Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1891 — INDIANA LEGISLATURE. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

The following bills were introduced in tho Senate, January 26: Amending the gravelroad law; amending an act relative to the distribution of docedcnts' estates;prohibiting other than relatives or those having official authority from visiting certain wards in tho insane asylums: also, making It dis- ‘ crotionarv with the Superintendents of such asylums whether visitors shall bo admitted to any of the wards; providing for surveys for and improvements of drains; amending an act governing the construction of street railways; providing for tho distribution of an excess of funds assessed and collected for the construction of free gravol roads. Committee on Roads. Also: To provide for tho transfer of insane convicts from tho State prisons or reformatory institutions to the insane asylunys; protecting domestic animals, and to proviso for the registration of dogs: making* the gravol roads within tho corporate limits of cities borderod by lands used for agricultural purposes a part of the free gruvelroad system of the county: legalizing conveyances made by trustees of estates to 1 creditors. The House passed a resolution refusing to appropriate money for a World's Fair exhibit as long as there is a probability of the election bill becoming a law. In tho Scnato, January 27, a bill prohibiting tho use of natural gas In flambeaus was ordered engrossed. Tho entire aftornooft was devoted to a discussion of the concurrent resolution passed by the House withholding appropriations for tho World's Fuir until tho United States Sonato lias disposed of tho force bill. The resolution was adopted by a strict party vote. .» In the House there was a favorable report from the Judiciary Committee on Mr.. Gleasner's bill for the regulation of insanity Inquests, und the care of those thus adjudged insano, and the bill was ordered engrossed. Other bills, coming from this committee, wero disposed of as indicated : Mr. llaker's, concerning grand and petit juries, indefinitely postponed: Mr. Smith's, regarding vaoaueles in the offices of Justice of tho Peace, indefinitely postponed, Mr. Linomuth, amending tho law regarding chttngos of venue, engrossed. The Senate, Juuuary 28, passed the following bills: Abolishing the office of State Mine Inspector and creating the office of State Inspector of Mines; requiring manufacturing and mercantile establishments to furnish chairs for their women and girl employes when tho latter are not engaged at thoir work: requiring corporations to pay their employes every two wooks and ptfohibiting too use of scrip; reducing tho rate of interest on school-fund loans from 8 .per cent, to 0: providing for rooording in its pendents record orders of court affecting tho disposition of real estate; providing that constables may arrest horse-thlevos Without warrant and hold them until a warrant can bo procured. A largo number of urilmporfant bills wore passed by the House and a few now ones introduced. The following bills were passed by tho Senato, Jan, 29: Legalizing tho acts of deputy county officials under age; defining i;npo and providing penalties; making decisions of the Supreme Court evidence In certain cases; making more spoeiflc tho provisions of tho Barret law for tho Improvement of streets and alleys and eonst.ruetion of sewews; giving town trustees tho same authority In the matter of making street improvements as that possessed by township trustees and road supervisors; legalizing .'the incorporation of Leavenworth, Crawford County. The following bills were read a third time and passed: In tho House. Amending tho law relating to mortgages so as to allow but fifteen days to record mortgages after they are made. The present law ulloWs forty-five days to make such record. Abolishing the office of State Inspector of Oils and, erouting the office of State Supervisor of Oil Inspection; enabling oitles and incorporated towns to license junk dealers, pawnbrokers and second hand dealers; to require thorn to keep registers of all pawns, purchases and exchanges, which registers shall be open at all times to the authorities, and making it unlawful for such dealers to buy, exchange 05 accept from persons under 18 jjeurs of nge any articles or pawns except upon' a written order from parents, This bill is designed to put a stop to petty thieving. Amending the act relating to the Plaiuflold Reformatory.In tho Honate, Jun, SO, memorial from Farmer's Alliance and various labor organizations, usklng for a number of reforms, among them being tho passage of a fee and salary bill, and the enuetment of u law taxing corporations to increase the State Revenue. Rills wore introduced amending the Grubbs libel law. making Prosecuting Attorneys ex-ollieio members of Bourds of County Commissioners. Tho Judiciary Committee reported favorable on a bill providing for tho employment of five amanuenses by tho Judges ol the Supreme Court. Adjourned till Monday at 11 a. m. In tho House, apportionment bills introduced. Chicago "pot hunters" to be excluded from the Kankakee regions. Adjourned till Monday, 2 p. m.