The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-12
Legislative Summary.

FRIDAY, Feb. 8.-SENATE-Committ
reported amending the bill giving mayors
of cities, county auditors and other officers
power to administer oaths generally :;
amending the bill defining the residence of
voters and referring it for perfection to the
Judiciary committee suggesting that the
Attorney General inquire and report by
what right a dam is maintained across the
Calumet River in Illinois to the damage of
property in Indiana amendments to the
bill prescribing fees for district attorneys
and laying on the table another bill on the
same subject indefinitely Postponing bill
amending an act providing for the election
and qualification of justices OF the peace
that legislation for the abolition Of thecourt
of common pleas was inexpedept; that leg
islatiOn for the abolition of the grand Jury
system was inexpedient; laying on the ia
BILE a bill enabling persons to object to the
location or change of highways, for the rea-
son that there was a statute now in force on
that subject laying on the table bill re-
pealing the game Law a bill prescribing
the mode of electing United States Senators;
all of which were Concurred IN.
a report favoring the abolition of courts
of Cancellation elected long discussion, re-
sulting in indefinitely postponing the bill.
Bills were introduced authorizing the dis
charge of inmates from county asylums in
certain cases amending the act for the
election of Attorney General amending
the common pleas court act amending the
act for returning juries to common pleas
courts for the relief of Catharine P.
Whittlesey amending the interest law !;
amending the act defining felODies and mis-
demeanors to regulate the descent and dis
tribution of property; to increase the
amount of property exempt from execution
from $500 to $500 to amend the 18th sec
ton of the act concerning interest on
money all Of which where ordered to a
second reading.
Bills were passed to amend the game law
so as to provide for killing prairie chickens
between the LIST of September aud the lst of
February, and to amend the 33d section of
the practice act
Several bills were taken from the files
read a second time and referred
A House bill to change the times of hold
ing the Court of Common Pleas in Whitley
county was read twice and referred.
HoUsE.-Three petitions were presented
asking for the passage of a law protecting
sheep from dogs.
Reports from committees were made en-
bracing bill to cure certain defects in the
acts of deputy county clerks; laying on the
table a petition in reference to the new
county law; against the passage of bill
amending the practice act, and in favor Of
another bill amending the same act; recon-
mending the passage of a bill exempting
certain property from execution recon-
mending the bill authorizing county record
ers 10 demand their fees in advance laying
on the table bill amending the general
banking law, and recommending the pas
sage of another on the same subject; against
the expediency of electing q sheriff of the
Supreme Court against allowing the claim
of the National Guards Band for music on
the occasion of the funeral of Gov. Willard;
to give the Speaker of the House S.
per day, which was laid on the table ;
against the expediency of offering large
rewards for the detection of horse thieves :;
to exempt $500 worth of property belong
ing to widows from taxation recommend
ing the bill requiring the sellers of patent
| medicines to label the same, SO as to show
their component parts; authorizing the
President of the Sinking Fund to execute
deeds in certain cases against allowing
tax payers to deduct the amount of their
! Indebtedness against the prayer of Thomas
/ Stanield against the election of county
! commissioners by districts recommending
! an amendment to the charter of Eel River
Seminary for the passage of the bill
amending the act for the Incorporation of
manufacturing companies recommending
an amendment to the charter of the South
Bend Manufacturing Company and the St.
Joseph Iron Manufacturing Company all
of which were concurred in.
a bill reported back releasing the trus-
tees of the Wabash s Erie Canal from the
maintenance of that portion of the Canal
lying in Evansville, called forth long de-
bate, resulting in laying it on the table,
Bills and resolutions relative to the pub
lie printing were made the special order for
Friday next.
The Senate bill changing the times OF
holding Courts in the 18th Judicial Circuit,
passed.