The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-13

Mr.. TEACHERS widows dover bill. No 157.
.allows the widow 500 out If the real estate
II there = not that much q personal property
was advanced to the engrcssnent
Mr.. Cox's Railroad bill, No. 2l7, was AL
yanced % the engr0ssment
Mr.. I-a~~sile's ceusu- biz. No. 81. coming up
with the committee amendments heretofore
reported. the amendments We're concurred in,
and then the bin was advanced 10 the engross-
ment.
Mr.. Truslcr's Hydraulic Compans's bill, No.
&c. was ads anced to the ,ngrossInenf
ON motion 10y Mr.. LEMON Mr. Befner's Road
bin. No. 2Il, was taken from the table and
placed va the Calendar.
Mr.. Ipson's kosciusko's Common Plea, bin.
No. 20. was adyan to the eneroS>fnenf.
Mr.. Cooks prison bill, No. 90. was advanced
to the engrOssment.
Mr.. LANE moved t. reconsider the vote by
which Mr.. Tru>ler's hydraulic hill. No 30.
was advanced o. the third reading lie desired
% oficr an amendment excepting from it, pro-
visions the Wabssh and Erie Canal. for fear il
might inv olive the state ia seine difficulty with
the >tatc's creditors.
IL was recon-idcrcd- the SPEAKER holding
that the reconsideration docs not bring the hill
before the House
Mr.. Shoaif OF Aliens divorce bill. No. al.
coming up with the judiciary Committees
amendments heretofore reported, striking ont
the eth clause, which gives discretion % the
Court 10 grant divorce.
After debate by AleSsrs. BuSkirk, Newcomh
Epson, Brown. Griffith and Rhoa,ls, the amend
mcnts were adopted. and 20 the bill Was or
dcred 10 the engrOS.mcnt and third reading.
Mr.. LANE upon suspension Of the orders
called up Mr.. Trusler's hydraulic bill. No. 10
and moved 10 amend 10y adding a section ex-
eepting from it, provisions the Wabash 4 Erie
Canal.
Ii was adopted.
Mr.. BUSkiRK proposed further to amend
by inserting this: nothing in this act shall
be construed 10 prevent or deny the right of the
writ Of al quod damRHm for the assessment
Of damages.
Ii was agreed to.
Mr., OSBORN moved Intellectually 10 lay the
bill on the table
And then it was ordered to the engrossment
and third reading
Mr.. Lemons bill. No. 25S. for enforcement Of
Article XIII of the State Constitution. coming
up on the second reading
Mr.. NEWCOMB said this bill reminded him |
of the reply Of darkey barber here to another
darkey. alleging ease Of GRIM con. of his /
knowledge; said he, THAT Constitutional
Convention here has decided that no negro /
shall ever come into this State so that thing +
can't be did" Laughter.
Mr.. HIGGINS moved Intellectually that the 4
hlll be indefinitely postponed-yeas 30, nays
"a.
Mr.. BURWELL moved Intellectually to in
sert an amendment properly furnishing the /
Governor for default in executing the bill
And then, under the force Of the previous
question. the House refused to order the en-
grossment-yeas -, nays 30.
Mr.. BURWELL voting "no" with an eX-
PLANTATION.
Mr.. GRIFFITH'S Northern Prison bill, No.
30. introduced November Goth, and there des-
erbod Ia these reports coming up, with ia
vorable recommendation from the Prison Com
mittee,
Mr.. GROVES moved to amend. by striking
out the provision which adds another tier of
counties TO the Northern Prison District.
Mr.. GRIFFITH said eonyict-labor was
needed in the construction of the Northern
Prison.
Mr.. HIGGINS said that convict labor was
worth more 10 the Northern than il was at the
Southern Prison.
Ar. MCVEY was in favor of the amend
ment.
The amendment Was rejected affirmative
30. negative 81. e
The bill was then ordered to the engross-
ment,
Mr.. LASSELLE moved to call up his bill
III. r. No. 800 authorizing the County Com
m>sioncrS, under certain restrictions upon pc
titi0n Of the people 10 make appropriations in
aid of the construction Of manufacturing and
machine shops.
The committees amendment upon petition
of one-fourth Of the people of the county"
was agreed to.
Mr.. SULLIVAN Of Vanderburgh and Po-
sey, moved Intellectually TO amend by pro-
be United STATES bondholders.
The bill was then ordered To the engr0ss-
mcntg
ON motion by Mr.. NEWCONIB, Mr.. String
er's Clerks bill, No. Isl, with the pending
amendment was taken up-the question being
on the amendment.
Ii was laid ON the table.
Mr.. Woods joint resolution No. 3 for amend
mcnt of the State Constitution in article VIII
in regard to taxation for schools,was advanced
to the engrOssment
Mr.. WhiteSides notice bill No. Is, coming
up with the pending ynendment.it was agreed
TO.
The judiciary Committees amendments to
the County Auditors bill. No 100. with the
committee amendments increasing his fees To
Is cents per hundred words.
Mr.. sTlNER proposed 10 amend the amend
ment by excepting the fees for filing assessors
blanks.
1t was adopted: and then the amendment as
amended was adopted.
20 the bill was ordered to the engrossment.
On motion by.Mr MlLROY, the kIouse at
$3.50 p. NJ adjourned.