The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-09

monument TO OHyer L. Morton IN the
State House yard was advanced to third
reading after amendment to allow public
contributions. The anti-cigarette bill
was also advanced to third reading. Sem
ator Moore introduced q bill for board
OF ire insurance commissioners with
power to fix insurance rates. The bill
amending the indianapolis Juvenile court
law was passed. Bill to prohibit the use
| OF live pigeons at shooting contests was
passed. In the House the Batman BILL
prohibiting revision in school text books
oftener than each ten years, instead of
each five years, was advanced to third
reading, after long debate. Cotton II.
McIsaacs, representative of Lewis and
CLARK exposition. Portland, Ore, asked
the State to appropriate funds for an
exhibit.
In the Senate Tuesday the bill appro-
priating S35, 900 for Morton monument in
State House yard was passed. Many pc
titions fevoring bill for two-year remon-
STRANGE against saloons were presented
before the Moore bill came up as special
order. The Roemler divorce bill was re-
ported favorably with amendments. The
hnance committees report in favor of a
State village for epileptics was adopted.
In the House thirty-seven bills were in
! troduced. McGonagle introduced a bill
TO permit county commissioners to en-
ploy accountants to investigate county
Officers books, on petition of thirty prop
! erty owners Beals introduced bill to
remove limitation of $4,000 as maxi
mum damages that may be paid for
death By accident. Petitions were pre-
scented against State Auditor Sherrick's
tax ferret bill. The ways and means
committee reported favorably Springer's
bill for southeastern hospital for the in
sane.
In the Senate Wednesday the Moore
bill to place the burden on the applicant
for a liquor license to disprove the gem
uineness of names on a remonstrance was
Killed by close vote. Stephenson in
troduced bill requiring people and
Judge and prosecutor to be notified be-
fore prisoner is paroled. Hendee in-
troduced bill to repeal the law which
prevents wife from going security.
Roemler's bill to allow State prison con-
vlcts to cultivate State lands near Mich
igan City was passed. In the House the
Reyes bill for the election of county
school superintendent by popular vote
was killed. Ruick introduced bill to
repeal law against Sunday baseball,
which he will support in place of bill to
allow Sunday baseball from 2 to 6 p. N.
Legler introduced a bill for crematories
in indianapolis and Evansville. Bosom
introduced a new railroad commission
bill. The library committee submitted
divided report on Ballard bill to abolish
library commission, the majority being
for the bill.
The Senate on Thursday passed the
Moore bill amending the liquor laws by
providing that remonstrance filed by a
majority Of the voters of a ward or
township against a particular license be-
ing issued shall apply against that per-
son for two years. The Wood garnishee
bills were reported unfavorably. One
was killed and one is to be printed. The
Barcus bill on primary elections was a
special order in the afternoon. In the
House the Batman bill for school book
| revision not oftener than once in ten
years was passed. The ways and means
committee reported against bills for
monuments in Civil War battlefelds.
Agar introduced bill to abolish the codi-
fication commission. The Veneer auto
mobile bill was a special order in the
afternoon.
The CURL bill was the special order
for 10 o'clock Friday in the House. but
on motion Of Mr.. CURL it was postponed
until the next Thursday, and the Moore
Senate bill, which reached the House
will have precedence. Scores of petitions
for and against temperance legislation
were sent up by members, the greater
number by far being for legislation. A
bill was introduced for a life sentence for
habitual criminals. In the Senate the
Farber bill. to repeal the law allowing
railroad subsidies to be voted was adj
vanced to second reading, although a
majority Of Senators seemed to be of
opinion that people should have the right
to vote subsidies if they choose. Hugg's
bill against docking horses tails was adj
vanced to third reading. The Purviance
bill for epileptics' institution and Roem-
Ter divorce and Smith marriage bills were
all advanced to third reading.
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Both houses adjourned at noon sat
urday till Monday. In the Senate the
Hugg bill prohibiting docking of horses
tails was passed. The Purviance bill for
village of epileptics was made special
order Cor Monday at 2 p. m. The rail-
road committee reported in favor of the
Parks bill (amended) reducing limit to
railroad subsidies from 2 per cent to 1
per cent was adopted A favorable re-
port was made on the codiication bill on
eminent domain. In the House the
Springer bill for the Southeastern Hes
pital for Insane was advanced to en-
grossment without amendment. The
Parks stringent anti-cigarette bill, pass
ed in the Senate, reached the House. The
morals committee reported favorably oil
the Moore Senate bill, making saloon re-
monst.ances effective two years. The
criminal code bill was made g special or
der for Monday at 1870 a. m.
Bills Passed-Seuate.