Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-23
Legislative SUMMARY.
TUESDAY, November 2l

journal, Mr.. Williams moved that peti
tions relating to the repeal OF the sol
diers' relief bill be referred to com
mittee appointed to consider the sub
ject.
Various petitions were presented OF
the subject of the soldiers relief bill
and removing disability from coloreC
citizens.
he following bills were reported
from various committees, with a recon
mendation that they pass, and were
read second time:
Fl. r 158, regulating interest.
s. 152, relative to laying out streets
and alleys. .lE
s. 14O, defining boundaries of conn
ties bordering on the Ohio and Wabast
rivers.
H. r. IL, for the protection of public
meetings
S. 1S5, for the incorporation of hotel
companies. .
s. 229, concerning the purchase Of
railroads, tnrspikes, and other roads
under mortgage sale.
H. r. 81. to amend che Practice Act.
II. r. 227, legalizing mortgages in
certain cases.
S. p, regulating the election and de-
fning the jurisdiction and powers, in
civil cases. of justices of the peace.
Fl. r 81, giving attorneys the right
to hold lien on judgments.
FL r. 43, repeating an act establish
ing Courts of Cancellation. r..
s. 206, regulating the sale of rail-
roads,
s. 22l, Furnishing officers of elections
for receiving illegal votes.
s. 211, granting privileges to White
River Navigation Company.
s. 156, limiting the number of grand
jurors.
s. 199, raising the capital stock and
extending the charter of the Indianap-
oils Insurance Company.
= A bill limiting the jurisdiction of JUS
tees of the Peace was referred to the
Committee on the Organization of
Courts.
A bill for the detection Of horse
thieves was laid on the table till to-
morrow.
H. r. 80, to provide for taking depo-
sitions, was indefinitely postponed.
s. 170, authorizing Trustees to sell
estates for the support of orphans, for
reinvestment, was indefinitely post
poned. oe
A resolution, requiring the Judiciary
Committee to inquire into the expe-
diency of reducing railroad fare, was
back with recommendation
that it lie on the table. The report was
not concured In, and the resolution went
for select committee of five.
8. 70, prescribing the form of Sheriffs
deeds, was tabled.
5. 220, disfranchising voters, was
to the Judiciary Committee.
The Indianapolis Insurance Company
bill was passed.
The bill relieving the Supreme Court
Of the Jurisdiction of habeas corpus cases
was discussed, end made the special Or
der for Tuesday next at 2 o'clock. asl
A message was received from the
Governor, transmitting the report of
Colonel James Blake on the Gettysburg
Cemetery.
After the transaction of some unim-
portant business, the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The House met at Q o'clock
Speaker Petit in the chair.
The Speaker reported his signature to
House bill 1919 and Senate bill 262
Mr.. Branham asked and was granted
leave of absence for the Com mittee on
ways and Means, for the purpose of
spending more time upon the question
Of the State debt.
A number of memorials upon various
subjects were presented, including one
by Mr.. Cox, three hundred feet long,
for the repeal of the Black Laws
Mr.. Henricks, offered bill providing
for the payment of the assessed value
of all property destroyed by fire, which
was ordered to be printed.
A number of other bills were intro
duced and appropriately referred.
A resolution in regard to the prics of
stationery, charged by the Librarian,
ELECTED full explanation, and exonera.
tion of that olhcer from any charge of
speculation.
Mr.. Brown succeeded in having a res-
olution adopted looking to the appoint
ment of commission for the licensing
of locomotive engineers.
The Senate bill abolishing the power
of the Supreme Judges to issue writs of
hubeas corpus, was passed by a vote of
ayes so, noes l.
The portion of Governor Bakers mes
sage relating to the Agricultural Col
lege, was referred to a special commit
tee of one from each Congressional
District
Mr. Rhoads's Common School bill, al
lowing negro schools and providing for
the education of negro children, elected
a long, tedious discussion. A minority
report from the Committee on Educa.
tion was presented by Mr.. Burton, de-
nying all legislation in favor of negroes.
The discussion terminated in very
noisy call for the ayes and noes to lay
the motion to refer the minority report
upon the table, which resulted, ayes "a,
noes 81.
Pending the matter, the House ad
iourned at twenty minutes past twelve.
During the discussion, Mr.. Buskirk
threatened bolt of the minority.
In the afternoon, the House met at 2
o'clock. The bill, taking from the
Judges of the Supreme Court the power
to issue writs of habeas corpus, was
passed. ess ..
Governor Baker transmitted message
in relation to the Soldiers Cemetery at
Gettysburg, and asking an appropriation
of $S, ,496 so, for defraying Indiana's
portion of the expense.
The special order of the session was
the joint resolution proposing to submit
to the people of the State the question
of ahrogNting the Thirteenth Article of
the Constitution, prohibiting negroes
from coming into the State.
Mr. Buskirk presented the Democratic
side of the argument in a paper which
oceupied one hour and twenty minutes.
The further consideration of the subject
was deferred until Thursday 10 o'clock.