Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1891 — INDIANA LEGISLATURE. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

No business of importance was transacted in either branch of the Legislature, Feb. 28. There was a wrangle In tho Sehate over tho suburban railroad bill, and the Houso passed a few bills to a third reading. In the Senate, Mar. 2, the majority report on Indianapolis’ charter was defeated and restored to Its normal condition; Barnes-Loveland contest decided in favor of Loveland. The following bills were passed: Providing lor the turning of the proceeds of the sale of lands belonging to the State into the school fund; appropriating $45,525.02 foe the completion and equipment of tho Southern Hospital for the Insane; enabling the Chicago Stocksyard Company to acquire property, etc., in Lake County for the operation of its business. In the House—Appropriation bill considered in committee of tho whole; investigating committee on Richmond asylum reported. The following, bills were passed: Authorizing Marlon* County toissue $150,000 bonds to build a now jail; requiring corporations and associations, firms and persons engaged in mining and manufacturing to pay their employes once every two weeks; to prevent and) punish fraudulent entries in horse-races; amending tho Barrett law; prohibiting agents from placing insurance in oompanies not authorized by law to do business in this State, and providing that if insurance is so placed, and the companies in question fail to pay losses, the insured may recover from tho agon ts who placed tho insurance; amending an act relating to decedents’ ostates by providing that tho husband can either take one-third of Ills deceased wife’s estate or what tho will gives him; empowering tho trustees of tlio Schocl for Feebleminded Youth to fix the salaries of superintendent, principal and matron at not more than $1,500, $750, and S6OO, respectively, and providing that no child over sixteen years old shall bo received as a ward of tho institution; creating boards of trustees of firemen’s pension funds in all cities having paid lire departments; applying the provisions of tho Barrett law to the construction of drains; exempting Union soldiers and sailors from working on tho public highways. In the Senate, March 8, tho following was passed: The City Charter bill for Indianapolis, practically as it eatne from the House; fee and salary legislative apportionment; substitute for Inman liability bill. House—Amendments to charter bill concurred in. BUI to raise State levy from 12 to 18 cents passed. Torre Haute metropolitan police bill passed over Governor’s veto. World’s Fair appropriation cut down to $45,000. In the Senate March 4, bills passed appropriating $57,000 for Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home; amonding election law so as to permit use of pasters; providing for the industrial education of the deaf and dumb, blind and feeble-minded by teachers and abolishing present contract system. House—Two-cent railroad fare bill passed. Resolution compelling tempercnce committee to report, adopted. Constitutional amendments all right. Fee and salary bill in conference. In tho Senate March 5, tho law exempting lots of more than five acres from city taxation repealed. Bills passed, appropriating $20,000 to complote tho soldiers’ monument;also,levy of % centon each SIOO worth of taxablo property; for additional levy of 6 Conti tot support of benevolent institutions; legislative and congressional apportionment bills passed over the Governor's veto. House -rr- Congressional apportionment bill passed; also legislative apportionment bill over Governor’s veto. Appropriation ready to go through. Fee and salary bill agreed tp by both houses March 6. Senate —The Kelley railroad insurance bill again fails because of lack of constitutional majority, several members dodging the vote; appropriation of $17,500 for Deaf and Dumb Asylum; bills passed authorizing special levy for establishing Industrial school in Indianapolis; making it a penitentiary offense for officers of banks to accept deposits when such banks are known by them to bo insolvent; non-concurred in action of the House in reducing world’s fair appropriation to $45,000. House— World’s fair appropriation bills passed; also congressional apportionment bill over Governor’s veto