The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-02-16

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mission was up for second reading. The
House refused to approve the recon-
inendation of the committee on criminal
code that the law on provoke be repealed.
| In the Senate the Newhouse bill for a
southeastern hospital for the insane was
up on second reading and as a special
order. Senator Kimbrough introduced a
bill to establish State workhouse for
women at the women's prison. and to re-
qulre separation of women from men in
Jails. An amendment to Senator Wick
wires inheritance tax bill was adopted
under which requests to religious, educa-
uonal and charitable institutions are ex-
empted. The bill to give public library
commission permanent room in the
state House was passed.
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| The criminal code was still on second
reading in the House Tuesday. An
amendment offered by Mr.. Condo Grant
county, to abolish capital punishment was
| defeated, after long debate. Mr.. Leg
ler's amendment to strike out the, section
which prohibits Sunday baseball for pay
was defeated, but Mr.. Ruick will still
push his separase hill to accomplish that
purpose. In the Senate the Milburn bill
to prevent frequent revision of school
books passed. less stringent than Bat
man bill. passed by the House. Stricler
introduced a bill to place candidates for
Congress on the State instead of the
county ballots. Talcott introduced bill
defining delinquent children and provid-
ing punishment, by the juvenile court, of
adults that cause the delinquency. Pur-
Vance bill for State institution for cpl
leptics passed late Monday afternoon.
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In the Senate Wednesday the Hugg
bill was passed to allow aliens to hold
$40 acres of land. and legalizing certain
titles now defective. Report in favor of
bill to put candidates for Congress on
State instead of county ballots was
adopted. Committee on banks reported
substitute bill to regulate private banks
drawn by private bankers. Bill to pun
ish vote buyers instead of sellers and bill
to reduce amount that may be voted as
railroad subsidies were killed. In the
House Auble introduced a bill for the
sale of nominations for county and town
ship offices to the bidder willing to serve
the public for the least amount of money
The morals committee reported unani-
mously in favor of Senator Parks anti
cigarette BILL
In the Senate Thursday Senator Far
ber's bill to repeal the law allowing the
voting of railroad subsidies was killed.
several Senators making strong speeches
in favor of subsidies. The railroad COM
mission bill, up on second reading, caused
hours of debate over amendments. In
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increase salaries of County Commission
ers in every county. The Mountz bill
against freight trains of over fifty cars
was killed. The committee on rights
and privileges reported on Boyd's mar
riage bill, substituting Senator Smiths
bill, but striking out of the latter the
provision for a ten days notice by banns
in a church or by notice in a newspaper
that application will be made for license.
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In the House Friday the ways and
means committee reported favorably on
bill to increase the State school tax
levy, amended so as 20 provide for an
increase of three-fifths of cent on ev-
cry 500. Constitutional rules were sus-
pended and the bill was passed by a
unanimous vote. The committee on roads |
reported favorably Crumpacker's auto
mobile bill, amended so as 70 conform
to the Veneer bill as originally reported |
to the House. The codification bill on |
eminent domain was again reported for
passage with amendments. The CURL |
bill to regulate legal procedure in cases
OF liability of common carriers was pass
ed. The ways and means committee re- |
ported for passage the Senate bill to |
establish southeastern hospital for the |
insane. In the Senate Senator Lyons
offered motion to substitute a bill which |
would place an osteopath on the State
board of medical examination and regis |
tration. The matter went over until Mon |
day. The Democrats went on record |
against the bill to legalize the acts of |
the State tax board in increasing land
valuations. The Roemler divorce bill, ND |
as a special order, was amended.
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Both branches held Saturday fore
noon sessions and adjourned the Senate /
to meet at 10 o'clock Monday, and the
House at 1O:45. In the House Senator
Milburns bill giving attorneys a lien
for their fees, was killed by striking out
the enacting clause The bill under
which Masonic Temple will be built in
indianapolis was passed. Committee re-
ported against Mountz bill to require for
mula of patent medicines ON wrappers.
In the Senate, on reconsideration of the
railroad commission bill. salaries of 81.
900 a year for commissioners were re-
stored, and amendments were made to
secure constitutionality of appeals to the
Appellate Court The Kittinger bill
was passed, increasing salaries of officers
and patrolmen in all the metropolitan
police cities of Indiana. The Koehne
weekly wage payment bill was advanced
to engrossment.