.
s. making II unlawful to aid and abet
prisoners to escape after they are outside
the prisons and reformatory institutions.
l62. concerning taxation
GO. hiking a scale of fees that may be
charged by constables.
l54, TO preserve the health and safety of
coal miners.
), relative TO the extradition of fugitives
from other States.
Al, amending the Fort Wayne charter.
337. to provide more ample quarters for
the Supreme Court library.
500, defining public highways.
psi. appropriating money TO pay the ex-
penses of n commission to fix the boundary
line between Kentucky and Indiana at
i5S. relative TO voluntary assignments.
80. concerning levees and flood gates.
260, relative to bitches and drains.
i01, authorizing the Governor To appoint
boards of control for the penal institu-
tions.
357. requiring railroad companies to use
81, providing for monthly sessions of
commissioners in counties of $4,000 or more
inhabitants.
$50 TO prevent frauds and perjuries
100, To prevent the adulteration of food
and drugs.
Governor Mount still has under consider
alton four bills and one concurrent resolu-
ton. The bills are: House Bill $40. pro-
vding for the organization of assessment
insurance companies To do life or accident
business on the mutual plan. This bill
has been held over by the Governor for
further consideration. partially on account
OF represe nations made by a j. Bev-
eridge. a lobbyist for the old-ine insurance
companies, who has worked against II per-
sistently through the Legislature. House
Bill 56s. in which Senator Gostlin., the
senator from Chicago, was so deeply in
terested, and which permits Hammond to
enjoy the rights and privileges given by
sea front. The idea prevails that Ham
mond will undertake TO make excavations
and bring Lake Michigan down TO her
borders of course at great expense 10
somebody If the bill becomes a law Senate
| Bill 461. authorizing boards of commissions
ers to issue bonds to build courthouses. and
which applies particularly to Starke county
Senate Bill Sl2. TO protect the manufacture
ers and bottlers of mineral waters and
other beverages from the loss and theft of
bottles, and Senate Resolution II, granting
| Capt. c. II. OBrien the privilege of selling
cigars and tobacco i'm the Statehouse with
out expense TO the State. Ii will probably
poses of these bills, he desires time To
become fully informed with regard TO them