Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-23
INDIANA LEGISLATURE

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE
SATURDAY, January 90. 1865.
The House met at 9 o'clock. Mr Speaker in
the chair.
Roll called. Quorum present.
The Journal OF Yesterday was read and ap-
proved.
A message from the Senate announced the
passage of the concurrent resolution for a flag
or the dome Of ,be Capitol.
ROADS
Mr.. Sabir presented n memorial from sundry
citizens Of Steuben county, ssking for 81 80 a
day for labor on the highways. Referred to the
committee on roads.
Mr.. Tru .sler, from the committee on judiciary,
returned The resolution with reference TO the sub
stitute brokerage ordinance Of the city ofIndian-
apolis, recommending It's reference 70 a select
committee. Concnrrei 10.
Mr.. Boyd, from committee on claims. reported
that the State was indebted TO Samuel n. Pat
terson, S2.O9l, and submitted a bill to pay him.
Report tabled.
coNNoS SCHOOLS.
The committee on education returned 10 The
House jolns resolutions. numbered 3 and 4. tiden-
teal with Senate joint resolutions numbered .
and g. proposing to amend the constitution so
that cities and towns may levy aud collect taxes
for the support OF common schools with re
port that legislation thereon il inexpedient in the
present crisis.
Toe report vas c0ncETred in.
RULES OF rue HOUSE.
Mr.. Branham's amend meu- OF he rules re
ported Yesterday was adopted.
ANN WIZARD.
Mr. Bird introduced a bill III for the reliei
Of Ann Wizard. which was read the first time
FREE LECTURE TUESDAY EVENING.
On motion of Mr. Hall the House of repre-en.
tatives was opened for a lecture on the condition
of the country, by Hon. Henry Wslker. on
Tuesday evening next.
SUPERVISORS or HIGHWAYS.
Mr. Rice introduced a bill [73l to amend see
tons 6. 10, ID aud % Of the supervisors act Of
March 5. 1859. which war passed to the SECOND
reading.
sHERIFFs AND cLERKs.
Mr Miller, of Clinton, introduced 4 bill IA
relating to the form ofconveying real estate sold
BY sheriffs, and prescribing the duties of clerks
and their compensation, which was read the fest
time and passed to the second reading
lNIEkESI On STATE DEBT.
On motion of Mr. Branham. Senate bill AZ,
directing the treasurer OF state 10 paw Winslow,
Lanier & Co. moneys advanced to the governor
% pay the interest On the state debt. with inter
est OF Z per cent, was taken uD.
Mr. Cofiroth proposed the following substitute
for the bill: ''Strike out all after the e~nactiny
clause and insert the following:
That the sum OF six hundred and forty thous
and dollars be and the same is hereby appropria
ted to pay the interest upon our public debt fall
ing due July. 1863, January and July 1864. aui
January, 1865 that upon the passage and ap-
prevail OF this act, the auditor OF state shall draw
his warrant on the treasurer OF state. for said
sum Of money. and that said SUN of money is
hereby placed under the control AMI management
of the treasurer of state, who is authorized, EN-
powered and DIRECTED to pay to the owners
of the bonds oil The state such interest as
may be due and unpaid thereon, or to the as
signee, or TO the ~assignees OF the several install
ments of interest on such bonds and the said
Treasurer is directed to take proper receipts for
such interest. and an assignment to the State OF
the assignments made by the bond holders for
such interest.
Sec. 2. That an emergency exists for the i'm.
mediate taking effect OF this act, therefore the
same shall take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and filing in the Office of the
secretary of state.
Mr.. Coffroth's substitute was lost, by the fol
lowing vote
Ayes-Messfs. Beckel, Bird, Brown, Burwell,
Buskirk, Cofiroih, Collins. Colover. Croan. Dun
ham. GlazebrOok. Gregg, Hargrove, Harrison.
Howard, Hunt, Lemon, Lopp. Miller of Clinton,
Milroy, O'Brien, Osborn. Patterson, Perigo,
Roach, Shoaffo of Allen. Spencer, Singer. Stuck
ey. Thatcher. Veaoh-3l.
Noes-Banta. Boyd, Brrnham. Burnes, Cham
horo Ch,-ok Gov Grook E,noreo, FL.
Foulke. Goodman, Gregory, Of Montgomery.
Gregory. OF Warren. Griffith, Groves, Hendricks.
Hershey. Higgins, Hoeate, Hoover. johnson,
Kilgore, Msjor, Meredith. Miller, OF Tippecanoe
Montgomery. McVev, Newcob, Oieman, Prath-
er, Reese. Rhodes. Rice, Riford, S4bin, Shuey,
Sim. Steward, Silver, Sullivan, of Posev aud
vanderburg. Trusler, Epson, Welch, Willis.
Woodruff, Woods, Wright, Zeigler, Mr.. Speak
er-49.
Mr. Buskirk then offered the following substi-
.ute for the bill.
That the sum Of six hundred and forty thous
and dollars be and the same is hereby appropri
ated to pay the interest upon our public debt
falling due July. 1853. January aud July 1864,
and January 1865. that upon the passage and
approval of this act, the auditor OF the state shall
draw his warrant, on the treasurer Of state for
said sum OF money and that said sum of mo
ney is paced under the control and management
Of the treasurer OF the state, who is authorized.
empowered aud directed TO pay the owners OF
the bonds OF the state. such interest as nav be
due and unpaid thereon, and to the assignee or
a~ssignees OF the several in%stalments OF Interest
on such bonds, and the treasurer is directed TO
take proper receipts for such interest, and on
assignment to the state OF the assignments made
by the bond holders for such interest.
SEC. 2. That interest, at the same rate as is
borne by the boads themselves. be paid TO the
bond holders or their assigns upon the unpaid 10
stsllments of interest on such bonds from the
time such installments became due 10 the pres
cnt time. and sucl. further sum is hereby appro-
priated as may be required TO pay the interest on
the unpaid installnents o. interest on our pub
lic bonds.
SIC ,. EmeT eucy clause.
After discuss Q the bill and substitute were
made the speeiel order for Monday. the 23d
inst . o'clockp ~, 20 which day aud hour tha
House adjourned
IMPORTANT ARRrsr.-A man calling him
self Dr.. Randell mas arrested in our ci;y
on Tuesday. By Marshal Donovan. al
the instance Of two government officers. vino
claim that the arrested party had been guilty Of
serious ofenses in Green and adjoining COUNTIES
Among other things he is charged with having
passed himself as the examining surgeon Of the
enrolling board ~ Terre Haute, in various
localities, and in this character, having sold eT
eur'ion certificates to quite "A number Of persons