The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1861-02-28

Joint Resolutions, introduced At the present
session: to subscribe for six hundred copies
of the Legislative Reports; no final action
was had on these resolutions
BiYs iafro1Need 10 amend sections II
and Is of the set defining and Furnishing
crimes: to amend section go of the act for
the incorporation of cities. to change the
Common Pleas Courts in Benton. W hiie
Carroll and Tippecauoe counties
BIS passed. t. provide tor the payment
of the balance Of the interest on the State
debt. due last January, by loan OF $780,
075. Ayes IS; noes o.
BsHs read srcoaa time. The House
occupied the afternoon in reading bills a
second time, during which about city bills
wore read and referred.-[ Journal.
MONDAY, February 25. 1861.
The report of the committee recommend
ing an appropriation of $500 for erecting a
monument over the grave Of Gov. Jennings
WAS ooncurd in. and the resolution looking
10 the pay oil the Commissioners 10 the Peace
Congress. and the payment OF lndiana's
proportion of the expense OF the Congress,
was agreed 10.
Biils trcre passed ameding the act for the
licensing Of the sale of into Aicating liquors.
so as TO admit OF Appeals from the action OF
county boards; to amend several sections Of
the general election law: aud TO amend the
general apprasemcnt law as 10 legalizs
the poll assessments heretofore made by
county boaris
HOUSE RI ports from committees; from
the temperance committee against any ma
terisl change in the character oil the existing
liquor law. but reporting bill 10 amend
several sections oil the act, report concurred
in, and bin passed second reading.
Resolutions offered; asking the Auditor of
State 10 report relative 10 the unaccounted
sums of the ST. Joseph county swamp lands:
relative to the reduction OF the salary of the
Trustee OF the Wabash and Erie Canal.
Bills passed: To authorize Circuit Courts
to hear testimony in relation TO individual
subscriptions TO the County Seminares. ayes
50, nays 2; TO legalze the action of certain
special terms of the Circuit Court, yeas SO,
nays 10; to provide Tor the re pa, ment OF
certain money payed to the county Treas
urers for license to engage in the Broker S
business, ayes %, nays ~ To authorize
justices to administer any oaths required by
law, yeas &c, nays none. To quiet q claim
by the State OF all its right to a certain
tract Of land owned by Thomas Smith in his
life time, ayes so, NAYS To provide
tor tins collection oil the state revenue IN the
possession of the county Treasurers, at any
time, by the Treasurer of State, ayes IS,
nays l. To amend section | of the ACT rel
alive to the service of process on railroad
companies. ayes 6S. nays 8. To provide
for the relocation of county seats. where
no buildings have been erected. ayes 81, nays
26. To amend section | of the act authorizing
county Reco. ders and Surveyors to S8sue
fee bills tor their PR decessors in office. ayes
rs, nays none.
The bill to limit the taxes Of the counties
to so cents annually on the 500 valuation.
was indefinitely postponed.
The bill for the taxation of dogs. failed to
receive constitutional majority, ayes AZ
nays 81.
Feb. 26, l86l.--The following is the Sc.
lect joint committee on Congressional APP
portionment:
Housc-Nessrs Branham. Stevenson,
Craig. Feagler, Brett and Grover.
.Senafe--Messrs. Mellett, Wagner, Wolf,
Bears, and Suiebaker.
In the House, the bill authorizing the
Bank OF the State TO locate five additional
branches. was passed. Ayes SIS noes 80.