AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following bills were introduced, and severally passed the first reading:
By Mr. TURNER: [220] To provide for the prosecution of the necessary judicial proceedings to procure the removal of the feeder dam across the Calumet river in Illinois, and pay the expenses of said proceedings.
By Mr. CRAVENS : [221] To repeal an act prescribing the time of holding, and the length of the terms of courts in the third judicial circuit, approved March 3, 1859, and to revive and declare in force the act or parts of acts thereby repealed.
By Mr. ANTHONY: [222] To provide for the government and discipline of the State prison, and to repeal the act for the government and discipline of the State prison approved February 15, 1857, together with so much of the act which provides for a new prison north of the National road, approved March 5, 1859, as may come in conflict with this act; as well as any other act or parts of acts conflicting herewith.
By Mr. MARCH: [223] To amend sec. 202 of the act concerning the partition of lands, approved May 20, 1852; and to provide for appeals, and fixing the time thereof.
By Mr. WAGNER: [224] To provide for the investment of the Sinking Fund in Indiana five per cent, and two and a half per cent. State stocks.
By Mr. TARKINGTON [225] To amend sec. 33 of an act providing for the government of the State University, &c., approved June 17, 1852 ; and providing for the prompt collection, of the interest on loans of said funds, and the duties of officers therein mentioned.
By Mr. MARCH: [226] To amend sections 20, 22, 23, and 24 of the Practice act, approved June 17, 1852 ; and to authorize district attorneys to administer oaths in certain cases.
By Mr. TARKINGTON: [227] To regulate contingent, fees and perpetual scholarships in the State University, and providing for the purchase of the same.
By Mr. MARCH : [228] To amend sec. 3 of an act prescribing the powers and duties of justices of the peace in State prosecutions, approved May 29, 1852.
By Mr. BLAIR: [229] To abolish complete records in certain cases in the Supreme Court of this State.
By Mr. WAGNER : [280] To enable railroad companies incorporated under the general railroad law of May 11, 1852, that have gone on to construct their roads, but failed to complete the same within the time specified in said law to enjoy the privileges of their charter, and to complete or abandon the remainder, and to enable railroad companies to extend their lines of railroad , and also to extend the time to complete railroads.
By Mr. NEWCOMB: [231] To amend section 68 of an act entitled "an act to repeal all laws now in force for the incorporation of cities," &c., approved March 9, 1857 ; and to provide for a penalty upon city taxes remaining delinquent after the third Monday of March, A.D. 1859, approved March 1, 1859.
By Mr. CLAYPOOL: [232] Supplementary to an act defining felonies, approved June 10, 1852; defining certain offences therein, and prescribing penalties therefor.
Mr. CRAVEN, from the Judiciary Committee, returned his bill 64see page 88 of these Reports, with amendments recommending thai it lie on the table for the present: which was concurred in.
page: 268[View Page 268]Resolutions of the House, numbered 22, 31, and 32 were laid on the table without reading.
House bills numbered 8, 3, 44,103, 107, 167, 199, were severally passed the first reading.
Mr. BEESON made an ineffectual motion to adjourn-yeas 3, nays 16.
Leave of absence was obtained for Mr. Robinson till Tuesday.
And then the Senate adjourned.
