The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-01-12
INDIANA LEGISLATURES:
From the indianapolis Evening Mi,


SENATE Jan. 7th 1859 The Forty Sixth General
Assembly of the State of Indiana convened at the
Capitol III this city this morning.
The Senate called to order by the Secretary of
the last session.
All the Senators elect and holding over answered
to their names, and the new Senators sworn
into office By Judge Frazier of the Supreme Court.
Senator John r. Cravens, of Jefferson, elected
President of the Senate; o. NJ. Wilson Principal Sec
rotary; w. A. Bonham, Assistant, and John A. Fur
The credentials Of wm II Montgomery, Senator
elected from the counties Of Pike Dubois and Martin.
to take the place of the sitting member who vacated
eral appointment. presented by Mr.. Johnson of
Montgomery. The Senate refused to receive the
credentials by vote of 29 to f9
Resolutions adopted informing the House of
the Senate's authorizing the appointment of Com
mittee on Rules and committee to act with House
committee to wait on the Governor, and to procure
the services of minister OF the gospel to say prayers
before the reading of the Governors Message.
Mr. Kiniey offered resolution to take from the
soldiers Home, three boys to act as pages in the
Senate for the consideration OF 81 per day.
,everal memters objected to bringing these boys
here live subject to the immoralities of the Capt.
toll for the next sixty -one DAYS.
he resolution as rejected
resolution adopted directing the LibraTia
TO place on the desks OF Senators copies OF Re
vised Statutes, Journals and BREWER LEGI ALIVE
REPoRTs ei the last session.
A message rrom the House informed the Senate
of the organization of that body
And then the Senate took a recess two
o'clock. -#e. 4
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The CLERK of the last session called the House 10
The members all responded to their and
the of Office from Judge Gregory of the Supreme
Court
Hon. A. P Stanton, of this county was elected
Speaker.
Clerk; o. Hardesty Of Madison. Assistant; and
S. j. McCoun, of Wabash, Doc rkeeper.
Resolutions for rules of the House, for superv-
sion OF appointments; for a joint connittee 90 await
on the Governor: for the distribution If mail matter;
concerning stationery, papers PAGES, eet, were az
opted.
The House then :journed ant 1--WE o'clock pen
ding the consideration OF resolution iSr the ssee-
ton of seats.
SENATE JAM sth.-The Senate in session
this forenoon
HOUSE-Mr. Pierce, OF Porter, presented
moral from Mr.. James A. Thornton. ot Laporte
County, setting forth that the Election Board OF Cass
Township, in said county, went for their diaaers
before the closing of the polls distance OF two mics
and also adjourned for supper before conntng out
and, consequently, the vote should get haze been
counted, in which he would have majority OF
eighty votes for Representative from that county.
It was referred to the committee on Elections.
The following described bills were introduced
read and severally referred to appropriate Commit
By Mr.. coffroth Oh R. No. y: To FIX the times
Of holding courts in the Fourth judicial Circuit
By Mr.. Cory II. r. NO.3 Providing for the ap-
pointment of suitable persons to hold Common Pleas
Courts in the absence of the judges thereof.
report rom $. ,nG naarss snd rerb the prr
cipa clerk to appoint about half dozen; the Assls-
tant Clerk to appoint seven. the Doorkeeper some
seventeen assistants. The committee on stationery
reported in favor of taking three copies of the Daily
Mirror Sentinel, journal, and Commercial; two cop
les of the German papers; one copy of Wilson's D-
gest; SO in stationery to each chairman OF commit
tees $50 each member; s100 to principal Clerk and
$50 to the assistant. Amended so as to take six
copies of the Volksblatt and then adopted with the
exception of $50 worth of stationery for members.
Mr.. Coffroth offered resolution allowing each
member such stationery as he may need. Tabled.
The Speaker laid before the House communca-
ton from the Secretary of State concerning the
contested case of Beatty and Peee, and concerning
the act of last session No. 49, the subject of rail-
road tariffs with the Governors objections thereto;
which were laid on the table.
Mr. Pierce of Porter offered resolution allow ing
members $50 in postage and stationery. Pending
which ~ IS s~a .fss~+ ..
The House took a recess till two o'clock.