The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-02
LeaiaIafivs lssnmmary.


made and concurred in, indefinitely post
poning bill amending the act proYlding
| for a more uniform mode of doing township
business against the expediency of con-
ferring on county recorders the same power
I to issue marriage licenses as is now exer-
cised by clerks expressing the opinion that
/ legislation in reference to the fees of county
| officers was necessary, but inexpedient, as
suggested by resolution Of inquiry refer
red recommending the passage of bill
changing the times named in the game law
for the killing of quails and prairie chick
ems; recommending the enrolling clerks to
be careful in the punctuation of bills and
that Hon. Abraham Lincoln, President
elect, would visit the Capital of Indiana on
the 18th of February.
Resolutions were introduced and referred,
for the appointment of a committee to
make suitable arrangements for the recep-
tion and entertainment of Mr.. Lincoln, and
inviting the Legislature of Kentucky, Ohio
and Illinois, to visit the Legislature of In
diana at the time the President elect passes
through Indianapolis and another was
adopted, requesting the Auditor of State to
report by what authority railroad compa-
MES, through county auditors, have to re-
appraise their real estate since the general
appraisement of 1859.
Bill were introduced authorizing notaries
public to solemnize marriages changing
the time for holding the Court of Common
Pleas in jackson county; for the taxation
of lands mortgaged 10 the several trust
funds; enlarging the duties and power of
sheriffs and providing for the seizure on ex-
ecution of the property of corporations in
any county in the State; and in relation
to judgments taken on notes given with
out relief from valuation or appraisment
laws.
The greater portion of the day was taken
mp with the discussion of the minority re-
port of the Committee on Federal Relations,
which was not disposed of at the hour of
adjournment
HoUsE-Petitions were presented to re-
quire assessors to make report to County
Commissioners at the March term; by 200
citizens of Newton county against change of
county seat to provide for capture of horse
thieves by State Offering rewards by law
to increase the number of township trus-
tees; recommending Shinn's patent ballot
box; for fencing battle ground of Tippeca-
noe; to prevent stealing of timber by max
ing it a felony.
Reports were made against allowing tax
payers to deduct their Indebtedness from
their property bill engrossed to fix terms
of holding courts of common pleas in New
ton and other countless against abolishing
the fee of one dollar paid by justices for
their commissions to the Secretary of State
against the passage of the bill to repeal the
law to prevent carrying concealed weapons,
which report was not concurred in, but bill
engrossed; to indefinitely postpone Dill
repeating the act against betting; bill re-
ported back to limit to 500 pay of Clerks
and Sherifs for extra services; bill to au-
thorize county recorders and surveyors to
issue fee bills for dues to their predecessors,
reported back and engrossed against
amending estray law.
Discussion was had on bill reported
back to increase the rate of interest to o
per cent on special contract. Before any
vote indicative of the opinion of the House
was taken, the bill was made the order of
the day for Thursday next.
The Joint Resolution of the Senate, di-
recting the State Treasurer to call upon The
county treasurers to pay over the State rev.
enue in their hands, elected much com
ment-it was passed, but the vote reeonsid-
cred
Bills introduced !; to give the wives of in
sane husbands the same control over their
property as if they were widows to change
the fees of county officers for the reorgah-
ization of the militia to limit the time for
the prosecution of crimes to create the
Office of Surveyor-General; to provide for
the election, compensation, &c, Of county
surveyors to create a judicial circuit of
the counties of Greene, Monroe, Brown and
Lawrence tt1.s.r. ..- s.,-s ~&
Other bills to amend various sections of
various acts, were introduced, not necessary
to be mentioned -IRdS Jour-