The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-17
Legislative Summary.
TUESDAY. February 9.

SENATE-The majority and minor
ity of the Committee on Elections
presented reports in the contested
election case of Jeferis against Bax-
ter, the former reporting favorable to
the contestee and the latter to the
contestor. The consideration of the
report is left for Tuesday of next
week. A lengthy communication from
the Governor in relation to the Wa
bash and Erie Canal WAS presented.
1t gave a full statement of the con-
dition of the canal, having special
reference to the litigation now pena-
ing on the part of the old stockholders
against the board of trustees. A
number of new bills were introduced.
HoUsE.-Most of the morning ses-
sion was passed in discussing House
Bill S5, extending the jurisdiction of
justices, which finally failed for want
Of the constitutional majority. Among
the bills passed were the following !:
Authorizing the organization of
Boards of Trade; empowering judges
to issue restraining orders or injunc-
tions during vacation, or while absent
from the county; amending the divorce
law SO as to strike out the two-years'
clause in the charge of failure to pro-
vide; amending the act for the incor-
poration oil towns so as to extend to
thessecond Tuesday of June the time
within which the Trustees must make
the levy of taxes; amending the bas-
tardy act so as to provide that de
fendant in bastardy suit who shall
be proven to be without means to sat
isiy the Judgment of the court shall
not be held in Jail in default for more
than une year; amending the civil code
so as to provide that when an attach
nent has been issued againsta debtor.
other parties holding claims against
him, whether due OF not, NAV file the
same. The Senate amendments to
House Bill 3, amending the assess
ment law, were taken up and con-
Cured in, The amendments provide
for the -appraisement of real estate
in 1875, and reduce the compensation
of Assessors to s. per day j ournal.
WEDNESDAY. February 10.
SENATE.-Mr. Smiths bill. provid-
ing that every conveyance or mort
gage of land shall be recorded within
twenty days, instead Of ninety days as
by the present law, was amended by
making it forty FIVE days, and as
amended was engrossed An attempt
by the Democratic members to obtain
a reapportionment of the State for leg
islative purposes failed by a strict
party vote of "a to 81. two Indepen6-
ents (Messrs. Cree and .Major) voting
against, and one Independent (Mr.
CardwelD voting for laying the resolu-
ton on the table. The bill and sub
stitute providing for the location and
erection of two hospitals for the in
sane, were under consideration when
the Senate adjourned
HOUsE.-A number of bills were
reported back from the committees
and variously disposed of. The Com
mittee on Education reported adverse
ly on the memorial of Job r. Pendle-
ton asking that provision be made for
the support by the State of theological
schools. and also on Mr.. Darnall's
resolution directing inquiry as to the
propriety of affording facilities for in
struction in the higher branches in
districts having no graded schools.
The Committee on Claims reported
adversely on the claim of Benton
county for expenses incurred in the
prosecution of Mccullough, the muir
derer The joint resolution asking
Congress to equalize bounties tor SOL
diers was shorn of that part of its pre-
amble rejecting upon the party in
power in the National Congress, and
passed a large number of new bills
were introduced A number of Sen
ate bills, and House bills 344 to 369
were read the second time and refer
red The amendments proposed to
the Constitution by the last General
Assembly were taken up, debated at
some length, and then indefinitely
postponed. on a call of the yeas and
nays, by 30 to 41-only three Demo-
Gratis. Messrs Heller. Leeper and
Waltz, voting against the motion.