The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-10


bill for the construction of the Hen
nepin canal, pending which the House
adjourned. e
Legislative Summary.
TUESDAY, February g.
SENATE.-Senate Bill %, regarding
the assessment of taxes for city pur-
poses. was laid on the table. 1t pro-
vided. among other things; that all
over i've acres of lands lying within
the limits of a city shall be exempt
from city taxation. A large number
of petitions and memorials were pre-
sented. A joint committee of eight
was provided for in a concurrent SEN
ate resolution to revise the subject of
uniform assessment Of taxes and pre-
pare bill on that subject. A reso-
luton was adopted instructing the
Committee on Prisons to investigate
| the matter of the contract of the en-
tire convict labor of the Southern
Prison to the Southwestern Car Com
pany. A large number of new bills
were introduced, and twenty-seven
House bills were read the first time
| and appropriately referred. a
/ HoUsE.-The bill to reduce by one.
half the number OF Senators and Rep
resentatives was reported back and
tabled. The bill to repeal the law
creating the Twentv-seventh Criminal
Circuit Court was reported back and
passed, under suspension of the rules.
The bill reducing the number OF grand
jurors to seven and their pay to 50
| per day was ordered engrossed. The
| Committee on Education reported
back the bill to secure the benefits of
| education to colored children. and
recommended its indefinite postpone
ment, which, after lengthy debate,
! was agreed to. The minority of the
committee presented report, accom-
panied by bill. but afterward with
drew it. A number of other bills
were reported back, and twelve new
bills introduced.-Ind.J journal.
WEDNESDAY, February 3.
SENATE. petitions were of
fered, notably one by Senator Slater
praying for legislation on the subject
of ground hog day another came
from Rush county asking for the
abolition OF the County Superinten-
dency; resolutions were adopted ask
ing that Congress make appropriations
for a harbor at the mouth of Oak
River on Lake Michigan; appointing
Messrs. Sarningl,ausen, Hackelman,
Dykeman, Larue, and Scott a commit
tee to consider the report of the trus.
tees of the Wabash & Erie canal;
asking Congress to establish mint of
coinage. at indianapolis; resolution
was offered by Mr.. Givan, and re-
ferred, asking Congress to retire ma
tional bank circulation and substitute
ereenbacks therefor; Senate bill PA
was introduced. authorizing the en-
ployment of short hand reporters to
take testimony in courts, the follow
ing bills were read the third time and
passed: 100, 137, 81. 60, SO and 81;
bills No. 81, LOG and 8 failed to pass
on third reading; large number Of
bills were read the second time and
ordered engrossed.
THE HoUsE-Spent the day in dis I
cussing the temperance questions: the
bill offered by the majority of the |
Temperance Committee and agreed |
upon by the caucus, was agreed to by ,
the majority in open session, the |
minority meantime striving to secure
the adoption of amendments without
avail, when the bill was put upon its |
passage the local option and civil
amendments were lost after discus !
up on the merits of the bill; pending |
which the House adjourned The |
bill, as adopted by the caucus, will |
probably pass.-State Sentinel.
THURSDAY, February 4. |
Resolutions were passed |
inviting General A. +. Burnside and |
S. B. Buckner. who were stopping to-
gether in the city, to seats upon the |
floor Of the Senate Some opposition
was shown by Republican members to
extending courtesies of Gen. Buckner
on the score of his former record.
The ayes and noes were called and
Messrs. Bearss. Bunyan, Chapman,
Daggy, Haworth. Johnston, of Parke,
Thompson and Underwood voted
against courtesies to Gen. Buckuer;
petitions from Floyd county were pre-
sented for the continuance of the
Criminal Court in Floyd and Clark
counties; a resolution was adopted
authorizing the Committee on Fees
and Salaries to subpoena witnesses.
Bills were offered to amend the char
ter of Evansville; on readjusting the
assessments OF corporations; to pro-
hibit extending the limits of small
cities over adjacent farms; to incor-
pOrdIe Sra0geS- u eStdDHSH superior
Court in Tippecanoe county and abol-i
ish the Criminal Court; to fix the sal !
aries of officers of the Legislature; to
establish Superior Courts in large
towns in different parts of the State;
to authorize the sale of lands under
execution delinquent for more than
two years; to empower judges to ap-
point receivers during vacation; to
make the county appraisement in
cities the basis OF municipal assess
ments; providing for the sale Of prop
erty belonging to counties when
change is made of the county seat; to
make dogs personal property; to au-
thorize trustees to rent lands belong
ing to the Congressional Township |.
Fund: to incorporate the Lafayette
Insurance Company; to regulate bank
ing and to authorize the publication
of delinquent tax lists by hand bills.
In the afternoon Generals Burnside
and Buckner visited the Senate and
were introduced to the Senator's A
resolution Of respect to the memory of
the late Hon NJ. B. Hopkins was
adopted; bills were read the secood
time and disposed of; joint resolution
No. 6, asking Congress TO improve the
nh;o fakop mn onI Iii. I