COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP BUSINESS.
Mr. FRASIER, from the Committee on County and Township Business, returned Mr. Wells' bill, to amend the assessment act so as to allow every tax-payer to deduct the amount of his indebtedness from the amount of his personal taxables, with an adverse report, which was concurred in.
Mr. BRETT returned the memorial of the people of Mound township, in Wayne county for a change in the school law.
Also, Mr. Holcomb's resolution, for allowing county recorders compensation for entering "satisfaction" on mortgages; reporting the opinion that further legislation is inexpedient-which reports were severally concurred in.
He also returned Mr. Wells's bill [57,] to amend sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the act of March 2, 1855, for the re-location of county seats, reporting a motion for indefinite postponement.
Mr. WELLS opposed the report, showing at length how the present law operates to defeat the will of the majority on county-seat questions.
The report was concurred in.
Mr. BRETT also returned the petition of E. B. Driscoll and others for a change in the road law, reporting further legislation inexpedient.
Mr. FORDYCE returned a petition for a change in the regulation of county recorders, with a similar report.
Mr. JONES of Wayne returned the petition of T. C. Hammond and others, of Porter county, for the election of county commissioners by districts, with a similar report; which reports were severally concurred in.
Mr. TURNER, from the Committee on Agriculture, returned Mr. Williams's bill [11,] for rebuilding and repairing fences along the lines of railroads, recommending its passage.
Mr. ATKISSON. It proposed to make the farmers partners with the railroad companies in two fences along their lines. The company could sue the farmer for the value of half page: 201[View Page 201] the fence. He was opposed to being forced into partnership with incorporated companies.
Mr. DAVIS. So also the farmer could com-1 the railroad company to make one-half of the fence. It would fence the railroads.
On the motion of Mr. Speaker ALLEN, (Mr. McLean in the Chair,) the report and bill were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. ROBBINS, from the Committee on Mileage reported a resolution, which was adopted, requesting each member to report to said committee the distanees, on the usually travelled routes, from his county-seat to Indianapolis and to Jeffersonville. [It was to guide the committee in fixing the mileage of sheriffs and treasurers.]
