The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-12
INDIANA LEGIsbATURE.
summary of Proceedings for Feb. 10
SENATE.

WEDNESDAY. February 10.
+ Mr.. Hadley laid before the Senate
the proposition of Hancock County.
to donate 100000 or $125, 900 In
longer payments, for the Agricultural
College, provided it should be located
at or near Greenfield. 49,
The following bills were introduced:
Senate bill No. PIG, appropriating
5000 per anuum for publishing the
Agricultural Reports.
Senate bill No. 2I7, regulating the
fees of county officers tast
Senate bill No. 21S, for the better
regulation of travelling upon railroads.,
referring to competing lines.
! Senate bill No. 2l9, to amend Sec
ton three Of the act Ia relation to
weights and measures.
Senate bill No. 220. authorizing
parties who lose money or property at
gaming to sue for and recover the
same at any time within six years
afterward. Upon failure to bring suit
within one year, the wife, widow, ex-
ecutor, or administrators, may do so.
Senate bill No. 221, to revise sec
tions 6. 10 and 20 of the General Elec-
ton Law. s 6
Senate bill No. 222, to legalize GER
tain defective tax assessments in in
corporated cities in 1868. The rules
were suspended aud the bill passed.
Senate bill No. 223, appr0priating
$15, 900 for the completion of the work
on and about the new building for
the Supreme Court aud State Offices.
Senate bill No 224. Iegalizing the
seal Of the Adjutant General. ss
Senate bill No. 225, changing the
name of the State Board of Agrieul-
ture to that of the Indiana State In
dustrial Board.
Senate bill No. 226. to amend Sec
ton l of the fish law, so that fish
may be netted for aquariums. Z
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which Senate bill No. 81. touching
the Consolidation .of railroads, as
passed yesterday, was voted down.
HOUSE.
Petitions, Memorials and Remon
strances A memorial of William
Willard. setting forth his services
rendered as teacher in the Asylum
for the Education Of the Deaf and
Dumb, aud asking the appropriation
of s., 900 for his relief.
The claim of Daniel Keely, for ser
vices in the early part of the war in
the Eleventh Indiana.
From the citizens of Boone Coun-
ty, for the repeal of the gravel road
law.
From the citizens Of Sullivan
County. on temperance.
From the citizens Of Hamilton
County, on the same subject.
Bills passed to third reading -
House bill No. 63. prohibiting the
use of spring balances.
House bill No-73, 10 amend section
15 of an act regulating fees Of officers.
House bill No. 40, to enable County
Commissioners to sue for and recover
funds left in the hands of any person
or persons for relieving counties of
drafts.
lIouse bill No. 5, to amend 103d
section of an act prescribing forms of
proceeding in criminal eases, giving
to the State the closing of the argu-
ment.
House bill No. 132, to enable cities
| to aid in the construction of railroads
or water powers. H4
House bill No. 124, supplemental
to an act to confine. persons insane
and dangerous TO run at large, and to
reimburse counties in expending mo
ney in caring for insane persons whose
legal residence may be in other coun-
ties.
House bill No. 167, fixing penalties
for permitting minors to play billiards
in public billiard rooms
House bill No. 137, to amend the
| twenty-third section Of the act to in
corporate the Terre Haute and Rich
mond, now the Terre Haute and In
dianapoIis, Railroad, so as to require
annual reports from the officers of
said road. and requiring the payment
of certain per cent. of profits into
the Treasury to the credit of the
school fund. s.strsa sss ~ i.
House bill No. 128, to amend sec
ton twenty-five of the act to incor-|
porate the Terre Haute and Indian
apolis Railroad, which bill involves
the question whether or not the Leeis-
lature has the right to amend the
| charter of that road. s.ssq s
Bills indefinitely postponed-House
| bill No. 204, to amend an act relative
to granting divorces, etc. sef
Bills reconsidered-Hous bill No.
148, providing for the payment of
costs in certain appeal cases under
the act in relation to public and pri-
vate highways.