The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-14
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, 4

WEDNESDAY, February Z.
The senate met at 10 a. m, the president
in the chair.
The journal of Tuesdays proceedings was
read and approved.
The chair laid before the senate a commu-
Barnabas G. Hobbs as trustee OF the state
normal school. The nomination was unani-
mously confirmed.
The chair laid before the senate a commu-
nication from the commissioners of the in
sane asylum, showing the names and pay of
all the employees of the institution. Read
and referred to the select committee on
benevolent ar reformatory institutions
Mr. Fowler moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bills relating to the govern
ment of the prisons were made special
order for p. m. next Monday. Withdrawn.
The senate proceeded to the consideration
of bills on third reading.
s. B. III, so amending the code as to allow
the discharge of an INDECENT prisoner held
for the non payment Of fine and costs on sat
isfaction of the fine alone, was read.
On motion of Mr.. Stockslager, the bill was
recommitted to the judiciary committee.
S. b. 141, changing the time for holding
the courts of the Fourty-first judicial cir
cult, was read the third time and passed
yeas. As; nays, I.
S. B. ITO, legalizing the official acts of the
trustees of Loogootee, was read the third
time and passed-yeas, 43; nays, l.
II. B. rs, to abolish the Twenty-seventh
criminal circuit, was read the third time.
Mr.. Bell moved to recommit, with instruc-
tons to amend, the emergency clause by fix
ing the time for the abolition of the court
not earlier than March Is, and also to amend
the bill by providing that the circuit may
take up and finish the pending business as If
the court had remained in existence
Mr. he ufr
the amendment, which was ordered. The
motion to recommit was not agreed to-yeas,
IA nays, "a.
The bill passed-yeas. 81; nays, 1.
The senate then adjourned.
The senate reassembled at p. m.
The president laid before the senate
communication on the subject of road laws,
from j. Francis, M. ID. Referred to the COM
mittee on roads.
The senate resumed consideration of bills
on third reading.
s. B. 107, for the protection of wild game,
ETC., was read the third time and passed
yeas, 3S; nays, s.
As passed the bill allows the killing of
quails only during November and December,
and of prairie chickens during October, No
vember, December and January.
S. b. 104 legalizing the official acts of the
trustees of the town of Shoals, Martin coun-
ty, was read the third time and passed
yeas, 80; nays, 2.
s. b. 106, supplementary to the act pro-
viding for enumerating the white male in
habitants was read and passed-yeas, 81;
nays, A.
1t provides for enumerating the colored
male inhabitants of the state.
s. B. 80, to amend the civil code, was read
the third time 1t provides that when
property taken under execution has been
twice offered and fails to sell, it may be re-
turned and other property levied upon.
The bill failed for want of a constitutional
majority-yeas, 25; nays, %.
s. B. 167, TO vest inchoate rights Of mar
rled women. was read the third time, and
on motion of Mr.. Bell was laid on the ia
bic.
Mr.. Grove moved that s. B. As be taken