RESOLUTIONS AND ORDERS.
Mr. ROBERTS had leave to submit a resolution, that the Committee on Rights and privileges inquire into the expediency of a law requiring all persons, before taking charge of a moveable or stationary steam engine in this State, to procure a certificate of qualifications.
Mr. KENDRICK ; For a subscription for one copy of Sutherland's Biographical Sketches of the members and officers of the Forty-first. General Assembly of the State of Indiana to be sent to each township library; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. CRAIN: Whereas, the Supreme Court, at the last term, decided that capital invested in the Bank sf the State is taxable in the hands of holders of certificates of stock, Resolved, that the Judiciary Committee inquire into the expediency of amending the assessment laws in that regard, &c.
Mr. PROSSER: That the Committee on the Judiciary inquire into the expediency of suspending all execution laws and laws for the collection of debts, for the term of one year, and report, &c.
Mr. BRANHAM: A joint resolution [31] To provide for the appointment of a Commission to investigate and report on the fiscal affairs of the State. [Three Commissioners pn the part of the House and two on the part of the Senate-to report to the next General Assembly, or to the Governor as soon as they shall complete the work-empowered to examine State offices and papers, to send for persons and papers, and receive the compensation of members of the Legislature during the time necessarily engaged therein.]
The joint resolution was passed-yeas 76, nays 4.
[A message from the Senate announced a joint resolution for a Joint Committee to report a bill for the gradual liquidation of the State debt-,and announced the passage of bills.]
Mr. JENKINSON: That the Committee on Ways and Means inquire into the expediency of replacing the enclosure of the Governor's Circle with a good, substantial iron fence.
Mr. HOLCOMB: That from and after tomorrow, the time of meeting of the House shall be nine o'clock in the morning and two o'clock in the afternoon.
It lies over one day.
Mr. ORR: That Mr. A. D. Streight have the use of this Hall next Thursday night, February 21st, for the purpose of a public lecture on the present crisis.
Mr. WOODS: A concurrent resolution instructing our Senators and requesting our Representatives in Congress, to use all honorable means to prevent the renewal of the patent to Cyrus H. McCormick for his reapers. It was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Mr. SHERMAN: A joint resolution (32) instructing our Senators and requesting our Representatives in Congress to endeavor to procure an appropriation for the improvement of the harbor at Michigan City. It was passed- yeas 81, nays 1.
Mr. WOODHULL: Giving to Samuel E. O. Wilson the privilege of the floor for the purpose of soliciting aid of members in behalf of his distressed fellow citizens in Kansas.
Mr. HOLCOMB: That the Auditor of Public Accounts be requested to report to this House immediately the amount of swamp lands funds received and placed to the credit of Gibson county-to whom paid, and for what paid.
