Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-03-05

The bill for the protection of wild gam
passed. The House bill prescribing IL
punishment for reckless running of railroa
trains across the tracks of other railroad
without stopping, passed. House bill t
amend sec. 6, of an act relating to lawn
out and vacating streets, alleys, DC. pass
ed. Senate bill to amend sec. 25 of an a,
Tor the drainage of swamp up-lands, pass
cd
! Senate bill to enable married women
whose husbands have absented themselves
to exercise the rights of resident house
holders passed. Senate bill to enable tn
Governor, Treasurer and Auditor of State
with the advice of the Attorney General, t
compromise actions where the State is
party, against individuals thereof, passed
Senate bill repeating the 1st section of al
act prescribing the duties of State Agent
and providing for the election of State A
gent by the people, passed. Senate bill t,
amend the llth section of an act prescrib
ing certain duties of county -surveyors, pass
ed. Senate bill relative to the duties snt
salaries ofeertain public officers, failed fo
want ola constitutional majority. Yea.
%. nays, %.
This bill is relative to the salaries O.
Governor and Supreme Judges, and failed
once before for want of a constitutional ma.
jority]
HoUsE.-The bill to amend the Consti-
tuition, so as to authorize ANIMAL sessions
OF the Legislature, failed on its passage;
ayes 36. nays &C. A report against the
expediency of abolishing township school
trustees, was concurred in. The bill to
prohibit the issue of unauthorized bank pa
per, was taken up, amended, and engrosscd.
The bill to allow the new State Bank to
create five additional branches and to pre-
vent it from issuing notes on deposits, was
taken up, discussed, and recommitted with
instructions to provide that stock in the
new branches shall be subscribed the same
as In the old State Bank. The township
bill was taken up, discussed and engsossed.
1t provides - Auly one trustee in each
township. [Gov. Mc'Douald's recon-
menaation, it appears, had some influence
on the House, Tie bill to provide for the
security of the funds Of the State in the
hands ofthe Agent of State, passed, Ayes
"A. noes l. The temperance bill was ia
ken up. Several amendments were pro-
posed but none adopted
WEDNESDAY, Feb. %.
SESArE.-A communication from the
State Board of Agriculture was presented:
.x-Gov- Wright sent in communication
elativc to his pay and emolunents while in
'fiice; h.sexpen ci, h,says, were greater than
us pay. Parker introduced a resolution
hat the select committee appointed to in
estigate the charges of corruption made by
iov. Wright in his message in relation to
he passage of the charter of the rev State
'snk be instructed to report in full or in
art to the present session of the General
Assembly,
Gooding said the charges that hal been
,ade against Gov. Wright upon this floor
'ere false and malicious. Gov. Wright
al done nothing to retard the investigation
{ the committee. He thought outside M
uences were at work upon the Senator'S
G ha / seen such workings in the lobbies.
he was willing that the evidence, SO Ear I
) it has be.n received, should be published,
ut he would prefer that it should all be
ublish,d at once.
Drew said it was very far from his wishes
r inclinations to have personal controver-
es with his political friends. He did not
now how far other Senators had been op- ,
ated upon by outside influences, but as for ,
mself he disclaimed all such influences as
uching him. He said Gov. Wright was
common libeller in the writing and q
iblieation of that part of his message I
arging fraud and corruption upon the Leg
ature. He was one who voted for the !,
INK Charter, and he wanted the investi-
tion to go on.
He wanted the people ofthc State to know t
40 was implicated in the alleged frauds,
d he desired Gov. Wright to occupy a 4
opcr position before the people.
Wallace said he regretted to hear Demo
.tic Senator'S speaking in the manner they
against Gov. Wright-a man who de- s.
ted his life to the building up ofthe Dem o
ratio party; who had entered the office of
'vernor rich and left it poor-espccially
W that he had retired from public Office o
1 could not reply to charges and attacks S
de against him on this floor. 49,, W
he dislike to see Democratic Senators
que with the opposition in an attempt to
sh Gov. Wright.
Drew said, in reply to Wallace. that he w
i'd not permit any one to strike him down to
; dog, and not say word or do any, ~
1g to defend himself Let blow come "
inst him, from Gov. Wright or any 10
er political frienl that struck at his hon. b.
md integrity, AM he would rc.ist it. "
wanted the investig alton into the charges af
20 on. He wished his constituents to
w precisely what action he hal taken in :"
matters charged as fraud and corruption tcl
ne Governor in his message. M
tgipgs said Soma Senators On th;e Aoo~ a.