The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-03
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INDIANAPOLIS, February %.

AdAS- -fcWtOu COUNTY. an 10 reIleNe
counties from su t. entered by the
taxes on the equalization el 1S1..
The State Board of Health bill
failed on enerossmcnt
The bill reducing the salary of the
Governor to So, 600, and the per diem
OF members TO So, provoked a long
debate. A proposition was offered to
make the per diem provision apply to
the present Assembly 1t was made
the special order for Thursday after
noon.
HoUsE.-The House passed bills
for the advertisement of lands sold on
assignment, to prevent unfair sale.
| defining auction and auctioneers' sales
as to the lowest bidder as we'll as the
highest. and for the p; yment of mate
rial taken By supervisors of roads.
A committee of investigation was
ordered to inquire into the charges of
abuse in the Insane Hospital
Bills were introduced: To repeal
the appropriation to the State Uni
versity; for the appointment by the
| Governor OF a railroad commissioner
(the bill Is modelled after the Massa-
chusetts law, with a salary of "a 4,0O0);
to reduce the number of clerks of both
Houses from sixty to twenty four
A joint resolution was introduced
asking Congress TO refuse any appro-
priation to the Texas Pacific Rail
road
The Governor informed your cor
respondent to day that he had no idea
of calling an extra session of the
Legislature. This has been limited at
IN various quarters, but Hendricks
will not entail the expense on the
State.
TUESDAY, February %.
| SENATE.-Leave of balance was
granted Secretary Rhodes because of
death in his family A petition from
Rush county asked that the law of in
terest be not changed A large num-
Der of reports of standing committees
| were presented A resolution offered
by Mr.. johnson, of Floyd, urging
| forward the Investigation of the
| Southern Prison. proved somewhat Of
| firebrand. kindling warm debate
on this tender topic. The result was
Instructions to investigate both pris
| ons. A bill was passed establishing a
Superior Court in Tippecanoe county.
A Joint resolu luton asking OF Congress
to make the law effective in protecting
the manufacture Of polished plate
glass in the United States, was adopt
ed, after a spirited discussion, gartici-
pated in by Messrs Dykeman, Harney.
Parke; Scot, and others. In the at
ternoon sixteen bills were passed.
among them Senate bill lis, known
thE' norsE.-fhne Morgan rald
claim was tabled; the building COM
mittee reported that there was no mig
ger in the woodpile at the Southern
Prison SO far as the building accounts
are concerned. A bill was introduced
which provides for State House
sinking fund of $4,000 900 The ap
portionment bill passed, as did the
| bill authorizing the Governor. Audi
| tor and Treasurer to negotiate tenn
porary loan, after argument.
INDIANAPoL IND, Feb. "a.
| SENATE The concurrent resolu-
! ton, to meet in joint convention to-
| day for the election of trustee of the
| Blind Asylum, was taken up and re-
| ferred to the Committee on the Judi
| ciary to examine into the legal quss-
| ton whether the election should not
/ be by concurrent action of the two
| Houses, in accordance with the terms
of the statute on that subject.
| The Governor S message nominating
two trustees OF the House OF Refuge
was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee, to inquire as to the vacancy
| alleged to exist by expiration OF term
| Of A. s. Evans, of Fort Wayne.
Reports were received from the
standing committees. Among them
| bill for the purchase of additional
/ land for the House of Refuge. Mr..
| Bell gave notice that he would submit
a minority report with reference to
that institution, probably to morrow.
Mr.. Baxter, from the Reformatory
Committee, reported on the Woman s
Reformatory to the effect that it was
| we'll managed and in excellent con
dition. They recommend an appro-
priation of $4,000 for outside i'm
provements.
A concurrent resolution was adopt
ed providing for the appointment of
committee OF three Senators and three
Representatives to see that the pro
ducts and mineral resources of Indi.
ana are properly set forth at the Gen.
tennial Exposition.
/ Mr.. Sleeth introduced bill requir-
ing the Auditor of State TO pay quar-
| ferly into the treasury the fees received
from foreign insurance companies, ex
cepting ten per cent. to be retained
! for his services. This will give the
Auditor 81. 200 year instead of S12,-
600. as now On motion to suspend
the constitutional rules so as to place
the bill on its passage. the call result
ed: yeas, % nays, IA, the motion fall
ing. the negative vote being entirely
Democratic. The bill was made the
special order for o'clock tomorrow
morning
The Senate bill to change the age OF
girls to be admitted to the Woman S
Reformatory from II to 16 passed,
under suspens ion of the rules, by 80
to 1.
| The Senate bill, allowing Criminal
Court judges to issue writs of habeas
corpus, passed by 40 to /.
2.OO0 inhabitants to incorporate as
cities, passed by 40 to 2
The Senate bill, prohibiting coun-
ties but allowing particular townships
to vote aid to railroads, passed by z
to Il.
The Senate bill, making it misde-
meanor, punishable with imprison
lnent.t TO rent buildings for ill-fame and
assirnation purposes, passed By 40 to
none
The Governor nominated Judge
John g. Scott. of Vigo, as Trustee of
the State Normal School for four
years. vice the Hon. r W. Thompson.
whose term has expired.