The Plymouth weekly Democrat., 1861-05-16
LEGISLATIVE SUNNI AIRY.

EDS DFMocRAT:-Thinkmg brief summary of
Ike proc edings Of the present extra session of the
General Assembly might not prove uninteresting
to your readers, | hand you few notes for publ
cation.
The Legislature convened on the 9th ultimo,
and organized with great unaniinity. Hon
John Cravens was again chosen President eff the
Senate, aud Hon 81 Allen was re -eested Speak
er OF the House.
The Governors message was delivered OIL the
following day, containing series of recommend
ators looking the present perilous crisis OF cur
oe-nt.J
"On this hint | spake." says Othelo. and on
these hints OF the Governor the Legislature wen'
to work with great deal of aacrity and the fol-
lowing of the principal bills passed by
that body
An act legalizing a loan of se5 ,oGo, which the
Governor. Auditor and Treasurer of State had
borrowed since the adjournment of last session.
An act appropriatins sl00,000 to be ad(led to the
Governors "Contingent fund" to defray the ex-
penses of complying with the requisiton of the
President calling for six regiments of troops.
An act authorizing Deputies of officers, who have
or may hereafter eater the military service of the
State of the United States perform all the
duties Of their principals. Thus enabling their
principals to hold military and civic Office at the
same time, anl draw both salaries.
An act authorizing County Boards, aud the cor
porate authorities of cities and towns TO make ap-
preparations for the general defensend the defense
of the State, and for the port of the families of
volunteers, and authorizing them to borrow mon
ey for that purpose by the issue of bonds. 9th
erwse, and egalizng all appropriations heretofore
made.
An act appropratng $500, 900 to buy arms with
which to arm the Safe.
An act authorizing the removal of 900 prisoners
from the Southern to the Northern Prison. and
declaring what counties North of the National
Road shall hereafter send their criminals to she
Northern Prison.
! An act authorizing the Governor to issue State
bonds. and negotiate, through a board of Loan
Commissioners, a loan of two millions of dollars
to meet the expenses of the military preparations
of tie State and also levying tax to pay the prn-
cipa and interest of said bonds, so to be sold.
An act providing for the employment of six
Regime nts of Volunteers for the State since, and
making provision for the equipment of the same.
These six Regiments are to be divided into five
Regiments Of Infantry, Battalion of Cavalry.
tlec companies Of Artillery. and corps of Sap
pers and miners. The time of service is one year.
II is estimated that these Regiments will cost the
State about Five Millions of dollars.
| An act for the organization OF the Indiana Mi
ia, providing penalties for violations of said reg
ulations repealing all laws heretofore enacted on
that subject. The object OF this Bill is to put the
entire military force of the State under military
exercise, and drill. The Bill provides for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 a year for the support Of
this organization.
An act supplemental to an act defining felons
a. prescribing punishment therefor This act
prescrbes that any person or persons residing with
in this State who shall directly. Indirectly. Civ c
aid or comfort To the enemies Of this State, or OF
the United States, by sending them munitions ol
war, provisions, or by selling the same to their
agents, or by holding correspondence with such
enemies whereby they III " obtain any informl tion
that NAV be valuable to them in prosecuting their
rebellion. Such persons offending shall, upon
conviction thereofbe imprisoned in the State Prison
for term no: less than two, more than twenty
one years, and bc fined sum not exceeding ten
thousand dollars.
These arc some of the principal bills that have
become laws; there still many others before the
Assembly in an unfinished state, looking to fur
ther appropriations for the military service, also
defining treason again the State and the United
States. Some of these latter partake very much
of the character of the old scdition laws.
There arc alro several bills under considers