Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-19

nsys. 6. Bill SO, amending the 10Th
and Dist sections of the act as to super.
visors Of highways, passed to second
reading.
A message from the House announced
the adoption Of the concurrent resolu-
ton, that il view ofthe immense amount
Of work TO be done and TO avoid an sx-
ira session, the committees be instructed
to use the utmost dispatch in bringing
up their work A second message an
nouneed that the Speaker had signed
House bill ;, Iegslizing the records OF
me jackson Common Pleas Court The
Lieutenant-Governor then signed the
enrolled bill
The following bills we're introduced
and passed 10 a second reading. Bisl
81 amending section Ga Of the Practice
Act
Mr.. 0yler introduced bill IS, author
izing voters absent, and In the army or
navy, to vote at all general and special
elections; Mr.. Thompson, bill SO, legal
iziDg the appropriations made by coun-
ties for bounties, &c. Mr.. CAT, bill 60,
smendatery Of the 21st section of the
act authorizing the Aurora & Langiuy
Turnpike Company; Mr. Niles, bill 81,
amendatory of section Of the act as
to landlord and tenant
Dir. Bennett, by leave, reported, from
the Committee on Military Affairs, joint
resolution Sos, putting volunteers on
footing with regulars as to pensions, and
Recommending its passage This was
concurret in, and the resolution read
third time and passed-ayes II, nays
none
Bill 81 was introduced by Mr.. Hord,
being supplementary to the act as 70
limited partnership, fixing liabilities
and authorizing compromises By part.
ners and joint debtors; bill 3, intro
duced by Mr. Benham, prohibiting
eounly officers or their deputies from
pracueing law; and bill 81, introduced
By Mr.. Thompson, providing for The reg.
istry of voters
These were all passed to = second
reading. The Senate then ad burned.
HOUSE,
Petitions we're presented, by Mr.
Crook, praying for the suppression Of
drinking saloons hyMr. Higgins, pray.
ing for law allowing bounties 10 be
given, and a tax levied to raise them;
by Mr. Hennicks, for continuation Of
the BREWER legislative reports by Mr.
Prather, from the Society Of Friends,
being the address adopted al their yearly
meeting, praying for the repeal Of the
black laws as 10 negroes and mulattoes,
which were referred 70 the appropri-
ate committees.
Several bills passed to a second read
ing, when Mr. Miller, Of Tippeeanoe,
offered q resolution instrueting our
Congressman to vote for the amend
ment to the Constitution prohibiting
slavery throughout the national domain.
Ii passed 10 a second reading.
The following bills were introduced:
Bill 10, by Mr. Ferris, amending sec.
tions 6, Is, 30. 70, - and 80, OF the Law OF
general elections, aud providing for a
registering Of voters; bill II, BY Mr..
Branham, making an appropriation to
pay Winslow, LAnier & ca, Of New
York, for the money advanced by them
to pay the interest on the State debt.
bill Is. by Mr. Whiteside, providing for
the publication Of notices Of the service
Of summons on nonresidents ia actions
for a new trial; bill ~, by Mr.. Newcomb.
amending the act as 70 witnesses, and
the repeal of section DIS, Of article Is.
the practice act bSl 20, BY Mr.. Hogate
for the encouragement Of agriculture,
enabling the State Board to lay hold ana
sell real estate and legalizing the par>
chase already made, biii2i, BY Mr. nar-
/ risen, amending section - OF the act
| defining misdemeanors, bill D, By Mr..
Woods, legalizing the sales Of certain
/ school lands in Lake County; bin %, BY
| Mr. Collins, providing FOR draining The
vet lands Of the State; bill -, by Mr.
Rhodes, establishing an Agricultural
{ college, bill 25, by Mr. Fowlke. repeal
ing the Law excluding Indians and
negroes from being witnesses; bill 26,
by Mr.. Meredith, amending section y
Of the school law. All passed to a sec
ond reading
The resolution directing The Committee
Of Ways and Means to inquire as to the
expediency Of relieving the soldiers
from the payment Of the polI-tax was
adopted
The joint resolution instrueting Con
gressmen to sote for a repeal Of the duty
on printing paper passed to a second
reading Various other bills, reaching
to No, 40, passed to a second reading.
/ Among them was Introduced No. 81,
by Mr.. Newcomb fagiding for taking
the dispositions, ali1 yits and acknowl-
edgments Of persons ia the military or
naval service. This vas the only one
Of much Importance Various rssolu.
tons we're adopted; one providing for
but one session Of the House each DAY,
from nine a. m. till noon. The House
then adjourned.