The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-27
AfryFRher's amendment was then

MryFKh her1g ameBdment was then.
Areiccted2afFirnnativea 20, negative 21.
/ Senate Bill No. 255, to render taxa
| tion for school purposes uniform, was
| discussed during the whole Of the
afternoon session. 60 Anoamendment
providing for a separate. enumeration
] and separate schools " as adopted. iia}-
/ The Senate adjourned until nine
/ .eiclock TO- mOTrow.aH Sc fa e.l.aTts +.
HbrrsEiaY bre efsin il
/ hVSssF1ss ls1a .s1sf#4 Eas
The Committee on gEains reported
.sthe claina of j. VI lay 4oE 81 s210. for
I services on the Morgan RaiaO Oammis-
sion, and the claims of W. r Blown
| ingand J.,L Morrison fOr. services on
The Raid Commission, reducing all
/ these raid service claims frem $3.50
to 81 200. They were gehgaged 270
ltalays. .l.'4l y aa,s.7-'5,.s.. - .is's q.
Mr. Sabin returned . the selaim Of
HGe6eFal Thomas w. Brown for 81 800
for services as attorney en- the Nor
gan Raid Commission, recommending
] Its allowance.
iiIJMr. Stewart, of Ohie,, from the
Committee on Printing, returned the
4 bill of Mr.. Field, of Lake, III. X. 260,
recommending its indefinite postpone
ment. - asarf 80 ss -.ssa7
no MF4Eield, of lake, stated that the
/ object Of the bill was for the publica-
tion of the proceedings ofaCouuty
/ Commissioners aHGs the reports of the
Grahd Juries Aof She official votes Of
ileleetiOgs. '..i sel. .'4'- 's'i'a4 E
blr. Wildman held thafthe publ
/ cation of the proceedings of the Coun-
/ tV Commissioners woul Id he a whole
/ some restraint on allowances.
Mr.. Stewart, of Ohio stated the
I Commissioners objections to the bill
fixing the rates OF .prJnters charges.
for their work. y -. =, -. :.
Mr.. Coffroth asked v here was the
| difference between fixing the rates
! here and fixing the rates Of railroad
J cha ges. -aalL bua asnor fsssgval
/ Mr.. Stewart saida corporations. BsEe
/ under the control of the Legfsl ature
and printers were not; then the bail
was mandatory, and compelled the
/ Commissioners to publish, aBds the
| expense would be'eensiderable IN each
! county. if~'' 7tle sas s'e1e
The subj ct was then passed over
! to the special order. or Hs9 alii7 9p' iHa
On motion of Mr.. Stewart, of Rdsl,
his bill H. r. 1857 in felati6n to the
transportation Of freight and passen-5
gers on the railroads, in this STATE,
/ the special order For this morning,
was taken up. f..,er .st IN eao 81 4.
On motion of Mr.. Osborn, the con-
\ stibutional restrictions was removed as,
/ to the action on. this bill ,1.aIsos as TO
/ the action on his Terre Ha8te and
Richmond Railroad biilss 1If. .s.Te. 1887
and the Louisville,ss New Albany ard
Chicago Railroad bill, (H. r. 272},
| by yeas 6S, nays g. asoe sfnaai1asss go
Mr. o sbern moved that. Mr.. Stew
I arss Railfoad nassenger.and Freight
Rates Bill. II. r., f05, be considered
as engTosSed. s3k assa44s1sts bkls fsygs :
The blll, as amended, provides that
local freight shah not pay. more than
seventy five per cent proper fiona ely
/ than through freight {. aQPasse ngors'
fare shall not exceed three and a. half
cents per mile, provided that nothing
shall prevent the charge Of fifteen
cents, &c. .e- 3s4l az Lannl =
| The. bill was then put upon its pass
age-ayes "a; 'uaysi2 - -ali. s...,saia
The House then took up the House
Bill, No. 23, known as the Election
Bill. and, after a leuethg debate
passed it. Il does away with Spring
election. Hereafter elections viii
only be held anndaIly,,a and these in
October. The FIST election pnder
this law will te spiaoe in 1870; all
I Offices b4co;6ing o,v8c IA {, previous TO
thai time viii be flied by appoint
meuts.