The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-01-29
Legislative Summary.
SATURDAY. Jan. 81. 1868.

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Statutes evidence in all courts in place of
the acts named therein; to enforce the 18th
article of the Constitution; to amend the
act in relation to Auditors, ar d to amend
the 9th section of the practice act.
A debate sprung up on resolution in
troduced 10y Mr.. Shields to direct the Ju-
dietary Committee to introduce bill to
collect the taxes by Township Treasures,
in which Merssrs. March, Shields and
Murray advocated that plan, and Messrs.
Ray, Wolf and Corbin opposed it. Messrs.
Williams and Ferguson advocated the ref
erence. 1t was finally passed as resolu
ton of inquiry.
The bills on second reading were put
through and the files cleard.
HoUsE.-Nothing in the House of any
importance, beyond the report Of the Ju-
dietary Committee against the right of
soldiers to vote, absent from home. Such
proceeding would be unconstitutional,
and the House concurred in the opinion.
A resolution looking to the improve
ment by the General Government Of Micbi-
gan City harbor, was adopted.
Bills reaching No. 81 have been intro
duced.
The following resolutions were introduc-
ed in the House OH the 9th inst:
BY Mr.. Packard,
WHEREAS, The Draf ing Commissioner
for the State Of Indiana has collected from
conscientious exempts, a large sun of mon
ey. and deposited the sum in one of the
banks of this city to await further legis-
lation from this General Assembly, there
fore,
Resolved, That the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs be instructed TO inquire wheth-
er such money has been collected accord
ing to law, and if it shall be found to have
been so collected, that said committee he
instructed to report joint resolution au-
the benefit Of the sick and wounded SOL
diers, destitute widows and orphans of de
ceased soldiers. and destitute families of
those now IN the service Of their country
from this State. And the said resolution
shall further authorize committee of i've
TO be raised, three on the part of the House
and two on the part of the Senate, whose
duty it shall be to take charge of, and
distribute, said funds as in said joint reso-
luton shall be provided.
But if it shall be found that said money
or any part thereof, has been unlawiuliy
collected, the said Draft Commissioner be
authorized and commanded to return the
same, or so much thereof as shall have
been unlawfulv collected, to the persons
from VII ON the same has been collected.
Adopted
By Mr. Blocher:
ResolUed, That he members of this
General AsSe mbly now in session, be re-
quested to visit the Legislature of the State
of Kentucky, and have general expression
on the subject of the war, and to meet to-
gether in council for that purpose.
Mr.. Lamb moved to table the resolu-
ton. He thought we should wait until we
were invited to Kentucky.
Mr.. Lasells offered the following substi
tute:
Resolved, by the House, the Senate con
curing. That the members of this Gen
eral Assembly will as a body visit the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Kentucky
on the 18th proximo. should the same be
acceptable to the members composing that
body.
Original resolution and substitute made
the order for Wednesday next at o'clock
p. NJ.