Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-08

further legislation relative to the claim of
P. Thornton for services as States Attorney
both reports concuued in.
| Bills introduced to create the 14th judici;
circuit; to provide for heating the Hall {
Representatives by furnace.
Bills pasSed-to amend the act to provid
for the assessment of personal property B
it a variety of corporations heretofore nc
taxed, are now to be assessed; to amend tn
act relative to opening roads, and keel l
them in repair; joint resolutions on the sid
ect of slavery in Kansas and Nebra.k;
Ayes so, noes SO; to provide for the collec
ton and preservation of the Trust and othe
funds, for the substitution of mortgages &C.
for the better support and government of tn
Institute of the Blind; Senate bill to estab
lish bank with branches. Ayes 81, Noe
80. a. w .afl.
Friday, March 2.-SENATE-Report wa
made against the expediency of abolishin
the offices of County Clerk and Treasurer, an,
providing for the Trustees performing suel
officers duties, which report was concuret
in. The Senate concurred in the Hous
amendments to the bill establishing a Banl
with Branches. Bills paSsed.-Repealing tn,
law regulating the sale {. spirituous liquors
(the present license lav'); for the relief o
Henry Wells, Treasurer of Lake County; regu
lating the adoption Of heirs joint resolution
authorizing the Auditor of State to burn the
cancelled State Stock paper remaining in hi.
office; bill for the protection of game
amending the present School law.
In the afternoon, the bill to repeal the pre-
sent Free Bank Law was taken up. An an
imated and prolonged discussion ensued on a
motion to re-commit the bill, With instruc-
tioas to so amend itas to allow the banks
years to close up thor affairs. The bill was
80 re-committed
Bills Passed--To provide for printing and
binding the laws of the present session !;
amending the act for the election and appoint
ment of Supervisors to provide for gen
eral and uniform system of Common Schools.
HoUsE.-Protests were entered on the jour
nal against the passage of the Temperance
bill, and the Joint Resolution relative to
slavery in Kanzas and Nebraska. A resolu-
ton of thanks to the Speaker was unanimous
" adopted The uso of the Hall and com
mittee rooms was rendered to the Methodist
Episcopal Church on the occasion of its
quadrenial session in MAY aud June, 1906.
The Joint Resolutions to amend the Constitu-
ton were laid on the table for want of time
to definitely act upon them.
Bills paSsed.-Senate bill to change the time
of holding courts in the llth judicial circuit;
ONT Resolution directing the Attorney Gen
eral to investigate the claims of Morehead,
Hall & Co, and report to the next General
Assembly to provide for the election of otfi-
GERS of the State Prison and the apprals-
ment of the property thereof; declaring Elk
press companies to be common carriers; to
legalize the sale of certain lands lying in the
sixteenth sections to fix the times OF the
commencement of the terms of certain offices
so as to cause uniformity ; to settle the
claims of the lessee Of the State Prison to
provide for the government and discipline oil
the State Prison; to authorize the Governor
to contract for the completion of cells in the
State Prison making general appropriations
for the years 1856 and 1856. i ~
Saturday, March 3.-SENATK.-The bill
to establish Bank with branches, was re-
turned to the Senate this morning with the
Governors veto. The message was read and
discussed at some length by several members
Endeavors were made to table the bill and
message, or postpone the consideration OF the
subject, but it finally passed by vote of &c
to 20. A message from the House announced
the passage of the Free Bank bill, over the
Governors Veto The Senate took up the
message, and also passed the bill /; Ayes sc
Noes IA House bill legalizing the record O
any proceedings in reference to roads was
read thee times and passed.
I'm the afternoon the following bills were
passed: to apportion the Senators and Repre-
sentatives for the next six years; TO amend
the act enabling Trustees to receive lands
and donations, and convey the same fol
the use of Schools, &C.; the genera
appropriation bill; joint resolution directing
the Attorney General to investigate the claim
of Morehead, Hall & Co., fl. X. Knight anC
j. Barcas, against the State to prevent frauds
in the sale of -four, pork, beef, &c; amending
tho act for the incorporation of towns; to pro-
vide a site for the erection of a House o
Refuge; to provide for the erection and repai
of bridges; authorizing the State of Indiana t.
relinquish her interest in certain real estate
therein named Senate adjourned until sever
O'Clock this evening. ~ 800
In the evening much time was consumed
in the discussion ofthe Specific Appropriation
Bill. which. after sundry amendments passed
also, the House Bill to provide for approPria
tons Of certain School funds, raised for speeif
purposes, which purposes have been abandon
ed; House Bill declaring Express Companies +
be common carriers, and providing for the safe
ty of goods entrusted to their care Honse bll
for the relief of the heirs Of Jonas B. Wood.
At IL O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-Bils passed; To legalizo the recon
of roads made by clerks in other books tina
the order book of the County Commissioner
for the relief of the step children of Jonas |
Wood, of Daviess county; relative to tn
mode of doing township business; to fix tn
times Of holding courts in the 9Th Julici;
Circuit; to amend the General Banking Law
ayes SO, noes 10; to authorize cities, town
and townships to levy a special school tax;