The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-19
INDIANA STATE NEWS.
Legislative Proceedings.

circuits. Ihe three csuntie~ hahe" =. -"
,icuous counties. and there was considerable
ens,,ion from glpton county To tho
erection OF separate circuit In.
governor suggests That lhsseau ~ ,
creating two new courts, VI.
no ,,.,ssea creating the superior circuit court
a. Grant ia Howard counties. watch he be-
lieyes wou "a bring all the relief required Ia
the litigation Of these two counties. me GOV
ernor also suggests that the JUDICIARY ~ w
state is sadly IN need OF revision anu nc ~
lieyes that the judicial circuits n'ght he 30
reformed as 10 give all needed rcl'cl Win
reduction OF the present number OF circuits
Tho house sustained the governor py "a h'"'y
vote The house INDUCED IN long ussus-
sion over a seven per cent usury PHI wh'cn
came up an adverse committee 3eP0'"
ana the bill was saved
I~pIANAPoLIs. Ind. Feb 5-skHATk-lhs
senate Thursday passed hlii regulating 'le
building OF y trtltion fences ana oae appF"lf'-
atius 500 for Chicain4usa park whirh has
also passed the house II also nlncHo'o tn' 4
/ law II weights and measures, ana rei0se1 W 4
\ mass the Duncan court psll PROVING ivF sep- 4
arate circuits IN bartholomew ana Shr.o5 (
v ana one Tor Johu on ana brown counties 4
Tncre was no EFFORT TO save 70 10 tAe 'Hee OF i
the governor Netoss sent TO the mousse "e1-
nesday. ,...,
Housr-Tho house got hufy Thurs day morn,
ing on the return OF the cigarette ol.i FasNfu
by it, Mr. Nicholson offered resolution , .
/ was adonted to investigate the matter Inc
| legislative anrortionment measure. q, a@opt-
ed oy the republican caucus, came ~ Win
two reports, the minority offered ~ ih@ ueluo-
Gratis There was no discussion ana the VOC
rot 10 concur IA the latter was OF no
sirnfncancc except 70 show that NE
Butler supported the majority under protest
The bill will receive the solid repntilcAn vote
on its passage The house passed blls 10
prohibit the killing OF quail ana grouse ior
the market and exposing them for sale. Tor
The collection OF attorneys fees in suits Tor
wages to prevent the clipping OF horses 10
winter; providing that IN the absence OF any
=. vi, Judge frc'l the e.ncs TOO u 20 OF tho
aalo.Aag circa.t snail nave jurisdiction.
I>plANAPoLIs. Ind, Feb 6-Cndo aDtedF
.be strangest bnl that has ever passed the
reneral assembly OF Indiana was passed uy
the house Friday afternoon 1t enacts
law a mat hcnatlcal discovery mace " 80
Goodwin. OF Posey county. being method
OF computing the area OF cs-eies. inc
hill in It's first sections reads mus:
: ..Be il enacted by the general ass inoy
, ., The state OF Indiana Tia, IL has pcen
found that q circular area - 70 me slNi'ep u
a linear equal TO the qrads IN; OK thu SifeI-A-
ference as the area OF an equllaterAl ree''H-
1 Gle il to the square on one side The aiame-
ter employed as q l!real unit. according 10 we
. / present rule IN computing the circle area -
entirely wrong. as IT represent the eiseic
: rea and one-ffth times the area cf square
. ( whose rerimcter Is equal TO the CIR
. conference OF the circle. This Is De-
cause one-afth o, the diameter rams 70 pc
: | represented four times in the circles clEcuh :
| ference For example, II we multiply VIC
,,erineter of a square by oae-fourth OF any
d. line one-hf th greater than one side, We eau N
. like manner. make the squares area 70 ap-
pear one fifth greater than the iact' As = u'''
: by taking the di' meter Tor tue ilnear u''N -
q stead OF thc'<uEdrAnt ior the e'Fe'e
Z ference -
ISpIASAPoLts Ind, Feb. s-SrNA-r-No
. session Saturday.
HorsY-saturday was spent upon second
e readings. and in the course OF them u.''
e compelling people to build partition Fences
, whether they wanted TO or not was kiAeu
: and another. requiring township trustees
y TO furnish work 70. everybody was re-
committed number OF bills went % w
Is hoard on committee reports among tneh
. two OF the antitrust measures that nav
been introduced in the house, but there arr
~ plenty OF the same kind LETT ms was ~
dav upon which the officers OF the Nahuai
n road were required. under the provisions
:. ,na h,ll n.ssed two weeks ago, To render al
accounting TO the state OF tie operations
~ the company during period from 10"
IA ls,s while 1t operated under special cnarter
ne The officers OF the road have PAID no avs"
ar ton Whatever to the demand
ISpIASApofls Feb The light over IN
"a legislative apportionment WIS postponed
10 the house till Wednesday by the reruollean
Monday The leaders OF the majority are s'i
opposel 10 amending he bill so as TO gay
Lagrange and steuoen separate represents
lives senator Duncans Dill authoFlzin
boards OF county commissioner, TO No'e ara
n educational institutions Was passed. AZ
- house passed Mr. wars bill for the rceail
- the suecial verdict law OF 1895 The Fornshe
eu- nil irnposing heavy penalties Tor wearli
700 ssoh hats in the aters was defeated o. hea'
he vote
-. IsprAx.porIs. lad. Feb 10 The sena
-" -r,,esdav passcd Senator HIgg's bill. chdn
i'll. ue.e., ~ evidence in daraage suits as
use coptri tory negligence The Dill shifts q
or burden OF proof from complainant 70 q
the fcndant Senator holior's intermediate pris
MI. or reformatory bill was defeated. Dut mot
sne to reconsider that action IS pending ~
10 NusbAum bill. providing that county COZ
bv missionrrs shall allow no claim, ana issue
rhe warrant except ~ regular or sprelai me
was passed wss thnt q! senate JOhhs
eA- against the adulteration OF food and drugs
the KursE--1Le house passed TIE Gccuara
was rrovtdinr how county commissioner sh
,ri proceed IN ree-rd 10 building bridges aer'
NJ. | county boundaries Tho blankeLsnp .
10 relatiye TO the issuance OF capiAses by lu~A'
~ the peace on affidavit OF plaintiff and mis- =
IN inc hond was also passed. as was one by
I'M, same author amending the law OF libel py
rogatiac the rule requiring Justification 70
o. supported by proc. beyond q reasona
cws doubt, and applying 'no AZ y
,n causes The senate dill. relative 20 tho 6
structlon OF toll roads. was sent back 10
anu committee Lambert's bill TO abolish con'
any labor for the market and PROVIDE LOT the u.
I
lied sta'e ihs'.'u,'o's. Wv. 80, nm IN req
to appeals 10 the appellate ana supr'
sur courts. providing that notice shall DC ser
mt uron attorneys Of record and not upon
partics to suits. was passed The ICY ~
,"" bill TO prohibit the teaching o. German
Sly, the public schools. was defeated
fine -
San THos. TRACY. of Benton county, d
ngs, recently. His will was admitted
the probate the other day. 1t gives
ouse property, valued Mt $4,000, to D.
ia. Herron. a domestic in the family. u
ed a reward for her faithfulness.
l2th- THE jury in the case OF Mrs. N
McAf VS.. the City of Hutton, trieC
rRg. the Adams county court, gave
or to plaintiff 81, 800 damages for inju
.nna. caused by a defective sidewalk.
with previous trial she was awarded .
but the supreme court reversed the
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