The Indianapolis journal., 1903-02-04

Senate bill No. S. by Mr. Gard, should
pass. The bill provides basis on which
the salaries of county officers shall be paid.
and as amended by the committee on fees
In the salary OF practically every county
officer in the State.
The other bills favorably reported were
Senator Stricklers bill legalizing the incor-
poration OF the town of SwayZee. in Grant
county; Senator Thompson's bill amending
the act relating to bank stocks. promissory
notes, ETC.; Senator Harrisons bill liking
the competency of witnesses in certain
cases: Senator Barlow's bill providing for
the construction and repair of fish ladders
and prescribing the duties Of the fish COM
Senator Goodwines bill to separate the
Woman's Prison and the Indiana Industrial
School for Girls; Senator Layman's bill to
reimburse the Twenty-seventh Indiana
Regimental Association; Senator Fleming's
Dill providing method for the separation
of persons whose religion forbids them Sc
curing divorce: Senator Powells bill
amending the drainage laws: Senator
Gochenours amendment to the drainage
laws; Senator Powell's bill prescribing ad-
dltional duties of county commissioners in
the construction of drains, and House bill
No. 81. by Mr. Muir.
The Senate amused itself by killing a
number of bills. The following measures
were indefinitely postponed: Senator Mil
burns bill fixing the punishment for public
offenses; Senator Gibson's bill amending
the act relating to the convening and ad-
sons bill TO establish a commission to
codify the statute laws of the State relat-
ing to corporations, combinations and
trusts: Senator Conlogue's bill repeating
the truant officer act: Senator Barlow's
bill concerning the jurisdiction of courts
in suits against certain corporations; Sem
ator Barcus's bill amending the act con-
corning the education of children and Sem
ator LAWYERS bill establishing police
judges in cities of over 1900 population
not otherwise provided for.
BILLS ADVANCED.
The following bills were placed by the
Senate on second reading: Senator Glib
sons bill providing for the transfer of
public property by trustees; Senator For
tunes bill to amend the act concerning
voluntary associations; Senator Hendee's
bill providing for the publication of the
annual reports of receipts and expenditures
of township trustees; Senator Johnston's
amended bill fixing the punishment for
criminal assault; Senator Fortunes bill to
establish commission to ascertain the po-
sition OF Indiana troops at the battle of
and during the campaign of Vicksburg; SEN
ator Woods bill to regulate the descent
of real estate and personal property in
certain cases; Senator Dausmans amend
ment 10 the act concerning the organization
and Incorporation of insurance companies:
and Senator Woods bill to authorize boards
OF county commissioners to relinuuish
trusts created by deeds or wills where
boards named as trustees for the pur-
pose of establishing and maintaining homes
for INDECENT women and poor and orphan
children. These bills were ordered en-
crossed.
The following House bills were received
and referred to the proper committees:
No. 81, No. 9S, No. 100, No. III No las
No. Isl, No. 152. No. 195. No. 201 and No. q.