WORK FOR COMMITTEES.
The following described House bills were read the first time and referred to appropriate Committees:
The bill [H. R. 39] relating to the purchase of rail and other roads; [H. R. 61] concerning Telephone Companies; [H. R. 59] to authorize the sale of certain State roads; [H. R. 34] for a Police Judge in Indianapolis; [H. R. 107] to establish a Superior Court in Vanderburgh County; [H. R, 132] to authorize Auditor of Dearborn County to report; [H. R. 32] to define cruelty to animals; [H. R. 66] to legalize bonds of chancery; [H. R. 71] for speedy publication of laws containing emergency clauses; [H. R. 105] Justices of the Peace to pay over fines to County Treasurer; [H. R. 119] concerning voluntary Associations; [H. R. 123] to legalize elections in Brookston; [H. R. 91] to allow aliens to hold real estate.
page: 180[View Page 180]By Mr. MENZIES, for the Revision Committee [S. 288]: For the protection of private fish-ponds and fish preserves.
By Mr. BELL [S. 289]: To amend Section 11 of the stree, alley and highway act of March 17, 1875. [It changes the existing laws so as to authorize cities to collect benefits assessed for opening streets, as delinquent taxes are collected instead of by precept.]
By Mr. BELL [S. 290]: To amend Sections 20 and 61 of the general city repeal incorporation law of March 14, 1867. [So that they may levy and collect road labor tax instead of having it worked out on the streets. Also, reducing the price of keeping city prisoners to forty cents per day, the same as is now paid for County prisoners.]
By Mr. CHAPMAN [S. 291]: To repeal the act authorizing railroad aid by Counties and Townships of May 12, 1869, and acts supplementary thereto.
By Mr. COFFEY [S. 292]: To legalize the election of officers of Jonesville.
By Mr. GRAHAM [S. 293]: To amend Section 19 of the liquor law of November 17, 1875. [So as to give Justices power to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses the same as a Grand Jury to testify as to violations of the liquor law.]
By Mr. GRUBBS [S. 294]: To amend the Sunday law by providing that any deed, note, contract or other obligation in writing executed on Sunday, shall have the same validity as if executed on any other day than Sunday. [Its purpose is to meet the decision of the Supreme Court, that such an obligation in the hands of an innocent holder is void, if executed onSunday, though it may be dated as of a secular day.]
By Mr. LEEPER [S. 295]: Concerning County Boards of Education. [It takes from the County Boards of Education the Chairman of School Trustees of such cities and towns as are not under the supervision of the County Superintendent, so as to harmonize the law with Senate bill No. 52. Also, except incorporated towns from theu provisions of the law relative to change of text-books.]
By Mr. TRAYLOR [S. 296]: To amend Section 32 of the fee and salary act of March 31, 1859, fees of Township Trustee.
By Mr. WHITE [S. 297]: Concerning common schools. [County Superintendent to be appointed by County Commissioners.]
And then the Senate adjourned.
