, 1873-01-24
INDIANA.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
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| SENATE.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 23.-Most OF th
morning session was spent in the second read
| ing Of bills and referring them to appropriate
Committees. One hundred and forty ty-seyen bill
| were thus diRposed OF.
! The Senate joint resolution, temporarily pro
viding for the public printing, camo back from
| the House with amendments which we're con
| Cured in.
The State Librarian wns called upon to state
! the amount that had been expended by him dur
| ing his term for repairs upon the State House
and also the amount expended for the Stat<
| Library.
The bill to amend the Supervisora' act, 40 ns
to require the swotn annual statement Of their
proceedings to be made in September, instead
OF March, passed.
Senator Friedley, Of Lawrence. was elected
President pro tenn. Of the Senate.
Tho hill to fcgaiize, in certain cases. appropri-
ations made by County Commissioners, to nid in
building railroads previous to May Il, 1868, de-
clarlng such appropriations subscriptions to
stock, etc., passed
Tho bill to provide that when q ta1 has been
levied in aid OF the construction Of 8 railroad,
the collection Of the tax shall be suspended
until the toad has been permanently located and
work commenced upon it, was taken up, and,
after several amendments had been suggested,
was referred back to the Committee on Railroads
to perfect it.
dhe House joint resolution, directing settle-
ment with the State Printer, was adopted.
appropriate money not exceeding $40, 900 in any
one year to aid in putting and keeping in repair
any canal that may pass through their counties,
Was passed.
Tho bill to provide that judgments shall have
the came intorests as the contracts on which thcy
are rendered, WAC considered and made the spe-
cinl order for tomorrow.
The bill to grant aid to railroads was further
considered, and an amendment providing that
Ehen = tax hsa g. been Put upon ~, the ley, tbs
suspend it if the road has not been permanently
located and an amount equal to the tux has
been expended; and, further, that II the fore
going provisions shall hare rot been complied
can declare the tax void after ttrea years upon
the patition OF twenty-five freeholders. but il
they shall be complied with in that time, then
the tax value is TO bo put On levy and collected.
Thus amended, the bill passed-ayes, 80;
nays, 9.
The Judiciary Committee reported back the
bill providing for tho calling Of Constitutional
Convention, with the Recommendation that it lie
upon tho table, which was concurTed in.
The Special Committee On the Senate joint
resolution to make temporary provisions for the
public printing, reported it back with an amend
1ueot that the printing ahau be done On the
best terms that Can be secured in the city OF In
dianapo1is and that no work shall be ordered OK
cept what may be necessary for the uso OF the
Legislature, and that no contract shall be made
extending beyond the present session. As
amended, the resolution passed unanimously
HTha bill providing for taking the sense Of the
people on calling constitutional convention
was ordered engrossed. .~
A bill providing for the laying out and vacat-
ing OF streets in cities Of over so 900 Inhabitants
passed
A Joint resolution providing thnt the State
Printer, upon the expiration of his office. shall
make settlement with the Secretary Of State and
tury, nyar tn him all CODY u1ateria1 and nrinta1
matter in his hands. and the Auditor Of State
shall make out and present to the Legislature
fnu statement Of tho atIairB OF his Office, the
condition Of the work and material on hand,
r.; nays, l. =,
poration Of banks Of discount and deposit
passed
concurrent resolution WAS adopted sanction-
ing the retention by tho Chicsgo Law Institute |
of the books sent By the Governor