The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-24

HOUSE, uC EoDGdkeI 1dtu OtiOTe Tue
House communication from the Auditor oil
State relative to the present condition of the
State Treasury. He says that on the irst
of January there was an actual balance oil
only S3O,6l9 rs; that at this time there Is
but $27, 287 go; that legislation is demand
ed to require the county treasurers to pay
over when required by the State Treasurer
that there is now enough in their hands OF
the School Fund and State Debt Sinking
Fund to relieve the State.
Referred to the committee of ways and
means.
Petitions were presented-to repeal the
act relative to the formation of new coun-
ties. Desiring the State, by joint resolution,
to invite the thousands poor white inhabi-
tants of the Southern States to emigrate to
Indiana Referred.
A resolution authorizing the Governor to
rent suitable room as a state arsenal, to
have the arms of the state inspected and
remove to this room such as worth pre-
serving-was referred 10 the committee on
military affairs.
A resolution was adopted directing the
judiciary committee to inquire whether
there was any law granting lien for grow
ing crops to landlords, and if not, to report
bill for that purpose.
A resolution was adopted directing the
committee on agriculture to report as to the
expediency of the state purchasing the
meteorological, geological, &C., cabinet of the
late David Dale Owen. -.-
A Joint resolution inqulring into the ex-
pedency of erecting a monument over the
grave of James Wilson, one of the signers
of the Declaration of independence, was re-
ferred to select committee of Messrs. Pros
SER Packard, and Howard.
A resolution was adopted instructing the
judiciary committee to report amendments
to the 9th article of the Consti tuition (pro-
vided it is not deemed incompatible with the
public good) to the effect that the funds in
the second section thereof shall be and re-
main a perpetual fund for the support of
common schools in this State which may be
increased bnt never diminished, and which
shall have a uniform and general applca-
ton throughout the State, so that each
county will draw its quota of interest aris-
ing theretFOm, in proportion to the mum Der
of children therein and that the proper
ton of the common school fund arising in
each county from direct taxation, and from
fines and forfeitures under penal codes, shall
remain in said county for the exclusive and
entire benefit of the common schools
therein.
There was quite discussion on the queS-
ton of sending q committee to examine the
Northern Prison, but no result was reached.
Much excited feeling was shown during
the discussion. Charges of fraud were freely
made in connection with the prison. 1t was
stated by one speaker that the Prison would
cost two millions of dollars by the time of
its completion.
The Northern State Prison committee was
instructed to inquire whether the commits
soners of that prison have made contract
with Butter6eld & Stanton to lease the la
Dor of the ccnvicts for twenty-five cents per
day for five years. The labor of convicts
at the old prison was worth, he stated sew
enty cents per day.l
A resolution instructing the Judiciary
committee to inquire into the constitution
atty of the bonds of the State being allow
ed to suspend specie payments for a definite
period-was not adopted.
House bill So relative TO changing times
of holding common pleas courts, was passed
ayes 81. This is the bill changing the
time of holding the common pleas court in
Gibson county the terms Of the circuit and
common pleas in that county commencing
now on the same day
House adjourned.