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

fund.- what losses have occurred, &c; as to adding
idiocy and hopeless insanity to thecauses for which
divorces may be obtained. More new bills were
MISUNDERSTANDING Others, one to incorporate
street railroad companies supplemental to the
militia law, Is, 300 copies ordered to be printed)
to provide for oral argument in the Supreme
Court. A message from the Governor was re-
ceived, (the same as that noticed in the House.
which was debated up to adjournment
HoUsE.-The committee to visit the President
elect and invite him to indianapolis, reported that
they had performed that duty, and that Mr. Lin
coin would visit this city between the 9Th and the
10th of February, and that he would notify the
Legislature of the exact time. Resolutions of
instruction and inquiry to the committees were
adopted as to providing compensation to Justices
for services in criminal trials; to expend the road
tax in the district where collected; to licensing
stallions as to reducing the salary of Canal Com
missioners; to remodeling the assessors act; as
to expsnding all moneys in the hands of super
visors, by selling out the work to the lowest
bidder; to making school districts corporate
bodies, and taking the management from the
township trustees; in relation to surveys of
township and section lines; whether the law re-
quiring residence for specified time before voting
would be constitutional, as to dividing the ex-
pense of bridges over streams forming county
boundaries. Two joint resolutions were intro
duced, one to amending the second section of the
second article of the Constitution, and one re-
quring the distribution of documents in the new
county of Newton. New bills were introduced,
the most important of which were, touching the
salary of Common Pleas Judges; providing a
board of examiners to protect the people against
incompetent medical men; to amend the act pro-
viding for the safe keeping of the public monies,
and to amend the Circuit Court act authorizing
the holding of special terms, &c. The bill pro-
viding for five additional branches for the Bank
of the State was called up, and after debate il
was made the special order for Thursday at two
O'Clock.
A message from the Governor was read, with
reference to the finances of the State. 1t stated
His Excelency's information that there was bu
$1,000 in treasury, and the necessity of borrow
ing $4,000 to provide for the current expense
OF the State until the receipts from taxation coulC
be realized: and in consideration of the premises
recommends that the Governor, Auditor anC
Treasurer be authorized to make temporar.
oan to that amount. The message was referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.
His Excellcncy also transmitted to the Hons
certain joint resolutions of the Legislature of tn
State of Virginia, calling delegation of Com
mssioners of the several States of the Union, t.
convene in Washington City, on the 4th of Feb
ruary. consider the state of the Union, and sub
hitting propositions for an adjustment of Fedora
difficulties, and the Crittenden amendments of tn
Constitution of the United States, with modifca
tons, as their basis of pacifcation. The resolu
tons were read, and, under the Veatch resolution
referred to the Committee of Thirteen.