The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-05
Legislative summary.

FRIDAY, March |, 1901.
SENATE.-.A good deal of valuable time
was wasted by Democratic Senators in mo-
lions and other efforts to have the journal OF
yesterday corrected to suit their views. The
principal point contended for was that the
minority report of the Committee on Print
ing should be on the Journal after 1t had
been rejected yesterday. The journal was
ordered to stand as made.
A petition was presented from citizens of
Newton county, demonstrating against the
passage of bill providing for the relocation
of county seats in counties where public
buildings have not been erected, which was
referred.
Committees reported amendments to the
bill for ascertaining the amount Of fees re-
ceived by public officers; in favor of the
bill requiring county auditors to make an
nual reports of the amount and condition OF
their school funds to the Sinking Fund
Commissioners; in favor of the bill regulat-
ing the contingent fee in perpetual scholar
ships in the State University; amendments
to the bill providing for the sale OF county
seminaries; laying on the table the bill
amending the law for the government OF
the State University recommending GER
/ tain appropriations to the Benevolent Insti-
buttons. which was referred; against the ex-
pediency of abolishing the office of State
| Printer, which was laid on the table; in IA
vor Of bill amending the general banking
law; amendments to a House bill increasing
the powers and duties of justices of the
/ peace which bill was put on its third read
| ing and passed; recommending an increased
! levy of tax after the year 1861, for the
/ gradual extinction of the State debt; in ia
vor of the bill Incorporating street rail road
companies; amendments to the bill amend
ing the act regulating the fees of State and
county officers, all of which were concurreG
in, with the exceptions named.
Resolutions were adopted providing fol
50 worth of postage stamps for each mem
Der, and limiting speeches to five minutes il
length.
Bills were introduced creating Common
Pleas District of the counties of Benton
Newton, Jasper and White; dstricting thu
State for the election of members of Con
gress; to amend the act providing for tn
election and prescribing the duties of Jus
tees of the Peace; empowering Count.
Commissioners to remove county seats il
certain cases, which were severally ordere
to a second reading.
A House joint resolution was passed, dis
continuing hereafter the publication of tn
annual report of the State Board of Agricul
ture.
Mr.. Claypoops bill for amending the fire
banking law so as to enforce the surrender
ing of the securities of defunct banks in Gel
} tain cases, was recommitted for amendment
A bill for the protection of sheep fror
dogs, was laid on the table, and anothe
was recommitted with instructions t
amend it so as TO strike out all provision
for the payment out of the county treasu
ries to owners of sheep for losses sustaine
by the depredations of dogs. The bill wa
afterwards reported back, when it failed fo
want of constitutional majority.
Bills passed Tor the relief of the horro "
ers of the several trust funds, extending th
= time of payment two years; one amendin
! the act authorizing the substitution of stock
and mortgages, and for the conversion {
the State stocks into bank bonds.