The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-12
INDIANA STATE NEWS.
Legislative rrocssdin &c.


statute In the old hall OF representa-
tlves at Washington. was handed down
IL passed the bill to reorganize the pencs-
olont institution boards so as to give the re-
publicans majority OF each It also passed
that amending the charter OF 1T Wayne, to
DO away with the hye councilmcn At large,
and confne their election to two from each
ward The house passed the senate oiil 10 re-
peal the ten per cent penalty imposed upon
domestic insurance companies. Also tho
Thomas bill for a commission TO revise the
laws 81 the state. another 10 extend the char
ter OF the Cannelton cotton mills. another to
legalize acts o. county commissioners who
had IN good faith sold exchanged real es-
tate belonging to the county
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb % The general
educational bin was killed In tire house ~ o
night session Thur day night By motion TO
strike out the cn@ct!ng clause. which carried
by n vote @. IS TO 80 The biilwas drawn
by the state superintendent and
committee from the state Teachers
association IL has been the subject Of
warm controversy ever since the beginning
OF the session between the heads Of the state
and nom state colleges. Gov Mount Thurs
day returned the Adams-Jay court bill 70 the
senate with his veto The senate passed II
over the veto The house. however, Is not
likely TO do so There was prevalent rumoi
that the governor intended TO veto the metro
politan police bill In the house the temper
ance committee hid proposed substitute
bill. asked for by the state Liquor leag &c. but
the minority report OF the original Dill fayor-
Ing IL adopted by vote OF 81 to ~ After
another fight the bill was amended so as
to exempt wholesalers and make level IL
cense OF 800 and then engrossed In the AZ
ternoon the house took up the consideration
Of the general appropriation bill in committee
OF the whole, and show u disposition 10 tear 1t
up at numerous points
INDIANAPoLIs Ind. Feb % -SESATE-The
senate spent the morning upon bills upon
third re aiding passing couple OF minor HOUSE
bills Ii passed Senator Stroup's bill rel ating
TO the disposition OF real estate and volun-
tary assignments and a senate Dill providing
for the expenses OF commission that hxed
the Green River island boundary line be-
tween kentucky and Indiana. The senate
passed joint resolution orig mating in the
senate for an amendment to the constitution,
so that the legislature can fix the qualiflca-
tons OF lawyers In the afternoon the senate
passed two caucus measures from the house
and they go to the governor One OF these
is for the management OF the prison north
restoring the appointment Of the directors
20 the governor and the other is the
bill placing the appointment OF the
state house engineer in the hands OF the gov
e-nor Tho house bill relieving the trustees
o, towns OF less than $50 inhabitants from
the necessity OF organizing school boards was
pissed. the senate bill By Senator
Hawkins requiring notice to the owner OF a
building before lien for material furnished
a contractor can hold
HousE-lhe house worked all the morning
In committee OF the whole upon the general
appropriation bill 1t Topped OF little in
creases in the state departments. amounting
ali told To SEQ ana made other little increases
amounting TO g.. zoe spe ading great deal o.
time arguing upon the variour items The
bill stood the test on the benevolent
Institutions fairly well. though the Easterr
Il -a4ts ~
per year and the knightstown home got Q
raise OF a. 600 per year There was dcs per-
ate fight 10 raise the maintenance Of the pris-
on north. but IL failed close vote
At the might session the house resumed
woxJg on the appropriation bill. but increases
TO the amount OF III SOD were voted for the
northern prison In a few minutes by combin
I alton OF the prison committees withthe demo.
/ cratic members, and at the request Of tho
/ chairman OF the ways ana means committee
\ further consideration OF the bill was post
ponci until morning
! IspIASAPoLIs Ind. March a--But little
business OF importance was transacted in
the Legislature Monday. The senate passed
the bill authorizing fhe attorney general &c
bring suit against the Vancaia railroad for 0
sum estimated at $1,000. 600 said to be due the
state. The bill had already passed the
house.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind March 3-The only
Temperance measure that is likely to get
through this session. the Nicholson bill &c
abolish quart shops" passed the house by
an overwhelming majority Tuesday morn.
ing. The bill regulating the practice
| Of medicine also passed b. heavy vote.
with no speechmlkng gainst IL The
| Jones colored school bill having been
amended so that IL Will not abolish colored
schools. passed The following minor
| bills passed the house: Senator Hogate's bill
| providing for the formation Of farmers mu-
pulsory education bill. providing for /.
weeks OF schooling each year for children
from to IL years. the bin permitting elec-
tion commissioners TO use voting machine az
their discretion. Tue Peckinpaugh building
and loan bill. which had passed the house
was passed By the senate amended so as &c
conform to the senate bin already passed The
house labor arbitration bill passed The SEN
ate also passed the anti-cgarette bill which
had passed the house. prohibiting the sale
OF cigarettes TO minors, and Saying
nothing about other forms Of tobacco
BY narrow vote Senator Hav-
kins bill permitting railroad companies e
lease their property and franc Uses pas sed thu
senate In the afternoon the senate passeS
the general pharmacy bill thus finally enact
inc into ltw II also passed the VAR specia
verdict bill as il came from the house.
AT Huntington thieves stole n Bap
tlSO HllitAstcT . bdpliZiub buiN anu biicN
to sell it for fishing suit.
Ex-CITY TREASURER HARGRovE, O
Huntington, was 81. 200 short wher
he turned over the office to his sue
cessor.
THE National Tin Plate Co. com
posed of Indiana capitalists. will cree
a mammoth plant at Pittsburgh, Pa.
CHAs. BAUER OF Terre Haute, is ne
gotiating for the purchase of numbe
OF the leading hotels in the state, in
GLIDING the Dennison house, of In
dianapolis
FIFTY molders employed in tn
American carbon factory, Noblesville
went on a strike because the compan,
} would not furnish them frst-clas
tools to work with.
TBE Blue Ribbon Temperance &C
ciety, of Connersville. with member
ship of 1000, cele brated its eighth an
} niversary.
} The Indianapolis city council ha
authorized the issue OF $3.50, 900 munic
v~~l hNrAs thu vu~~nu - M Il