Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-12
nspra Legislature.
SENATE

sbfa morning. Mr.. Bennett bill, equstfz-
inv he bono issued By County Boards
Tor 6lling aotss, vas passed, With but
shrea disse1ing votes The Senate bill (
No Is, sutlorizinz coun'lss TO- borrow
money to encourage euHstments, also
passed Tie bill authorizing the invest
a,e,st Of cannon school fasds In county
bonds wal read twice unser suspension
of the rues,. snd referred 70 select
committe Of 6Ts-
a reylutioz was passed requiring
1000 co,ies Of the Governor 5 Message
printed n German
Lieut. Gov. Baker announced the
standing committees of the Senate Ar.
Dunnin. il Chairman Of the Committee
On Ele.tions; Mr. Niles Chairman OF 4
Tie Jadciary Committee; Mr. Bennett 1
AZ thaion Military Affairs The com /
mittee are fairly and iudiclously eou- /
stitute-
! allowing members OF the Legislature -
uer cay and S. for every twenty miles
Of trsrsl, and the officers 81 psr day. ~
/ uassl to a second reading.
| Various other bills were reported and
/ discussed during the afternoon.
HOUSE.
In the House Mr. 0'Brien, member
from Martin. appeared and was sEorn IN.
Tfa members voted themselves SluO
each to purchase stationery
Mr.. Miller introduced 4 bill raising
he salaries OF Judges OF the Supreme
ICourt, which passed 10 second hearing.
Mr. Griffin introduced bill fixing
the pay Of officers, which was read
once.
III. Browns bill, legslizng the acts Of
the Jackson Common Pleas Court, was
passed.
In The afternoon Mr. Rhodes intro
duced Joint resolution No 2, accepting
/ he erkut OF land by Congress for an
Agricultural College. Il passed 10 a
second reading -
Mr Buskirk presented his bib No 8,
10 establish an Agricultural College, ap-
propriaiing the means and establishing
Board Of Trustees for the same, which
passed 20 q second reading
Mr.. Higgins presented bill to amend
the act as 70 voluntary associations, 50
as TO authorize an association to improve
harbors. make docks, and establish tolls
for the sane It was read twice under
a suspension Of the rules, and referred
to the COMMITTEES on Corporations
/ Mr.. Wood introduced 3 joint resolu-
ton to amend the Constitution 50 as TO
authorize cities, town, townships, and
school districts to levy and collect taxes
| fIrihe support of schools.
Mr. Strof, Of Allen, offered bin tax
ing dogs, and infieting penalties for
sheep killing.
A message was received from the Sen
ate proposing joint committee, eonsis-
ting Of three from the Senate and four
on the part OF the House, to examine
into the expenditures Of the Governor
with power to sepd for persons and pa
pers II was adopted by vote Of u
fo55 fs 81
SIR Pierce introduced bill to equal
izs dividends By railroads. L passe,
to second reading
: Mr. Stuart, of Rush, presented biz
dividing the State into Congressiona
Districts, and fixing the time for th
: election Of members of Congress,
vas read once
: Mr.. Miller, of Clinton, offered a reso
lation deolsringit the duty Of The Gen
eral Assembly to make fair and equita
: bic apportionmens Of the State for con
; greasional and legislative purposes, wit
: an equal proportion, and without regaru
. TO their political character Mr.. Brow
: moved to refer it to the Committee o.
{ Judiciary. Lost Mr. Buskirk moved I
. refer il to the Judiciary Committee, Wit
J instructions to inquire aud report wheti
: er the present Legislature has eonsGtu
3 tional power to make such an apportlor
! msnt for Legislative purposes twas s
r referred.
: Mr. Brown moved that 5000 Englis
and $500 German copies Of the Messag
: be printed for the use Of the House. :
q Pending the debate thereon, the Hous
: adjourned
II MoSuAY, Jan. 9.--Mr Yawter intr,
:. duced Bill No 10, amending see,io
II of the County Board Act Of June l.
G 1862, so as to allow County Boards I
Q borrow money 20 encourage enlistment
i Mr.. Mason offered bill abolishin
Q Courts of Common Pleas, which was y
d ferred to the judiciary Committee.
Mr. Michigan introduced q bill ameu'
= ing au Act approved June 4, 1862, r.
+ qulring County Treasurers and the
!. sureties to sign aud acknowledge ibei
y bonds in the presence Of a majority {
e the County Board
e Mr.. Beeson introduced joint resoll
, tons amending articles 4 and 8 Of Sc
ton % of the Constitution, 50 as 70 el
able the raising Of taxes to suppo
N common schools Read first time.
1t The Senate, after visiting the hall
is the House, and In joint convention wi
Messing the inauguration Of GoyernC
Morton and Lieut. Governor Baker, r
, turned, and the President pro ten
4 Hon. Paris O. Dunuing, conducting Il
4 Lieut. Governor elect 70 the chair, Il
= latter gentlemen delivered his addres
: which was eminehtly appropriate an
D patriotic
rs S. G. Thompson, Of Wabash, ",
d elected Assistant Doorkeeper.
Il was refused TO elect Sergeant-a
y Arms, as an unnecessary Institution,
sr a vote Of IL to Sc rss g.
% In the House, in the afternoon, o
3 resolution By Mr. Buskirk, the Sena
n met in joint convention to witness Il
inauguration, after the counting Of q
y votes Of Governor Morton and Lieu
d, Governor Baker. The ceremony vi
= conducted with great decorumi al
4 Governor Morton having delivered b
initiative paper from manuscript, al
= the Senate having retired, the HouI
o adjourned
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