The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-12-23

u wss discussed.
4 In The HsusE. a number Of Rrpo',s from
i lComniisees we're presented
y The Agricultural C'lIege bill eop,ns sp.
Ion motion Il WAS postponed.
4 For tho went Of a cons,i,urionsl msjcri,y.
the bill - enable railroads 10 al,vr Their
iines failed.
Ths..'biIi IscsIiziae sales by gs,rd.ans
&c, passed.
\ The bill amend .ng the Practice act 81
1852 wss rejected.
a resciuiico was adopted su'horizing IA.
State Lbssrisu 10 purchase ,os The u.e nj
members 500 worth Of stsmps.
\ The niis 70 sme nd section IS of ,he school
act Of 1866 was passrd-yess:s7. nau 27.
\ The consideration u the agricultural bill
zee rssumed. and. alter debate. Mr.. Petite
substitute amendment was rjeeled-yess
l6, nays -. Motions 10 strike out Blooa,-
lingtonr snd insert Richmond and "Bstsie
Grosod." we're severay rejected Tho bill
was then referred 10 select cunmluee u
1--we.
The Mutual Insurance bin was psssed-
yeas 50. nass 20.
In the evening session. the negro e'ucs.
sioS bill; was discussed, but not disposed of
6nslly.
FRlDAY. December Is
II The SEsArk. Mr.. wood'-: Negro
Tesiimony bill wss taken up. and tue
bill vas considered engrossed and resi
The third time. when i passed yeas rs.
nsys "a
The Senate then prcceeded 10 the eonsid-
erstioa Of The State debt bill III r 2s5,
and >. 276]. the question being on concur
renee In the msjorisy report.
MIR. Collen offered sn amendment. 10 In
sert alter the word "S,s'e." The following.
v hieh wss adopted: AS fss, ~ moneys
frsa year 10 year aceunuIates in ssid State
debt sinking fund, which said fund 10 ire
voksbly pledged for the redemption of said
stocks and bonds''
| The bill thus amended. with an smens.
ment Of title. ,hen psssed-yeas 80. says
jl6.
The specisl order for the afisrnoon SO
sion being the consideration Of the bill es.
ssblishing m Agricultural College :, Bloom
Iingson, il IVES debated for some time. whra
ballosing wss proceeded With and on
the sixth bale. Bloomington was selected.
- votes to II for T.ppecanoe Battle Ground.
II for indianapolis. and blank. The bill
was then rscommitted.
Mr. CuiIen's Census bill wss then taken
Iup and psssed-yess 20. osys9.
| 10 the HsUsE, yersrday, the considers
siss Of The State Prison South bill occupied
cossdersbls time. end finally the motion 10
instruct the Committee On Ways and Means
10 report - appropriation Of $4,000 wss
sdop opted-yeas s.. nay 80.
a message wss received from The Acting
Governor, vstoing the enrolled oct 10 in.
|crssse the powers Of The Board Of Sinking
Fund Com mmissioners. etc.
The House took up The special order, be-
|isg the Sinking Fund bill. IN. r. sl3]. 20
sbolish The ofices Of Presiden, and Commits.
|sIoness d The Sinking. Fund. srsssfsrrine
their business 70 the Auditor and Treasurer
|of State.
Aisss being debated during The bslsnee
|of the morning and part Of the sfiernooa
session. and smended. IL finally passed
ysss 81, nays IS.
The bill '[H. r. No. s5l te enabIs rail-
roads 10 alter their lines 10 certain cssss,
wss psssed-yess "A. nay 10.
The forfeited rseognizsnee bill vas tax.
70 up. Il provides for the payment Of 81
fosfsssd rscognixshee to the Common school
Fund. Alter debate il passed-yess "a,
ssys Is
The RsiIsssd Forfeiture bin We mken
" snd psssed-ysss 81. nsys Is.
The bill extending The time enc year for
b eonpIssisa Of gravel rosds psssed yess
70. nays g.
Gr rGensrsi @. Meade stated q The Sol