The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-13
Eeglslative SUMMARY.

SATURDAY, March 9Th, 1861 .-SENATE.-
Committees reported against the claim of
W. R. Noffsinger for services as Treasurer
er-offcio of the benevolent institutions !;
laying on the table bill amending the act
relative to the construction of sewers and
drains; and reporting back a resolution
relative to the enlargement of the hospital
for the insane.
Senate bills were passed TO provide for
the appointment of temporary judges of the
Court of Common Pleas; and regulating
the contingent fee in perpetual scholarships
in the State University.
House bills were passed authorizing the
purchase of toll bridges by county commits
sioners; to amend the act concerning the
organization Of voluntary associations to
amend the act authorizing county agricul-
tural societies to purchase and hold real es-
tate, and to issue certificates of stock !;
amending the act in relation to misdemean-
Ors and to regulate the assessment and
collection of taxes on the stock of the Bank
of the State of Indiana, and of the Free
Banks of the State
The amendments of the House to the bill
fixing the time of holding the Circuit and
Common Pleas Courts in the Ripley and
Ohio district, were cOncurred in; also, the
amendments to the Senate bill relative to
the impanneling of juries in the Common
Pleas Court; also, to the bill amending the
game law also, to the bill amendatory of
the general appraisement laws.
The specific appropriation bill, rs amend
ed by the Senate, passed. 81
The House amendments to the bill au-
thorizng the lengthening of the terms of the
Boards of County Commissioners in coun-
ties of large population, were concurred in.
The House bill to authorize the Bank of
the State to lay off five additional bank dis
tricts and locate branches therein, which
occupied over one-half the session yesterday,
was passed under the operation of the pre-
vious question.
A bill was introduced and passed releas-
ing to the State by William II. Talbot and
Francis Costigan their contract for erecting
the Northern Prison, ana allowing them
SIS, 900 for the same.
A House bill was passed to amend the
general appraisement law in relation to
the return of property delinquent for taxes.
House bill appropriating $4,000 to fence
the Tippecanoe battle ground failed.
The House amendments to the bill re-
pealing the informal act of 1853 providing
for adjourned terms of the Circuit Court
and the bill amending the act relative to
manufacturing companies was concurred
in.
A number of standing and select commit
tees reported back bills for the Senate's ac-
ton, with which nothing was done except
in the cases of some five or six that the
committees recommended to lie on the
table, which recommendations were con
Cured in.
House joint resolutions memorializing
Congress Gu the subject of making an APP
preparation for the improvement of the
Michigan City harbor; and requiring the
Attorney General to bring suits on the Of
fetal bonds of state officers Who have taken
fees without authority FLAW, passed.
A Senate joint resolution resembling the
contract made by the Board of Control of
the Northern Prison with VIM. II. Talbot
and Francis Costigan, passed.
The Senate receded from the amendment
to the House bill in which the House refus-
ed to concur, relative to charging the iu-
risdiction of justices of the peace.
House bills were passed supplemental to
an act for the government and discipline of
the State Prison; amending the general as
sessment law so as to exempt the property
of widows from taxation where it does not
exceed in value $500, with an amendment
attached thereto by the Senate for the or
ganization of companies to construct dams
across streams for the purpose of affording
slack water navigation, with an amend
ment thereto; to provide for allowances to
| clerks and sheriffs to amend the law for
the Incorporation of cities to change the
times of holding the Jay Circuit Court; to
amend the act relative to the formation of
manufacturing, building and other compan-
les. so as TO supply cites and towns with
water and water power; to amend toe
charter of the Eel River Seminary declar-
ing it a misdemeanor to leave open gates or
bars, or destroy cattle guards on railroad
tracks concerning promissory notes, bills
of exchange, bonds and other intruments of
writing; to amend the act for the assess
ment of real property, SO as to provide
change in the time of distributing school
funds amending the act fixing the times of
holding Conrts in the 18th Judicial Circuit;
to enlarge the legal capacity of married wo-
men; amendatory of an act 10 relation to
filing a schedule of property under execu-
ton, so as to authorize the same to be done