HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, February 21, 1865.Reports from committees recommending that the joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution relating to Common Schools; and the bill H. R. 169--see page 135--be laid on the table, were concurred in.
On motion by Mr. HUMPHREYS, the bill H.R.174 was taken from the table and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY.
Addressed to appropriate committees were offered, read, and severally adopted to-wit:
By Mr. WATERMAN, as to expediency of more clearly defining the mode of surveying lands.
By Mr. BLOCHER, calling upon Superintendents of Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asylums to furnish a list of the persons of whom they have made purchases, and the amount of each bill.
By Mr. MILLER, that, the Senate con-curring, we will go into an election of one Trustee for each Asylum, on Friday next, at 2 p. m.
By Mr. GRIFFITH, relative to visiting the benevolent institutions by committee.
By Mr. MILROY, as to certain changes in the road law.
page: 167[View Page 167]NEW PROPOSITIONS.
The following bills were introduced, read the first time, and severally passed to the second reading :
By Mr. MASON. [243] enabling Judges of Circuit Courts to appoint Prosecuting Attorneys in cases where the regular Prosecutor is charged with felony.
By Mr. SPENCER, [244] amending the act incorporating cities.
By Mr. ROBINSON, [245], fixing the time of holding Common Pleas Courts in Lake, Porter, Jasper, Stark, Newton and Pulaski.
By Mr. NIBLACK. [24(5] to classify the incorporated cities of Indiana and the better to provide for their police regulations--establishing a Board of Commissioners, to be elected by the Legislature, who shall act in conjunction and upon counsel taken with the municipal authorities. Indianapolis is declared a city of the first class, and David Macy, William O. Rockwell, R. H. Hall, and John W. Dodd appointed Commissioners.
FURLOUGHS FOR SOLDIERS.
The resolution relative to sick and wounded soldiers--printed in the Senate proceedings of this day--was taken up.
Mr. BUSKIRK (Mr. Woollen in the Chair) hoped that the resolution would be immediately acted on, and that it would pass.
Mr. MILROY and other gentleman argued in favor of it.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
On motion by Mr. MILLER, the bill S. 33 was taken from the table and referred to a select committee.
House bills 233 to 241 inclusive--introduced yesterday--were read the second time and appropriately referred; as wore also Senate bills 13. (see page 47;) 37, 38, 40, (p. 80;) 42, 45, (p. 83;) 51, 52, (p. 120,) 57, 58, 59, (p. 92;) 62, 68, (p. 98;) 69, (p. 100:) 73, (p. 101;) 74, (p. 105:) 82, (p. 113;) 85, (p. 114;) 87, 90, (p. 118;) 102, (p. 122;) and 112, (p. 146.)
House joint resolutions 26. (see pages 111 and 112;) 28, (p. 123;) 29,(p. 127;) 30, (p. 135;) 31, (p. 141; 32 and 33--introduced yesterday--were read the second time and appropriately referred.
Senate bills 18, (p. 60;) 72, (p. 101;) 83, (p. 114;) 96, 97, 99, 101, (p. 122;) 125 (p.150;) and 126, (p. 151;) and joint resolution 5, (p. 97,) were read the first time.
