HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, January 22,1861.WORK FOR COMMITTEES.
On motion by Mr. EDSON, the reading of the journal of yesterday was dispensed with, the regular order of business was dispensed with, and the House took up the consideration of bills on the second reading.
Mr. Nebeker's bill [8] to provide for extra compensation to clerks and sheriffs coming up-
Mr. NEBEKER said the same bill had passed the House at the last session with but three negative votes, but failed for want of time in the Senate. It had passed the ordeal of the Standing Committee, and he hoped it would now be allowed to go to a select committee. But-
On the motion of Mr. PARRETT, it was referred to the Committee on the Organization of Courts.
Mr. Edson's bill [9] to amend section 148 of the Practice act of June 1852, providing for the settlement of decedants' estates; Mr. Speaker Allen's bill [13] for refunding license money illegally collected; Mr. Packard's bill [14] to amend section 1 of the act concerning the interest on money; Mr. Prosser's bill [19] to amend section 33 of the Practice act of June 18, 1852, so as to provide that actions against the maker of any written contract shall be commenced in the county of the maker's residence; Mr. Roberts' bill [20] to amend section 1 of the Practice act; Mr. Moss' bill [21] to amend section 420 of the Practice act; Mr. Stotsenberg's bill to amend the 28th section of the Practice act; Mr. Frasier's bill [31] to amend the 15th section of the act concerning promissory notes, of May 12, 1852, and sections 381 and 445 of the Practice act; Mr. Orr's bill [34] to punish hindring an affray; Mr. Cason's bill [35] to amend section 238 of the Practice act, so as to admit parties to testify; were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Kendricks' bill [10] authorizing township libraries to loan certain funds, was referred to the Committee on Education.
Mr. Williams' bill [11] for rebuilding and repairing division fences along the lines of railroads, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Mr. Hopkins' bill [15] to amend section 2 of the act of February 12, 1855, concerning the organization of voluntary associations, was referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Mr. Black's bill [16] for refunding saline funds erroneously paid; Mr. Wilson's bill [23] to amend section 23 of the valuation act of June 21, 1852, were referred to the Committee on County and Township Business.
Mr. Heffren's bill [17] to regulate the Public Printing by contract, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. Erwin's bill [18] to amend the act of March 7, 1857, so that new counties may be formed out of territory less than 400 square miles, was referred to the Committee on New Counties.
Mr. McClurg's bill [22] to repeal the act to establish courts of conciliation; Mr. Kendrick's bill [29] to create the 16th Judicial Circuit, were referred to the Committee on the Organization of Courts of Justice.
Mr. Holcomb's bill [25] to repeal the wild game law ; Mr. Cameron's bill to amend the same act, with amendments thereto, by Mr. Moody, extending the time of killing prairie hens in the month of August, and by Mr. Prosser requiring the protection of quails to extend from the last of September to the first of March; Mr. Nebeker's bill [28] to amend the act of May 27, 1852, concerning interest on money ; Mr. Bundy's bill [32] tc provide for the rights of married women in the sale af real estate, were referred to the Committee on Rights and privileges.
Mr. McLean's bill [24] to preserve the purity of the ballot box, was referred to the Committee on Elections.
Mr. Bundy's bill [27] fixing the compensation of Speaker of the House of Representatives at $6 a day, was referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr. Edson's bill [37] to amend the liquor law, and allow commissioners to locate, build, and repair school-houses, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
PITTSBURGH, FORT WAYNE AND CHICAGO RAILROAD.
Mr. McLean's bill [33] to protect the title of purchasers of railroads by foreclosing mortgage or other proceeding in law or equity, and to enable them to organize corporations and exercise corporate powers, being read the second time-
Mr. FISHER said a bill involving so great an amount of money and property, should not pass without being first printed.
Mr. McLEAN. That would be proper after the amendments to be proposed should be reported. He would state that the bill did not propose to cut off the claim of any citizen of Indiana against railroads.
Mr. COLLINS, of Huntington. It was a bill for the benefit of home creditors and stockholders, and was vital to those interested in the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad. This was a road of over 400 miles. The company had been embarrassed, and could not pay the interest on their bonds. There were six millions of stock. A receiver had been appointed, and the road was now operated at great expense in the hands of the receiver. In addition to the bonded debt, there were two millions of a funded debt. The stockholders were prostrate. They resided on the line of the road. There was a provision in this bill for a re-organization of this Company; and the stockholders considered it
