Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1905 — INDIANA LAWMAKERS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA LAWMAKERS.

In the House Monday the bill on criminal code drawn by the codification commission was up for second reading. The House refused to approve the recommendation of the committee on criminal code that the law on provoke tie repeated. In the Senate the Newhouse lull for—a southeastern hospital for the insane was up on second reading ami ns a special order. Senator Kimbrough introduced a Dill to establish a State workhouse for women at the women's prison, and to require separation of women from men in jails. An amendment to Senator Wickwire’s Inheritance tax bill was ndopted under which bequests to religions, educational and charitable institutions are exempted. The Dill to give public library commission a permanent, room in the State House was passed. The criminal code was stiff on second reading in the House Tuesday. An amendment offered by Mr. Condo (Grant county) to abolish capital punishment was defeated, after a long debate. Mr. Legler’s amendment to strike out tho section which prohibits Sunday baseball for pay was defeated, but Air. Ruick will still push Dis separate Dill to accomplish that purpose. In the Senate the Alilbufn hill to prevent frequent revision of school books passed, less stringent than Batman hill, passed by the House. Strieler introduced n bill to place candidates for Congress on the State instead of the county ballots. Talcott introduced a .bill defining delinquent?children and providing punishment, by the juvenile court, of adults that, cause the delinquency. Purviance hill for State institution for epileptics passed late Monday afternoon. In the Senate... Wednesday. Ihe Hugg fail was passed to allow aliens to Fold 040 acres of land, and legalizing certain titles now defective. Report in favor of hill to put candidates for Congress on State instead of county ballots was adopted. Committee on banks reported substitute hill to regulate private banks drawn by private bankers. Bill to punish vote buyers instead of sellers and bill to reduce amount that may be voted as railroad subsidies were killed. In the House Auhle introduced a bill for the sale of nominations for county and township offices to the bidder willing to serve the public for the least amount of money. The morals committee reported unanimously in favor of Senator Parks’ antieigarette bill.

In the Senate Thursday Senator Farber’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 commission hill, up on second reading, caused hours of debate over amendments. In. the House Shively introduced a Dill to increase salaries of County Commissioners in every county. Tlio Mountz bill against freight trains-of over fifty cars was .killed. The committee on rights and privileges reported on Boyd's marriage bill, substituting Senator Smith’s bill, but striking out of the latter the provision for a ten days’ notice by banns in a churejj or Dy notice in a newspaper that application will lie made for license.