Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-11

Gen. S. b. Buckner of Kentucky, were invited upon
the floor of the Senate, and both gentlemen made
short speeches thanking the Senate for the honor
conferred. A multitude OF new bills We're intro
duced, and the House joint resolution in respect to
the memory of the late Hon. Milton Hopkins, Super
intendent of Public Instruction, passed on its third
reading
Ho,tse-The entire day was occupied with the con-
sideration of the two temperance bills reported by
majority and minority of the Committee on Temper
ance. At the conclusion of the debate the majority
report was passed by strict party vote-ayes %,
noes 80. The bill adopted is what is known as the
License law.
FRIDAY, Feb. 5.-Sendte-The following reso
buttons were adopted in committee of the whole:
Resolced That the committee on tees and salaries
be and are hereby instructed TO incorporate in any
bill on fees and salaries which it may report the
following provisions:
L. To give the Secretary, Auditor, and Treasurer
of State definite and certain salaries and to provide
by law that individuals or corporations having bust
ness performed in said offices shall pay TO the State
Treasurer the fees now required by law TO be paid
for such purposes.
. That the compensation to the officers of Jris-
ons benevolent, charitable, and refomatory nstitu-
tions be revised and reduced, and made certain a.
nearly practicable and that said salaries shall be
in proportion to the amount of services rendered
8. Reduction of the salaries of Judges OF the Crn-
nal Court to 8, 900 per year.
4. The fees of Clerks and SherifTs reduced in num-
ber with strict provision against constructive Fees
and allowance from the treasury in small counties,
where the fees allowed are insufficient to command
the services of good men for said Offices
3. County Auditors and Treasurers given fixed sal
aries, TO which may be added, for Auditors,
schedule of fees for services rendered individuals
and to Treasures reasonable per cent for collecting
delinquent taxes, to be paid out of such collections.
g. No fees to be charged against decedents' es-
tates, or in guardianship by clerks but that such
officers be allowed sum in gross to be paid out Of
estates, according to the value thereof
T. That the Governors salary be fixed at IS 600 per
year.
8. That the Attorney Generals salary be fixed at
$1,000 per annum.
HOuse-Marvin offered amendm
educng salaries, that the per diem, of members of
the Legislature be fixed at Sc per day, and that the
bill take effect from and after Jan. ult, which
adopted-7O to D. and the bill recommitted with
amendment reducing all salaries from Governor
down. The Committee on Elections reported IN
favor of Mills Waterman, the sitting member, as
Representative from DeKalb; Taylor, the contest
ant failing to appear and push the contest Agreed
to-. Bills were passed third reading authoriz
ing City Councils to exclude certain pl2ts of ground
from corporation limits at their discretion defining
grave-robbing, and providing penalty of from five
to twenty years imprisonment upon conviction for
the release OF securities debts, unless Judgment
is obtained within twelve months.