Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-03-06
snoiama legislature.
Legislative summary.


MONDAY, February %, 1851
The bills introduced on Saturday were read
second time and referred. The House bill, rela-
tive to the formation of new counties. with an
amendment that nothing therein be construed to
interfere with the county of Newton, was referred
70 tie Judiciary Committee. A resolution was
adopted directing the Committee on the Judiciary
to inquire into the expedieney of reduc-
ing the number of Senators to thirty, and of
to sixty. and one was introduced
which lays over under the rule, that the Senate,
during the remainder of the session, meet at half
past eight o'clock A. VI. and two o'clock p N.
each day. The bill to appropriate $500 to erect
a monument to Hon. Jonathan Jennings, was
cleared of amendments and passed the second
reading. Mr.. COnnOr's resolution in regard to
the pay of Peace Commissioners. was adopted,
and the joint resolution of the House. appointing
an investigating commission into the fiscal affairs
of the State, was passed. Mr. Craven's license
bill, providing that applicants for license to sell
liquors, may have the right of appeal from the
Boards of County Commissioners, was passed by
vote of 26 to 10. The bill defining the qualifi-
cation of voters was also passed.
HousE.-Petitons were presented in favor of
the Crittenden amendment: for the amendment of
the township law in regard to the assessment of
road taxes; for legislation against sheep killing
dogs, and from Marshall county to amend tho
Temperance law so that vendors may not be liable
for selling to minors. or to make it penal
offense for minor asking for liquor to represent
himself to be over 81 years old. Senate bills on
second reading were taken up and the files were
eased Of heavy load Of them at that stage. and
seventeen new bills were introduced and read
turned the numerous petitions referred to them
with the opinion that any material alteration of
the present law was inexpedient because it has
given general satisfaction, and reported bill
slightly amending several sections of the law.
Tuesday, February &c, 1861.
SESATE.-Petitions favoring the Crittenden
amendment were presented by Mr.. Lomax and
Mr.. Johnson, which were referred to the Com
mittee on Federal Relations. The new county
bill passed, and the bill requiring the invest
ment of the money Of the sinking fund as it comes
in, in stocks of the State, was indefinitely post
pOned. The special order for the consideration
of the minority report of the Committee on Fed
eral Relations having arrived, Mr.. Williams
moved to amend by striking out and inserting in
structiOns to the Peace Commissioners to vote for
the Crttenden plan for adjusting existing diff
cult in ha South nd IL
ment were made the special order for Tuesday at
hAlfpast seven P. NJ. A number of important
bills were considered but none finally.
A resolution was adopted that the Judiciary
Committee report at an early day whether the
number of negroes and mulattoes in the several
counties of this State are embraced in the census
report, upon which apportionmen: OF Senators
and Representatives is proposed to be made
2d. Whether such appointments, when made
if based on all the inhabitants of the State, ne
groes and molattoes included, would be in con
formity with the Constitution on the question oil
apportionment of Senators and Representatives
Sd. Whether the Legislature can, in conformity
with sections and 5, article 4, of the Constitu
resentative purposes during the present session o.
the Legislature.
HorsE.-Petitions favoring the Crittenden com
promise were presented by Mr. Davis from Scot
county, by Mr.. Hayes from Madison county, by
Mr.. Stotsenburg from Floyd county, and by Mr.
Brett, signed by 1894 legal voters of Davies
county, which were referred to the Committee o
Thirteen. The Judiciary Committee, in answer
to petitions referred to it, reported bill regula
ting the assessment and collection of taxes OF
the capital stock of the Bank of the Stat
and Branches and the Stock Banks, and the
Military Committee reported a new bill Il
take the place of the bill numbered los OIL
the subject of the militia, which was lai,
in the bill and ordered to be printed. Mr.. Hef
fren's bill to give the public printing to T. A
Goodwin. at rates % per cent less than the price
now paid, was indefinitely postponed under tn
gag of the previous question. The bill amendin;
the present liquor law. providing penalty wheI
minors report themselves to be of age to deceiv
dealers, was ordered to be engrossed, and MI
Veatch's bank bill, providing for four additional
bank districts for the Bank of the State, wa
passed. 1t is said this bill will pass the Senat
and become law.
WEDNESDAY, February 81, 1851.
SESArE-Petitions were presented asking pro
lection against sheep killing dogs; by Mr.. Craven
from ladies praying for Legislative act granting
aid to the suffering in Kansas, and by Senator
1 II Cboap,olro- ;,,f g 4,
Crittenden plan of adjustment-all Of wbic
were referred. The Senate embezzlement bill
| mo. IL was returned from the Judiciary Com
mittee with report recommending its passage
and the bill for the government of the Stat
prisons, providing two Directors for each, wit
one President of the Board-was returned by tn
committee and made the special order for to
morrow at ten o'clock. The Common Plea
jury bill. giving the Judge and Clerk the right t
dispense with the regular panel; that for holdin
Common Pleas Court in jackson county; tina
providing that in counties containing over sc. 90
inhabitants the County Commissioners may 81
fifteen days. and several other bills were Dasse;
HorsE Petitions were presented by NJ
Combs in favor of the Crttenden amendment
and by Mr.. Jenkinson from William Rockhi
asking pay $50, 0OO) for one hundred acres
land sold as site for the Northern Penitentiar
A number of bills were reported from the con
mittees, and some amended and others ordered
be engrossed, when the House went into Con
/ mittee of the Whole on the school bill report,
by the Committee on Education and had reg
lar field day over that. They reported progre
and will sit again. One new feature in this b
I is to caeate in each county an officer called
| School Examiner whose d,,tv within, tho no,,u