The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-12-20
Legislative proceedings,

Very little business of Importance was
transacted in the Legislature on Thursday,
though good deal of ground was gone
over The Senate refused to concur in the
House amendments to the Senate bill re-
appraising the property of the State, and
appointed Conference Committee.
A bill was introduced increasing the SAL
aries of the judicial officers. The bill al
lows Supreme Judges $4,000, Circuit Judges
$1,000, and Prosecuting Attorney $500
year. and it contains an emergency clause.
Mr. Gooding from the Committee en-
Temperance, reported back the bill repeal
ing the temperance law of 1855, and recon-
mended its passage, which was agreed to.
Mr. Hargroves bill providing the time
and manner of electing United States
Senators coming up, the Senate agreed
to the amendments proposed by the House
and the bill passed by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Anthony, Beeson, Bennett,
Blair, Bobbs, Brown, Conner, Oravens, Cra
ven, Culver, Gooding, Green, Hendry, Hill,
Jones, Kinley, March, Murray, Rice, Rob
inson, Steele, Stevens, Thompson, Turner,
Wagner and Weir-27.
NAYs-Messrs. Carnahan, Cobb, Conley,
Fisk, Hamilton, Hargrove, Heffren, Jen-
nings, Johnston, Line, Lomax, Mcclure,
McLain, Miller, 0'Brien, Odell, Shoemaker,
Studabaker, Harrington, Wallace, Williams
and Wilson-23.
Mr.. Cravens bill changing the time for
the choosing of members of Congress- and
to provide for their election, was passed the
third and last reading, by yeas, IS, nays IA,
as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Anthony, Beeson, Bennett
Blair Bobbs, Brown, Carnahan, Cobb, Con.
ley, Conner, Cravens, Craven, Culver, Good
ing, Green, Heffren, Hendry, Hill, Jones
Kinley, Mcclure, McLain, March, Miller
Murray, Rice, Robinson, Slack, Steele, Ste
vens, Harrington, Thompson, Turner, Wag
ner and Weir-35.
NAYs.-Messrs. Fisk, Hamilton, Har
grove, Jennings, Johnston, Line, Lomax
O'Brieu, Odell, Shoemaker, Stu iabaker
Wallace, Williams and Wilson-l4.
In the House much time was frittereG
away in discussing the question whethe
they should order the printing of the bill
providing for the organization of Courts
500 copies were finally ordered to be print
ed. ...#. ....
The bill of the Committee on Ways ant
Means was recommitted, with the following
instructions:
Prepare and report four bills, embracing
the subjects contained in said bill, each bill
to embrace but one subject, and matter
properly connected Herewith, according t
the constitutional provision as follows
l. Providing for the election of Sinkin
Fund Commissioners, and prescribing thei
duties, term of Office, and compensation.
I'd. Appropriating certain funds to met
the interest on the public debt, pay the cul
rent expenses of the State Government an
repay the money borrowed for such pun
poses.
3. Establishing the salary of State Trea
urer and defining his duties.
4. Providing for the punishment Of pc
sons having the management of the publ
funds for making false drafts, checks, entri
or records.
The Speaker read to the House letter
invitation "to members and clerks OF Il
General Assembly to attend a lecture befo
the Ladies' Benevolent Society of the Bapti
Church, at the church, on tomorrow eveniI
by Dr. J. J. Updegraf, on the Law of Il
Sun Beam, and the Philosophy of the HI
man Eye; making tender for tickets, al
signed by ladies, after which the House a
iourned $50