Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-03-05
Indiana Legislature.
Compiled from the Indianapolis Daily Journal


FRIDAY. Feb. 90.
SEyArE.-The Senate did nothing thi
day beside debate the case of .LcRo,
Woods.
HoUsE.-Blakc, from the Judiciary com
mittee male report in favor authorizing
five additional branches of the Bank o.
the State. Some discussion followed, and
the report was finally laid on the table
Tn. bill in regard to fugitives from justice
was indefinitely postponed. The bill to
allow justices to issue warrants without az
fidavit. and another in regard to indebted
ness Of corporations, and sales therefor, by
creditors, were served in similar manner.
Yet another for the settlement ofdccc.lents'
estates, and allowing widows $500, was
lost on question of ~ngrossment. The bill
to prevent any office holder from holding
an Office in the State Bank, was tabled
An at relative to recorders indexes and
seals, indefinitely postponed. The balance
of the morning session was spent in dis
cussing the bill for the investment and safe
keeping of the Bank School fund and
amendments. 1t was finally rccommittcd
with Instructions to provide that the Con-
gressional township fund shall not be ia
ken into consideration in the equalization
of funds. The committee appointed by
the last Legislature to examine in regard
to the over-issue of State Scrip, reported
and 5000 copies ordered to be printed
The special order, Claypool's bill regula-
ting the business of foreign Insurance
Companies, the question being upon Nc
Farland's amendment substituting for the
bill the law Of 90 with the amendment of
80, with reference to foreign Insurance
Companies, being taken up. lengthy de-
bate followed. The bill, without the
amendment. finally passcd-Ayes SO. Noes
"a.
The bills allowing persons owning
swamp lands to drain them, and for the re-
lief of borrowers of the Sinking Fund,
passed. Walpole introduced a resolution
or select committee to inquire how many
members of the House are agents of foreign
Companies, and how many voted
or House bill LAG, with power to send for ,
persons and papers, de-, adopted.
W SATURDAY, Feb. 81. :
SESATE.-The morning session was ia 4
zen up debating Woods case. 1t was
nally referred to the Judiciary committee.
he Ncgrocratic Senators thcrcupon pre-
ented protest in relation to the action of /.
nc Republican Senators in this case, which !,
'as spread on the journal without opposi-
on. Several bills were introduced, and Q
Tiers considered, but no measure was
nally acted on. Griggs introduced the :,
SLOWING resolution:
That select committee be appointed to !,
lquirc, and report to the Senate, the y
mount drawn from the Treasury during u
u terms of service of Gov Wright, for il
IS benefit, including his annual salary, ex- *
snses for the Governors House, and for ~
hat items, and for all expenses for all =
her purposes, specifying the amounts ~
avn for each such purpose. and also the III
'pcnses paid ont of the contingent fund I
d for what purposes. and also the amounts in
all fees received by him in addition to y
$ salary, for what purposes and under :.
hat circumstances, aud also all profits de- "a
'ed by him from any transactions made W
his official capacity, and that they have nj
thority to send for persons and papers. Sc