The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
Fiftieth Regular Session.
SENATE.
MONDAY, February 5.

MONDAY, February 5.
The senate met at p. m. The journal of
saturdays proceedings was read and ap-
proved.
Mr.. Winterpotham introduced s. B. 242:
Providing for the building of a new state
house and leyying tax for that purpose.
Referred to the Joint committee on public
buildings. 1t provides for four commi SION
ers, to be appointed by the governor, two of
whom snail be of opposing politics. 1t shall
be commenced in 1877 and finished not later
than 1888. The governor is to be the fifth
member. and president er-offcio OF the board,
and it shall require the vote of four men,
bers to adopt plan or let a contract
Mr. Hendricks moved that S. b. $50 be
taken from the files and referred to the COM
mittee on insurance. So ordered.
Mr. Underwood introduced s. b. Dab, max
ing legal certain assessments on lands for
plank and other roads. Referred to the CON-
mittee on corporations.
Mr. Givan offered a resolution requesting
the auditor of state to furnish table show
ing the rate of local taxation in each county.
Adopted.
Mr. Skinner offered joint resolution Is.
J. r. 1S) to so amend the constitution as to
authorize the issue of $3000.OO0 of state
house bondss Referred to the committee on
the judiciary.
Mr. johnson, of Floyd, moved that the
printing of s. B. 342 be authorized.
Mr.. Streight moved to amend by giving
the committee Oh public buildings authority
to print the bill reported favorably by them
in relation to building state house.
Mr.. Skinner moved to amend by including
s. ]. r. Is.
Mr. Peed moved to lay the whole matter
on the table. Not agreed to.
The amendment of Mr.. Skinner was agreed
TO.
The following new bills were introduced:
NJ of to
lions authorizing special taxes. 1t makes
only owners of taxable property voters. Re-
ferred to the committee on the judiciary.
By Mr. Stockslager: s. B. 245, declaring
who shall be competent witnesses. Referred
to the committee on the judiciary. 1t
allows wives or husbands to testify for or
against each other in cases of agency in
matters within the scope of the agency.
By Mr.. Given: S. B. 246, to amend the
section three of an act to fix the numbers of
representatives and senators in the general
assembly.
1t provides that the representatives shall
be apportoned among the several counties
in the following manner: The following
counties shall have one representative each:
Posey, Gibson Warrick Pike, Spencer,
Perry, Sullivan, Knox, Daviess, Green, Mar
tin and Duboiss, GOint); Crawford and
Orange, Goint); Harrison, Floyd, Clark,
Clark and Scott (joint); Washington, Jack
son, Lawrence, Monroe and Brown, Goint);
Bartholomew, Jennings, jefferson. Ripley,
Switzerland and Ohio, joint); Rush, Decatur,
Owen, Clay, Morgan, Johnson, Putnam,
Hendricks, Putnam and Hendricks, (jOint);
Parke, Yermillion, Warren, Fountain, Ben
ton and Newton, Goint); Jasper and White,
Goint); Lake, Porter, LapOrte, st. Joseph,
Marshal and St Joseph Goint); Kosciusko,
Fulton, Pulaski and Stark, (jOint); Whitley,
Elkhart Noble, Lagrange, Steuben, DeKalb
Allen and Adams, (oint); Wells,
Huntington. Wabash, Huntington and
Wabash Goint) Grant, Grant and Black
ford Goint( Miami, Howard, Cass, Carroll,
Cass and Carroll joint), Hamilton, Upton,
Clinton, Boone, Montgomery, Madison, Del
aware, Jay, Randolph, Henry, Hancock,
Henry and Madison Goint), Fayette and
Union Joint, Marion and Shelby Goint)
Shelby, Dearborn, Franklin, Noble and Elk
hart joint) Marshall, Howard and Miami
Goint(. The following counties have two or
more: Vanderburg 2; Vigo 2; Allen 2;
Wayne q Marion 4; Tippecanoe 2.
HOUSE.
The standing committees were called for
reports.
Mr. Grubbs, from the judiciary committee,
reported back H. b. 1856 to amend the code,
with the recommendation that ii pass 1t
provides for the taking of dispositions in
term time. Ordered engrossed.
By the same: Reporting back II. B. 211,
with recommendation that it be indefinite
ly postponed. Concurred in.
By the same: Reporting back II. B. 128,
recommending that it be amended and
passed. Concurred in.
BY the same: Reporting back II. B. 1876,
regulating interest on judgments recon-
mending that it lie on the table. Concurred
in.
By Mr.. viehe: From the same committee.
reporting back III. B. 263, recommending
that it lie on the table. Concurred in.
By the same: Reporting back H. B. 220,
recommending that it pass with amend
ments. 1t provides for the repeal of the act
for the collection of docket fees.
BY the same, reporting back H. B. SO, con-
corning real property, recommending that
it be amended and pass. Concurred in.
BY Mr.. Baxter, from the same committee,
reporting back II. b. 26, relating to the'elec-
ton law, recommending that it pass. Con-
CURED in.
By Mr.. Branyan, from the committee on
organization of courts, returning II. B. 1862,
recommending that it be amended and
passed. 1t compels sheriffs to return execu-
tons within 80 days. Concurred in.
By Mr.. Compton, from the same commit
tee, reporting back H. b. 800, with the re-
COMMUNICATION that it pass. On motion of
Mr.. Compton, the bill was considered en-
crossed, and passed by vote of II to O. 1t
fixes the time for holding court in Green
and Morgan counties.
By same, reporting back H. B. 169, provid-
ing for. special constables, recommending
that it lie on the table. Concurred in.
Mr.. Kennedy, of Rush, offered a resolu-
ton requesting the senate to return HI. B,
372 without action, in order that the vote by
which 1t passed might be reconsidered. 1t
is the bill reducing the penalty for the re-
demption lands sold for taxes
Mr.. Henderson moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table. The motion was lost
ayes, %; nays, AZ.
was adopted
The motion to reconsider III. B. "a, the
gravel road bill, was carried The bill was
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