The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-04

HoUsE.-Bills introduced to revive the
act incorporating the Alton, Mt. Carmel and
New Albany Railroad Company, and chang
ing the name of the road to the Louisville
and St. Louis Railroad to amend section
of the act prohibiting the evidence of In
dams and persons having negro blood to
change the times of holding Common Pleas
Courts in Washington and other counties,
which was read three times and passed
Ayes 80, noes none; to permit the removal
of any Free Bank from one place to another;
to amend sections and 4, and repeal sec
ton 3 of the act regulating the prices of the
public printing, and requiring the State
Printer to furnish his own paper to re-
quire travelling vendors 10 procure licenses.
Reports from Committees; Senate bill 81.
relative to railroads, reported back with
several amendments, which were concurred
in; against the purchase of certain volumes
of Blackford's Reports concurred in:
against the sale of the Governors residence
and erecting another-concurred in; bill to
amend section of the act relative to the
Sinking Fund, reported back and engrossed :;
Senate bill, to amend various sections of
the General Banking Law, so as to require
1 the Banks to change their stocks to Indiana
stocks &c, was reported back with amend
ments, which were concurred in.
Bills passed to provide for revenue for
the years 1861 and 1862-Ayes So; to re-
/ peal the acts relative TO the formation of
/ new counties 4; to exempt from taxation the
/ personal property of widows who have not
/ exceeding $500 worth, either real or person
al-Ayes 76, noes 4 to amend section Is
of the act relative to holding Courts of
Common Pleas-Ayes 50, noes l to allow
married women, whose husbands are insane,
or may become so, the same rights over the
property as if they were widows-Ayes n,
noes s to cure defects where persons have
acted as deputy Clerks, with their consent,
without having legal authority to act as
such-Ayes 10, noes 6; to amend section l
of the act relative to the exemption of prop
/ erty from execution, SO as to allow the wife
| in the absence of her husband, to file the
schedule of property-Ayes 81, noes to
amend section l. of the act relative to the
incorporation of manufacturing pauies,
&c. so as to allow persons to furnish the mo-
tive power-Ayes Y, noes Z; to amend section
/ 6 of the act Incorporating the st. Joseph
| Iron Company, and to amend sections z, 8,
/ 9, TO- IL and II of the same act-Ayes II,
noes 3 to amend section ITS OF the act re-
latve to the settlement of decedents' estates
Ayes 50, noes 8 to authorize the Presi-
dent of the Sinking Fund Commissioners to
convey by deed, certain tract of land
Ayes 90; to authorize the transfer of Ger
tain Saline lands-Ayes IS to amend sec
ton 3 of the act relative to misdemeanors
Ayes 81 noes 3 to require inventories
to be filed by surviving partners-Aves 90.
noes none to authorize aliens to hold lands
in Indiana by purchase or otherwise-Ayes
50; to fix the times of holding Courts in
the first Judicial Circuit-Ayes 90; to
amend section II of the act relative to hold
ing Courts of Common Pleas-Ayes IS.
noes l; to require manufacturers and vendors