Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-04
Indiana Legislature.
IspEASAPoLIs. Feb.

HOUSE--The House met al 9 q. m.
Petitions and remonstrances we're intro
dueed a. follows: Mr.. Meredith, from
the citizens Of Sullivan county. against
legalizing the actions of the Commits
sionsrs In paying bounties; BY Coifroth,
urging the passage Of an act fixing gen
orally the standard Of the qualifications
Of praetieing physicians and surgeons,
which was referred 10 Select commit
tee Of Eve
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bills we're introduced as follows: Mr.
Osborne, Bill ITO, amending section Eve
Of the liquor Law, increasing the amount
Of license from $50 TO 500; BY Hig-
gins, Bill II, amending section ~ Of the
act Incorporating cities; BY Yeatch,
bin liz, for the relief Of A. Louder.
wick: By Sheaf, Of Allen, Bill 1I3,
amending the common school law; by
Kilgore, Bill ia, amending section II
of the act relative 10 fees and salaries
1t increases the salaries of the Judges Of
the Sapreme Court TO 5000, aud Of
Circuit Judges to SOS, 900 By Hogate.
Bill lis, accepting the grant of land
for the Agricultural College.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills we're passed: Sen
etc bill ~, fixing the time of holding
the Common Pleas Courts in Owen,
Green, Clay and Putnam counties
Senate bill l, sppropriating SIS, 600
for the expenses Of the present session,
not taken up.
Higgins amendment, heretofore re-
ported, allowing the members of the
last Legislature the amount per diem
deducted for absence, was adopted
ayes 81, nays 81.
Branham offered the following amend
ment and that the further sum of
Sl35, 900 be appropriated out of the
Treasury TO repay the principal of the
loans made by the Governor Of Indiana,
for the support of benevolent instiin-
iions, State Prisons, &c, from various
individuals and companies Of the State,
with interest st 6 per cent from the
date Of the loans until TIE date OF re-
payment, except $50, 900 borrowed from
citizens Of Wayne county, on which in
terest has been paid to August Sd, 1865,
and on which loan the interest shall be
deducted at per cent from date, and
the principal repaid TO said August 3d.
Brown moved TO adjourn, which was
lost
Buskirk moved to amend By providing
that the sum Of $l35, 900 be appropriated
to pay the expenses of the benevolent
institutions for the years 1868 and 1854
Lost By ayes 81, by So.
Brown moved to amend By striking out
all interest Lost by ayes %, nays So.
Branham's amendment vas then
adopted by ayes S., nays q.
The bill was read . third time, as
amended, and passed BY ayes so. hayes
The title was amended to include Mr..
Branham's amendment
The House then adjourned.
SENATE.-The Senate met at two
p. m. ...
A message vas received from the
House announcing the passage of House
bill No. IA for the relief Of soldiers
/ families.
Senate bill No. 20, increasing she per
diem and milsge Of members Of the
+ Legislature, was reported back By the
/ Committee on Finance, with q recon
mendation that il lie on the table, and
+ that legislation on the subject IS mex
/ pedient.
The report was net concurred in, and
/ the bill ordered to be engrossed for q
third reading tomorrow.
A message from the House announced
the passage of the Senate bill appro-
priating S75, 900 for the expenses Of the
Legislature, with the amendment a5ovs
given, asking the concurrence Of the
Senate.