IN SENATE.
MONDAY, February 9, 1863.Senate bill 103 and joint resolution 10 (introduced yesterday,) were read the second time.
House bills 20, (see page 46;) 54, (p. 57;) and 66, (p. 68) 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. GRAVES. (101) for carrying out the 6th section of the 12th article of the Constitution. (The bill fives the amount for conscientious exempts at $50, and two and one-half per cent. of the cash value of all property owned by said exempts.)
By Mr. DOUGLASS, (105) to amend sections 12, 13, 15, 27, 32, 33, 97, 107, 125, 156, and 162 of an act to provide a general system of common schools, and to repeal section 137 of said act.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following described bills were read the third time and finally passed:
Mr. Hord's, (S. 76) to amend section 1 of the act to provide for laying out towns, &c.--yeas 36, nays 1.
Mr. Ray's, (S. 102) to authorize the Directors ot the Bank of the State to remove Branches and relocate them at other points within bank districts--yeas 29, nays 7.
Mr. Niblack, (H. R.140) to authorize chairmen of committees appointed by either branch of the General Assembly to administer oaths to witnesses before them--yeas 37. nays 0.
Mr. Hoagland's, (S. 93) to extend the time for the completion of Railroads where $2,000 per mile has been expended yeas 38, nays 0.
Mr. Forrester's. (H. R. 15) for the relief of Aaron Foster--yeas 35, nays 2.
House bills 44, (see page 54;) 69, (page 68;) and 95, (p. 88;) wore read the first time.
GERMAN IN COMMON SCHOOLS.
On motion of Mr. HORD. it was--
Resolved, That the Committee on Education be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending our Common School Law as to authorize teaching of the German language in our Common Schools--in such districts where it may be the will of the inhabitants thereof, in addition to the ordinary English branches of Education required by law and to report such bill as will be necessary to effectuate the same--if found expedient.
NEW PROPOSITIONS.
The following bills were introduced, read the first time and severally passed to the second reading:
By Mr. MARCH, [106] to provide for the prompt payment of the officers and soldiers in the army of the United States raised and organized in the State of Indiana, and to provide means for that pur- page: 128[View Page 128] pose, (appropriating $5,000,000 to make advance payments to soldiers, and authorizing a loan to be made by the State officers.)
By Mr. WILLIAMS, (107) to repeal an act making an appropriation to defray the expense of preparing to respond to the call of the President of the United States for troops, approved May 6, 1861.
By Mr. JOHNSTON. (108) to signify the acceptance of the State of Indiana to the conditions and provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "An act donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, approved July 2, 1862, &c." (Pledging the State to establish such agricultural college and defining the manner of converting such lands into bonds of the State to secure the pure-base of grounds and the erection of buildings for such college.)
Read twice and 100 copies ordered printed for the use of the Senate.
By Mr. CORBIN, (109) requiring the County Commissioners of the several counties of this State to make allowance, and issue orders therefor in certain cases therein specified.
On motion by Mr. CORBIN, his bill 65 was taken from the table.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. COBB from the Court Committee reported against the expediency of reducing the Board of Commissioners to one member. The report was concurred in.
Mr. WOLFE from the Judiciary Committee reported back bill (79) to provide for protecting the freedom of the press with amendments.
Mr. MARCH moved to strike out the section, which provides that all sufferers from mobs shall have a right of action against the town, or city or county wherein the property was destroyed. He contended that this provision was clearly unconstitutional, and was wholly unfair, and improper.
On motion by Mr. WOLFE the further consideration of the subject was postponed till to-morrow at 11 o'clock.
