Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-09
Indiana Legislature.

il Is pretty generally cOnce Cd, we be
lieve. that the State Legislature chosen
last OctoOer, is the aolest and m0 st prac
tical II ,dy of the kiad, which mas assem-
bled ~ indianapolis for years. 1t con
vened in specitl session I'm the 18th of
Novem Je., and adjourned on The 22nd of
December, having sit out the 40 days.
rhe number of bills which passed both
houses during the sitting, was 81, where
oi 80 originated i'll the Senate, and 20 in
the hnaSe-somt IL of which were IN the
ha IDS of the Governor when the legiSla-
ture adjourned. OF these, many We're To-
cal in their scope and character, and of
no great moment. The following are
aos'ut all which are of any general, vital
i'm ;)ortance
Bill providing for the payment of 191 of
the old outstanding Wabash and Erie ca
nal bonds (of . 100 each) held by John
". Gar.etl and others, said bonds never
having been surrendered under the adj iust
lnent oi the Butler bill. Tne interest on
some ot these securi les has been paid up
To io5o-on the Others up to 1861. To
| lift the bonds, with The accrued interest,
Aill, we judge, call for not less than 5 s5O.-
oJo-lhn We can md no exact esIim lte Of
the amount which will probably be re-
| qulred. The Stae takes up this paper to
preserve the canal property against fore
closure-and in order not to become liza
Die for iltteen or twenty millions OF dol
| lars.
Bill voting $1,000 to defray the gener-
EXPENSES OF the special session OF he leg
i,latule; also bill IL liking the following
! specific appropriations; State Normal
och Dol. $4,000; Governor, $l19J11;
southern Prison, 5000; House OF Ref
! uge, Slo.oSl.o9; to meet the current ex-
penses of he presenL fiscal year. S4.000-
total, S3o.0,0 Is
niil voting 5000 to the State univer
sitV 10 Cover tue lie ciencieS for l510-7l
| Bill authorizing the Governor, Secfeta
| ~, Auditor and Treasurer of state to en-
close the Tippecanoe Battle ground with
an lfon fence, at a cost not to exceed
$1,000.
ACT liking the salary of the Governor
al 5o.OJJ Der annum, until an executive
lilanalon is provided tor him. Tue sum
! eafiy nas been paid the Governor since
too1-$J.0J0 OF it under The item ol
'house rent"
Bill raising the per diem of the mem
, OerS oI the Legislature from 50 10 IS PEI
day, and gi.Ing them 50 for every x
.a,les Travelled going and and relurnin.
irJm the capitol they furnishing tnei
DAN stajl pnerY.
/ lhe tores piag, we believe are all th,
Oils ot i m1hety cha. acler, which OCEAN,
laws.
] - Uill was passed reducing the number
Of employees attached to the Senate anl
| u0uoe-a measure which, i Is ella med
will save the state s-o,o00 per session
An act dividing the Stale into congress
iondl districts.
An act rcdi,lricting the State for rep
rescnta,ive and senatorial purposes, anC
oi the act establishing a new system ioI
appfaising property and cllectlng taxes
oar readers have already been inform
OF the REQ ganiLaIion of The suprenl,
court, by Ike creation of .ittn judge.
A bill was passed (ailn pst UNANIMOUS
~ repeating The law upon which is or
sani1ed The hankakee valley Draining
Company " hat will be The ultimate ie
"a! eIiect of this legislation on Ine Cor
p lfdtlon, re.nIlns to DC oeen-odt the as
,emoiy has done its best to overthrow
AMI destroy the detested C ncein.
he act orddining that the unfinished
nlolness of the special oes Jon, can De la
ken up where il Was lett. anu cDn.umatet
at the regulal session, must be regarded
as decidedly importani-a, 1t oDviate'
the doing OF "a great deal 81 formal work
Fake it all i'll ali, We nul much It
C mnend i'll the iao1 1fs Of our representa-
ri1es The sitting was III The main mar
IN ,ninus and decpruo there was less lalE
and mole business than ueual-4nd Ill,
pricipal measures adopted will command
the approval ot most indianians.
rhe assembly Will convene III regular
session, ON the 9TH inst,-Laporte Her
dld
The licensed saloon keepers Of Ii
porte, say that druggists and grocers