The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-22

expectancy of numbering the common pleas
districts, SO as to designate them by mum
bers instead of by the present mode.
A committee of seven was provided for
to inquire what legislation, if any, is neces
sary in regard to passing law regulating
the election of United States Senators, anC
to report by bill or otherwise.
The committee on education were instruct
ed to inquire into and ascertain whether
there is any law authorizing the loaning OIL
distributing the school fund arising from es-
tates without heirs, and if not, SO to amend
the school law as to authorize the lOaning
of the principal and distributing the inter
est as the school funds are distributed, and
report by bill or otherwise.
The committee on education were in
structed to inquire into the expediency Of
so amending the school law as to allow
widows having children in school to vote al
all school meetings in the district where
they may reside.
The following joint resolution (introduc-
ed by Mr.. March) was referred to a select
committee composed of Messrs. Line, March,
Murray, Claypool, and Teegarden; "Amend-
atory to Article 8,of the State Constitution,
giving Incorporated cities and towns the
power to assess taxes for school purposes in
addition to those provided by a general
levy" The proposed amendment is to take
the regular course of Incorporation, as pro-
vided by that document itself.
A joint resolution providing for an
amendment to the Constitution relative to
the qualification of voters, authorizing the
Legislature to pass laws defining their resi-
dence, &c.--was referred to the committee
on constitutional amendments.
A lengthy discussion ensned on a joint
resolution relative to making an examine
ton into the location of the Northern Peni-
Tertiary, with power to visit the site of the
prison, to send for persons and papers, &c.
The question was whether the whole state
prison committee should make the examin-
alton. The original resolution, favoring an
examination by the whole committee, was
adopted.
The following bills were introduced:
Supplemental to an act and amendatory
of sections l and of an act providing CON-
pensation to owners of stock killed on rail-
roads.
To amend sections and 10 of an act
relating to the election and qualifications of
justices of the peace.
Authorizing the formation of new coun-
ties, changing county boundaries, and to re-
peal all laws in relation thereto. Read
twice and referred to the Committee on
County and Township Business.
To make a copy of descriptions, register
and catalogue of lands sold, &C., evidence
in case of litigation.
To amend the Sd section of an act provid-
ing for the election of a Reporter, and the
speedy publication of the decisions, OF the
Supreme Court.
Jti,a g
an act defining misdemeanors, and supple
mental thereto, for the purpose of prevent
ing the emigration and colonization of vot-
ers, and for preserving the purity of cleo
tions, &c.
To amend the 5th and - sections of an
act regulating general elections, and pre-
scribing the qualifications of electors, &C.
To provide compensation to the owners
of animals killed by the rolling stock of rail-
roads.
To provide for struck juries in the Circuit
and Common Pleas Courts.
To amend the 59th section of an act char
tering cities.
To amend the 95tb, 9th, 98th, 9sth and
lOlst sections of the Common School and
Township Library law.
To amend the 362d section of the Practice
Act.
To provide proper offices for County Sur
veyors; for recording surveys, prescribing
fees, sc.
Regulating the docket fees of the Court
of Common Pleas, and to provide salary
for District Prosecutors.
To provide for stationery and postage for
members of he Legislature, for employing
a Reporter fol the Legislature, and for pub
fishing its reports in certain newspapers.
To amend the 10th section OF the new
county act of 1857, so as to provide repre-
sentative and judicial attachments for new
counties.
To amend the first section of an act fer
the appraisement of property, levying of
taxes, sc.
To amend an act relative to the salaries
of public officers, and for reimbursing the
State for the expense of the Judiciary, &c,
changing the docket fee from 81 to 81 in
cases of civil actions, and in cases of appeal
from 81 to S..
Adjourned till Monday, at 2 P. n.