The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-01-20


SENATE-WEDNEsDA Jan, 1T-bhl'
reported authorizing Auditors to cnilsPee"i
session of County Boards. Senate DECIDED
against restoring the former grand jury sys-
TEN; against raising the salaries Of the gov"
ernor aud supreme judges Auditor was
called upon TO state the amount OF fees ne
had received under the Free Bank system.
Resolution admitting the men whoreeesed
the largest number OF votes from district Of
Huntir gton and Wells to q seat as Senator
was postponed until Friday next Commit.
tee was Instructed to look into the fiscal
affairs of the Benevolent Institutions during
the pres mt year. Senate refused to let Mr.
Mcdowell state to the Senate whether ne
claimed to have received majority Of the
votes in the counties OF HuntingtI n ana
Wells. Bills introduced. fixing the time OF
holding courts in the third judicial circuit;
10 amend the, law for the saleand drainage OF
swamp lands; for the subscription, binding
and preservation of one county paper for
each year in every Auditors Office in the
State. Bills were passed, supplementary in
to an act providing for the sale and drainage
Of swamp lands; supplemental to an facf
providing for the election OF a Justice of-she
Peace aud defining his duties; for the relief
Of borrowers of school funds and purchasers
Of school lands; for The election, and pre-.
scribing the duties, and fixing the compensa-
ton o. Attorney General of the Stats Of Ind.
ana; pro 'iding for extending terms Of circuit
courts when the business requires il. Orders
of the day passed, files cleared. aud, on
motion, the Senate adjourned.
In the afternoon but little business was
transacted. Bill were introduced for the
relief of the heirs Ct Thomas Smith, of
vanderburg county, deceased,-providing
for the relief Of the election OF U. 3. Sena.
tor--and one very long one providing against
railroad accidents and the conducting Of suck
roads, when the Senate adjourned.
DEMONSTRATIONS were presented, from
the Merchants Bank of N. York and Jas.
Harrison, relative to claims; from q teacher,
asking that The numder Of days and hours in
each day to be eM ployed in terching in the
common schools be fixed by law; and for the
protection Of the Sabbath, punishment Of
profanity, &c.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted, directing an
inquiry Into tn }, exp diency of consolidating
the road laws and publishing them separately
for the use Of supervisors and oahers: to pre-
vent any bankers, under the general banking
law, from receiving their own notes at q
d sdouut; to assessa general tax, ficien'
to keep schools open for six months in the
year.
Reports weremade from committees on bills
referred 10 them, amending the siatutes.-
Also, one declaring st inexpedient To reduce
the price Of the swamp lands, which was
CO Cured in. Joint resolutions were report.
ed instructing our Senaiois in Congress 10
vote for the restoration of the Missouri Com
promise line
In answer to the resolution Of the House
Of yesterday, requiring the Auditor 10 report
y hat amount vi money he had rsccivet
under the provisions Of the general banking
law, that officers sent in "a communicate. 0
declined 10 state the amount, but assuret
the House that he would retire from sffics
Sin % con:urtnt'e stu slion as any III.
Liner could cell BE"
BIjl psssed; 10 Abolish the ytss 4js.sisia
cft1it. 10 tS{kblish the 18th cns nit. and I,
| provide for the time OF holding courts therein