Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-21
Legislative fummary.

OENATE--NfariY alt the morning wa
consumed in hearing reports of com
mittees. .El4IA e0Eg Ia4@A
In the afternoon House bill No 81
establishing high schools, was passed 4
A resolution ordering the printing o
the Adjutspt Generals report, wa'
rel 'cted -
A resolution was adopted paying
Aquilla Jones 1859 So, the amount ad
yanced to GoYerner Willard on salary
before his DEATH a 81 +, msotel &. yas
In the evening the resolution rejected
the morning, authorizing the printing
of the Adjalant Generals. report, was
reconsidered and passed-29to to Is
The following Senate bill was passed:
309-Amending the charter Of Madi-
son.
Tho fOllOSipg House bills were
a passed.:
84-Legalzing the acts of the Com
missioners Of Vermilion county
88-Allowipg certain corporations to
change their hahies AZ AA a
ll7-Amending the Insurance. law.
l2l-Curing defective acknOwIedg-
ments il. ~
l24-RelatiVe TO fees Of officers ale9
l76 -Authorizing the construction OF
Eve "a and drains - s+.rs9
2IO-F,xing he time of holding the
rant Common Peas Court. - SsfFfr
4l-Legaizing sales OF guardians an
sr orders detective. EE sF6
36-The Calumet canal bill.
.l96-Extending The time for the CON-
re'ion OF gravel roads. nf .sa a
23l--To protect pubic notices.
HOUSE The House met ut nine
clock
Quite number Of claims were re-
prted upon aud referred TO thel Com
litee on Ways md Means for payment
the specific approximation bill.
Mr.. Pettit's Mexrcan rssolu ion was
ade the special order for Thursday
corning. Tue renort OF the Committee
IN Federal Relations Is favorable to
heir passage.
Mr.. BroSnis Loc6tnotivs Eagineer
snse bill was lost by a vote Of ayes
noes 36--not a constitutional major
y G H 90
The committee of reference on the
dorgan raid bill reported that they had
greed upon two commissioners instead
IF three, as the House demanded, and
one as the Senate demanded The
report was laid upon the table upon
motion of Mr. Coffroth, and the bill
effectually killed by the parliamentary
: gae les of reconsideration and laying |
lpon the tabia.--.s.
Messages from the Senate were taken
np and Senate amendments to House
bills, Nos g. Ga, 10, ll9 were concur.
led in, among which was the one for the |
establishment of a State normal school
A number Of Senate bills were read |
upon first and second readings, and at |
II o'clock the House adjourned.
AFTERNooN-The House met at two |
clock. Egg esaao HsrFm "A
House Bill No 256, providing for the |
Incorporation of hydraulic companies.
was passed. sA-A-'@ n -
The Senate bill amending the charter 1
Of the town of Vernon was passed.
Mr.. Branham, from the Com mittee |
on Ways and Means, reported the gen
eral appropriation bill, which was prop
erly amended, and read the third time.
The vote resulted: ayes 70, noes 81. So
the bill passed.
ehe Coumittee on ays and Means
orted the specific appropriation bill,
ch passed the House by vote of
72, nays 3.
Fhs House eoncurrsd in the amend
oSnts by the Senate to the General 1n-
Srporation Law N Es g
A number of Senate bills were read q
yeeond time
The House concurred in the amend
uents of the Senate to the Road Super
scr's act.
Eouse Bill No. 255, relating to Life
france Cempanies, was passed, which
ed on Saturday for lack Of Constitu-
al majority NJ
iouse Bill No 2O7, for the regulation
Foreign Insurance Companies, was
led n =
i half past FIVE the House adjourned
1T o'clock.
IGur-r he Housei;net al Z o'clock,
continued in hearin the reading OF
ate bills upon their third reading.
he rules we're suspended, and Sen
Bill No58i4, tor the Investment sof
Sinking Fnnd in the Safe or Gov.
nent bonds, read the lhlrd time, and
sed, by vote Of ayes So, nays 26,
7r considerable sparring. ,bs1L s
House Bill 3l2, amending the Gener-
Incorporation Law, so as toallow the
AnIzation of company to receive
ations for Solliers' Home, was IA.
up and read a second time. % v
#. Bdskirk made an Intellectual at
aat TO have the Agricultural College
IA taken up and made the special order
for the morning, but no quorum an
gered to the call, and at 9:20 2. Nj. the
ase adioarned Ind .JepfaGI.