The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-26
Legislative summary

FRIDAY, Feb. 22.-SENATE.-BilIs were
introduced supplemental to an act defining
felonies; to provide for prosecuting judicial
proceedings for the removal of the dam
across the Calumet river in the State of Illi-
nols to repeal an act fixing the times of
holding courts in the Sd judicial circuit; to
provide for the government and discipline of
the State Prison to amend the practice
act; to provide for the investment of the
Sinking Fund in the per cent. bonds of
the State (; to amend the law for the gov
eminent of the State University to amend
a number of sections of the practice act
regulating the contingent fees, or perpetual
scholarship, in the State University to
amend the act prescribing the powers and
duties of justices of the peace IN State pros
ecutio2s to abolish complete records in
the Supreme Court to enable railroad COM
panies formed under the law Of 1852, which
have not completed their roads, to finish
the same; to amend section of the law
supplementary to an act defining INSIDE
meanors all of which were ordered to
second reading. 1 -. l5-z-5
Several House joint resolutions were
read and referred. fr.--sfe
The following House bills were read the.
first time: to provide compensation to clerks
the act fixing the times of holding the court
of common pleas, so as to provide a court
for the county of Newton to amend an
act to dispose of the estates of persons who
have gone to parts unknown for the erec-
ton and repair of bridges across streams
forming county boundaries; to amend the
practice act relative to the assignment Of
promissory notes; to amend the act author
izing county agricultural societies to pur
chase and build real estate. s--
A petition was presented from j. r. Can
non and Others, prison labor contractors,
asking for relief, which was referred. ~-
Committees reported amendments to the
bill securing the rights of married women.
in certain cases; indefinitely postponng
bill for the relief of borrowers of the Stuk-
ing Fund, which was not concurred in, hut
ordered to be -reconsidered; laying on the
table a bill amending the act concerning
the interest on money, which was not
! cOncurred in, but recommitted Indeh-
nitely postponing a bill amending an
act relative to the duties and cOmpensa-
ton of State Agent; in favor of the bill
regulating the fees of county officers; lay
| ing on the table resolution directing the
| Secretary of State to index the local laws
passed between 1880 and 1852 laying on
the table q bill exempting from taxation
for municipal purposes the personal proper
| tv of minors in certain cases that legisla-
ton in reference to proceedings after judg-
ment was unnecessary laying on the table
n bill for the establishment of Probate Courts;
laying on the table Senate bill amending
the general railroad bill; in favor of the
bill amending the general law for the con-
structiOn of turnpike and gravel roads /;
amendments to the bill providing compensa-
! ton to persons bringing to justice tugitives
from the same against the claim of John
| H. Miller, of Orange county amendments
! to the bill enabling persons of small means
to rent lands without giving personal or
other security, and to enable landlords to
collect rent detailing the condition of the
benevolent institutions that it was mex
pedieut to transfer the road business from
county boards to township trustees; that It
was inexpedient to publish the laws of the
State in one newspaper in each county, all
of which were concurred in.
report in favor of the bill empowering
the Bank of the State 10 lay off Ave addi-
tional bank districts, and locate branches
therein, was made, but the report and bill
we're ordered To lie on the table.