Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-01-30
FRIDAY. January 25. 1861

FRIDAY, January %, 1861.
SESATE-Mr. Robinson presented series of
resolutions adopted at a Union meeting held at
Vevay, in Switzerland county, which were refer
red to the Committee on Federal Relations. Res
olutions of inquiry were adopted as to the expe-
diency of abolishinS the grand jury; making the
issue of marriage license part of the duty of
County Recorders; altering the school law so as
to prevent persons from voting for School Direc-
tors who have no children to school, as to max
ing recognizance for surety lien on surety; as
to fixing by law the salaries of County Auditors,
Treasures, Clerks and Sheriffs, according to the
population, and to the expediency of abolishing
Common Pleas Courts-transferring the civil
business to Circuit Courts, and redistricting the
State. A debate sprung up over resolution to
request the Supreme Judges to examine any bills
designed to prevent frauds in elections which may
be submitted to the Senate, or a committee
thereof. Amendments offered to include
bills on other subjects, and the resolution and
amendments were finally tabled A number OF
new bills were introduced, the most important of
which were to amend the misdemeanor act so as to
prevent prosecution for taking ten per cent. in
terest; amending section four of the general
banking law, so rs to allow the Bank to issue one
fifth of her circulation in bills under five dollars
and amending section six and seven so as to make
nothing but Indiana bonds as basis for free bank
ing, and requiring these banks now doing business
on stock of other States to deposit Indiana bonds
in lieu thereof on or before January ], 1868. The
joint resolution asking Congress to pass a law fol
further aid for the soldiers of 1912 was passed
and also that in reference to homestead of l6C
acres of land. Mr.. Comfy presented the resolu
tons of Union meeting held in Owen county
which were referred. A number of bills original
ing in the Senate, and some from the House. were
read second time.
HousE-A number Of bills were returned
from the committees with reports adverse to the
passage, among these the bill to repeal the wild
game law, and a new bill was reported on the
subject changing the time. The bill with regard
to the formation of new counties was up again
and referred to the Judiciary Committee. The
Ways and Means Committee introduced bill &c
authorize the Governor to borrow 81 900 from the
Sinking Fund.- which was passed. The vote making
the report of the Committee of Thirteen on Fedora
relatons) the order of the day for Thursday, wa.
reconsidered, and the report was recommittet
with the Virginia resolutions and those from
Terre Haute on the same subject. A bill from
the Senate amending the act for the settlement O
decedents estates, giving the courts power in Ger
tain cases to postpone sales, was taken up ant
passed. Mr.. Edison explained the emergency fo
its passage in the fact, that the cabinet of speci
mems and apparatus of the late Dr. David Dali
Owen, of New Harmony, was now advertised t.
be sold under the existing law, and it was desira
bic, by the provisions of this BILL to prevent tn
sacrifices that would result from a forced sale o
this rich cabinet, which was worth probably $50,
900 to SAC, 1000 bill was introduced by tn
Committee on Military Affairs identical with tn
Senate bill, which was ordered to be printed b
that body.
SATURDAY, January &c, 1861.
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