Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-03-15
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
LAST DAY.

In the Scna'e. Tic resolution III relation
to locating the Agricultural College at
Greenfield was indefinitely postponed, on
recommendation OF the Committee on
Agriculture.
The following House joint resolutions
were passed:
I3, instructing Congressman TO use their
influence to secure the passage of an act to
idemnify citizens of Indiana for losses in
the Morgan raid.
90, memOrializing Congress to allow
such of our soldiers as have been prison
ers fwar, extra pay during the time of
their captivity.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendments to the Military Agency bill.
III. 275 and 276, extending the time for
the payment of taxes, and amending the
assessment law to conf nm to it-Passed.
IT, s,aeie appropriation bill was taken
u,,. amended and passed
:. Pol, authoriziu- the Prison Directors
to lease the State Prisons fer a term OF ten
ycars-Passed.
III. 2ll. authorizing hydraulic companies
to appropriate lands for construction pur-
poSes-Passed.
Ii. $40, supplemental and declartory of
the act for the appraisement and taxation
of railroad stock-Passcd-
III. 81. providing for the assessment and
collection of taxes on bank stOck--PaSscd.
The House amendments to the Soldiers
Home bill. to the city school building BILL
and to the road tax bill were concurrcd
in.
The Senate recedcd from its amendment
to III. 277. relating To assessments, and
passed H. $40. on the same subject.
Mr.. Bennett. from the Committee of free
conference on the registry bill. reported
that the Committee had been unable TO
agree.
ii. 81. providing for the vacation of
highways. Passed.
s .. the registry law, was taken up and
discussed, and new committee OF confer
ence appointed.
H. IL, amending the act regulating gen
eral elections-prohibits election boards
from adjourning till the votes are counted.
Passed.
Mr. Bennett introduced 2i7, requiring a
twenty days residence for voters. Passed,
under dispensatiOn.
III. %. TO enable owners to drain wet
land. where it cannot be done without
| affecting the lands of others. Passed.
H. 227, to fix the time of holding courts
! in kosciusko county-passed.
! III. 40. TO amend the practice act in re-
gard 10 the testimony of husband and
| wife-passcd.
! Mr.. Oylcr made report from the Con
| ference Committee on the registry law
! that the House recede-concurred in.
III. 63. to amend the misdcmcanOr act,
Furnishing the sale OF unwholeSomc food
passed.
III. ~, authorizing the removal OF con
victs from the Southern 10 the Northern
Prison-passed.
III. 81, regulating the hours of labor i'm
factories of persons under six years OF
age--passed.
III. SO. protection of wild game--passed.
A. 90 prohibiting the locking of railway
cars--passed.
III. lOI, amending the act authorizing
the construction OF roads--relatiye to
charging extra toll on new and repaired
bridges--passed.
ii. l07, amending the misdemeanOr act
with reference to adultery-passed.
III. $50, amending the felony actin
creasing the penalty for arson with intent
to defraud insurance companies-passed
III. IA, to prevent the spread of diseases
among sheep. Passed "a to !.
III. IA, rpising commission to adjust
losses ;,y the Morgan raid. came up on its
s>conu leading, but the Senate refused 10
suspend the rules and pat it on its pass
age.
Mr. Cullen offered a joint resolution
authorizing the Governor. Treasurer and
Auditor of State to lease the prison labor
, for ten wears. Passed.
III. l5S, in relation to the compromising
of crime. Passed.
H. I59, to amend the Practice act-the
Mechanics Lien bill. Passed.
II. ls9, requiring plats of towns or adj
ditions to towns TO be transferred for tax
alton. Passed
II. 24O, to provide for the inspection on
coal oil. Passed.
II. As, in relation to change in high
ways.-Passed.
III. 50, to provide for the construction oil
sewers in towns and cities-passed.
III. li5, concerning auction licenses
passed.
III. 10, allowing persons desiriry To
erect Touring mills TO construct dams
passed.
ii. 1871, to amend the practice act. ma
; king lien hold from the time the work is
done--lost.
Ii. 1913, amending the marriage law
failed
1 III. POI. amending sections 4O5 and 4Ot
of the Practice act--exiending the time to
ten years within which judgments shall
hold good-passed.
| II. 2l9, providing for the indcxing Of
books by clerks of courts-failed.
III. 22I, regulating railroad freights-
prohibiting the raising of the price Of
freight between the receipt and shipment
Of freight--passed
III. 225, regulating landlords and tenant: