The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-27
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20

SENATE. = Assistant Secretary
Smith presented communication
that his force of clerks is insuffici-
cent to perform all the work re-
CURED by law; he asked the repeal
of the law demanding full copy OF
the Senate journal for the Secre-
tary of State within ten days after
the close of the session, or else an
increase of the clerical force; pc
titions were offered on temperance,
one for the protection of insect
destroying birds and one for the
repeal Of the law which taxes pre-
miums on life insurance; several
bills were reported by standing
committees with recommendations
to postpone, and reports concurred
in among these was Senate bill 81,
to make the property of married
women liable for debts; it elected
an extended debate, but was finally
indefinitely postponed; a like re
port was returned on the bill to
fix the interest on judgments at the
same rate as in the original con-
tracts; the discussion of this ques-
ton was not closed at noon, the
hour for joint convention to elect
United States senator; it was
called up in the afternoon and
made the special order for Thurs
day, Mr. Dykeman. of Cass, having
the floor, and wishing to speak at
some length; the special order to
consider a resolution asking that
local option be embodied in bill
for regulating the liquor traffic was
postponed till Thursday of next
week; Mr.. Peed called up the con
current resolution fixing the cleo
ton of stale officers for to morrow;
it was agreed to postpone action on
the concurrent resolution to Febru
airy II; an amendment was also
agreed to making the state ibrari
an the last officer on the list to be
voted for.
HoUsE-A bill fixing liability of
county clerks and prescribing du
ties of the same was ordered en-
crossed on recommendation of the
judiciary, as was the bill exempt
ing from seizure and sale $500
worth of property belonging to
heads of householders; a minority
temperance bill was reported from
that committee, and, after animated
discussion, was ordered printed;
the normal school bill [143] was
referred to the committee On edu-
cation; Mr. Mcdonald elected
United States senator in joint con
vention; q bill introduced providing
for the education of colored children;
a resolution to investigate the 0. &
M. railroad to ascertain if the com
pany is complying with it's charter:
hogs to have rings in their noses.
FRIDAY, Jan. %.
SENATE.-A committee was APP
pointed by the President to devise
a better system for the settlement
of decedents, estates. A bill was
introduced to provide for the re
organization of the State prisons
and the appointment of a board of
commissioners to have charge of
the same. A resolution was adop
ted directing the Committee on
Elections to report at the earliest
possible day on the contested
election case of Jeffries against
Baxter of Wayne. A joint resolu-
ton was offered proposing certain
amendments to the constitution
of the State. The same proposition
was made to the General Assembly
two years ago. A resolution was
adopted directing the Cleak of the
Supreme Court to inform the Sen
ate of the number of volumes of
Indiana Reports sold by him during
his term of Office, and the cost of
the same per volume; also one in
structing the Committee on Tenn
perance to embody in their bill on
that subject provision making it
alike criminal on the part of the
purchaser and seller of Intoxicating
liquors where the sale is made in
violation of law. The Senate ad
journed to Monday at 2 o'clock p.
m. G
HousE.--House bill AZ, fixing the
price for advertising lands delin
quent for taxes at % cents for each
description; 1872, forbidding indis-
criminate slaughtering of pigeons
by shooting into their roosts; 1O1,
regulating public warehouses; So,
authorizing county commissioners
to purchase gravel and other roads,
were reported back from commit
tees. and ordered engrossed.
House bill 50, authorizing the or
ganization of boards Of trade, was
reported back and tabled to print.
A number of bills were introduced,
including one giving justices exclu
sive jurisdiction in all civil cases
involving not more than 500, and
concurrent jurisdiction when not
more than $500 is involved. An
other to give justices exclusive
jurisdiction over all criminal cases
punished by fine alone, and concur
rent jurisdiction when the penalty
includes imprisonment in the
county Jail. Also bill to author
ize general drainage. A large
number of memorials and petitions
were presented, including temper
ance petitions from some 10000
women. The Senate concurrent
resolution for an investigation of
the affairs of the State Prisons was
agreed to. The Senate joint reso
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