The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-06
LegisIative Summary
SATURDAY. March

SENATE Petitions were presented in ia
vor of the Crittenden proposition asking
for authority for agricultural societies to
purchase real estate; asking for an amend
ment to the charter of the Bank of the
State so as to authorize the establishment
of additional branches, all OF which were
referred.
Committees reported in favor of the
House bill providing for the payment of the
interest on the State debt, due January l,
1861; the appraisement law; in favor of
the bill providing for the care of public
tools and implements used in the repair of
roads and highways; laying on the table a
Senate bill providing extra services for
clerks and sheriffs in favor of the bill
providing for a change of the times of
holding the Court of Common Pleas in
Scott county; in favor of the bill author
izing township trustees to sell saline lands
in certain cases for the benefit of schools;
in favor of the bill authorizing the construc-
ton Of levees and drains, and for the i'm
provement of any creek or river in favor
of the bill authorizing the President of the
Sinking Fund to make deeds in certain
cases; indefinitely postponing the bin in re-
lation to licenses issued to peddlers, travel
ing shows, &C.; reporting back for the Sen
ates action bill in relation to plank and
! gravel road companies, all of which was
concurred in.
Bills were introduced in relation to the
sale of real estate at sheriffs' sales, and to
provide for the temporary appointment of
| Judges of the Circuit Court.
| House bills were passed providing for
! Court of Common Pleas for Newton county;
amending the act providing Treasury sys-
| TEN for the State; and to authorize the
| President of the Sinking Fund Commission
ers to satisfy mortgages and convey lands
in certain cases specified.
/ Senate bills were passed to provide for
| change of time in the terms of the Court of
| Common Pleas in Putnam county; to
amend the act relative to the election of
Reporter, and the speedy publication of the
decisions of the Supreme Court; to amend
the act regulating the descent and appor-
tionment of estates fixing the times of
holding the Circuit Court in Owen county
and for the relief OF Lot Edwards.
The House amendments to the Senate
| bill to perfect the titles to railroads sold I'M
der foreclosures of mortgages, or by lien or
deed of trust, were concurred in.
A bill to provide a change in the times of
| holding the Court of Common Pleas in
Shelby county, passed.
Committees reported in favor of the gen.
eral revenue bill of the House in favor of
the House bill providing for the sale of the
| Gibson county seminary, and that further
legislation on the subject of the distribution
of the interest on the Sinking Fund was in
expedient, all of which was concurred in.
All the House messages were taken up
and the bills within read first time.
HoUsE.-Bills passed to perfect the title
to purchasers of railroads sold on foreclosure
9th to
amend sec. of the act to incorporate the
South Bend Manufacturing Company, and
to repeal sec. 9 Of said act-ayes rs to
provide for the mode of eecting United
States Senators by joint convention, and re-
quiring vote of &c to elect-ayes sc, noes
3 to organize new Common Pleas Dis
trict out of the counties of Parke, Nermil-
lion and Putnam-ayes 81, noes 80 to
amend the act Incorporating the Eel River
SeTninary-ayeS 81 to amend 9th sec.
of the General Banking law SO as to allow
suit to be brought for balance on notes by
the holder against bank, where the bonds
filed with the Auditor do not pay the full
amount Of said notes-ayes rs, noes . to
authorize the issuing of capias against Il
defendant in replevin who secretes the
property ayes "a, noes = to amend sec.
/ of the act defining and furnishing mis-
demeanofs-ayes 90, noes 2Oi declaring IL
a misdemeanor to wilfnlly leave open gates,
let down fences, or destroy cattle guards
along the line of ralr0ads-ayes H. noes
8 to amend sec. 16 of the act relative to
guardian and ward-ayes IS, noes 5; to
amend the 9th sec. of the act for the en-
enlargement of Agrcultnre-ayes 81, noes
2; Senate bill to make the registers, cata-
lOgues. tract books, description of certain
lands, &c, now deposited in the Auditor 5
Office, prima .tacie evidence--ayes 80; to au-
thorize County Commissioners to purchase
toll bridges-ayes AT, noes to amend sec.
of the act describing misdemeanors pun
ishable by justices only-ayes IS, noes 2.
The bill to allow Indians to testify was
laid on the table.
The bill to authorize suit for the stock
killed by railroads, and giving a lien for
the judgment, was lost on its passage-ayes
"a, noes 43.