The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-17
Legislative Summary.
SATURDAY, February Is


SENATE.-Twenty -one House bill
were read the first time, and referred
Several reports of committees were
made. A Senate bill was passed
amending the voluntary assignment
law SO as to provide that Judges O
Circuit Courts may in vacation extend
the time for selling the property Of
assignees, or any portion thereof, to
such time as the court or Judge may
determine will subserve the best in
terests of the creditors, and extend
the credits or rules not exceeding two
years. Senate bill legalizing the levy
of taxes for 1872 in Auburn was
passed.
HoUsE.-The bill making appro-
priations to the Normal School was so
amended as to strike out the $4,000
per annum for heating and janitor' 8
salary, and the 500, 900 for professors
salaries, and ordered to be engrossed.
The bill making provision for chang.
ing the boundaries between Fountain
and Warren counties passed The
Claims Committee reported back the
claim of Braden & Burford, recon-
mending the allowance of 81 .348 80.
The report was concurred in. The
bill fixing the per diem of members at
90. which was referred to the Fee and
Salary Committee with instructions to
incorporate it in the fee and salary
bill, was reported back, with the ex-
preston of the committees opinion
that it was inexpedient to so incor-
porate it, and it was ordered to be en-
crossed. The bill fixing the Govern
or's salary at $4,000 was ordered to be
engrOssed. The bill compelling rail-
roads to fence their right of way
within six months was reported back
with the recommendation that it lie
upon the table. Not agreed TO; and
pending amendments to extend the
time to two or four years, the subject
was deferred and made special order
for Wednesday next at 2 P. NJ. A
number of new bills were introduced,
and then the House adjourned till
P. NJ. Monday.
MONDAY, February Is.
SENATE-The entire session was
occupied in reading bills the second
time.
HOUsE.-A number of reports were
received from committees and appro-
priately disposed of. Several Senate
bills, and House bills 1874 to Alb, in
elusive, except 407, were read and re-
ferred. Among the bills passed were
the following: Legalizing the official
acts of the Trustees of Spencer, Owen
county; amending the act providing
for reporter of the Supreme Court
so as to fix the price of the reports at |
one-half of one cent per printed page;
amending the act authorizing the or
ganization Of agricultural societies as
SO to exempt from tax all their prop.
erty except capital stock; requiring |
County Commissioners In the counties |
affected to procure certified copies of |
records affecting titles to Wabash and |
Erie canal lands; allowing town trus-
tees to levy tax not exceeding 81 on
the 500 of taxable property to pay
and interest of londs issued |
for construction of school houses al
ready commenced; limiting County
Commissioners in making appropri-
atoms to an amount not exceeding
one-fourth of one per cent. of taxable
property; making an appropriation to
pay the debt of the State Normal
school; also, joint resolution asking
Congress to equalize bounties of SOL
diers of the late war.-Ind. Journal