The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-02
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
MONDAY.

was adopted providing for the sale OF lands for
| taxes delinquent more than two years by fore
c osure aud execution; nine bills were offered !;
a large number Of bills were read the second
time and engTOssed.
HoUsE.-A bill providing for the protection
of birds was ordered engrossed and has good
OF the act, striking out section "a and 2iS, was
passed. as was also a bill for the more uni
form administration of justice, which
! OF The abuses Of changes OF revenues. A basket
| full of more temperance petitions was added 20
option aud civil damages. and asks that drunk
enneSs be recognized as q crime; q resolution
that the law for the semi.annual payment of
was received from the grangers, praying for the
reduction of fees aud salaries, the abolition of
attorneys fees for the collection of debts, etc.
TUESDAY.
sESATE.-An immense memorial and petition,
With 1900 names, from Clark county, Endorsed
officially by the city of Jacksonville, pre-
scented by Mr.. johnson, of Floyd, demonstrating
a9ainst the system of convict labor in the SOUTH
other point; House bill ie2, amending the law
for the assessment OF lands was urged to con-
sideration under a suspension Of the rules, but
In Wavne county were offered as a reason for the
immediate passage OF the bill; several
most important was one 10 reduce the
cost of the Supreme Court reports by Mr.. Sleeth;
one on gravel roads by Mr.. Scott, OF vigo. The
afternoon session was wholly occupied with
debate on the rates Of Interest aud law Of usuTy,
in which Messrs. Harvey, Neft, Johnston, Bell,
Givan, Gooding and DyBeman took prominent
part; the discussion was not exhausted, but
closely con tested vote showed that the Senate is
not disposed to attempt a change Ia the legal
rate of interest at this time. The question will
probably come up again.
moment 10 tax payers; one tHar ih re shall not
be another appraisement OF really for i've years
years thereafter; another, that delinquent
realty shall not be advertised for safe IL the
owner thereof hold sufiiciency. of personal
property 10 pay for the tax assessed against such
realty, and the bill provides further
that when advertised II shall not
per description instead of 50 cents as heretofore;
a bill exemptng $500 worth OF personal prop
erty belonging to heads of households from
seizure and sale, instead of 500, as the law now
is, was voted down; bill providing for the pub.
licaiion of official advertisements in German,
In cities OF twenty thousand Inhabitants, was
passed; Messrs. Heller, Darnell and Havens
were appointed a committee of three TO confer
with COMMITTEES of two from the Senate to
consider the question, Is there any need OF legs-
lation as to employees for the present session?
a number of petitions We're presented. and APP
proPIatey referred the pToeeedlngs on 1hs
will well repay patient perusal.
WEDNESDAY.
SENATE.-Passage OF the bill relating to the
change of time of holding court in the twenty
frst district; presentation OF several petitions
and the reports OF standing committees; report
of the state house committee favorable to the
building OF a new state house. The following
ings in court; providing for the erection of
two hospitals for the insane, one at
Evansville and one at Logansport; to
regulate transportation; regarding the du-
regulate and prevent gambling by itinerant
commissioners; providing for the assessment OF
property in cities; providing for the sale OF
Swamp land: providing Tor companies to trans
port passengers and baggage In cities empower
Ing judges of criminal courts 10 issue writs OF
habeas corpus; prohibiting railroads from run
criminals to work out the expenses of their
own trial and conviction; providing for the or
| ganizstion of cooperative associations; TO
drawings OF pistols and deadly weapons. The
second reading of several bills then folloWef,
and their discussion.
HoUsE-The judiciary committee reported on
several bills, The committees on rights and
privileges and on county and township officers
made several reports on bills assigned TO them.
! The committees on agriculture, corporations, on
cities and towns and on courts presented their
respective reports on several billf Presentati on
of q memorial from Jefersonville on convict
LABOR; presentation OF petitions. The following
bills were then introduced; amending TIE act
for the organization of the general assembly;
relating 10 the sale of intoxicants;
amending the act authorizing the conslruc-
tion Of macadamizcd aud plank roads; leealiz.
fixing time for holding courts IN the lourtn dis-
trict; to prevent forfeiture OF Solicles; provid.
ing for election of railroad directors SO that
three OF them shall be citizens OF the state; re-
lating to records; concerning the practice OF
Tbs reporter of the Supreme Court made q re-
port as to his publications, the cost of printing
and binding being sio;Go These bills were also
public instruction 10 purchase library
for Perry county: amending the act au-
thorizlng agricultural societies to hold rea!
estate; emending the act fixing the salaries OF
members amending the act creating the once OF
state geologst regulating the sale OF the intoxl.
cants; an act to repeal thehsh law; fixing the
number OF petit jurors; defining misdemesnors;
amendatory OF the association act; concerning
courts; amerdatory OF the act authorizing the
construction of street railroads; fixing the num-
Der of the grandjurors ;pass of the bill incor
pOrate the state horticultural society passage OF
the Dill relating to removal ofline fences passage
OF bil defining grave ro6oIpg , and prsscr6ing
M over to the state treasury the funds accu-
INFLATED by the sale OF secureties Of old state
banks which fai ed in times past: p providing for
time Of holding court in the 4th district; several
bills were amended and recommitted. Mr. Sill |
mit,ee' the following bills were also passed,
n king the time OF holding court in the third
district; providing for voluntary assignment.
Adjournment.
THURSDAY.
sENATE-Reports of the standing committees.
The dill repeating sections 2z2 and Z73 of the
sessment law passed. Discussions and speeches
on the special order, Mr.. Neh's resolution on To-
cal option. The Senate went into committee of
the whole and listened 10 speeches by Messrs. |
Sarni ghause Baxter, Grove, Bell, Hough and
others.
Reconsideration on the committees report
on The Crimiusl Court of Floyd and Clarke
iepor By committees of several bills,
iucludIng one granting aid TO the grasshopper
sufferers. The following bills were then intro