Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1881 — INDIANA LEGISLATURE. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

Indianapolis, April B.—The oon- | stitutiou suffered a severe onslaught | ment providing that women may vote [at all elections, which passed the house yesterday, befrtg taken upend passed undet; a suspension of the rules by the following vote: Ayes—Brown, | Bundy, Comstock, fHms, Garrigus, Graham, GrUfetK, IflPfi’ Henry, Hoetetter, Hutchinson, Kahlo, Keyser, Langdon, Leeper, Lockridge,Menziee, Owen, Ristine, Say he, Shanfer, Smith, Spann, Van Voorii* White, Wilson, and Yancey—27. Nays—Bell, Benzs, , Bichowsky, Briscoe, Cnapman, Compton, Davidson, Foster/Tiefron, Kramer, Majors. Marvin, Rahm, Taylor, „ Urmston, Viche, Voyles, and Wood —lB.

I The proposed prohibitory am end- | ment was also passed by the followldg I vote: Ayes—Bundy, Brown, Caffrey, I Comstock, Davidson, Davis, Garrigur. Graham, Qtm*r Wmb Beiry, Hos tetter, Kahto. Keyser, Langdon, Lockridge, Marvin, Owen, Riatine, j Sayre, Shaffer, Smith, Spann, White, | Wilson and Yancey—-26. ‘Nays—-Bell Ben*. Bichowsky, Briscoe, Chapman, Compton, Foster, Hart Hutchison, KramVi Leeper, Major, Menzies Rohm, Taylor, Van- Voorhis, -Viche, I Voyles, and Mr. Brown. [ pefore the Vote was put, stated he dia [not wish to be an obstructionist in the way of the temperance people, and would therefore vote in favor of submitting the matter to the people, although he was confident s would set the cause of tempgEMmft. back .nearly five years. .- The resolutions proposing as amendments extending the regular sessions i of the legislature to one hundred days, | and limiting special session* to 30,and amending section on© and two nf article six so that the officers now elected for two years shall, be elected for four and be ineligible to eleetiou within a period of eight years after their terms Bbail expire, were also passed. C •

The following •hills were passed: Authorizing the formation of property insurance companies to do business in three contiguous - counties/ and con - cerning bridges over strekfris forming county boundary lines, , * The house passed the following bills : Defining the duties of the adjutant general; authorizing fKe renXyal of drifts from streams; providing that prosecuting attorneys of criminal courts; giving city marshals the same powers and fees as constables; the re~ concerning corporations authorizing the appointment of 4 commissioner of claims against the state; providing for a bureau of statistics:* concerning the carrying of freight and baggage by common carriers. Indianapolis, April 9 —The bill concerning proceeding In crlininal cases was passed by the senate to-day, after which consideration of the pub lie offence bIU was resumed. The minimum fine for selling intoxicating liquors to an intoxicated person was reduced from fifty to.five dollars, and the provisions imposing a fine and imprisonment for being found, drunk in a public place were stricken out.

In the house the senate bill making eleven pounds of sorghum molasses a gallon was passed; also the following house bills: To prohibit the sale of drugs; to provide for the election by the general assembly of one president mid trustees tor the government of the benevolent institutions of the state—yeas 46, nays 30; to enable towns and cities to surrender or disannex a portion of their corporation limits; tQ /.ItJto anrf towns of, 4,500 and over to construct and maintain - water works; te separate the manufacture and sale or commercial fertilisers; to authorise a levy of ten mills on each SI,OOO for every ten miles to con- - struct and repair free gravel roads.' The bill touching the government of the benvoleut institutions contemplates patting the management of these institutions in the hands of the dominant political party, and gives the governor the appointing power. It has an emergency clause. Indianapolis, April 11.—Thtsen*t* t**woa*d consideration of the public offenses bill-thls morning, adding a section providing for the disfranchisement 0 1 convicts in prison or jail during the period of such imprisonment, imposing a fine of from fifty to five hundred dollars for attendance at prize fights, and psaaosibing severe penalties for the sale of diseased meats or other Impure articles of food or drink. The report of thp special committee on the section permitting pool selling at horse races Was rejected. The bUI authorizing cities and town to disannex territory from corporate' imits was passed. • The house spent the day in discussing what bills should have precedence and in considering the report of the committee on revision of the decedents’ estates bill. , The report of the conference committee on the general appropriation Mil was made to-day. The house conOttrß in fixing the salary of thfe adjjuand documents; appropriating ST6O for thft state auditor** expenses; and making the salaries of prosecuting attorneys s76#; appropriating S6OO ** tePMrs of the legislative halls foe the next general assembly; increasing tfre maintenance of the appropriation fia»snßiWS*dßsF senate receded from its allowances for repairs from its amendment relative to the state normal school.

Indian APOLMr April If .—Although so near the end of the session, the legislature did little of consequence today. The senate wrangle* the whole forenoon over time fee and salary bill, the Democrats opposing its consideration and the Republicans insfetinn that some action be taken Upon the bsl- Several Republicans, however, among them Senators Spann an* Henry, are opposed to the Mil in its present shape as being unjust to the smaller counties. The bill was finally ordered engrossed flihds the special order for to morrow morning, bat the impression' prevails that no fee and salary bill Will be passed at the present session.

The house passed bills to enoourage the improvement of live stoek by repolities to the amount of damagu to be paid In case of fire. The conference committee’s report on the general appropriation bill was concurred in, except the item teflrsmidg tha appropriation for proseenting attorneys to STOO, the house adhering tothe action Would be work would tohid? Shape % St