The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-10
LEGISLATIVE.
FRIDAY. March ).


SENATE.-Among the House bills
passed were the following: Authoriz-
ing the change of name of certain
educational institutions; remedying
erroneous entries on assessment dupli-
Gates of incorporated towns: providing
for the organization of boards of trade.
The amendments to the Senate tenn
perance bill were concurred in, with
minor amendments by the Senate. The
specific appropriation bill was read the
first time, and referred to the Finance
Committee. The general appropria-
ton bill was amended and ordered en-
crossed. A resolution was adopted
providing for the disposition of State
house plans. Certain claims on ac-
count OF the State-house Committee
were allowed
SATURDAY, Mar CHI 6.
SENATE.-Mr. Sleeth introduced a
substitute for his bill, which was lost
in the House, reducing the fees of the
Auditor of State, and three attempts
to suspend the constitutional rule to
put the bill upon its passage failed for
want OF the necessary two thirds vote.
House bills were passed-providing
that suits on promissory notes may be
brought in the county where the hold
er resides; providing for the organi-
cation of horticultural societies; pre-
venting the assessment of the property
of manufacturing companies above
that of private firms; authorizing the
ejectment of three card monte men
from passenger trains; allowing County
Superintendents three dollars and
limiting their visits to half as many
days as there are schools In the coun-
ty; repeating the gravel road law; CIV
ing stock companies the right to sell
property; approprlatlng 5000 to con-
tinue the work of the State Geologist;
the revenue bill, providing for five
cents on the hundred dollars and "a
poll-tax of fifty cents for ordinary ex-
penses of the government, three cents
for school fund and two cents for in
sane asylum was taken up and amend
ed by making it felony for any per-
son in charge of any fund to divert it
from the use for which it was intend
ed. The bill as amended was passed
Messrs. HUMPHREY and Sleeth were
appointed on the conference commit
tee on fees and salaries, and Messrs
Boone and Chapman were appointed
on the conference committee ON the
general appropriation bill. Mr..
Humphrey subsequently stated that
very liberal propositions had been
made by the Senate committee. none
of which were agreed to by the House
committee. The specific appropriation
bill was amended and passed.
HoUsE.-The prison investigation
committee submitted a report, with a
large mass of evidence, which was or
dered to be printed The following
Senate bills were passed: Making
Allen county separate judicial cir
cult; ablishing a superior court in
Tippecanoe county and abolishing the
criminal court; to provide for the
oranges of Patrons OF Husbandry;
giving railroad companies to whom
aid has been voted by counties two
years additional time to complete their
roads; authorizing County Commits
sioners to appoint justices in cases of
vagrancy; providing for the removal
of officers guilty Of becoming intoxi-
Gated; authorizing Judges of Criminal
Courts to issue writs Of habeas corpus.
Late at night committees of confer
ence were appointed on the fee and
salary bill, on the revenue bill, and on
the general appropriation bill. The
committee on the former reported
failure to agree, and were discharged
The committee on the latter bills re-
ported an agreement, but before action
could be taken it was announced that
the Senate had adjourned. and the
hour of II o'clock (midnieht) having
arrived, the House adjourned until
Monday.