Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-28
The Legislature.

fifty cents on 800 for the payment of school
detts each year until such school debts are
paid authorizing towns to issue bonds to COM
plete public building, not to exceed SO. 900,
at per cent. interest, and not to be sold for
less than ninety-four cents; allowing divorce
judgments to be opened within two years by
adverse party as to alimony and care Of chill
dren. where no other notice to defendant has
been given than by publication: making de-
sertion of wife and children mirdemeanor.
punishable by a fine of 500 and rixty days
imprisonment; making grand and petit juries
consist of six persons Oliver presented
bill providing for a State Board of Health,
consisting of six members, to be appointed
by the Governor, with the concurrence Of the
Senate; also, for Superintendent Of Vital
Statistics.
House-Bills Introduced: Defining the La
tilty of married women OH their contracts,
holding them responsible for any contract
made with the consent OF their husbands the
same as if they were unmarried; making libel
punishable by 81. 200 fine and six months
imprisonment, justification the only Defense
"A resolution instructiDg the Temperance
Committee to report Temperance bill en-
bracipg the local option feature of the Baxter
bill was tabled, So to 81. which vote demon
strates that the lower house dsfayors the
continuance of the Baxter law.
SATURDAY, Jan. 16.-Sendte-The proceed
ings of the Senate were not OF general in
terest.
House-A resolution looking to the amend
ment Of the School law, so as to have the
State Board of Education prescribe text books
for the State, was defeated Bills intro
duced: Establishing County Courts and
abolishing Boards OF Commissioners making
the legal rate of interest Blk per cent; defin-
ing abortion as felony with a penalty of from
one to ten years imprisonment removing
the disabilities of married women as to con-
tracts.
MONDAY, Jan. 1S.-Sendte-Bi introduced !:
Asking the Governor to confer with the Gov
nors CT adjoining States to the appointment
of two commissioners from each State to de-
wise and agree upon uniform laws for the
regulation Of railroads, the commissioners
from the State to receive the same pay as
members OF the Legislature, and to report
their action to the next General Assembly
making blocking of streets by railroad cars n
penal offense.
House-The Ways and Means Committee
reported back and disapproved the bill ex-
empting $500 worth of property held by heads
of families from sale for debt. -. A resolution
limiting the fees and salary of the Auditor Of
State to "a 900 was adopted unanimously.
Bills Introduces: Authorizing the assess
ment of cents on 500, and so cents for each
poll, for revenue purposes fer 1856; Great.
ing State University Board Of Regents; au-
thoriZiDg the State Superintendent of Public
Instruction to dismiss County Superintend-
ents guilty of any immoral conduct.
TUESDAY, Jan. 19.-Sendte-A resolution
was introduced asking for an investigation Of
the Adam Earl contempt case in the Supreme
Court, involving the reports of money paid
for an early decision in the case of the La
fayeLte, Bloomington and Muncie railroad.
The reports are Of the alleged payment Of
1905 TO ex-Judge Chas A. Ray. Godlove p.
Benin, Of Lafayette, and Law Librarian Ora
ham, of Bloomington. A long discussion
ensued on the resolution, which was finally
referred to the Judiciary Committee. Bills
introduced Limiting the number of grand
jurors TO seven; to make void contract on
railroad coupon tickets that, If detached.
they will not be honored. "A ballot
for United States Senator was then taken,
resulting as follows: Mcdonald 20, Pratt Is,
Thompson z, Buchanan 4, Holman 1.
Houss-A score or more of petitions we're
received on temperance, and one, from "a
oranges in Bartholomew and Browne counties,
representing 10000 citizens. praying that
attendance upon public schools be made com.
pulsory. AT half past 2 p. m. the House
proceeded to ballot for United States Senator.
On the first ballot the result stood: Nc
Donald So, Pratt 26. Buchanan 9, Curry 2
Holman s, Browne 9; total 95.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. observation-disclosures were
made: From the Committee Oh Judiciary
To indefinitely postpone bill making husband
and wife competent witnesses against each
other; concurred in. To indefinitely post
pone bill 6I subjecting lands of married
women to their own debts; concurred in. -.
The election OF prison directors and trustees
of benevolent institutions, etc, was postponed
until Feb. IT.. After debate on the bill to
repeal the act allowing interest on judgments
the Senators proceeded to the House to COM
pare the vote for United States Senator.
House-Bills reported from the Temperance
Committee Fixing license fee at s4OO. with
bonds of $4,000; making drunkenness mis-
demeanor. and providing penalties for the
sale of liquors to minors, on Sundays, and on
general elections. The Committee on Fed
eral Relations reported favorably on the bill
to enable the United States to acquire land
for postoffice in Evansville. :. The Educa-
tional Committee reported in favor of bill
paying debt of S22, 16S of the State Normal
School, and providing for a sinking fund of
SIC, 900. :. A bill was introduced reducing the
salaries of Supreme Court Judges to So. 600;
Circuit Judges to =, 900; Criminal Circuit
JUDGES Gl. CtU, duu III ClttSS OF fU.lUU
habitsnts TO $4,000, and Superior Judges to
g, $50. The Committee on Ways and Means
were authorized to inquire into the expsdi-
ency OF giving $2O.0OO to Kansas and Ne
brasks sufferers. The hour having arrived
for the election of a United States Senator.
both houses balloted in joint convention, and
the vote resulted as follows: Whole number
OF votes cast, AS: necessary to a choice 10
Mcdonald, IS; Pratt, A; Buchanan, Is !;
Thompson, 6.
THURSDAY, Jan. 21.-Ssnate-A resolution
was introduced ins.ructing the Prison Com
mittees of both houses to investigate the
management OF the two State Prisons. with
full powers to summon witnesses, send for
papers, etc. Bills were introduced: For the
purchase Of gravel roads by County Commis-
sionsrs; for extending gravel roads; allowing
C ties bordering on lakes to engage ia build
ing new harbors, or enlarging and extending
them providing for the erection of an addi-
tional insane asylum for the treatment Of in
sane women, and appropriating for this pur- !
pose S5U0,0O0 but not more than $780, |
600 of which shall be drawn dur |
ing 1875; an act for the conduct of the |
orphan asylum, preventing any discrimination |
in the reception of children on account of |
birth, color. or religion adding the President |
of Purdue University to the State Board of |
Ed,rration and making Daviess Oropoa oc5 |