Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-03-12
From the Locomotive.
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.

WASHINGTON, March 4.

On Friday. poll les WAS the order Of tn
day. Nothing WAS done but wranyin:
about decision of the Chair, in lela II
To the election OF STATE otficeas. and dis
cussions ell Senator Woods case
On Saturday the same old subject wa
resumed, and occupied the entire morning
The proceedings were varied slightly b,
the reading OF protes, from the Demo
cratic Senators, in the case of Woods. -
In the afternoon no bills were passed, bu
a number Of resolutions were adop;ed. ant
bills introduced. and messages Of Hous.
Bills received.
On Monday. y motion was mnde in III,
Senate to have The Farewell Address o
Washington read, and was proposed t,
amend by adding the Lords Pray yer, anc
Christs Sermon on the Mount. but af.el
some discussion. it was deferred until the
last day Of the session "A select commit
tee was appointed to investigate the fees
and salary If Gov. Wright. The persist
ent opposition Of Gov. Wright to the new
State Bank, is drawing d,wn on him op-
position from all quarters. The hill to
provide for selecting petit jorors from by
ISLANDERS. was lost on its final passage
The bill 10 authorize the record Of deeds.
with the transcripts. to be taken in evi-
dence. was passed. The bill in relation Ia
the Sinking Fund. was discussed. and sf-
ter Some amendments. was referred to a
select committee. The bills to enable the
wives OF insane persons to convey real es-
tate. and to preserve the purity Of felections
both passed.
On Tuesday. the Senate spent part of
the morning considering the Educational
bill. which was made the order of the day
for Thursday. at 10 o'clock. A large mum
ber of reports of committees were present
ed. and mostly concurred in. The Tenn
perance bill Was made the order Of the day
for Wednesday. The following bill. pass
ed on their third reading: To protect wild
game: To prescritc punishmsn; for care
less running Of railroad trains over the
tracks of other roads In relation to laying
out and vacaiing streets: To amend the
swamp act law: To enable married women
whose husbands have absented themselves
W 'AN'SsS' stV VI ifSiueUt HOUSE,
holders: To enable S'a'e officere to com
promise suits with individuals: prescribing
the duties of State Agent, and providing
for his election by the people The salary
bill OF Judges and Governor failed \ sec
ond time for want of constitutional ma.
jority. This was one Of the best workire
days 4 the session.
On Wednesday. in the Senate. Dir. Bobbs
presented a petition from one thousand five
hundred mothers. wives and daughters of
This city. praying that the present Tempe
rance Jaw may be retained until 4 better is
enacted. and that the State will not be.
come party to 'he liquor traffic through
he license system. which was presented
% the committee on Temperance. After
'sv-ral reports from committees had been
made. the same old subject--polilics--oc-
'upied the time until noon. A resolu ion
o direct the committee investigating the
'harges of fraud in the passags OF the
state Bank Charter. 10 report their pro
weddings as far as had. was the immediate
ause at this timo. The time was fixed en-
he 9th OF March. The afternoon was oc.
uPied with tho temperance question. the