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BILLS INTRODUCED.
A number of bills were introduced during
the morning. Among the first was Mr..
Rogers's antitrust bill. synopsis of
which was given in the Journal yesterday
morning. The bill went to the commit
tee on corporations. Representative Car
michael, of Delaware county, introduced
Dill amending the divorce laws of the State.
winch caused considerable comment The
Dill Is drafted after the style of the New
YORK divorce law, ii is said. 1t provides
tnat divorces can only be procured on the
grounds of adultery and that ii must be
SHOWN that the parties to the suit have not
been guilty of conspiracy in order to
make II appear that there are grounds for
the charge. The bill also provides that
only the innocent party in cases OF this
Kind may marry again. The measure also
provides for legal separation without d.
vorce on certain grounds, and there Is a
provision for the annullment of marriage
contracts.
Mr.. Burrier, of Grant county, introduced
q bill requiring election clerks to qualify
the same election inspectors. The law
provides that an election inspector shall
show that he is not related TO any of the
candidates. Mr.. Burrier was the ticket
at the last election and says that no less
than eight of the clerks were his cousins.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
Mr.. Scott. of Montgomery county, intro
duced a bill which might be construed as
temperance legislation" The bill was pre-
sented at the request of some of Mr.. SCOTS
acquaintance in Montgomery county 1t
provides the manner in which liquor IL
censes may be issued by county commits
stoners. Under this measure the commits
sioners cannot issue liquor license unless
the applicant brings petition signed by
a majority of the voters in his ward or
township. This bill would do away with
the remonstrance feature.
More bills designed TO protect the fish
IN the waters of the State were introduced.
III is understood that after all of the differ
ent bills of this character have been SUBJ
mitted In both houses the authors of the
measures will get together and formulate
ahotner measure that will embrace the best
points OF all the bills introduced.
Mr. hirkman's measure, changing the
time OF holding court in Wayne county,
was introduced and passed under a sus-
pension of rules.
House bill No. I was received from the
Serate with an amendment. This is the
bill appropriating sl05.OOO to pay the ex-
penses of the Legislature. AS the bill was
passed by the House, it provided that no
employe Of either house should receive COM
pensation for extra services. The Senate
passed II with the amendment that no en-
ploye should receive extra pay, except by
resolution in the house in which it was
sought TO pay extra compensation. Rep
resentative King moved that the Senate's
n.
was seconded by Mr.. Neal The motion
prevailed. and the speaker appointed Rep
resentatives King. Neal and James con-
ference committee to consider the matter
with like committee In the Senate.
MESSAGE FROM GOVERNOR.
While the House was engaged in listening
to the reading of bills, a message was re-
ceived from Governor Durbin announcing
| the death of Ex-Governor Mount, and sug-
! costing that the House take suitable ac-
ton. Later Mr.. Scott offered a resolution
providing for the appointment of a commit
| tee to- draft resolutions touching the death
| of Ex-Governor Mount and to select suit
| able decorations for the house. Speaker
| Artman appointed Mr.. Scott Mr.. Suites
man, Mr.. King, Mr.. Gauntt, Mr.. Reser,
Mr.. James, Mr.. Waugh and Mr.. Murphy
| on this committee.
Mr.. Bonham took up the matter of print
| ing the legislative bills, the question hav-
| ing been agitated by members of the Typo
| graphical Union. Last week the House de-
| cided to have the bills printed eight by
| eleven inches in size this being the size
| of the bills in the National Congress. Mem
bers of the Typographical Union complained
| that this was a smaller size than was
usually adopted, and they said it would
| deprive about ten people of employment.
! Mr.. Bonham suggested that the bills be
| printed the usual size. Speaker Altman
said he had been visited by a delegation
| representing organized labor and that he
had talked with the state printer about the
| matter. He said that If the House had no
| objections, the old size would prevail and
no one would be thrown out of work. The
| House made no objection.
GRAND JURY WORK.
Among the bills introduced during the
morning was one by Representative Gauntt
providing that the members Of grand juries
must vote unanimously before an indict-
| ment can be returned. AS the law now
stands, the majority of the members of a
| Jury may return an indictment. The bill
| further provides that all felonies shall be
| proceeded against by Indictment Another
| bill introduced was in the interests of the
| Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers. 1t
was presented by Mr.. Van Fleet. 1t re-
uuires railroad corporations to place pilots
on the rear of engines that run backward
| any considerable distance and to place
| lanterns at the rear when running back
ward at night. The bill also says that To-
connective boilers shall be inspected every
six months and that no locomotive shall
carry more that 40 pounds of pressure to
| the square inch.
Representative Louttit, of the minority.
sent up a bill which provides that feeble
| minded women of collaborating age be
| admitted to the Institution for Feeble
] minded at Fort Wayne.
! At IL 80 o'clock Representative Whitcomh
| offered a motion to the effect that the
House adjourn as a mark of respect to the
| late Ex-Governor Mount The motion pre-
/ vailed. and the members will meet again at
| o'clock this morning.