Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-12-21
Legislative SuIhan
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From the lDdanl polls Journal.
--. MosDaY, December |, Sos.
SzSATE-A communication was received from
the Adiutant General in answer to a resolution in
quiring how much of appropriations for tie ex
penses of that Office had been expended, aud how
much would be required for lo66.
Several bills were reported from Committees and
read = second time. .--.
The following bills were introduced:
50i-Repealing the act authorizing the forma-
ion Of mutual insurance companies.
JO5-Relative to laying out highways across
railroads. requiring days notice To be given thu
agents OF said railroads.
306-Concerning the vacating of streets and
alleys by cities.
IIousE--Met at nine, but, no quorum present.
adjourned until 2r.M.
At tha. hour the Speaker resumed the stand, aud
on motion of Mr.. Newcomb, his series of bills
creating a permanent criminal court in Marion
county were taken up and passed. ..-i-.
Mr.. Newcomb concluded his argument on the
Stats Debt Sinking + und Bill, which accommodated
on Saturday last. ,1
Some little time spent upon a bill for the
protection OF fsh and after recommtting it to the
Committee on Rights and Privileges, the House
adjourned until I p.
At the night session. bills upon their second
reading were taken up, and the calendar cleared
Of measures at that stage. At halfpast nine
O'Clock the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, December l9. le65.
SRSarE-The special order Of the day, Senate
bill No. 2l9 the negro testimony bill. was taken
up discussed and postponed to Friday next at
O'Clock. 49,
i Several bills were reported from Committees
and read a second time.
The following bill was introduced.
307-Regulating railroad fares.
b Mr.. Cason introduced a resolution, which when
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a committee 10 inquire by what authority the
Adutant G2 neaal prints his voluminous report,
how many volumes will be required, at what cost,
and Mho caused the Introduction of the resolution
under which they printed.
A resolution was also introduced, and lies on
the table for the present resembling the resolution
under which said report is printed.
The following bills were passed:
House bill No. ll7-Incressing the compensa-
tion for printing the dequent tax list.
30l-Giving Sheriffs oversight Of county build
ings and grounds.
A Joint resolution was adopted instructing our
Senators and Representatives TO use their influence
to procure the payment of bountes to the 18th and
10Th Indiana regiments 1T
I HOUSE, met at Lime clock, with Mr.. Henricks
in the Chair. res
A report from Mr.. Griffith, upon the Northern
State Prison, recommending an appropriation OF
S62, 600, called up considerable discussion, which
ended in the report of the committee being concur
red in and the Committee on ways and Means in
structcd TO- incorporate the appropriation in the
special appropriation bill.
The consideration of Mr.. Branham's State Debt
Bill was resumed under the special order, and Mr.
Lassetle, of Cass county, argured against the pas
sage of the measure, followed by Mr.. Rhoads o
Vermllion, in its favor. Mr.. Branham then closed
the debate. and under the previous question, the
vote on the passage Of the bill resulted-ayes, ..
noes, sc, a strictly party vote. The announce
menteei the passage of the bill was greeted will
applause by the friends pf the measure. gn's-
Mr.Woods bill for a'canal from the Little Cal
bumet to the Grand Calumet rivers; forsthe drain
age of flsiids in Lake county, was passed by vote
efayes7S, noes l.. 10. 80 -....
q. AIR. Browns Locomotive Engineers Bill was
made the special order for IL o'clock to-day & Il
House Bill No.47. allowing Sinking Fund Com
missioncrs to invest that fund in the bonds OF the
State, TO which some amendment had been made
by the Senate, was concurred in.
Upon motion of Mr.. Buskirk, the bill locating
the Agricultural College was taken up. The bill
places the college at Bloomington, condition
of 4 grant Of one hundred acres of land, and tht
cabinet of the late David Dale Owen.
Mr. Miroy, from minority Of the select com
mittee on such college, Submitted report recon
mending the location Of said college in Tippeca
noe county. - . 80
Mr.. Sim presented the claims OF Richmond
/ w ayne county.
I Upon the bill, Mr. Buskirk and Mr.. Bennet
urged Bloomington Mr. Miller Tippecanoe count.
especially Stockwen while Mr.. Gregory, of War
rem, frequently urged that he wasSfn favor of th'
/ Battle Grouud- Mr.. Cox urged Richmond upor
the ground of eligibility, health, soa, Agricultural
development md mechanics, sD-'l1'@ :
Mr. Petit was afraid the bin did not comply
with the provisions of the act of Congress granine
the donation Of land, and desired that the bill b,
printed and the special order continued until suci
time as the bill could be laid uron the desks
members = t'A &
I The motion to print was not insisted upon. ant
the bin was made the special order for ten o'ciocl
this morning. :
nation as to the sinking fund, one fora conimiae e
to inq ure into the cost Of the publication OF th
Adjutant Generals report, and one instructibg tn
Committees on Ways and Means to inquire wha
officers can be dispensed with, which were render
ed necessary by the late war. - slid 1afuc
Ia The House then adjoumed.'' tas-ft t--sf S.