The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-12

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HoUsE-Specific Appropriation Bill.-The
House continued during the forenoon in the
consideration of this bill, in which it relics
ed to concur in an amendment making an |
appropriation of $4,000 year for the
Northern Prison, after considerable discus !
sion, showing the hostility of the House to
the prison. After many amendments, the
bill passed-ayes SO, nays "A.
General Appropriation Bill.-The Senate
had made these amendments to this bill:
l. To appropriate $4,000 to the Northern
Prison. 2. To increase the contingent fund
to S., 900. 3. To appropriate $4,000 to
the Southern Prison. In the first, the House
refused to concur, but concurred in the sec
ond and third.
Southern Prison.-A bill was reported al-
lowing the prisoners TO be worked out OF the
walls of the prison-authorizing the Direct
ors to adjust all claims with contractors,
make new contracts, &c.
Bills passed.-Senate bills extending the
time of payment to borrowers of the vari-
GUS trust funds, etc.-ayes 50, nays 2 Sen
ate bill to amend sections ID and IA OF the
act relative to the duties of Justices, etc
ayes 50, nays l to authorize justices, no
taries public, mayors of cities, judges, and
clerks, to administer oaths generally, etc.
ayes 10; Senate bill to require the free
banks to exchange their bonds for Indiana
bonds, etc.-ayes 79, nays 10; Senate bill
to take the power of vacating and changing
of township roads from County Commission
ers and giving it to Township Trustees, etc.
ayes 81, nays %.
Senate bills passed, to amend section 80
of the practice act-ayes 81, nays to al
low remonstrants against an application to
sell intoxicating liquors, an appeal to the
Circuit or Common Pleas Courts, where the
decision of the jury shall be fnal-ayes 81,
| nays 50; to amend section Isl of the act
| relative to the valuation and assessment OF
property, &C., so as to prevent purchaser
| of lands for delinquent taxes fromObtaining
possession until he has deed therefor-ayes
| SO, nays % to provide for the manner in
which costs shall be paid where new trial
is granted-ayes 81, nays 10; to amend
section of the act for the protection of
wild game-ayes 65, nays 8; to provide for
the calling of struck juries-ayes 81, nays
% to amend section 315 of the practice
act so as to reduce the time of notice by
publication from 90 to 80 days-ayes 81,
nays to allow cartridges and pheas@nts
to be taken in the month of January
ayes SIS, nays 18; to change the time
of holding Common Pleas Courts in
Ohio and other counties-ayes 60, nays l T.;
to authorize the judges of the Courts of
Common Pleas to fix the time when the
jury should be returned-ayes 90, nays 2;
to authorize the judges of Courts Of Com
mon Pleas to make all rules as to the bust
ness of their Courts-ayes Ga, nays 8; to
authorize county commissioners to levy q
poll tax-ayes 81, nays 9; to authorize
clerks of courts to enter satisfaction OF
mortgages on which Judgment has been
rendered and satisied-ayes 55, nays II
to allow county commissioners to sit a lon
ger time-ayes SO, nays 3 10 fix the time
of holding Common Pleas Courts in Jack
son and Bartholomew counties-ayes 81 tc
authorize county agricultural societies tC
hold so acres of land-ayes 72, nays l /; &c
f authorize judges holding special terms IL
grant changes of venue-ayes 81, nays /
, At II o'clock p. NJ. the House adjourned
. T. II. Express.