Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-02-07
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
Jan. 81.

The Senate met at O'Clock.
The special order. the bill regulating fees
of officers. was taken up aud made the spe-
cial order for O-mOrrow at three o'clock.
The following bills were acted upon by
recommendation of committees:
: Go, amending the Practice act--laid
on the table.
:. IOI. amending the township Trustees
act-indefinitely postponed.
:. 10, repeating the Dog law--indefin-
itcly postponed.
:. 6. regulating the relation Of master
and pprcntice-indefnitel postponed.
). ll3, giving sub constructors IA mechan
les Overwhelmingly postponed.
The following resolutions we're in,rodu
ced:
By Mr.. Richard raising n committee of
three to see what is due from the Terre
Haute rairoad-adopted, and Messrs. Rice,
Bennett and Carson appointed such COM
mittee.
By Mr.. Terry, joint resolution, directing
the Auditor of State to ascertain the num-
Der of incurablc insane in the State. Adj
opted.
By Mr.. Wolcott. joint resolution. direct
ing the burning of unsigned. cancelled and
broken bank notes and the destruction of
the plates. Referred to the Committee on
Finance.
The following bills were Introduced read
and referred:
BY Mr. Carson, 1872, allowing both par
ties 10 testify in cases growing out of the
settlement of eStates-Judiciary
BY Mr.. Milligan, 1873, providing for per-
fccting chains of title TO real estate-Coun
w and Township Business.
By Mr. 0yler. 1874. authorizing ;owas TO
regulate the liquor trafiic-Tcmpcrance.
By Mr.. Rice. 49,. vacating highways in
certain cases--Roads.
BY Mr.. Mason. l36, amending sections
Is and 303 of the act allowing county com
missiOners to organize turnpike companies
County and Township Business.
BY Mr.. BOnham, 1871, amending section
SO Of the practice act--Judiciary.
BY Mr. Mason. 1923, amending the dog
law County and Township Business
By Mr. Stein, l39, locating the Agricul-
tural College-Commi,tec on Agricultural
College.
BY Mr. Kinley, 40, authorizing insur-
ancc companies to close up their business
by transferring their risks.
By Mr.. Milligan, III, Furnishing drunken
ness by fine of from ten to fifty dollars,
and imprisonment-Judi
By Mr.. Stein, l45, TO provide fof the
payment of certain claims against the State
for labor on public works.
The matter OF providing suitable rooms
for State officers was made the special Or
der for Tuesday next at two o'clock.
In the House the following bills were in
tr0duced
BY the Committee of Ways and Means,
lS9, providing for the entering of town
plots in the Auditors Office.
BY the same, 100, TO raise revenue for
the years 1857 and lS6s.
By Mr.. Grain, 1911, to amend section ESQ
of article of the Civil Procedure act.
By Mr.. Foulke. 9, authorizing insurance !
companies to transfer their ria Ks and close |
up their business.
BY MIR. Mclean, 1913, TO amend section 36
of the marriage law.
BY Mr.. Schammerhorn, 1914, regulating
the fees of county surveyors, and defining /
the duties of county Commissioners.
BY Mr.. FOulke. l95, to amend section |
20 of the law regulating the election of SUI
pervsors of highways.
BY Mr.. Shoaf, 1876, to amend section ) OF
the law organizing courts.
By Mr.. Mason, 1917, To amend section /
of the school law.
BY Mr.. Shook, los. to amend section ! 4
of the common school law.
BY Mr.. Montgomery, 1919, repeating the
State Normal School.
BY Mr.. Prather, pol, for the protection |
of wild and harmless birds.
The following bills were passed:
III. 4O-Amending section 30 of the civ
il procedure ACTS TO O.
III. 26-Requiring Clerks of Circuit
Courts TO turn over to their SUCCESSORS all
and books--7S to o.
ii. l7--Legalizing conveyances oflands
by wives and Of persons of unsound minds
.79to 4.
H. 72--Regulating the removal Of con-
victs from the Southern Prison and pre-
scribing what counties should send to the
Northern and what to the Southern prison
Sc 10 81.
III. 53-Prescribing the time of holding
the Common Pleas court in Grant county
--SS to O.
H. 73-making it misdemeanor 10 al
low cars to be locked while in motion-79
10 3.
H. 39--making valid the acts Of Clinton
Common Pleas court IN October. 1864
10 O. tf1.