The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-18

HoUSE.-ME. Dobblus, representative cleo
from Martin co1Dty, appeared aud wa:
sworn in.
The following select committees were an
nounced
Committee Of 10 on the state OF the Union
-Messrs. Bundy, Veatch, Jeukinson, Heffren
Branham, ProsseT, Grover, Burgess. New
man, Knowlton, Mclean, Hunt and Hull
On Foreign and Domestic Insurance
Compsnies-Messrs. Packard, Hopkins,
Lee, Ford, and Bryant.
The following bills were introduced
To repeal sect. l3 OF an act relative to
promissory notes, and sects- 58l and 4s5 OF
the practice act.
To provide for rights of married women
in real estate OF their husbands sold on exc
cution, and in all other cases wherein they
do not consent to the sale.
The bill gives them the dover right
they would have if the husband was de-
ceased constituting them joint tenants with
purchasers, and provides for partition.1
To perfect the title to purchasers of rail
roads, &c.
To authorize ell persons to prevent as
sault, &C., by separation of combatants.
To amend section 23s of the practice act
For the relief Of the heirs of Michael
" DEtbus uuOS6 ntQu Was IOEIclNtu 10 bHc
State on account Of his not being a natu-
rallied citizen. The bill gives the land to
the heirs.
To amend section of the act relative TO
licensing the sale Of liquors. II leaves the
amount of license blank, and requires the
fund derived from the license TO be distrib-
uted to the counties, and not given for
school purposes.
To amend various sections Of the act re-
lative to the sale OF liquors by license
All read a first time, and passed 10 a sec
ond reading.
A resolution requiring the Judiciary
Committee to inquire whether owners OF
slaves had the right Of transit through the
State with their slaves, and IL not, that
they should report a bill granting such
right, was, after discussion, laid on the ia
BILE by SO ayes, 80 noes.
Mr.. Holcomb (of Gibson) submitted a
series of resolutions constituting q memo
rial 10 Congress, In the style Of spread
eagle stump speech of the doughface order,
in relation TO the national crisis. 1t en-
anated from q caucus of Democratic mem
6ers. Referred to the committee of Is.
Resolutions on the same subject, present
ed by Mr.. Norman, recommending the
maintenance of the Constitution as it is,
were similarly referred.
Resolutions on the same subject, present.
ed by Mr.. Roberts, were similarly referred.
Similar resolutions, offered by Mr.. Ores
ham, we're referred 10 the same committee.
The latter resolutions pledged the whole
power and resources Of the State Of Indiana
10 maintain the Constitution and laws.
The report of the Trustees of the Wabash
and Erie Canal was submitted snd 500
copies ordered TO be printed.
4 resolution was adopted inviting John
VawteT and all the old soldiers OF the war
of 1872 who may be 10 the city 20 take seats
Inside the bar.
The eternal newspaper question was
again discussed, the result being subscrip-
ton for large number of papers ofIudian.
npolis az the Senate bad done.
A joint committee of seven-4 for the
House, } for the Senate-was provided for
to report bill spportiening the State for
six years for Senators and Representatives.
The following bills were read once and
passed to second reading:
To provide for the formation Of new coun-
ties.
70 amend section 8 of the aet for the
protection Of Wild gsHN