The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-03
COUNTRY's AND TRUTHs!
Indi; M Legislature.
INDIANAPOLIS, February %.

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SENATE.-In the Senate bills were
introduced quieting the title of the
State to lands in the bed Of Beaver
Lake, Newton county, and to relieve
counties from suits entered by the
Attorney General to recover certain
taxes on the equalization OF 1872.
/ The State Board of Health bill
failed on engrossmcnt.
The bill reducing the salary of the
Governor to $4,000, and the per diem
of members to So, provoked long
debate. A proposition was offered to
make the per diem provision apply to
the present Assembly. It was made
the special order for Thursday after
| noon.
HoUsE.-The House passed bills
for the advertisement of lands sold on
assignment, to prevent unfair sale,
defining auction and auctioneers' sales
as to the lowest bidder as well as the
highest. and for the payment of mate
rial taken by supervisors of roads.
A committee of investigation was
ordered to inquire into the charges of
abuse in the Insane Hospital. ~.
Bills were introduced: To repeal
the appropriation to the State Uni
versity; for the appointment by the
Governor of railroad commissioner
(the bill is modelled after the Massa-
chusetts law. with salary of 81, ,00O);
to reduce the number of clerks of both
Houses from sixty to twenty-four.
A joint resolution was introduced
asking Congress to refuse any apprO-
priation to the Texas Pacific Rail
road
The Governor informed your cor
respondent to day that he had no idea
of calling an extra session of the
Legislature. This has been limited at
in various quarters, but Hendricks
will not entail the expense on the
State.
TUESDAY, February %.
SENATE.-Leave of balance was
granted Secretary Rhodes because of
death in his family. A petition from
Rush county asked that the law OF in
terest be not changed. A large num-
Der of reports of standing committees
were presented. A resolution offered
by Mr.. johnson, of Floyd, urging
forward the Investigation of the
Southern Prison. proved somewhat of
on this tender topic. The result was
ons. A bill was passed establishing a
Superior Court in Tippecanoe county.
A Joint resolution asking OF Congress
to make the law effective in protecting
the manufacture OF polished plate
glass in the United States, was adopt
| ed. after spirited discussion. partici-
pated in by Messrs. Dykeman, Harney
johnson, of Floyd; johnson, of
Parke; Scot, and others. In the at
ternoon sixteen bills were passed,
among them Senate bill lis, known
as the temperance bill, and others of
| less moment.
| THE HoUsE.-The Morgan raid
claim was tabled; the building COM
mittee reported that there was no mig
ger in the woodpile at the Southern
Prison so far as the building accounts
are concerned. A bill was introduced
which provides for a State House
sinking fund of 50 ,00O, 600. The ap
portionment bill passed, as did the
bill authorizing the Governor, Audi
tor and Treasurer to negotiate tenn
porary loan, after argument.
INDIANAPOLIS IND, Feb. "a
SENATE The concurrent resolu-
ton, to meet in joint convention to-
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Blind Asylum, was taken up and re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judi
ciary to examine into the legal ques-
tion whether the election should not
be bv concurrent action of the two
Houses, in accordance with the terms
of the statute on that subject.
The Governors message nominating
two trustees of the House of Refuge
was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee, to inquire as to the vacancy
alleged to exist by expiration of term
of A. S. Evans, of Fort Wayne.
Reports were received from the
standing committees. Among them a
bill for the purchase of additional
land for the House of Refuge. Mr..
Bell gave notice that he would submit
a minority report with reference to
that institution, probably to morrow.
Mr.. Baxter, from the Reformatory
Committee, reported on the Woman g
Reformatory to the effect that it was
we'll managed and in excellent con
dition. They recommend an .appro-
priation of $4,000 for outside i'm
provements.
A concurrent resolution was adopt
ed providing for the appointment of a
committee oil three Senators and three
Representatives to see that the pro
ducts and mineral resources of Indi
ana are properly set forth at the Cen
tennial Exposition.
Mr. Sleeth introduced bill requir-
ing the Auditor of State to pay quar-
terly into he treasury the fees received
from foreign insurance companies. ex-
cepting ten per cent. to be retained
for his services. (This will give the
Auditor 81 200 year instead of Sl2,
900, as now. On motion to suspend
the constitutional rules so as to place
the bill on its passage. the call result
ed: yeas, %; nays, IA, the motion fail
ing, the negative vote being entirely
Democratic The bill was made the
special order for o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The Senate bill to change the age OF
girls to be admitted to the Woman s
Reformatory from IL to. Is passed,
under suspension of the rules, by 80
to l.
The Senate bill, allowing Criminal
Court judges to issue writs of habeas
corpus. passed by 40 to 1.
The Senate bill allowing towns OF
1000 inhabitants to incorporate as
cities. passed by 40 to 2.
The Senate bill, prohibiting coun
ties but allowing particular townships
to vote aid to railroads, passed by q
to IA.
The Senate bill, making it a misde-
meanor, punishable with imprison-
lnent.to rent buildings for ill-fame and
assignation purposes, passed by 40 to
none.
The Governor nominated Judge