The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-03

FRIDAY, February 70.

SENATE.-A lengthy report from
the select committee on the Wabash
and Erie canal was read. The nomi-
nation of Finley Bigger rs trustee OF
the House of Refuge was confirmed.
The fee and salary bill occupied the
remainder of the forenoon session and
"A portion of the afternoon session,
when il was passed. Mr.. Sleeth's bill
TO REQUIRE the fees of the Auditor OF
State received from foreign insurance
companies to be paid into the State
treasury, was passed.
HoUsE.-At the morning session
large number of bills were read and
referred. A number of bills of local
application were passed; also, the fol-
lowing: To provide for the speedy
collection Of money due laboring men
from employers; regulating and licen-
sing the traffic in intoxicating liquors
{beiug the Senate bill amended so as to
make it identical with the Bence
bilO: creating a new Judicial Circuit
composed ofCarroll, White and Jas
per counties; providing for the erec-
ton of an additional insane asylum at
indianapolis, to cost 1880 900; maxim g
a person accepting bride to vote
equally guilty with the person offering
it; providing for the appointment OF
gas commissioners, and to protect con,
sumers ofilluminating gas. The bill
to require railroad companies to fence
| their lines was defeated-yeas 80
pays rs, Mr.. Caldwell reported the
revenue bill, making levy OF five
cents on the hundred dollars and
| ffty cents poll for general purposes
| three cents on the hundred dollars
/ Tor school purposes. and-cents on the
t hundred dollars for the new insane
l asylum fund, in each of the years lo7:
and 1876. 1t was read the secone
time and made the special order To-
next Tuesday at 10 A. NJ. \ resolu
ton was adopted providing for nigh
sessions all next week.
SATURDAY, February q.
The SENATE-Committee reporte,
on number of bills, which were vari
ously disposed of. A resolution wa
adopted which provides tor the ap
pointment of Committee on Stole
: Bills, with power to take testimon
5 under oath. Several bills had bee
] stolen-among others. 343, amendin
. the insurance act, s. b. Z72 and ii. E
90. Messrs. Larue, Smith and Majo
were appointed such committee: !
resolution to recognize certain right
I of women was indefinitely postponed
! A bill was introduced which provide
!! that manufacturers shall be encoul
| aged by exemption from taxatio,
/ The bill to tax church property wa
indefinitely postponed. A concurreI
feasibility Of lesseniDg the number
/ members of the Legislature was lai
over A bill was introduced whic
! makes the abstraction or concealmel
Z of bills felony.
The HOUSE disallowed the Shal
non claim for Office, sent as agent
State, and tabled the report of tt
8 Educational Committee recomment
ing an appropriation to complete ii
construction of the Normal Soho
building, and only agreed to graz
Purdue University $40 900, one-iour1
; the amount asked. A bill requiriI
county treasurers to settle semi ann
!. ally and exhibit the cash in hand
the county commissioners passed,
did a bill providing for the appoin
ment Of committee in each county
! visit county poor asylums quarter
and report the result of their invest
. cations "a to the treatment of Il
!. paupers. A bill exempting the ben
fits of benevolent associations fro
execution was passed.