The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-02-18
Legislative.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. II, 1857.

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The Senate held yesterday only short az
ternoon's session, and did but little business
The bill for the protection Of deserted married
women, was with few slight amendments,
ordered to be engrossed. An attempt was
made to confine the evidence taken by the
committee on the bank fraud, to strictly legal
MISUNDERSTANDING all that was not within
the positive, personal knowledge Of the wit.
nesses. Frauds are hard to be established in
that way, and so tile resolution was tabled
bill relative to the trial of the rights of
property taken on execution, was passed. A
bill to amend the general corporation law was
passed. The joint resolution for printing the
acts Of 1851 in German, was lost, by vote Of
so to ia great many members lodging the
question. The Sentinel says all those voting
for it were Democrats except on,; that is IL
Democrats voted for it and ten, by refusing to
vote, opposed it. Ii all the Democrats had
voted for it, the resolution would have had q
majority Of or 4. In all these attempts to
fiatter foreign prejudices We insist upon hav-
ing the facts fairly stated, that all may judge
OF their sincerity.
In the House, Mr. DENLY reported in ia
vor Of bill preventing the emigration Of voters.
A bill was introduced, providing in case OF bas-
tardy, criminal prosecution, should be dismiss
ed upon showing provision had been made for
the support Of the child by the father, thus
allowing the rich libertine to go free, and the
poor one to go to prison; changing the moral
character Of the crime into that of bringing
child into the world, before the father could
support it. This is strange Democratic moral.
Ii ty. The bill to amend the Constitution
requiring forty days, residence in the town.
ship for voters, failed for want Of a constitu
tional majority; the vote being 40 to SO, not
two thirds.
A Bill regulating the business Of Insurance
Companies was under consideration for its
third reading which elected one Of the most
animated debates Of the Session, in which the
views,expressed in the Journal were ably main
tanned by the speakers and some reference to
its articles made. The subject was finally
made the special order OF the day for Friday
next, at ten O'Clock. The bill to equalze the
salary of the Judges of the Supreme Court
was passed. The Bill providing for the ap
lpomtment ofaStte geologist and two assistants
was made the order Of the day for Wednesday
1t provides a salary Of So per day for the
principal, and So for assistants. This rate o
compensation will never secure competent
y talent; and the matter had better be left un'
touched. unless liberal pay be given. A sur
vey by an incompetent and Ignorant persons
would he worse than no survey, for it would
lead to errors and delusions and the .expendi
ture of large sums Of money in abortive attemp!
to find something that did not exist.
The interest bill is in great danger Of defea
in the Senate; and there are so many project:
for the amendment OF the township bill tina
there are fears that nothing beneficial will b
done to improve the present law, during thu
short period Of the present session. Bot
Houses are now earnestly engaged IN the pub
lie business and evince some desire, at thi
late day, to repair the time lost. The Amer
lean Convention met this afternoon at tw
O'Clock. There is very respectable delegs
ton present.