The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-29
INDIANA STATE NEWS.


81 which was measure brought "a b senator
Wood a. cripple the quart shops business
which has uourished so greatly siuce the
Nicholson Lao went into effect The measure
requires eats ana county licenses from al deal
er. selling "a GU iutitics less than four gall
Ions IL also slightly amends the Nicholson
law py permitting employees % saloons % en-
ler them during prohibited hours Senasor
Early also Introduced . bal Of some import
ance. designed 20 bring all sorts OF beno-
III ana assessment companies within
the pale OF the insurance laws There
was pleasing little diversion ~
the aftcrnooa session OF the senate. when Gen.
Simon Ho.lyar Buckncr, OF Kentucky. with
his corncoo pipe and Gen Lew Wallace, OF
Indiana walked la arm ia arm. 10 pay a visit
80 the senate upon rs invitation The two
heroes OF the war we're given u hearty recep-
ton ard though they demurrel against say
ing anything. oil OF speech vas extoried
from each
HousE-There was the usual number OF
snti,rust bills and IL begins 20 look as though
every member would have one of those before
the session H. over Outside OF these, among
the fftg bills introduced Ia the house there
was but one % special importance. a lcgi>la-
tive anportionmert bill. introduced by Mr. Lit
tieton. chairman % the appurtionmeut COM
mittee speaker Hewitt announced his COM
mittees near the close OF the session OF the
house and they gave pretty general satisf4c-
ilon.
I>pIASAPoIis Ind Jan "a SENATE The
senate held brief morning session. devoted
mainly 70 the Introduction OF bills. with no
new ones OF l.r-e importance among them
After q warm discussion 10 declined TO rail.
road the Dill legalz!ug the acts 81 county
commissioners VINO hove allowed county aud
ttors and trfa>urers their full salaries
HousE-Ihe house devoted both sessions 10
the introduction OF bills. Mr. Lambert intro-
dueed the prison labor bill designed to aboi-
tsh The contract system II provides for a
commission OF three 20 be appointed by the
governor. to have charge ~ pris, labor and
manufacture all supplies needed by the state,
and IL apprOpsiltes 500 OOJ 20 carry out the
purpose 81 the measure Mr.. Nicholson in
treGueed bill 20 drive out the quart shops
and general educational Din overhaul
ing The school laws o. the state
providing for system OF dis
trict school Libraries. c.c Representative
Thomas introduced the election b.ll prepared
BY the rc publican state COMMITTEES 1t Is de-
signed 70 prevent fusion parties from getting
the benefit % their fusion Ds having the names
o. TIE fusion candidate printed upon two or
three devices on the sans ballot IL also
amends the election law o. putting the re-
publican ticSet ia the first column and maxi
iu- few minor chan-es ia the method Of
courting. chief of which j. that IL gives 20 any
party noiainatiEs ticket the privilege OF nav
.ng two watchers ~ each town
Nothing particular was transacted in the sen-
ate Friday Amonz the new bills thing o..
Interest developed. The s-t mb.y has now been
N sc~s on . wees and a half. ana the commit
tees are Just getting started ID work upon a
"a se m 4ss az bills before them. ilorgl a
large hunter II measures have been intro
Guced hey 90 not cover Nere wi e range q
SUBJECTS. The majority ~ tlc 10 a,4rr> in-
tro4accl have been anti-trust bis ANTE ciE-
arctic bills compulsory educational pllls and
bills ID king minor amendments t0 ths road
and ditcl laws = few Ui the senate commit
tse. have gotten 20 work and ki.led 4 few bills
sutmitted % taem. Adjourned uu.ll Ncnl4y
HorsE-Alr Linck introduced tne Georgia
antitrust b.lL which has proved SD elective
ia shutting the combinations ont ufthAt state
Mr. smith of Tipp canoe. Introduced another
legislative arportlonment BIZ upon which ns
has expended a great deal % time and care.
House committees have IS vet done prac tical-
" nothing The house Friday morning passed
resolutions o: sym pathy fer the CUBAN p1tri-
ot- and such resolutions have nov passed
bota houses House adjourned until Mon
cay
INDIASAPoLrs. Jan 10 -srSATE-The SEN
ate al its morainr ission passed the two fee
ard salary bills drawa b. the attorney gen
era amt introduced hy senator Duncan The
first Of these exemp.s county auditors from
the requirement that the salary thai. lie
made up from the fees OF the Office.
I TIE second legalizes the acts OF county com
uissioners who have allowed the salaries
Of thee cfices at the figures stated ia the
fee and salary law regardless OF whether the
ofsccs produced sufficient revenue in the way
az fees 10 make up the salaries. and requiring
co MY commissioners To mase such allow
ances forthwith where they have not allowed
them a ready. The senate also took up and
pass I'd Senator Lafollctte : Dill making sep
arate judicial circuits o. Jay and Adams coun.
ties
HorsE-No business OF importance was
transacted Ia tne house. At their caucus the
democrats appointed a steering committee fol
I the house. headed uy Belamy sutton. and
tEey will use their utmost endeavor to defeat
the passage Ok any legislative appor.ionmen
bill ia the house
IspiANAPoLIs. Ind. Jan 90 The senator.
\ iai election so thoroughly occupied bot
branches OF the legislature that little was ac'
com -hed at the morning session OF ethel
Y house. though botn branches killed many IN
\ important bills upon COMMITTEES reports TIT
house held no afternoon session, but th- sen
ate continued its work The chief event 0
n the afternoon was the Introduction by senate
Z Toraer Of aresolutlon for d n anne ndment 20 tn
Il constitution providing :1- the Introduction o
..the initiative and referendum The amend
ment provides that the electors OF the stat
shall have the right TO reject any and al
I measures passed by the general u semoly. an
I
ures II also provides for the same method 9
| legislation in town md CITY counclls. Eve
though the present assembly should pass tn
resolution 1t would take six years to amen
the constitution Under the suspension OF IN
rules the senate passed the bill continuir
the life OF the appellate court for four year
beginning January I. 1897. Charles w. Fail
banks was elected United States senator.
AT Seymour. Mrs. Calvin Bedec
aged 50. who buried her husband a fe'
DAYS ago. died few days later, of il
trinity. When the remains of he
husband were taken from the hous
she collapsed and soon died. Sh
leaves large family.
WV. CORN, who has been in bushes
at Carrollton for nearly half a cer
tury. has made an assignment. ii
liabilities will probably amount
$1,000. and the amount of assets is vi
certain.
Mrs. PERRY CRoY, an Elwood wiz
ow. has been granted a pension OF
per month and back pay amounting I
5000
The homes OF Senator A. W. Gilber