Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-03-01
From the State Sentinel.
kEGISl ALIVE.

greater portion Of the afternoon In the
consideratio Of the House bill to regulate
the fees OF officers. After the adoption
Of various amendments, the Committee
arose and was discharged from the fur.
ther consideration of the subject. A bill
fixing the time of holding courts in the
9th Judicial Circuit, was read three times
and passed.
HousE.-A report was made declaring
that the Courts of Common Pleas had no
jurisdiction TO grant divorces that it
was inexpedient to confer such pow
er upon them. and that no law could be
passed legalizing divorces heretofore
granted by such courts-the report was
concurred in. A joint resolution was re.
ported to amend the State Constitution.
l. Allowing no foreigner to vote IN
less naturalized under the laws Of the
United States. and a resident for six
months in this State.
2. That militia officers having no an.
nual salary, and deputy postmasters hav-
ing a salary not exceeding ninety dollars,
shall not be prohibited from holding an
other Office.
3. To allow sessions Of the Legislature
to be held annually and without limit
as TO time of holding .hem.
a. In amendments to existing laws.
the act as revised or the section as a.
mended. only 10 be set forth.
5. The words land of uniform opera
tion throughout the State" to he strick.
out Of 23d section of article H.
Joint resolutions introduced. 10 pro.
hibit the introduction Of foreign liquors,
except as authorized by the States TO
ask Congress donation of 100 acres of
land to all residents in good faith thereon;
TO amend the 9Th article of the State Con-
stitutioD.
Bills introduced to authorize county
trsasurers to refund TO tax PAYERS the a.
mount Of special school tax paid by them.
by giving credit on their other school
taxes to amend the statute Furnishing
burg larry; TO amend the 50th section of
the act relative to the settlement of de-
cen6ents estates; to assess tax on
dogs for the benefit of those losing sbee n
by them to encourage the breed of bor.
ses by taxing stallion five dollars; to au
thorize county recorders TO demand their
fees In advance, to protect persons in
this State from arrest under the fugitive
slave law; to establish State Bank and
branches.
Bill passed to provide for Issuing new
certificates Of State Stock when casually
destroyed.
Feb Is. SENATF-Bills passed TO fix
the time of holding the Common Pleas
Courts in the counties of Tippecanoe and
White /: 10 fix the time Of holding Com.
mon Pleas Courts in the county of Tip.
ton II; to amend The act for appointment
and election of Supervisors.
communication from the Auditor of
State, in answer 20 resolution Of the
Senate, stated that no bills had been is.
sued by him since he came into office.
and that the
Aggregate amount of
the circulating notes Of
the various banks. is 1881 500
Notes cancelled since
he assumed the duties of
the office, for which
bonds have been surrea.
dered. 6oS 155
Leaving in circulation $500 GA
OF which is specie paying
banks 400 o53
Deprecated currency 364.42l
Senate adjourned.
HousE.-Bills passed-To provide for
the trial of cases when the Judge Of the
Circuit Court is interested or otherwise
disqualified J TO hold adjourned Courts,
&c. To more effectually suppress lot
teries. To authorize the commissioners
of the Sinking Fund to adjust the claim
of the Merchants Bank in New York
Feb l9-SEEATE.-Senate me..
Agreeable TO previous order the bill to
establish Bank with branches. was taken
up. and the question on concurring in
the amendments reported frem the Com
mittee. they were adopted by unanimous
consent.
The bill was then ordered to a third
reading.
The bill to authorize system of Bank.
ing. and repeating all laws on that sub
ject. was then taken up. and the substi-
tute. reported from the Committee. read
The Senate then resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole (Mr. Hendricks
In the ChaiT) on the bill in question,
which was read by sections.
The bill provides that SIG of bonds
shall be deposited for every 500 OF
, issue,
MI. Ensy moved to amend by striking
out SIG. and Inserting 1925.
The afternoon was consumed in the
discussion of this amendment. Messr:
Ensay. Spann. Shields and Brown. ia
vored it. and Messrs. Harris and Willard
opposed it.
Pending the debate, the COMMITTEES
rose and Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The House met.
On motion OF Mr.. Hudson, the Hous.
proceeded to the considers ton OF tn,
Senate bills on their second reading,
large number of which were read and re-
ferfed.
| The Speaker laid before the House
communication from the Governor. trans
mittins the Report of the State Board o
Agriculture and of the county societie
-rsferred to the Committee on Agricul