Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-02-07
From the Indiana Journal
Legislative Summary.
MONDAY. January %. 1861,

MONDAY. January %, 1861.
SESATE.-In pursuance with Saturdays
adjournment the Senate met at two clock,
anil resumed the consideration Of the House
bill for borrowing S75. 900 from the Sink
ing Fund to meet casual deficit in the
Treasury. After discussing it at some
length the bill was laid on the table. a
joint resolution was adopted directing the
State Treasurer to demand of county treas
urcrs all funds in their possession belong
ing to the State. Some Senators contend
ed that a prompt response to this call
would put the Treasury in condition to
meet all current demands against it.
Joint Resolutions for the appointment of
Commissioners to meet the Border States
at Washington City on the 4th of Febru-
ary. in compliance with the request of the
Legislature Of Virginia. were introduced
and referred to the Committee on Federal
Relations.
Resolutions calling on the Treasurer of
State for information concerning the dis
bnrscment of the public money. and ask
ing if it had been paid out in accordance
with the act of 1859 governing the Treas
ury, and embracing some other matters of
minor importance. were adopted.
A number of reports were made from
committees, mostly in reply to resolutions
of inquiry. aud generally adverse to the
kind of legislation named in the interrog
atories. Other reports embraced amend
ments to unimportant bills. or recommend
ed the indefinite postponement of others.
Memorials from individuals asking CON-
pensation for damages sustained. and con-
tanning the proceedings of Union meetings
held in Lawrence and Clarke counties were
presented.
House, - Petitions were presented to
protect sheep from dogs; to allow 10 per
cent interest or special contract; to repeal
the law relative to the formation OF new
counties; to provide for the repair of roads
by taxes in lieu Of the two days working.
| Reports from CommiHees-Against the
petition of citizens Of Newton asking a
change in the law relative to the removal
of county seats-thc report was recommit-
tel after considerable discussion; against
increasing the pay of the Speaker to So
no definite action was had on the report.
Resolutions ofered-To make the mon
ey arising from cscheatcd estates and the
sale of animals running at large part OF
the common school fund; to allow fees
to Recorders for entering satisfaction oi
mortgages; to make counties pay over all
lost school funds entrusted to their care;
to repeal the appraisement law of proper
ty seized on execution; to inquire whether
county agricultural societies can hold real
estate: to repeal the law requiring Justices
to pay fee of 8 for their commissions
to the Secretary of State: to request an ex-
hibition of the Deaf and Dumb and the
Blind Asylums; to allow taxpayers to
deduct their Indebtedness from their taxa
bic property; to require Justices to report
list of the fees due on their dockets eve-
ry three months.
These resolutions were to inquire into
their expediency. and not imperative. and
their adoption does not indicate any opin
ion of the House. They are very useless
affairs, generally.
Bills Introduced. To amend section 4
of an act relative to special elections; to
amend the 9th section of the General Bank
ing law: to examine the claim of More
head, Law & Co.; to amend section 2 OF
the act prescribing the duties OF County
Recorders; to amend the 1st section Of the
act Incorporating manufacturing. mining,
and other companies; to require sellers Of
patent medicines to label them, stating
their compounds; to appropriate $4,000.
annually, in addition to the 81 .0O0 now
appropriated, to the State Board of Agri-
culture; to authorize Judges to make GER
tain entries il vacation; to punish and pre-
vent frauds in elections; relative to the
transfer of real estate owned BY widows.
during their second marriage; relative to
the custody ard attestation Of certain rec
orls by Clerks; 10 amend section 3 of the
act relative to the sale Of spurious liquors;
to amend section l7S of the act relative to
the settlement Of decedents' estates; to re-
quire pleas denying the existence Of cor
porations to be sworn to; to release the
Trustees Of the Wabash and Erie Canal
from keeping it up in the city of Evans
vile; relative to the statements to be Civ
en- by tax payers in their lists Of property;
relative to the testimony OF persons in con-
idential relations; to amend section 4T6
of the practice act.
TUESDAY, january %.
| SENATE.-The Judiciary Committee
reported on several bills and resolutions
referred to them; recommending the pass
age Of bill amending the act for the elec-
ton of Reporter and for the speedy pub
| lication of the decisions of the Supreme
Court. and that it was inexpcdient to make
the recognizances Of surcties liens on real
estate.
Resolufions were introduced inquiring |
| into the cxpedcncy Of enlarging the Hos
pital for tho Insane. in order to accommo-
date tue Eve hundred insane persons now
confined in the jails and poor houses Of
OF tho several counties: to ascertain Il tho
securities pledged for the redemption of
the notes Of the Free Banks are in actual !
deposit with tho Treasurer of Stale; and
to inquire into tho expediency Of authori-
zing county boards to collect all moneys
paid for maintaining insane persons in ca
ses where their property exceeds in value
$500. /
AT ten o'clock the minority report Of
the COMMITTEES on Federal Relations was