IN SENATE.
FRIDAY, February 6, 1863.The Committee on Banks returned the bill [S. 60] requiring banks to stamp all counterfeit notes, recommending that it be laid on the table.
The report was concurred in.
NEW PROPOSITION'S.
The following bills were introduced, read the first time and severally parked to the second reading:
By Mr. SHIELDS, [91] to amend the 1st section of an act authorizing; appeals from Circuit Courts to the Supreme Court in contested election cases, approved March 2, 1859.
By Mr. WILSON, [92] to empower banks organized, and amend an act to authorize and regulate the business of general banking, passed March 3, 1855, and prescribing the terms and manner of doing the same.
By Mr. HOAGLAND, [93] to extend the time for the completion of railroads in all cases in which $2,000 per mile has been expended in their construction, and declaring at what time this act shall take effect. (Read twice under a suspension of the rules.
page: 122[View Page 122]By Mr. GRAVES, [04] for the relief of purchasers of swamp lands, when the sale and conveyance thereof was invalid and conveyed no good and sufficient title therefor, or when the title to such lands may have failed after the sale thereof, and declaring when this act shall take effect.
By Mr. TEEGARDEN. [95] supplemental to an act regulating the interest on money, and to repeal an act entitled "an act concerning interest on money," an act defining misdemeanors and prescribing punishment therefor, approved January 14, 1861, and all other laws and parts of laws in conflict therewith approved March 7, 1861.
By Mr. MARCH, [96] requiring the Clerk of the Common Pleas and Circuit Courts and county Auditors to make indexes in certain cases.
By Mr. HARTLEY, [97] a bill to provide for the regulation of fare charged by railroad corporations or companies for the transportation of passengers on railroads, and prescribing penalties for the violation of this act.
House bills 18, 22. (see page 46.) 28, 29, (see page 50.) and 59 (see page 57) were severally read the first time.
WORK FOR COMMITTEES.
Senate bills numbered 86 to 90 inclusive (introduced yesterday) were read the second time and referred to appropriate committees.
BILLS ON THE THIRD READING.
The following described Senate bills were read the third time and finally passed, unless otherwise stated:
Mr. March's [33] prescribing forms for Sheriffs and Coroner's deeds yeas 40, nays 0.
Mr. Ferguson's [35] to amend the act defining what shall constitute a felony; failed to pass yeas 17, nays 23.
Mr. Downey's [28] amending the act providing for special terms of courts, by yeas 41, nays 0.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. BROWNE of Randolph introduced a resolution instructing the Finance Committee to inquire into the expediency of affording relief to borrowers of Sinking Fund by providing to relieve them from paying one fifth of the principal, annually, as now required.
The resolution was adopted.
House bills 4 (see page 34) and 140 (introduced yesterday) were read the first time.
NEW PROPOSITIONS.
The following bills were introduced. read the first time, and severally passed to the second reading :
By Mr. BEARSS, [98] to repeal all provisions of acts of incorporations heretofore passed requiring any companies or corporations to complete any plank road, gravel road or McAdamized road, and authorizing said companies in certain cases to collect tolls on said roads.
By Mr. WOLFE, [99] to provide for issuing fee bills and executions against sureties in cases appealed to the Circuit or Common Pleas Courts.
By Mr. FERGUSON, [100] to authorize the deposition of parties in actions to be taken and read in evidence.
By Mr. WOLFE [101] to amend section 40 of the practice act.
By Mr. RAY, [102] to authorize the Board of Directors of the Bank of the State of Indiana, to remove any of its branches for the redemption of the notes of such branches, and providing the conditions upon which this act shall take effect .
On motion by Mr. WOLFE, the Senate at 3 o'clock p m., took a recess for one hour.
At four o'clock, the Senate met again, and without transacting any business, adjourned.
