Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-12-31
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

And, on motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, December IS, 1876.
| The House met
Petitions presented by Messrs Osborn and Harlan,
and referred without reading.
Reports from Standing Committees.
Mr. Meredith from the committee roads, reported back
the bill requiring spectators to road tax equal to
actual Settlers and recommending its indefinite poponement
Mr. Saned moved to refuse to concur in the report Of
the committee and that the bill be laid the tables agreed
Also the bill in relation to supervisors keeping open high
ways, &c, recommending its indefinite pOstPOnement
On motion Of Mr. Thompson, the bill was laid on the
Mr. Hail. the bill in relation the supervisors Of Hunt
ingion county passed to third reading.
MIR Dean, bill 10 locate State road in Huntington,
Wells, and Adams read first time.
Mr. Watts from the committee benevolent and scientific
Institutions reported bill 10 establish institution the
education Of the blind laid on the table, and two hundred
copies ordered to be printed.
Mr. Fuller. from select committee, reported bill
particularly 10 define the boundaries Of Waek and Gibson
counties; read first time
Mr. Hendricks, from select committee, bill to egaze
the election of seminary trustees in the town Of Vernon
read FIST time.
Mr. Decker from select committee regulate road
in the county Of Jasper; read first time.
Mr. Hanna, from the select committee to whom was
fered sundy petitions and emonsances the subject Of
county, reported legislation the subject inexpedient
Mr. Hanna moved that the petitions Sc be recommted
TO the committee the judiciary, with instructions to in
quiIe into the consttuonay of creating new counties out
of those formed the adoption of the constitution and
the consutonay OF reducing those that are over that
size; recommitted.
Resolutions Introduced.
By Mr. Ferguson that the House will, with the
Of the Senate adjourn sine die January the 18Th
Mr. Miller moved to lay the resolution on the table, which
prevailed
BY Mr. Holland requesting of the Governor some infor-
nation in relation to the votes taken for and against
venOn with his opinion concerning the consutOnay Of
authorizing vote taken at this time being different from
the time contemplated by the constitution of the State
On motion of Mr. Miller, it was laid on the table.
Bills introduced.
MIR Stanhed to repeal an act rendering Negroes Mulat
toes and Indians incompetent witnesse passed to second
reading.
Mr. Palmer, TO establish a certain State road in cass
county passed TO a second reading
Mr. Bading, TO amend certain sections OF the Revised
Statutes passed to a second reading
Mr. Hull, to amend the act giving city charter to the
town Of Madison; passed TO second reading.
Mr. Lewis for the further relief Of the Indiana volun-
teers; passed to q second reading.
Mr. Noel TO fix the time of holding probate courts 10 Ma
rion county passed to a second reading
Mr. Young, to extend certain act to Madison county
passed TO a second reading.
Mr. Badng to appropriate necessary means for capture
of fugitives from Justice; passed to second reading
The Of the Senate taken up. All the bills
passed their respective readings except six
divorce bills, which were promptly rejected
The joint resolution to have the post office laws changed
to have letters conveyed and from volunteers in the
free Of postage, read three several times, and
passed.
convention taken from the table, and referred TO the
committee which that part Of the Governors message
referred.
The bill to authorize the majority Of the inhabitants of
the townships in any county this against
licensing houses for retailing liquor.
Mr. Miller moved 10 refer it to the committee the
judiciary.
Considerable discussion had the merits Of the law,
its democratic provisions &c., in which Messrs Miller Sc
crest Collins, Thompson, Yayan, Holman and Palmer
ticipated
Mr. Coins offered resolution rendering the of the
Hall to Mrs lrwng for instrumental and vocal concert
on THURSDAY evening"; adopted.
The House then adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
motion Of Mr. Ferguson the bill for the completion Of
the State Prison taken up and the Senate amendments
concurred in.
reading.
1.-THE bill authorizes the Governor If he should proper
TO pardon the said Wolf, who is incaceTated in the
State Prison. and has been for eight for the crime Of
mansaughter, 10 condition to his pardon requiring
Wolf to leave the State forever, within thirty days from the
Mr. Ysryan made full aud extended statement of the
facts in the
Mr. Thompson thought this bill unnecessary. The Gov
has ample power given him in this matter That this
expedient enable his Exceency 10 escape little
he rgTed that the state GS mot nave an
slant and nvaiable practice Of shrinking from responsibility
Mr. Secres opposed The bill the ground that II would
be imperative and unconstitutional The authorizing
the Governor TO grant padons conferred by the cons
tuition Of the State by the Legislature No act Of this
body make legal such condition. Our Supreme Court
has decided that conditional pardon void the
dion power given by the constitution for the
Executive condition of transportation erPari
alton Also that it against the comfy between States
We have right to send elons into any other State.
The bill was committed to the judiciary committee.
Mr. Mason eave introduced joint resolution, memo
razng Congress to grant portion Of the public lands in
Brown county to be applied the construction Of road
from Bloomington 10 Columbus.
Mr. CrOokshank, leave, introduced resolution author
zing the appointment Of committee the part Of the
House. act jointly with similar from the Senate and
consist Of from each Congressional district TO whom
the communication Of the Governor and the accompanying
proposed amendments to the State debt bill shall be referred
adopted.
The bill TO repeal certain special laws in the eleventh
judicial circuit, read third time, and passed.
THE bill repeats special act in relation to the selecting
Of jurors
The greater part Of the afternoon occupied BY bills
their second reading.
On motion of Nj Collins, the House adjourned.
SENATE CHAMBER, Dec. "a, 1916.
To the Editor Of the State Sentinel
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