Marshall County Republican., 1875-02-04
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THE LEGISL4TJRE.
MONDAY Jan. 25.-Se,adte- Judiciary
Committee reported favorably upon the bill provid-
ing for the removal of public officers for intoxica
ton, either habitual during business hours. and
new bills were introduced making it a msdeneanor
for railroad to charge more than three cents per
mile for passenger fare authorizing the trustees OF
towns to select schooteachers repeating the present
interest law, and declaring il rnisdeneanor to keep
a house of ili-faine or assignation.
House-House bill 222 amending section two of an
act for the protection of wild game, by making it
unlawful any and all times to kill quail, black
BIRDS robins, and other small BIRDS or to destroy
their eggs, and fixing fine of $40 for each oense
passed Bills introduced: Appropriating
nually 800 for the benefit of the State Agricultural
Society, and abolisning the twenty-eghth Judicial
criminal circuit of Nanderburgh county Resou-
tons were passed fayorIng repeal of the law pro-
vding for semi-annual payment of taxes, and dsal-
proving OF any adjournment hereafter Tor longer
time than from Saturday noon to Monday morning
~ nine o'clock
TUESDAY, Jan. 26.-.S.ndte-Bills introduced
Reducing the price of Supreme Court reports to 50
per volume of COO pages, pf also providing that de-
cisions simply reafir1nng former opinions of court
shall not be published in full: providing additional
means for the collection of gravel road assessment
providing for prosecution for misdemeanor by in
formation. without the intervention OF the grand
jury restricting the discretionary appropriations of
County Commissioners tn $4,000; providing for the
incorporation Of oranges Of Patrons of Husbandry.
Hot,se-The following bills were read third time
and passed: House bill No. 3, providing for
appraisement of real estate in 1880, and every fifth
year thereafter also for the election of township
SCISSOR every two years, who shall have power to ap
point one more deputies if necessary House bill
No. 26, authorizing the County Clerk TO receive
money paid ON judgments, and also all money
dered tp be paid in by the courts and making him
responsible for the same; House bill No. AZ provid
ing for the publication of the delinquent taNlist at
twenty-five cents per description House bill No. III,
authorizing the United States government acquire
tile To certain lands in Evansville upon which to
erect postoffice; House bill No. l0S limiting the
powers OF County Commissioners in making expen-
ditures exceeding S20.OJO except by vote of the
people ami House bill No. 62. authorizing the cleo
ton Of Marshal in towns by the people instead of by
Trustees.
WEDNESDAY. Jan. SmGte-The join
committee of the last Legislature made their repert
the subject of plans for a S.ate-House.. The
resolution provided that plans should be limited to
S2OOOOO0 and the house TO be finished within six
years Eighteen plans We're submitted and three
recornmended-those OF Chas. Epping Hauser, of
Terre Haute: J. &. johnson, of Ohio; and b. I.
Cooper, Of New Albany. =. Bills introduced: Pro
vlding for the erection of two additional insane
asylums, to be located at Evansville, and the
other at Logansport; +; providing for the sale of
swamp lands belonging to the State at S1.25 per
acre; authorizing Criminal Judges to issue writs OF
mittee, TO indefinitely postpone the bill allowing
husband and wife to testify against each other was
concurred in.
Hoase-Bills were passed in relation TO the
noval line fences in certain cases, and encourag
ing the destruction of wolves and foxes. by offering
rewards of $40 for wolf scalps and s. Cor those of
foxes also amending the general banking law
abolish the bureau relating to that business in the
Auditor of States office Bills passed fixing
the time Of holding courts in Benton, Jasper and
Newton counties: preventing the shooting OF Wild
pigeons when nesting, and aso permitting the sale
of large tracts Of land.
THURSDAY. Jan. 2s.-Stndte Debate the
special order of the day-the Baxter Temperance
lsw-occupied all the time of this body. Resolu-
tions insfructing the Committee on Temperance to
press bill regulating the sale Of liquor, making the
seller liable for all damages TO person and property,
and making the seller and purchaser equally crimi-
nal, the principal topics discussed. Baxter,
the author Of the present law made the most power
ful speech of the session.
House-The Ways and Means Committee reported
favorably the appropriation of $4,000 for the
Kansas and Nebraska sufferers concurred in the
Joint resolution for the improvement OF the Ohio
river asking Congress tor an appropriation. BIS
passed to reduce the fees Of Recorders to pre-
vent the killing of small bird quail at any time
of the wear Bills were introduced to allow crlrui-
mails to testify in their behalf and making wives
and husbands competent Witnesses for or against
each other.
FRIDAY. Jan. 29.-Sendfe-The temperance
question was discussed in committee of the whole.
principal being the resolutions proposed
by the Committee ON Temperance. The first resolu-
ton coming up was the test question whether no,
the local option feature should be retained:
providing fir personal liability, carried-yeas,
81 nays l6 The third resolution, making it equal
ly criminal the part of both seller and purchasert
During the debate, the lobbes were crowded to suf
location by OF all classes and opinions. while the
floor was literally janimed with ladies. As the re-
suit of the vote ON each resolution announced
tine loobies cheered. and of the ladies wep for
very JOY
House-Nothing of interest importance
done, except the passage and third reading three
bills fixing the time of holding courts II, Lagrange
and rlkhart counties, and also in steuben DeKalb
and Noble counties; authorizing County Commits
soners to buy build gravel roads on the petition
of a majority Of resident freeholders OF the town.
ship desiring the road and providing that in suits
where the defendant defaults, the bill Of particulars
filed and sworn to by the plaintiff at the beginning
Of such suits shall form sufficient basis which to
ground judgments
SATURDAY. Jan. 30.-Sndte- Committee I
Gu Elections, in the contested case of W. s. Walker
vs.. John NJ. Larue, submitted a report in favor of
the latter the sitting member Larue was elected
as Common Pleas Judge in 1870, for term of four 4
years but the office was abolished in March, 1873
His election s contested because Of the Constitutional
provision that Judge win be ineligible to any office
during the term for which he elected and not ON
account of not receiving majority the votes
at the election in October last. The committee de-
cides that the office Of Common Pleas Judge is not
Constitutional one and that the Legislature had
perfect right to shorten the term. fixed by the
law creating the court, which they did
by the law abolishing the Office. Mr.. Larue
eligible 70 the Office of Senator the time of his
election and received majority Of votes cast for
that Office at the election and the committee sub