The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-29
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SENATE. jan. Is. Memorials were in
/, troduced asking for the passage of a law for
the protection Of sheep from dogs embody-
ing resolutions of Union meetings held in
/ Switzerland and Owen counties, which were
referred.
| Resolutions were introduced TO inquire
into the expedieney of abolishing the grand
| jury system; of having marriage licenses is
sued by County Recorders instead OF the
Clerks of Circuit Courts of amending the
school law so as to prevent persons having
children from voting for school directors;
of making the recognizances of sureties a
lien upon the real estate of such sureties; of
abohshing the Court of Common Pleas and
establishing a surrogate system. A resolu-
ton requesting the Supreme Court to give
its opinion on bills respecting election and
school laws, in advance of their enactment,
was lost. Resolutions to ascertain the
amount of money paid to the State Board
of Agriculture for contingent expenses, and
to raise a select com mittee on a House of
Refuge, were adopted. Et#s
Bills were introduced to amend the act
for the settlement of the estates of decd
ents legalizing the listing of city proper
ty amending the act in relation to the
formation of new counties assessing tax
for common schools to repeal au act to
amend the assessment law {; to amend the
51st section of an act defining misdemean-
ors to amend the free banking law; for
the relief OF certain citizens of jackson
and Washington counties; and on other
subjects of minor Importance.
"a Joint Resolutions of the House relative
to the free navigation of the Mississippi
River; relative to pensions to the soldiers
of the War of 1912 and their widows and
off fn ba nos Nv Of a
homestead law, were read and the two first
named passed. The other was referred.
The joint resolutions of the States of
Ohio and New York, communicated by the
Governor, were read, and referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations. p
Several committees made reports favor
ably to the passage of bills referred to
them. All business on the files of the
Senate was disposed of before adjourn
ment.
HoUsE.-Petitions were presented asking
damages for overlooked lands by the North
port feeder dam also, for So, 200 to pay for
the removal of the mill dam on the Maskuk-
tatuk in Jackson. 81
Reports were made against the expedien-
cy of further legislation to prevent negro |
children from attending the common schools |
and negroes from testifying against white |
persons; against defining the width of
wagons; against restraining hogs from run
ming at large without rings in their nose
These reports were concurred in. f-
Various amendments were reported to |
bills those to amend the law relative to /
the formation of new counties gave rise to
long and earnest discussion of the evils of
the law of last session. The bill and amend
ments were referred tO,the Judiciary Com
mittee-the House showing strong feeling
against the law of last session.
Bills were passed, under suspension of
the rules, to authorize loan of $75, 900
from the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund and Senate bill to amend the law
relative to the duties of administrators, that
the laboratory and cabinet of David d. Owen
may not be sacrificed by a forced sale.
The House determined to adjourn on Sat
urday at IL o'clock A, N. to Monday at
o'clock P. M.-Ind. Jour. %