The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-26
Indiana LEGISLATURE.
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ISDIANAPoLIs, Tuesday, Jan. II
The Senate met at p. m. On motion
of Yawter the consideration Of the Cover
nor's Message in committee of the whole
was posponed until Tuesday, at l,alfpast
two p. NJ.
The Committee on judiciary reported
back the Senate 6il 23d, amending sec
ton rs, Misdemcauor Act, with an amend
ment recommending its passage. Con-
cured in Senate bill 3. amending act
Incorporating cities-same proceedings.
Senate bill il, requiring Treasurers to
sign ami acknowledge bonds in the pres
ence OF the County Board--reported back
to the same committee with addition Of
emergency clause Coneured in.
Mr. Chapman. from the Cmmittee On
Finance, reported the Senate bill %, au-
fthorizing the -t,te Treasurer to refund
to Winslow, Lauier Il Co. moneys paid
out by them for interest Oh State bonds at
the request OF the Governor, recommends
| ing its passage Made the special order
/ for tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. Burke offered joint resolution o.
instructing Senators and Representatives
in Congress to vote for the bill increasing
the pay Of soldiers.
The Senate bill (j4) to amend sections
and i3 Of an act providing for the ap-
praiscmcnt Of real estate. and No. 81, iix-
ing the time for holding the Common Pleas
Court in the Fifth judicial District, were
both passed to secnj reading.
The Senate bill (o) amending section
SO OF the act incorporating cit;e:. was read
Il third time and passcd-ayes, 50 nayes.6.
Bill No 56, amending the 20ih and
2lst sections Of an act as to Supervisors of
Highways, passed to a second reading.
4 message from the House announced
the adoption Of . concurrent resolution
that in view Of the immense amount Of
work to be done, and to avoid an extra
session. the committees are instructed to
use the'r utmost dispatch in bringing up
their work
n second message announced that the
speaker had signed the House bill legaG-
zing the records of the jackson Common
Pleas Court.
The Lieutenant Governor then signed
the enrolled bill.
The following bills were introduced and
passed to a second reading: Bill 81, by
Mr. Hor.. amending section GIL of the
practice act; by Mr.. Ayler, bill SO, au-
thorzing voters absent and in the army
or navy to yote at all general and special
elections; by Mr.. Thompson, bill 50, le
galizing appropriations made by counties
for bounties, &c, by Mr. Guii, bill amend
ing the 21st section of the act authorizing
the Aurora and Langberry Turnpike
Company: by Mr. Niles, bill 81, amend
inc section 4 of the act as to landlord and
tenant.
Mr.. Bennett, by leave reported, from
the Committee on Military Affairs, joint
resolution five, placing volunteers on
footing with regulars as to pensions, and
recommended its passage. Corcurred in
and read three times. Passed-ayes -,
nays meme.
Bill 3, By Mr.. Hoad, being a supple
nentary aci as to limited partnerships,
fixing liabilities and authorizing comprpm-
ises by partners and joint debtors, Bill 63,
by Mr.. Bingham, prohibiting county Off
GERS or their deputies from practicing law;
and Bill ca, by Mr.. Thompson, providing
for registry of voters, wero all passed to
second reading.
Adjourned.
In the House, the following petitions
we're presented: BY Mr. Crook, praying
for the suppression of drinking saloons I;
by Mr.. Higgins, praying for a law allow
ing bountiea to be given and a tax levied
to raise them; by Mr.. Hendicks, for the
continuation in Brewer of the Legislative
reports; by Mr.. Prather, from the Society
of Friends, being an address adopted at
their yearly meeting, praying for the re-
peal of the black laws as to negroes and
mulattoes. All of which were referred to
appropriate committees