Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-01-24

Bills for the the following purposes have
been introduced:
For the establishment of home for sick
and disabled seamen and soldiers
For making ten hours the working day
for apprentices.
For the protection oftlle property ofcon-
firmed drunkards.
For the establishment of House of Re
flge for juvenile offenders.
For the apportionmeht of the State for
congressional and legislative purposes.
To authorize County Commissioners TO
organize turnpike road companies.
For the payment of damages resulting
from the raid of Morgan.
For the registry of voters prior to an el-
ection.
For the establishment offs State Normal
School.
Appointing board of immigration.
A caucus of the Republican members of
both houses, on the | It'll. nominated Oliver
T. Morton as their candidate for L. 5.
Senator, in place of Henry 5. Lane. There
was no opposing votes. through four MEM
bers declined voting for the Governor on
the ground of some supposed inelisibility.
On the adoption of rules for the govern
ment of the House, the sixtythird, in the
code of past legislatures was dropped.
Some feeling was engendered by an ignor-
ant supposiiion on the part ofsome of the
Democratic members that the rule required
certain number to form q quorum, and
that without it, they could not stop legis-
latiOn by boiling. 1t was only ignorance,
however, that gave rise TO the alarm. The
quorum is fixed by the constitution at two
thirds of each House. The rule in ques-
ton provided that no bill should be taken
up out of its order without the concurrence
of two-thirds. Under its operations i'm
portant measures have been passed over
through the obstinacy of factious men.
Without the rule, any measure may be ia
ken up as the majority may direct.
The Republican majority on joint ballot
is thirty-two.
The amendment to the national constitu-
ton was adopted in the Senate by vote
of 20 to Is.
A bill PASSED the House imposing o fine
of 5 900 on members who, by boiling, i'm
pede or prevent legislation. Democratic
members took this measure very much to
heart.
The Republican caucus made the fol-
lowing nominations for State officers:
For AGENT of State-General Walter Q.
Gresham, of New Albany.
For Canal Trustees-Gen. X. III. Milroy,
of Carroll county.
For State Printer--A. ii. Conner, of the
Journal.
For State Librarian--Re B. F. Foster,
of Marion.
For Directors of the Southern Prison
Hon. T. NJ. Meredith, of the Teire Haute
Express, and Col. Milton Ghee, Of Knox
county.
For Directors of the Northern Prison
Hon. James n. Tyner, of Miami, Hon. A.
ID. Hamrick, of Putnam, and w. ID. Croth-
ers, of Porter county.
The Directors of the Benevolent Institu-
lions were re-nominated without opposi-
ton.
The election of United States Senator
takes place, under the law of Congress, on
the second Tuesday after the organization,
which will be on the 22d.
Jan. IL
SENATE--The Specific Appropriation
Bill was passed. Ii appropriates $4,000
for Legislative expenses, and allows clerks
% per day and pages So.
The House resolution fixing tomorrow
for the day of electing State Agent and
other officers was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Richmond offered a resolution de-
claring that at the time of the arrest of
Dodd, Mi!ligan and others state, of war
existed in Indiana.
The following bills were introduced and
read first time fu .lfff.
BY Mr.. OyIer rs. Al, Amending the law
to prevent the colonization of voters.
BY Mr. Thompson rs. i5], Providing for
house OF refuge The same bill failed OF
passage last session for want of time.
BY Mr.. Wolcott rs All, Regulating the
sale Of liquors. - -