Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-02-05
Legislative Summary.


sENATE.-MOnday, Jan. 26.-The following bills were
passed:
To divide the State into Congressional Distrcts-ayes
81 noes 9.
To regulate the issuing of fee bills from the circuit
court-ayes So, noes 6.
joint resolution of the House to secure a site for
National Armory Evansville. on the Ohio river
ayes 81, noes 7.
Tuesday, 27h.-A joint resolution asking from the
general government appropriation for canal around
the Falls of the Ohio on the Indiana side was passed
ayes SO, noes A.
The afternoon occupied in debating the temper
ance bill.
Wednesday 2Sth.-The forenoon taken up by re-
ports from committees and the afternoon mostly
pied in discussing the grand jury bill
Thursday, 29h.-Nearly the whole day was taken up
in discussing resolution introduced by Mr. Reid to adj
journ sine die on the Sth Of March.
Friday, 3Oth.-The files were gone through with in
the forenoon. The afternoon occupied in debating
the grand jury bill.
Saturday, 3lst-The forenoon was taken up in re
ceiving reports from committees the Introduction Of
bills and debate on the grand jury bill. The Senate
not in session in the afternoon.
HoUsE-Monday, Jan 26.-The following bills and
joint resolutions read the third time and passed.
bill for taking up animals going astray, or water
crafts going adrt.
bill to repeal act, entitled q An act to incorpo-
rate the city Of Evansville" Passed-ayes o. noes r.
bill relative to arbitration and umpirage passed
ayes 75 noes 2.
bill making the officers of State counsel, without
whose advice the Governor cannot grant parons for
criminal Offences passed-ayes so, noes s.
A oin aSEi of = IL
Vincennes land district for the benefit of common schools
passed-ayes 70, noes 10.
Senate joint resolution relative to transferring paint
ing, prayer book, &C., from the State Library to the
Catholic Church in this city, was rejected-ayes So,
noes &c.
Tuesday, Jan. PA bill to exempt property frsm
sale in certain cases, being bill exempt 5000 worth
of property from sale, reected-ayes 49, noes 49,
bill to provide for the speedy redemption of the out
standing Treasury of the State of Indana passed
ayes 81, noes 1.
bill changing the time for holding the Probate Court
in Dearborn coun.y passed-ayes 81, noes nome
Wednesday, Jan. 2S.-The principal portion of this
day spent in discussing Mr.. Owens Homestead Ex
empton bill, which exempts $500 worth of property
Thursday, Jan. pa bill providing for the organi-
cation of the grand jury and limiting its number
passed-ayes 81, noes 40.
bill in relation to the officers and soldiers of 1912
and of the Mexican war; passed-ayes 81, noes "a.
bill for the organization of companies for the APP
prehension Of horse thieves and other feones passed
ayes 70, noes g.
Friday, Jan. 3OA bill to exempt property from sale
in certain cases; passed-syes 50, go
This is Mr.. Owens Homestead bill.
bill authorizing the issuing of executions and fee
bills in the Supreme other Courts of record or JUS
tees Of the Peace, in upon which no execution or
fee bills has been issued for three years from the rend-
ton Of judgment, and where fees have been collect
ed for three years from the termination of the
suit in which the is taxed passed-ayes 49, noes T.
bill to establish public libraries; passed-ayes SO,
noes none.
bill to repeal act creating school district in
Marshall county; passed-ayes 50, noes l.
Saturday, Jan. 3l-A bill for the encoura cement of
agriculture; and
A bill for the protection Of sheep; passed.
Senate bill for dividing the State into Congressional
Districts was lost for want OF Constitutional MAORI
ty; ayes al, noes 80.