The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-24

INDIANAPOLIS, February II.


Judiciary, with Instructions to inco
porate an amendment providing tn,
when any land owner on the line
the road desires fence, he shall civ
notice to the company and bear ha
the expense.
In committee of the whole tn
House discussed the county superb
tendency bill, pending which an &C
iournment was had.
SENATE.-Fhe Senate continued til
discussion of the Baxter confess
reaching a vote at 6 O. clock, the resuI
being that Baxter. the sitting membe
was declared legally elected by 26 t
q, a strict party vote with the excer
ton of Boone and Ringo, Democrats
who voted for Baxter. and Cree an
Major, Republican independents, VIII
voted in the negative
The Governor communicated
special message to the Senate askin
| Congress for suitable protection to tn
manufacture of plate glass, a larg
factory for which is established a
/ New Albany.
| STATE OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Legislature met in joint session
to-day and elected the following State
officers: For Directors of State Pris.
ON North, w. T. Pratt, Allen county
ii. f. Wadsworth and DIR. L. Daven-
port. of Kosciusko; Directors of State
Prison South, Colonel James Keig-
win, of Clark, and William p Ham
mond, of Martin: Trustee of Deaf and
Dumb Asylum, NJ. James of Della.
ware; Trustee of Soldiers Orphans
Home, G.. w. Sanford, of Lake; Trus-
tee of Insane Asylum, j. T. Richard
son, of Carroll; State Librarian,
Lycurgus Dalton, Mrs. Sarah Oren,
the present librarian, being opposing
candidate, the vote standing-Dalton
70; Oren, 69.-1nter- Ocean.
INDIANAPoL Is, February 49,.
SENATE.-The Committee on Pub
lie Buildings returned unaltered the
bill providing for the building of a
new State House, and unanimously
recommend lis passage.
n resolution was introduced asking
that the Committee on Insurace be
instructed to prepare a bill which
shall give relief to those citizens of
Indiana who hold policies in foreign
life insurance companies from exorbi-
tant taxation assessed on account of
certain laws of Indiana requiring said
companies to pay lees for certificates
taken out by their agents. Adopted
ayes, 81; noes l6.
Bills requiring one half of the pur-
chase money for school lands to be
paid down; providing for the election
of city chief engineers of fire depart
ments once in four years; authorizing
sentences to the Penitentiary to be
passed for six months; providing that
children, inmates of the House of
Refuge, or Women and Girls Refor-
matory Institution, the residence of
whose parents is unknown. may be
adopted when the boards OF control of
these institutions appear il court and
consent to such adoption; requiring
County Treasurers and their officers
to account for all interest which ac-
crues on public moneys in their hands,
and providing for board of exami-
ners who shall see that the law is
properly enforced.
The Senate spent the afternoon in
committee of the whole in the discus
sion of the temperance bill, resulting
in the adoption of the majority report
in favor of local option by % to 49,
The Committee on judiciary were
ordered to report legislation on the
Wabash and Erie Canal to protect it
from falling into disuse.
HoUsE.-The House assembled at
10 A. NJ, Speaker Turple in the chair.
Mr. McMicnael rose to privileged
question. He had yesterday given
notice of the introduction of reso-
luton to expel Representative
George r. Bearss, of Fulton and Kos
ciusko. He read letter from the
business partner of Mr.. Bearss, Mr..
G.. w. Holman, in which it was stated
that Mr.. B. would probably be in his
seat tomorrow. On behalf of an aged
mother the disgrace OF expulsion
should be spared Mr.. Bearss. Mr..
McMichael offered this letter as his
excuse for not offering the resolution
as he had given notice.
The House then went into commit
tee of the whole on the county super |
bill, Mr.. Warren, of
Boone, in the chair, and continued
the consideration of the bill Mr..
Ravens on the floor in an argument
to prove the efficiency Of the superin-
tendency system. After a lengthy
and heated discussion, the committee
rose and reported to the House their
action, and asked TO be discharged
from further consideration of the bill.
By vote of 40 ayes, the House
struck out all that part of the bill
for violation of schools and
for collection of fines and forfeitures
and then the friends of the bill en-
deavored in vain to strike out the
emergency clause. Failing in this,
Mr.. Woody moved that the bill be in
definitely postponed, upon which the
ayes and noes were called-ayes, "a;
noes, SO.
Mr.. Forkner, of Henry. made an
impressive speech, asking the House
to pause before it wiped out the coun-
y SUPPLEMENTARY: 1t was step
backward in education, and the inter-
.sts of the State could not afford it.
Under pressure OF the previous
question the bill was placed upon its
passage, the call resulting: Ayes, 80;
noes, AZ. So the bill failed for want
Of constitutional majority.
The House passed joint resolution
lection and better collection Of tariff
On polished plate glass
Bills we're introduced to repeal the
Jaw appropriating money to the State
Normal School; 10 prohibit extortion
and discrimination in railroad
freights; regulating the manufacture
Of gas, providing for State gas COM
and providing for the re-
lemption of the March and April in
stallments of the temporary loan.
The bill for fencing railroads was
made the special order for Monday
next.
Senate resolution to redistrict State
FOR judicial purposes was laid on the
% hia hu an outrageous decision of