IN SENATE.
SATURDAY, February 14. 1863.The following bills were introduced, read the first time, and severally passed to the second reading:
By Mr. BROWN, of Wells, [120] a bill to amend the 738th section of the practice act.
By Mr. BROWNE, of Randolph. [122] to amend the 1st section of an act for the relief of the borrowers of the Sinking' Fund, and to repeal the 4th section and so much as applies to tin Sinking Fund of the whole act entitled an act to extend to borrowers of the Sinking Fund, Surplus Revenue Fund, Congressional School Fund and other funds, time of payment of loans, and prescribing duties of officers in regard thereto.
By Mr. DOWNEY, from Committee on Rights and Privileges, [123] to amend the 55th section of an act to revise, simplify and abridge the rules, practices, and pleadings and forms in civil cases in the Courts in this State, approved June 18, 1852.
By Mr. JOHNSTON. [124] to amend section 1st and 4th of an act to provide for locating and working highways situated upon county lines, approved March 3, 1859.
By Mr. WHITE, [125] to amend the 5th section of an act to amend an act entitled an act for incorporating the Manual Labor page: 151[View Page 151] College and Teachers' Seminary, approved January 15, 1834--approved February 8, 1851.
By Mr. BLAIR, [126] to amend the 5th section of an act regulating the adoption of heirs.
By Mr. NEW, [127] supplemental to an act entitled an act to provide for a general system of Common Schools, so as to allow the German language to be taught in schools in towns and cities.
By Mr. RAY. [128] concerning the redemption of real estate sold on behalf of the Sinking Fund, the College Fund, the Saline Fund, the Surplus Revenue Fund, and the Bank Tax Fund.
By Mr. BROWN, of Wells, [129] relating to the trial of offences committed against joint stock companies and associations.
By Mr. BROWN, of Wells, [130] in relation to suits and proceedings by and against joint stock companies.
By Mr. MARCH, [131] to amend the 99th section of the Practice Act, approved June 18, 1852.
By Mr. RAY, [132] a bill for the organization of the Circuit Courts of the State of Indiana, providing for the election and compensation of Judges, Prosecuting Attorneys, and jurisdiction of the said courts, and for repealing an act entitled an act to establish Courts of Common Pleas, and defining the jurisdiction and duties of and providing compensation for the Judges thereof, approved May 14, 1852, and all acts amendatory thereof.
Mr. BROWNE, of Randolph, offered a resolution that the Senate hereafter meet at 8 a. m., and 1 1/2 p. m., and hold night sessions.
Being an amendment to the rules it was laid over till a subsequent day.
WORK FOR COMMITTEES.
Senate bills 104 and 105, (see page 127;) and House bills 20, (p. 46;) 44, (p. 54;) 66 and 69, (p. 68;) were read the second time and appropriately referred.
House bills 54. (p. 57;) and 95, (p. 88;) were ordered engrossed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate bills 106, (p. 127;) 107, 109, (p. 128;) 110, (p. 129;) 112 to 118 inclusive, (p. 146;) 119, (introduced yesterday;) and joint resolutions 11, (p. 135;) and 12, (146;) were read the second time and appropriately referred.
House bills 17 and 23 (p. 46;) 48, (p. 57;) 57, 58. (p. 57;) 62, (p. 68;) 78, 82, 83. (p. 82;) 87, (p. 85;) 97, (p. 94;) 107, 110, 114, (p. 109;) 117, 119, (p. 110;) 128, 129, 133, (p. 112;) 139, (p. 119;) and 145, (p. 121;) were read the first time.
Mr. RAY presented the following:
MR. PRESIDENT :
During the present session of the Senate, the undersigned has witnessed, with regret, the action of the Senate in granting leave of absence to members to leave the Capital, and their eats in this Hall, to return to their homes to attend to their private business, leaving the Senate for many days without a quorum to do legislative business.
He has likewise witnessed with regret the repeated adjournments, extending from Saturday forenoon to Monday afternoon. He has also witnessed with regret the liberty that members of this body take in absenting themselves from their seats for days without leave of the Senate--all of which has been done contrary to his conviction of public duty and against his opposition expressed by votes and otherwise.
And inasmuch as the session is more than half expired without adequate fruits of legislative industry; and inasmuch as the Democratic party will be held measurably responsible for the aforesaid grievances; and inasmuch as the Senate on this day has granted leave of absence for several days to the Senators from Miami, from Clinton and from Bartholomew, against the vote of the undersigned; therefore he protested, and does now protest, against all and several the above enumerated grievances, against any repetition or continuance of the same, as impeding legislation by an abandonment of public duty, as injustice to those that remain, by throwing upon them the responsibilities of all legislation,as a reproach to the Democracy, by leaving them to vindicate in the future a line o policy which no one can approve or defend in the present.
He asks this protest to be spread on the journal of the Senate.
M. M. RAY,
The protest was also signed by
PARIS C. DUNNING, S. K. WOLFE, A. J. DOUGLASS, P. HOAGLAND.