Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-14
LegisIailelummary!

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SEEATE-The special order of the day,
Senate bill No. 219, the negro testimony,
"a q bill7 was taken up, dissusssd and post
poned to Friday next at 9 o'clock
Several bills we're reported from Com
Iniitees and read a second time. "a nv
The following bill was introduced:oaH II
307-Regulating railroad fares.
MIR Cason intfod1eed- RESOLUTION,
which when amended was adopted. IL
calls for INCREASING, of a committee TO-
3. inquire by what authority the Adjutant
General prints his voluminous report,
how many volumes will be required, al
g what cost, and who caused the7introduc-
ton Of the resolution under which they
are printed. III
A resolution was also introduced, and
! 4. lies on thetabe for the present rescind.
k ing the resolution under which, said re-
\ portis printed sa = ~ 80
The following bills were passed: :. Z { h Z
House bill No. 117-Increasing the
ompensaliondor printing the delinquent
tax list Ta0rs
sOI-Giving Sheriffs oversight Of.
county buildings aud grounds
4 "a joint resolution was adopted in.
sruciing our Senator'S and Representa-
tives to use their influence to procure
the payment Of bounties to the 18th end
10Th Indiana regiments.
HoUsEmet at nine o'clock, with Mr..
Hendricks in the Chair.
A report from Mr.. Griffith upon toe
Nor hern State Prison, recon- mending
4 an appropriation of $62, 900, called forth
considerable discussion, which ended in
the report of the committee. being con-
g cnrredin, and the Com mmitteesso Ways
A 80 a. Il 5s.rr
the IaPpF9Pgiation in the special appro-
priation bill. -
J TrfFTBs c6nsideratioa of Mr.. sBsanham's 3
State Debt Bill was resumed under the
special order, and, Mr. LaselIes of Cass,
argued against the passage of the meas
ure, followed by Mr.. Rhoads, OF Vermil-
5ooilion, IN its favor Mr.. rBranham then
closed thevdebate,- and under the previ-
quous estonc theSvote on its passage re-
sulted-yeas 81, nays 80, strictly party
i vote. The announcement of the pass
sge of,the bill was greeted with applau Sc
sya blythe friends of the measure.
sThen at IL o'clock the House took a
recess until Pm
59si AFTERNooN Mr. Woods bill for a
canal from the Littl cabinet TO the
Grand Calumets rivers, for the drainage
of lands in Lake county, was passed By
vote of yeas rs. nays /.
Mr. Browns Locomotive Engineers
Bill was made the special order for ii
sHno'e clock today,
House bill No. f-Allowing Sinking
lF. Fond Commissioners to invest that fund
in the bonds of the State, to which some
Amendments bad been made by the SEN
ate, was concurred in.
Upon motion of Mr. Buskirk, the bill
A.. fTIN u
81 taken upf The bill places the College
at Bloomington, On condition of grant
of one hundred and sixty acres of land,
and the cabinet OF the late David Dale
Owen. 54J tiAl eo9E2
Mr. Milorz from a minority Of the
select committee onT such college, sub
nittad a report Recommending the loca
cation OF said college in Tppecanos
aoo county s&
Mr.. Sim presented the claims of Rich
mond, Wayne county
Upon the bill, Mr.. Buskirk and Mr.
Bennett urged Bloomington; Mr.. Miller
Tippscanoef eoanty, especially Stock,
we'll, while Mr. Gregory, of Warren, fre-
quenfiy urged that hs was in favor oi
the Battle Ground Mr.. Cox urged
Richmond upon the ground of elligibili
ty, health soil, agricultural development
and mechanics
geo Mr.. Petit was afraid the bill did not
comply with the provisions of the act oi
Congress granting the donation of land,
aud desired that the bill be printed and
the special order continued until such
time as the bill could be laid upon ths
desks Of members. s@
The motion to print was not insisted
upon, and the bill was made the specia
order fer ten o'clock this morning.
Three resolutions we're adopted, on,
for information as to the sinking fund
one for committee to inquire into th'
cost of the publication of the Adjutan
Generals report, and one insirnctinl
Z tho Committee on Ways and Means I
inquire what officers ca0 be dispense
with, which were, rendered necessary b
Ghe late ar. fs~a
The-Honss thsn adjourned - IHG
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