The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-02-28

and the report of the committee, recon-
mending that it lie upon the table, and also
submitting substitute, was concurred IN.
The substituted bill was read the first
time and placed on the calendar.
s. b. SO, to authorize county comm ssi0n-
ers to purchase books, etc. for county OIL
GERS, was read the second time and ordered
to be engrOSsed
Mr. Reeve offered a substitute for the bill
providing that separate schools for colored
children shall be provided only on petit
ton of majority of the inhabitants of the
district, the extra expense to be provided by
special tax; and when no separate schools
are provided the children. to be educated in
separate rooms Rejected-yeas, 8; nays, rs.
Mr. Taylor moved to amend by providing
that separate schools may be organized
the original provision reading "shalk"
Agreed to-yeas, o.. nays, 9.
d The bill was then ordered to be engrossed.
1t provides that where there are no separate
schools provided for colored children the
public schools shall be open to them, and
also that they shall have free access to the
high schools -.
Mr.. Bell asked leave to introduce a reso-
luton on the state house question. Objec
ton was made, and on the motion to sus-
pend the order of business the yeas and
nays were demanded. The vote resulted
yeas 26; nays g.
l.
ton declaring it the sense of the senate, the
house cOncurring, that the general assembly
should provide for building a state house,
and providing for joint committee to pro-
vide bill on the subject, to be reported on
the 9th
Mr. Givan moved to postpone considera-
ton till Tuesday Agreed to
HOUSE.
H B. 431, amending the provoke law, by
limiting il to abusive and insulting language,
was ordered engrossed.
H. B. 269, amending the act in relation to
the appointment of decedents' estates. was
ordered engrOssed-
H B. 50, to amend the act for the election
of justices, ordered engrossed with
amendments 1t increases the jurisdiction
of justices to $500.
H. B. 381, amending the divorce law, was
ordered engrOSsed.
H. b. 3O7, to exempt $500 worth of prop
erty from sale on execution, was indefinitely
postponed.
H B. 1866, in relation to gymnastic asso-
Citations and providing for their organiza-
ton, was ordered engrossed.
The resolution in relation to the compen-
satiOn of the reporter of the supreme court
was returned by the committee on judiciary.
with a recommendation that bill be passed
fixing the price of reports at $3.50 per
volume.
The claim of Thomas Wren, for damages
against the city of indianapolis, was reported
adversely to and disallowed.
H. BIS 1O7, 2O9, 3s6. 3S7, $685. 344, 3S4, 2S3,
433, 2S7, 401, 375, $50 and Ala were laid on
the table.
s. B. LOG, requiring an enumeration of all
colored male inhabitants over 21 years of
age was passed to a third reading.
s. b. II, giving consent to the general
government to acquire certain lands for the
improvement of the Ohio and Wabash
rivers was passed to thIrd reading.
II. B. 4l6, in relation TO the agents of for
eign insurance companies 1t makes all
contracts with companies legal, even where
the agent has not complied with the law re-
quiring him TO file certain statements with
the auditor of state. The bill was ordered
engroSsed
S. B, IL, abolishing the criminal court of
Floyd county, was passed to a third read
ing
H. B 343, preventing any person who has
been convicted of perjury from holding pub
lie office of trust, was ordered engrossed.
H. B. $50, providing that judges of courts
may appoint receivers in vacation, was or
dered engrossed.
H. B. AZ, requiring railroads to construct
partition fences along their lines on petition
of those owning property along the line, was
ordered engrossed.
H. B. 80, authorizing county commission
ers to regulate the number of justices, was
ordered to be engrossed.
n. d. 900, tue Ol
new counties, was recommitted to the judi
ciary committee
H. b. 40, to validate defective sheriff
sales, was ordered engrossed.
H. B. 1854, which provides for the appoint
ment of attorneys to defend poor persons,
and limiting the pay for these services to $40
per day, was reported back by the judiciary
committee, with a recommendation that it
do lie on the table.
Mr.. Viehe introduced H. B. 4s5, to locate
the boundary line of Green River island.
Mr. Langdon introduced H. ]. r. "a, re-
quiring the auditor of state to furnish the
next general assembly list of all persons
in the employ of the state on November
/, 1876.
Mr. Swayzee introduced H. B. 1856. in
structing the treasurer to invest all unem-
ployed funds in negotiable bonds for
the benefit of the school fund.
H b. Az, liking the time OF holding court
in the tenth judicial circuit was ordered en-
crossed
H. b. 49, providing that the reporter of
the supreme court shall receive $3.50 per
copy for the reports, was ordered engroSsed.
II. B. 157, in relation to the continuance
of causes, was ordered engroSsed with GER
H. B. $50, amending the justices act was
ordered engrOS5ed.
H. B. 3, limiting the number of Jurors to
six except in cases of felony, was reported
back by the committee on organizations of
courts, with recommendation that it do lie
on the table.
Mr. Freeman moved to lay the report on
the table. Agreed to.
II. B. 418, on the same subject was then
read. 1t provides that in civil cases no jury
shall exceed six nor be less than three. Both
bills were then ordered engrossed.
A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.