The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-26
INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
wEDSEsDAY, February q.

WEDNESDAY,, February "a.
The Senate met at 9 o'clock.
h House Till No, POP, to make an
1 appropriation to pay for the grounds
on which the House of Refuge is To-
Gated, was passed. ..-9.
i The following new bills were intro
! duced:
Senate bill No. 278,. providing for
an appeal to the Supreme Court, In
cases where publishers of newspapers
are fined for publishing testimony ia
| inferior courts, 80
Senate bin No. 279, fixing the times
/ for holling Courts in the Ninth ia.
dieial Circuit. sas
Senate bill No. $50, to amend the
act regulating the docket fees Of Dis
trict Attorneys In Com mon Pleas
/ Courts. rh-fr A-1 t
Senate bill No. 281, to provide
jurisdiction for any suit which NAV
/ be brought to test the ownership of
| square No, %, In Indianapolis, giving
it TO the Marion Circuit Court, d
requiring the Governor to take pos.
/ session of SAID square. d al v-14sot t.,s
Senate bin No. 282, defining the
crime of libel, and prescribing the
punishment therefor.nsn -e.,af :
J. Senate bill No 283, to prevent the
running at large of bulls, rams, and
bOarS. tsnl8as4s 4-5f 81 -saosn- a4fss
Senate bill No. 284, to provide for
1.-THE erection of bridges on county
lines. 80 80 st 80 g ee 80 l.rf-af "a
Senate bill No 285, to amend seq
ton one1of the act TO incorporate the
University of Notre Dame dua Lac.
By Mr.. Henderson, Senate bill No.
286S supplemental to the act incOrpo-
rating the Franklin Insurance Com
pany. -la
Senate bill No. 287,, to amend, Sec
ton five Of. the Assessment act, fixing
the fees of Assessors at two dollars
Senate bill No, 288, .to. amend see
tons % and S8.of the act fixing the
boundaries Of counties, changing the
boundaries of Fountain and Warren. |
: Senate bill No 289, providing for |
the appointing Mt of FIVE commission
ers to locate the A griculturalC College,
and providing for its location at or |
near indianapolis, unless some other
locality shall make better PROPOSE
ton. 49, !. $780, Ias 51.iIs..'.5.- -al
Senate bill No. So. to. prohibit |
judges and officers from practieing
law, In Certain cases, was taken up, /
and the House amendments con-
CURED in.
A large part Of. the day was con-
sumed in the Discussion OF Senate bill |
No. 241, amending the Common
School Act, endinSin It's being laid |
on the table With pending amend
ments. .~..t....5 's,...
D-Tba l;o,.,ad .tI ,;,o
o'clock tomorrow.
t-i asa HOUSE. asf 4t-1
Il Petitions, Memorials, etc. The fol-
loving members. presented petitions
praying fore a. reduction of salaries /
aud fees of county officers: Messrs.
Wade, of Laporte, and Tebbs, of
The following members presented
petitions for a Homeopathic. Depart
ment ia the proposed Medical Col.
lfge Messrs.l Williams, Of Knox, and
collars, of Allen. II 5@
3 The following members presented
petitions asking for a pfohibitory
! eIessrrs. v ater,5 Marion; Barnett,
of neutrality-suspicious.. of Hamilton,
two petitions; and Shoaff, Of Jay, from
two hundred, citizens Of his county.
= A claim FROM certain inmates of the
8 Soldiers Home. y ssi1sn p -
From three hundred citizens of
Sullivan County, asking the repeal of
certaindportions of the Gravel Road
law ~ ... -...
The rest of the forenoon was taken
up In the consideration of House bill
No. 72-the Agricultural College bill.
Bills passed-Housee bill No. 200,
an, act defining what counties shall
constitute. the Eighth judicial Dis
trict, and fixing the times for holding
the courts therein. Z. ...- IN e..
House bill No. 2225, an act9to pro-
vide for the ,hei ding of Common Pleas
Courts in the counties OF Laporte and
Marshall baias5e..sg sai-a i9--J
House bill No. 90 creating the
Twenty fifth Judicial Circuit thes
County of Eanderburgh to constitute
said Circtit-and providing for the +
election of JUDGES etc. " .,ft
House bill No. 271. an act fixing
times for 1holding Common Pleas
Courts in Boone County, in case of
conflict with Circuit Courts. s.e
s House bill No. pos fixing times of
holding courts nthe County Of Mar
shall.
Senate bill No. 50, creating the
Twenty Judicial Criminal
Circuit out of the County Of Vigo,
declaring jurisdictioa of court and
for the election Of officers,
etc. ..-.., IL .-ss.4.s. .... -s,. n Il
Special Orders House bill No.
los, In relation to the ,freights on
railways, and other bills and amend
ments on the subject of railroads, is
the special order for Thursday, the
25th.
House bill No. %, the Election bill,
was made the special order for Thurs
day at 2 O'clock P. NJ. n4a Is
Arrived from BFeSt.
New YORK, February .25.-The